A Buyer's Guide : Toyota MR2.

Toyota MR2

Welcome to the site for MR2 owners. We also welcome fans of Toyota's other great sports cars - the Celica, the Supra and the world championship rally winning Corolla.

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MR2 News

MR2 Styling

The summer of 2003 saw a bargain priced styling option added to the extras list for new MR2s. Just £850 was being asked for the kit which comprised spats, side skirts and rear bumper extensions.

Toyota Reliability

Yet again, Toyota scored highly in the JD Power Survey which in 2003 was produced in association with What Car Magazine. The MR2 took top honors in the Roadster category and 15th place in the overall list; quite an achievement for a sports car. Celica was 34th overall and various other Toyotas came out very close to the top of the results.

Toyota are continuing to pick up the awards in the UK. The Fleet News survey processed data on almost 800,000 vehicles owned by their members, and pronounced Toyota the clear winner in terms of the least breakdowns per 100 vehicles. Individually, the Avensis, Yaris and Corolla all made it into the top ten as did the Lexus IS200; which didn't leave much room for other manufactuers.

Other Stuff

Check out also our new competition page where we review the MR2's competition. We'll be reviewing everything from the Porsche Boxster and the Audi TT Convertible to the the Mercedes SLK with its folding metal roof. In fact we plan to drive every open top car we can get our hands on to see if anything can better the awesome MR2.

Anyone who fancies lending us £75,000 worth of Mercedes SL55AMG should mail info@MR2s.co.uk as soon as possible. TA!

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USA 2000 MR2

Other Performance Toyotas
USA 2000 Celica GTS (Celica 190 to UK fans)		*Not forgetting Celica Fans.* Toyota are almost unique amongst volume manufacturers in offering more than one performance sports car. The latest Celica is no couch potato. It might not share the MR2s mid engine layout, but it still handles very well, and the GTS or 190 versions benefit from VVTL-i which gives them a 50bhp boost over the power of the GT or Standard UK versions. This gives a similar power to weight ratio as the MR2, and a superb rigid bodyshell provides handling to match.
Many drivers will actually prefer the beautiful manners of the Celica, and those who need a little space will find the Celica a much more practical choice. Even with the 140 standard engine this is a great car. Practical enough for everyday use, but with handling that will bring a smile to your face every time you find a stretch of open twisty road. The standard equipment is a treat with air conditioning, sports seats and a CD/Radio/Cassette player fitted to every model. So if you want a great sports car that has storage space for more than a packet of cigarettes the Celica is the car for you.
Others Of course the genuine Toyota Supercar isn't available in the UK any longer. In 1998 new emission and noise regulations meant that we had to say goodbye to the brilliant Supra. This baby was fitted with the 326bhp, 3 litre, twin turbocharger engine from the Lexus GS300 but weighed in at only 1620kgs. OK it's a bit heavier than an MR2, or even the new Celica but 326bhp made it very very fast. Toyota admit that they could have got the car within the new regulations (noise down from 77db to 74 and emissions from 2.72g/km to 2.2g/km) but the very small production volumes of the Supra just couldn't justify the necessary work.

Some would argue that with such fun to be had from the MR2 and Celica they can live without the Supra - but Supra fans were sorry to see the back of this Supercar and look forward to its return one day. Meanwhile second hand Supras are very sought after.

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