India, Feb. 1 -- Toyota has taken the wraps off the Gazoo Racing (GR) SupaStarlet race car. Unveiled for the South African market, it is essentially based on the new Toyota Glanza. The SupaStarlet, which will participate in a new Supacup series in Africa, gets race-spec upgrades over the standard Glanza hatchback. These include body-coloured race-spec wheels, flared wheel arches, centre lock wheels, and a large rear spoiler sticking out of the windshield. Meanwhile, the stripped-down interior of the race car offers a full roll cage for the driver's safety, along with bucket seats with multi-point racing harnesses.

Market reports suggest that the new SupaStarlet race car forms a part of Toyota's GR programme, which aims to help young tale...