It has taken fewer than five years for Toyota to go from offering no purebred Gazoo Racing models to selling four. It started with the GR Supra, which prompted the preexisting 86 to be renamed the GR86. Then came the forbidden-in-America GR Yaris with its spicy three-cylinder motor and clever AWD system, and finally, the GR Corolla. All of these have been awesome, and the future of the performance-focused subdivision seems bright, but unlike other automakers, Toyota will not be proliferating the market with too many GR projects. Speaking with Australia's Drive, Toyota GR86 chief engineer Yasunori Suezawa said that no more high-performance cars will be introduced in the foreseeable future.

Asked whether any other high-performance offerings were planned for a debut under the GRMN banner, the executive replied, "There [are] none left, actually, so this [the GR86] is the last." The question was a pertinent one, as there have been rumors swirling that the Japanese auto giant would be looking to revive the MR2 nameplate or produce a high-performance sedan, but these plans are either not yet in motion or are still being kept very secret.

"For the GR [performance brand], basically this is the last," said Suezawa-san. "But we have a GR Sport [sub-brand] that we will be [expanding] with models like the Corolla, Yaris Cross and C-HR."

However, the executive did not clarify if this decision was one that applies to the distant future or if Toyota is simply not planning to launch anything new for a couple of years. We suspect it's the latter. Toyota will be watching the current Gazoo Racing models closely to see how viable successors are, and if sales go through the roof, the beancounters could well be convinced to allow the automaker to try its hand at more high-performance models. Toyota has been working on EVs and hydrogen power, so perhaps spending too much time and money on enthusiast vehicles that do not fit with an eco-conscious future will be something that shareholders would frown at.

Of course, the possibility exists that Toyota could introduce a performance-focused machine that is electric. A rumor from Japan's Best Car claims that Toyota is evaluating the viability of an electric sports car that would be developed with Mazda's help, and the publication claims that development has begun "under the GR brand."

Toyota's many electric concepts teased in 2021 also include some cars that are clearly aimed at the sports car fan, so we may get a GR-branded EV in the near future.

But as things stand, Toyota is doing a good job with its current GR models and seems unlikely to add to its plate with more performance cars until the future is clearer.