Toyota's Gazoo Racing wing has been on a roll for the last few years, bringing us the likes of the revived Supra (with the help of BMW), the upgraded GR 86 (with the help of Subaru), and the rally-ready GR Yaris and GR Corolla (all by themselves).

A Toyota with a 2.0-liter turbocharged engine behind the driver for better balance and a car that's designed for racing? It sounds a lot like a hidden prototype to help develop a successor to the highly-missed Toyota MR2, even if it comes in the form of the hot hatch that ultimately spawned the GR Corolla.

Toyota fans have been energized by the possibility of a new mid-engine sports car. Just exactly what form that performance model will take is still very much up in the air (as is the possibility of an electric one,

The concept is fitted with a new turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine that is currently under development

The return of the Toyota MR2 is closer than ever before, after the car giant revealed a mid-engined GR Yaris to act as a test bed.