Toyota Gazoo Racing announces GR Yaris Sébastien Ogier 9x World Champion Edition

Toyota Gazoo Racing (TGR) today announced the creation of the Sébastien Ogier 9x World Champion Edition special edition of the GR Yaris: a special-edition vehicle that commemorates driver Ogier's ninth WRC title and tying of the all-time WRC record. The model is available in a limited run of 100 units for the Japanese market and is also be released in Europe in a limited run of 100 units 

Toyota Gazoo Racing (TGR) today announced the creation of the Sébastien Ogier 9x World Champion Edition special edition of the GR Yaris. The special-edition model was developed to celebrate Ogier's victory and a remarkable milestone etched into rally history, as well as to express gratitude to all the fans who support and cheer on TGR-WRT. The GR Yaris Sébastien Ogier 9x World Champion Edition for the Japanese market is to be available in a total of 100 units through a purchasing lottery, with applications accepted from spring 2026 via the TGR official smartphone application "GR app". The model is also to be released in certain European markets in a limited run of 100 units.

An exclusive 4WD control mode was developed together with Ogier, in which a "SEB." mode replaces the "TRACK" mode of the base vehicle. The "SEB." mode is a 4WD control mode with 40:60 front/rear torque distribution designed to enable vehicle control through rear-wheel driving force while maintaining front-wheel steering responsiveness. It aims to contribute to shorter times in competitive driving by increasing car-driver unity and improving vehicle control at high speeds. 

It also features a "MORIZO" mode, which replaces the "GRAVEL" mode of the base vehicle. The "MORIZO" mode is a 4WD control mode that maximizes the binding force (direct connection) between the front and rear wheels during acceleration and eases it only as needed during braking to achieve a high level of both traction and cornering performance. Ogier particularly favored―and chose to adopt―the arrangement of driving force distribution that Toyota Motor Corporation Chairman Akio Toyoda, aka Morizo, developed through racing in rallies. 

The interior and exterior were crafted to achieve both the high quality and refinement sought by Ogier and the functionality required in rallies. The exterior color is the new "Black Gravite", which was exclusively developed for the GR Yaris Sébastien Ogier 9x World Champion Edition and is a color that symbolizes TGR's motorsports activities in 2025. 

It is complemented by wheels in matte black. The brake calipers are in Ogier's signature blue, while the radiator grille incorporates a tricolor decoration inspired by the flag of Ogier's home country of France. 

The steering wheel―developed for improved motorsports operability―features an outer diameter that is slightly smaller than that in the case of the base model and modified steering-wheel-mounted switches laid out independently, drawing on lessons learned from the GR Yaris Rally2 rally car. The stitching is in blue, gray, and red (for a tricolor accent).