Japanese reports suggest Toyota is developing a GR GT Aero Top. The open-air supercar could feature a manual or power-retractable roof. It could join the regular coupe and the upcoming track-focused version. Toyota hasn’t even begun deliveries of the GR GT supercar, yet reports and spy photos point to an entire family of variants already in the works. The latest chatter out of Japan even has an open-top derivative under consideration, and it could bring back a classic name Toyota hasn’t touched in decades. Nothing is confirmed, but the drop-top GR GT could wear the Aero Top badge. Toyota last used that name in the ’90s on the A80 Supra, which came with a hardtop panel you lifted out by hand. Reviving it on the GR GT would tie the new flagship back to one of the brand’s most revered sports cars, More: Toyota’s Most Expensive Corolla Ever Costs $64,360 And Only Fits Two People According to a report from Japan’s Magazine X shared by Car Sensor, Toyota is currently evaluating a GR GT with a similar setup. The likeliest route would be a manually detachable targa panel, which keeps the weight penalty and packaging headaches to a minimum. A fabric roof with an electric retracting mechanism isn’t off the table either. Either way, the supercar will keep the aluminum frame and self-charging hybrid powertrain from the coupe. That system pairs a mid-mounted twin-turbo 4.0-liter V8 with a rear-mounted electric motor built into the eight-speed automatic transaxle. Our speculative rendering of a GR GT Aero Top | Illustration: Thanos Pappas for CarScoops If approved for production, the GR GT Aero Top would allow Toyota to compete with exotic roadsters, albeit at a lower price point. In terms of performance, the electrified supercar could go against the likes of the McLaren Artura Spider, Ferrari 296 GTS, and the upcoming Lamborghini Temerario Spyder. Its sticker, though, will probably sit closer to drop-top grand tourers like the Porsche 911 Cabriolet, the Mercedes-AMG SL, the Aston Martin Vantage Roadster, and the Ferrari Amalfi Spider. More: Hardcore Toyota GR GT Spied Chasing Down A Porsche 911 GT3 RS The reported targa would join a widening lineup of GR GT models. Camouflaged prototypes caught at the Nurburgring have shown a new trim with a mild bodykit, plus a track-focused version with an aggressive aero package aimed squarely at the Porsche 911 GT3 RS. Magazine X says production for the GR GT family could be capped at around 500 units, matching the run of the Lexus LFA. Earlier comments from Akio Toyoda, however, pushed back on the idea of a hard build limit for the standard road-going supercar. Whatever the final number, the GR GT is expected to reach the road in 2027 with an estimated starting price north of $200,000. The track-focused variant of the GR GT during development testing | Photo: Baldauf