Toyota’s Ultimate GR Yaris Costs $57K, And The Only Way To Buy One Is Through A Lottery

Toyota Gazoo Racing has flung open applications for two of the most exclusive GR Yaris models it has ever sanctioned for Japan. The GR Yaris Morizo RR and the GR Yaris Sébastien Ogier 9x World Champion Edition are capped at 100 units apiece, and the only way in is through the GR smartphone app.

The window is short. Applications run from May 27 to June 9, the 200 winners will be revealed on July 1, and first deliveries begin in early August.

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As for pricing, the Morizo RR lands at ¥9,000,000 (about $56,500 at current rates) while the Ogier 9x Edition comes in a touch lower at ¥8,450,000 ($53,000). Both sit well above the standard GR Yaris lineup in Japan, which spans ¥3,617,200-5,882,200 ($22,700-$36,900). That is a steep premium for a hot hatch no matter how you slice it.

For anyone who strikes out in the digital lottery, Toyota has a consolation prize of sorts. The company will sell 1/43 scale models of both the Morizo RR and the Ogier 9x Edition at rally venues and select retail stores for ¥16,500 ($104). Not quite the same as parking the real thing in your garage, but hey, it’s a lot easier on your wallet.

Toyota GR Yaris Morizo RR Edition

So what is all the fuss about? The special editions were originally unveiled at the 2026 Tokyo Auto Salon as the final evolution of a rally-bred hot hatch that is now in its twilight years. Both are based on the recently updated GR Yaris with the new steering wheel tuned by professional drivers, but they pile on enough additions to make the standard car feel almost ordinary.

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The Morizo RR is tailored to the preferences of Akio Toyoda himself, shaped by his time wrestling the car through the 24-hour race at the Nurburgring. It gets custom-tuned suspension and electric power steering, plus a dedicated “Morizo Mode” that locks the 4WD system into a fixed 50:50 torque split.

The wild carbon fiber bodykit includes a pronounced splitter, a vented hood, sharper side skirts, and an adjustable wing. The exterior is painted in the exclusive Gravel Khaki shade combined with matter bronze 18-inch BBS forged alloy wheels and yellow brake calipers. The interior features an Ultrasuede-wrapped steering wheel and shift lever, yellow stitching, a serialized build plaque, and the Morizo sign on the front windshield.

Toyota GR Yaris Sébastien Ogier 9x World Champion Edition

The Sébastien Ogier 9x World Champion Edition handles traction differently. Its dedicated Seb Mode offers a rear-biased 40:60 torque split alongside a second Morizo mode tuned for gravel. What it does not get is the bespoke suspension and steering tuning of the Morizo RR, sticking instead to the standard setup.

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The visuals lean into Ogier’s French rally heritage. The car wears the factory Aero Performance Package, finished in an exclusive Gravity Black with matte black BBS wheels, blue brake calipers, Gazoo Racing decals, and French tricolor accents on the grille. Inside, the same tricolor stitching continues, a leather-wrapped mechanical vertical handbrake takes pride of place, and a numbered 9x World Champion plaque carrying Ogier’s signature sits on the dashboard.

Both GR Yaris specials run the same turbocharged 1.6-liter three-cylinder, good for 300 hp (224 kW / 304 PS) and 400 Nm (295 lb-ft) of torque. The Morizo RR uses the eight-speed automatic, while the Ogier 9x sticks with the six-speed manual. That gearbox split accounts for the small weight

This is not the first time Toyota has leaned on its motorsport successes to spin off a GR Yaris special. Back in 2024, the company rolled out Sebastien Ogier and Kalle Rovanpera editions of the pre-facelift hot hatch, also capped at 100 units each. The formula clearly works, and Toyota seems content to keep running it for as long as the GR Yaris has years left in showrooms.