Toyota GR GT3: the secret gold McDonald's toy turns out to be a real racing car

A secret toy from a Japanese Happy Meal has now become a full-size reality: Toyota has unveiled a genuine GR GT3 wearing a gold body and a McDonald’s logo on its roof. The rare prototype is on display at the Fuji Motorsports Forest center only until August 2, timed to coincide with a Super GT round at Fuji Speedway.

The gold livery mirrors the design of the “secret toy” that appeared this spring in a Tomica set from McDonald’s. The campaign included eight announced models and one hidden one, with buyers unable to pick a specific car in advance. The GR GT3 itself was also offered in a standard livery during the first phase of the promotion.

Underneath the wrap sits no display mockup, but an actual racing car under development for the FIA GT3 category. The prototype uses a new front-mounted 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 with rear-wheel drive. Official preliminary dimensions are listed as 4,785 x 2,050 x 1,090 mm. Toyota has not yet disclosed the racing version’s output.

Up close, the show car reveals details missing from the toy: pronounced fender and hood vents, side-exit exhaust pipes, an acrylic rear window, and a large rear wing mounted on “swan-neck” brackets. Gold GR86 and GR Corolla models sit alongside it, both of which have appeared in previous McDonald’s secret series. The GR GT3 is built on the GR GT road flagship but is aimed at customer racing teams.

Toyota uses an aluminum space frame and continues testing the car at Fuji Speedway, the Nürburgring, and other circuits. Both models are expected to launch around 2027, with final specs still subject to change.

32CARS.RU previously reported that Toyota built a giant sponge to test automatic emergency braking.