I believe the mr2 doesn't need a comeback,but instead a proper burial. I don't doubt that toyota would make a good car if they decide to remake the mr2,but I have my doubts that it would do it's legacy justice. I don't want to see the MR2 namesake ruined like what has happened with other cars.
i've found rumors about the car being revived within toyota for 2024, but will be on an elise platform and based on an old Toyota concept. but still, just rumors.
Bought a JDM SW20 Turbo earlier this year. Absolutely love the car and the niche community that comes with it. Highly recommend for anybody thinking about one.
When I turned sixteen, the only car I wanted was an MR-2. I was broke and couldn’t afford one. Ended up with a ‘76 Nova, but that doesn’t change the fact that I have still wanted one of these to this day.
@@EmilyRose900 i daily an mr-s for the last 3 yrs, ive owned all three gens although my sw20 was NA, my fav is my current Mr-s, stock they suck, but just get rims and lowering kit with some I/H/E and maybe a short shifter and that alone makes a big difference, and it's hella fun and reliable, the older gen mr2s aren't reliable off the average CL post due to age, just my opinion.
@@rollerderb all in all it was between 5 and 6 thousand. Including fluids and everything. But I also did all of the work and the wiring by myself. It can probably be done cheaper though. Especially if you can find a cheap engine.
I bought an 91 sw20 mr2 turbo just before the pandemic and it has doubled in value in just 2 years. To boot I could not be less interested in selling it. The kind of car that you just sit in the drive way and stare at. I pinch myself every time I take it out on a back road. It has the cargo space for me to carry a car cover and go for groceries no problems. Surprisingly it's also very spacious on the inside. I'm 6'1 and about 220lbs and I have plenty of leg room. Really incredible cars and still a bargain for the driving experience. I've personally found the snap oversteer criticism largely over exaggerated. If you understand how to drive a Porsche they handle very similarly to the second gen mr2s. Don't lift of the throttle mid corner, left foot brake if you experience understeer, keep the revs between 3-5.5k rmps for best response. Best purchase decision I've ever made.
"The SW20 found in the second gen MR2..." nah bra. SW20 is the code for the Mark II Turbo car. The engine is the 3S-GTE, and it does make nice ponies. Small correction.
Doesn’t seem right. I own a sw20, it’s NA, and on the factory plate it says sw20. The sw20 refers to the frame, according to the factory plate. S for S series engine. W20 refers to 2gen. Sw21 only refers to 5sfe which I believe was only available in USDM
5:19 sorry to be stickler but the second gen mr2 never had a supercharger option. I think you are referring to the turbo model with 200hp ish. Some actually had much more and TRD notoriously modify and sell dealers versions with upwards of 500hp.
@@Charles-ek5tf from what I’ve been told by other mr2 owners that I’ve talked to at shows with my condition and mileage I’ve been told that mine is worth way more than 9 and I’ve already been offered 20k for it
Zzw30 fun-facts: -Longer wheelbase than FD RX-7. -More lightweight than a Miata. -Same 0-60 time as an S2000, with way less HP. -Beats out almost everything in AutoX.
-Also has the electrical powered much quicker steering rack out of the three gens And -best suspension geometry out of the three gens. I will be 2ARFE swapping mine soon. Mr.Frankenstein makes all parts needed for this to be a lot more simple.
3S-GTE is turbocharged, not supercharged. And the third generation MR2 already came with the same motor as the Celica GT (1zz). What you want is the motor from the Celica GTS (2ZZ)
I have my 94 gen3 turbo now for 15 years and i still love to drive it at the Werkend. With 300hp it's amazing to drive. Also if Toyota would produce a new Mr2, i still drive the Sw20😉 Many greats from germany
Nice video, Alex. Making me love and love MR2 even more. Love your explanation about why MR2 is over for now. Please make one detailed about that MR-S. It really is a super underrated car....
I've wanted one since I could drive. I got my licence around the time the 3rd gen Spyder came out. It took me about 15 years, but I finally got my own 2000 MR-2 Spyder and I imidiatly fell in love. I've had it for 5 years now and I've been driving it daily since I bought it. I love my Spyder! To this day I have been the only driver since I got her. I am only the 3rd owner. Super reliable. I also found a 1st gen AW11 about 2 years after buying my Spyder. It was previously run as an autocross car. They are amazing cars! I love both my cars and plan to hopefully later find an SW20 to complete my collection. I will never sell my cars. My Spyder is my baby. I would love to see Toyota bring these amazing cars back.
I'm still rocking the Mk1 MR2... my second one, this time an '87 t-bar (first was an '88 sunroof). I love it to bits, it makes a great noise and is bursting with character. I don't care that it can get thrashed by a mildly-hot modern hatchback or even SUVs, lol, my car makes me happy and that's all that counts.
