TOYOTA GAZOO Racing fans celebrate the joy of driving at After Hours Event

• TOYOTA GAZOO Racing (TGR) event hosted by OpenRoad Toyota Richmond attracts 200 enthusiasts and more than 100 Toyota GR vehicles to BC’s Lower Mainland


• Special guests included Naohiko Saito, Chief Engineer for the GR Yaris

TORONTO, May 15, 2025 – The largest-ever Canadian gathering of fun-to-drive vehicles built under the Toyota  GAZOO Racing (TGR) umbrella took place on May 4^th in Richmond, BC.

Passionate drivers and fans of the GR Supra, GR Corolla, and GR86 shared their love for high-performance cars at a recent TGR After Hours event, hosted by OpenRoad Toyota Richmond. The event returned for its second year with an even greater presence after last year’s successful gathering saw dozens of enthusiasts come together to celebrate their passion and show off their own Toyota GR vehicles.

This year, the event attracted interest from over 100 TGR owners in British Columbia and across the West Coast – many of whom are members of local car clubs – in addition to special guest and GR Yaris Chief Engineer, Naohiko Saito.

Attendees also enjoyed the opportunity to dive deeper into the TGR brand and were also able to explore the all-new 2025 GR Corolla, now available with an eight-speed automatic transmission. This new grade expands TGR’s mission of providing thrilling performance to even more enthusiasts.

Several GR Corolla OEM accessories were also on display, including a performance damper, lowering spring kit, rear V-brace and GR shift knob – showcasing a wide range of  upgrades available for enthusiasts looking to customize their vehicle through Toyota dealerships.

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing builds high-performance vehicles that embody the same DNA as those that have participated in some of the world’s greatest motorsports races. The TGR After Dark event is just one of the many ways in which Toyota and its dealers highlight their commitment to providing Canadians with the industry’s broadest range of vehicles.

“I’m impressed and humbled by the massive enthusiasm of TGR owners and fans on the West Coast, and am very excited for even greater things to come in the future,” said Say Phin Lim, the event’s main organizer and Service Manager at OpenRoad Toyota Richmond.

Toyota is a global automaker that serves every market segment - but at its heart, is a company built around people who love to drive well-engineered, exciting vehicles. Being the industry’s only full-line automaker, with models in every segment, Toyota offers Canadians a choice of vehicles – including small cars and crossovers, sedans, coupes, hatchbacks, sports cars, SUVs, minivans, and pickup trucks. With two dozen models built around the industry’s broadest selection of powertrains – including gas, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, battery electric, and hydrogen fuel cell – Toyota offers something for every Canadian.

Explore the full line of Toyota vehicles at www.toyota.ca.

About Toyota Canada Inc.
Toyota Canada Inc. (TCI) is the exclusive Canadian distributor of Toyota and Lexus vehicles. Toyota has sold over 6 million vehicles in Canada through a national network of 287 Toyota and Lexus dealerships. Toyota is dedicated to bringing safety, quality, dependability and reliability to the vehicles Canadians drive and the service they receive. TCI’s head office is in Toronto, with regional offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal and Halifax, and parts distribution centres in Clarington and Vancouver. Toyota also operates two manufacturing facilities in Canada. Having produced more than 11 million vehicles, popular Canadian models built at these facilities include Toyota RAV4, Toyota RAV4 Hybrid, Lexus RX and RX hybrid, as well as Lexus NX and NX hybrid. The company has sold more than 30 million electrified vehicles worldwide and is the number one seller of electrified vehicles in Canada.

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