.Toyota is developing a performance 8-speed automatic transmission for GR Yaris and possibly GR Corolla, GR86, etc.; they're testing it in rallies in Japan right now:
Gazoo Racing Rally Challenge and got up close with a GR Yaris development car with an eight-speed automatic. This was a traditional lock-up slushbox with planetary gears, no fancy twin clutches. Changes to the tester car appeared limited to a larger grille feeding air to the transmission cooler.
The automaker sounds committed to making a self-shifting gearbox worthy of the GR brand. Shift paddles are being trialed during development, but engineers want the 'box to run fastest when left in Drive. For drivers who prefer to grab the handle, company President Akio Toyoda is said to have suggested reversing the typical shift technique in Japan. Over there, pushing the lever forward upshifts, pulling the lever downshifts. Performance automatics in the U.S.
The rally runs on public roads mixed with special stages, a good range of environments for testing. Toyota put Vice Chairman Shigeru Hayakawa on development driving duty during the rally because he would interact differently with the transmission than one of the company's pro drivers, providing feedback more relevant to GR Yaris buyers. Hayakawa's not a novice, however, having run a GR, because this is Toyota, after all.
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