Toyota is performing these extreme checks on every single 2027 GR GT buyer before it considers handing over the keys

Before a buyer can even get their hands on the keys for a 2027 GR GT, Toyota has to carry out these ‘extreme’ checks.

Built by Toyota’s Gazoo Racing division, the GR GT was made to compete with the likes of the Porsche 911 and Ferrari 296 GTB.

But if you want to get your hands on one, you better hold your horses.

Toyota will perform strict checks on the car before they let a customer drive away with it.

There’s been a lot of talk about the Toyota GR GT

This car has had a lot of hype building for a while now.

Back in January 2022, the GT3 concept was unveiled at Japan’s Tokyo Auto Salon, with a racing variant following at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in January 2025.

Then there was the teaser in November 2025, before the big reveal the following month.

Hailed as the ‘ultimate track supercar’, there was talk that it could even make its way to the streets too.

But don’t get too excited just yet, because the automaker will reportedly be very particular about who gets to call a GR GT their own.

What checks will be put in place?

The GR GT is entering a market which is relatively new for Toyota, so the brand is putting things in place to ensure the right customers are chosen.

“We had to make a lot of preparations because these are customers we’ve never seen before in either Toyota or Lexus showrooms,” Jeff Bal, Gazoo Racing sports car programme director, told Autoblog.

The GR GT will be sold in Lexus dealerships in the US, not in Toyota showrooms.

When customers head in to look at a GR GT, they will be accompanied by trained specialists called ‘GR Meisters’.

“The Meister will be the first point of contact and will guide the customer through the entire process, not just during vehicle delivery,” Bal said.

“He will be like a friend for the entire period of car ownership.”

It seems as if though Toyota is trying to avoid buyers who will immediately go on to sell the cars.

“There will be a lot of checks. It will seem like an interview process to buyers,” Bal admitted.

Bal said that Akio Toyoda, the company’s chairperson, wanted the car to be purchased by those who truly understood the car and wanted to put miles on it.

What criteria will people have to meet to be successful?

Bal didn’t divulge too many details, but said the automaker had learned a lot from other companies.

“It’s not just household income or demographic,” he stressed.

“It’s not an influencer so we see the car on their feeds.

“There is going to be a lot of vetting. It’s going to feel like an interview process for a customer.”