Toyota GR Yaris Gets Two Rare Special Editions for Japan

Toyota Gazoo Racing is giving the GR Yaris two of its most exclusive versions yet. The new GR Yaris Morizo RR Edition and GR Yaris Sébastien Ogier 9x World Champion Edition will each be limited to just 100 units in Japan, and buyers will not be able to simply place an order. Instead, Toyota will allocate the cars through a lottery via the GR smartphone app.

Applications run from May 27 to June 9, with winners to be announced on July 1. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in early August.

Both cars are far more expensive than the regular GR Yaris. The Morizo RR costs ¥9,000,000, or about $56,500, while the Ogier 9x Edition is priced at ¥8,450,000, around $53,000. For comparison, the standard GR Yaris range in Japan starts at roughly ¥3.6 million and tops out below ¥5.9 million.

The Morizo RR is the more track-focused of the two. It was developed around the preferences of Akio Toyoda, also known by his racing alias Morizo, and draws on his experience driving the GR Yaris in endurance racing. The car receives unique suspension and steering calibration, plus a dedicated Morizo Mode that fixes the all-wheel-drive torque split at 50:50.

Its exterior is also more aggressive. The carbon-fiber body kit includes a deeper front splitter, vented hood, sharper side skirts and an adjustable rear wing. The car is finished in exclusive Gravel Khaki, paired with matte bronze 18-inch BBS forged wheels and yellow brake calipers. Inside, Toyota adds an Ultrasuede-wrapped steering wheel and shift lever, yellow stitching, a numbered plaque and Morizo branding on the windshield.

The Ogier 9x World Champion Edition takes a different approach. It celebrates Sébastien Ogier’s ninth WRC title and uses special all-wheel-drive modes instead of bespoke chassis tuning. Its Seb Mode gives the car a rear-biased 40:60 torque split, while a separate Morizo mode is tuned for gravel driving.

Visually, the Ogier car leans into rally heritage. It comes in exclusive Gravity Black, with the factory Aero Performance Package, matte black BBS wheels, blue brake calipers, Gazoo Racing graphics and French tricolor details on the grille. The cabin adds tricolor stitching, a mechanical vertical handbrake wrapped in leather and a signed numbered plaque on the dashboard.

Both editions use the same turbocharged 1.6-liter three-cylinder engine, producing 300 hp and 400 Nm of torque. The Morizo RR comes with the eight-speed automatic, while the Ogier 9x Edition keeps the six-speed manual.

Toyota has used this formula before. In 2024, it released earlier Ogier and Kalle Rovanperä editions of the pre-facelift GR Yaris, also limited to 100 units each. With the latest pair, Toyota is once again turning its rally success into collectible road cars — but only for a very small number of lucky buyers.