The Toyota GR Yaris M Concept that debuted in Tokyo hints at a future production sports car. The prototype with a mid-mounted 2.0-liter engine and AWD, will make its racing debut this year.

Daisuke Toyoda, an executive in charge of the project from the automaker's founding family, stressed it's not "a smart city." "We're making a test course for mobility so that's a little bit different.