Favorite gen is by far the third gen spyder, it’s the best platform to build on. Yes it’s ugly stock but would a jdm sports car be what it is without loads of modifications to make it personally your own? The sky is the limit with these cars, the fact that they are pretty much 1000 lbs lighter than most other sports cars on the road and are mid engine gives them very fun and fast characteristics. Mine has fender flares 17x9 wheels and celica spec d headlights, celica seats and is lowered over 4 inches. All that’s left is to engine swap and make as much power as I can afford and nothing out there will be able to match its performance. I love the second gen for what it did for the jdm community but my heart will always be with my spyder.
Thank you for noticing the W8, idk if you were talking about me, but we're all grateful you mentioned the best thing in automotive history to be crammed into a smaller midsized sedan/wagon by a manufacturer
Alex, take a breath! I bought a 1987 AW11 back when it was new (yes, I'm that old). I found it refreshingly pure and simple; a sports car that was missing the one common element of sports cars of my youth - reliability. The car was a bit quirky with it's origami inspired styling but it was fairly light and just a delight to drive. Fast forward to 2013 and I wanted another one - problem was that they were all rusted away or modded by folks with a PB&J sandwich budget. But after awhile I scored a 1991 N/A SW20. Piled on a bunch of love and resurrected it in my (tiny) garage. Then a few years later I upgraded it to a GEN4 turbo engine (260HP). Now I've got a kick ass machine that is pure fun. I highly recommend any of the MR2 series.
@@bobarmstrong2122 no. They have the Toyota 2GR-FE (they also usually have a supercharger), and formerly the 2ZZ-GE. They've been using these engines since the 2nd gen elise/exige
I absolutely love the MR2 the first gen is underrated sometimes, the second gen is definitely underestimated, while the the three gen is definitely under appreciated
My brother and I own first gens they are truly one of few cars that feel like they are talking with you when you drive them hard. Thats with old worn shocks and a missing sway bar. Love these cars, I want to own every gen. If you can find them buy the Aw11. Alot of them are barn finds or neglected and normally cheap compared to the sw20.
I own a 85 mr2 my 4th one these things are badass with out pushing alot of power I upgraded to a st 4age 20v and years later I am still totally still in love with her these are truly drivers cars always demanding sum sort of attention while driving weather its shifting steering or braking. No abs no pwr steering but pwr locks and windows gotta love it!
Yes, I like the zzw30 best. It's the lightest and you can still do whatever power levels you want from whatever engine you want to swap in. Not as good looking I admit, but they make body kits. I also enjoy open air driving.
the 3rd gen is a truely underrated car. it handles the best out of the 3 they are an absolute blast to drive. personally mine has the engine about to die so im going to be swapping it with the 2zz engine bc it will make it far more fun.
I love how the random details of a car scene 10+ years ago in a small Wisconsin town most people have never heard of is now getting air time literally all over the world. So dope.
My grandpa had a 3rd Gen mr2 5 speed and it was a fun little car. I was 7 so wasn't able to drive it but now my grandpa has a fiat Abarth 500 5 speed and got a lil turbo and that's what I learned to drive stick in.
My daily driver is a slightly modified '91 Turbo. It does not suffer from snap oversteer; it suffers from inexperienced drivers who panic and hit the brakes when the tail kicks out.
The work on it is really not bad especially considering it’s a Toyota that rarely needs anything. It just takes getting used to everything being in a different place
its all standard toyota stuff but the problem is how cramped everything is and how certain parts (looking at you, fuel pump) go together. you have to take apart a lot to fix a little.
@@cjaysabino I actually daily a 2000s civic and am more comfortable working on the MR2 due to it being more simplistic in design. I avoid touching anything on my civic since it’s my daily tbh. But yeah I guess it’s similar overall
Back in high school in '87 or so my buddy's girlfriend had an MR2 and one night we took it out and jumped it a bunch of times going down this downhill road with cross streets that effectively made it into multiple ski jumps. If you don't slow down to 10 miles an hour over the cross streets you will get airborne. Of course we hit them at like 50....That little white car flew through the air so nice.
Well you asked my favorite generation. It’s specific but it would be mr2 2nd gen just after 1995 they fixed some of the problems with the manual steering and gave it a little more automation with steering assist and the great suspension helped too
Had 2 SW20s and an AW11. Managed to get them cheap back in the day, now they're shooting up in value and getting hard to find. Oh, and as far as AW vs SW goes, they're both great cars.
8:53 that is the reason why the spyder is perfect. More Power means more weight more costs, more taxes, worse gasmilage, less are going to be produced, less will get soled because of the price. Sportscars are Not GT's. Many GT's have Sport DNA but the Spyder is a perfect car. Because a Tuner can add what is missing, losing the thing that you don't need ist more difficult.
I had an ‘87 Corolla FX-16 and its engine was the same one as in the MR2. I once drag raced against a guy in a Z-28, and won! That Corolla was a little rocket!
