The 2017 World Rally Championship season is almost upon us, and Toyota Gazoo Racing finally showed off its car for the upcoming season. It's continuing with its Yaris program, and Toyota's latest looks like a contender. With its absolutely massive rear wing and other crafty aero work, the Yaris WRC is taking full advantage of 2017's new car rules.

For fans of the World Rally Championship, the car’s specs should be no surprise -- a 1.6-liter turbocharged I4 makes 375 hp, which is sent through all four wheels. Those power and displacement numbers are also the limit for the 2017 racing season. The increase comes partially from opening up the restrictor plate by 3 mm.

The aero, too, is part of the new WRC rules. The massive wing on this upcoming Yaris racer wouldn’t have passed the tech inspections last season. The extra downforce generated by all the new aerodynamic parts will help drivers push even harder through the various terrains found on a rally stage.

There are also rumors that this WRC effort might trickle down into a high-performance version of Toyota’s road-going Yaris. We’ve reached out to Toyota for comment -- we'll update if we hear back -- but Autocar is reporting the Fiesta ST-fighting Yaris hot-hatch has been confirmed. Now, like the various other hot hatches that we want but will never get, we’re doubting a performance Yaris will come stateside, but with the success of Ford’s Focus RS, maybe things will change.

If you don't recall what a stock Yaris looks like, compare the WRC version above to this 2016 model below.

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