There is NOTHING wrong with the 2.2 5sfe MK2 MR2. Ignorant people think "Oh, only the 200 hp 3STGE turbo MR2 can be fun." Well as my name states I have a NA mk2, and I love it. It has plenty of power for me, it will never be swapped ever. It gets up and goes just fine. I feel like people bastardizing cars for more speed and power is absolutely idiotic. Especially cars that can be fun with low hp, like a mk2 MR2, and NA mk1 Miata both 130 hp when new. As someone quite wisely said once, instead of modifying the car to be "fun", modify your self to have fun with the car. Ok rant over.
I have a 100% OEM 93' metallic Teal Turbo T-TOP with LSD. It has been fantastic and going on 29 yrs owning no mechanical issues, perfect maint and only ever serviced by a Toyota dealership ever!. Stellar reliability and looks showroom new never driven in the snow and only barely ever in any rain over 29 years, sunny days only :). Was professionally environmentally & humidity monitored stored for 12 yrs with many classic Ford model Ts. Also had a 91' NA AT Crimson Red, 91' Metallic Blue NA 5SPD, and a rare 91' Forest Green Metallic NA AT, all were so much fun, but the 93' Turbo is the best iteration of the MK2.
The Rev 3 Turbo and BEAMS trims are far superior to the USDM Rev2 turbo by a long shot, the Rev 2 JDM 3SGE non turbo cars were about even with the USDM Rev 2.
Would love if you guys had talked more about some the rarer mr2 variants. Specifically the second gen SW20 Spyder, the TRD wide body cars, and the Le Mans homologation MC8.
@@soniaadriatico6904 lol good think I live in Texas. TOTALLY agree. But this is only my experience with summer tires and I don't drive in snow. I've been able to race lotus exige blah blahahs r's, contemporary ferraris and lambos no problem. Also I'm 25 so you have to account for the curdle factor of the old fucks I'm street racing. wouldn't trade my mr2 turbsky for nothing.
I have gen 5 3sgte SW20, definitely my favorite car i've owned! Never letting it go! This has to be one of the most underrated 90s cars. These were faster than a lot of the jdm legends that were more expensive!
Still have my 91'Turbo Mr2, Blown it up multiple times but worth the rebuild every time! Also one of the only cars to appreciate from the average consumer market.
I love to see the MR2 and the Celica back, but they probably name the MR2 as GR2 for some reason, but if they do then the MR2 should fit below the GT86, Celica in the middle between the GT86 and the Subra, and whatever else after that, so yeah
I bought my first sw20 last month and kinda hate it, but it's not the original car, it's how it's been tuned. I'd love to see the nameplate make a comeback.
I had a 2nd gen MR2 Turbo in Spectra Blue Metallic and it was one of the most fun and by far most uncomfortable cars I had ever sat in. My lower back would be killing after about 20 minutes of driving it lol
Registered. I'd say your fairly safe boosting a 4age to around the 190-200hp range but thats going to require spot on tuning the slightist case of detonation is going to shatter your ringlands so don't skimp get good injectorscompression ratio around 10:8:1. Held up just fine. many others on this site have had good results with turbo 4age
I like the 3rd gen mr2. It's the best looking best handling and all around best balanced sports car of the three generations. And if you want one you have a way better chance of finding one and doesn't rusted in half then if you're looking for a first or second gen.
@@supers0nic77 I have a Black 1989 AW11 Supercharged - Silver Metallic 1987 AW11 N/A - Black 1993 SW20 NA Hardtop - 1994 Tropical Blue Metallic T Top Turbo - Dark Emerald Pearl 1995 Hardtop Turbo - 1995 Turquoise Pearl T Top NA - 2005 Phantom Grey Pearl. It took a while to get them but man I love every single one. All low miles but I don’t care, I drive them as that’s what they were meant to be, not sitting collecting dust. Hope to import a TRD 2000 GT, a SW20 Spider, and and a 1999 Purple SW20.
@@supers0nic77 Yes get a SW20 and AW11 if you can there amazing!! My first and second car ever was a MR2 was second gen na. Not the fastest but its amazing. I still own it. It’s a 1993 NA Super Red if you click on my channel it’s on my banner, picture is a few years old but it now has a GReddy kit and it’s dipped in wicked wine color. But it’s still na and it’s just a blast to drive even though I have the turbo ones, nothing beats driving the first MR2 that got me hooked into wanting to get more of these cars.
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Yes we need an MR2 comeback
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Wait you guys said (“SUPERCHARGED GOODNESS”) no sir they were NA and TURBOCHARGED**
I believe the mr2 doesn't need a comeback,but instead a proper burial. I don't doubt that toyota would make a good car if they decide to remake the mr2,but I have my doubts that it would do it's legacy justice. I don't want to see the MR2 namesake ruined like what has happened with other cars.
@@phoraridmv actually no. the aw11 was available with a supercharged 4agze engine.
**sheds a tear** Please Toyota resurrect one last time! Great video. Best car.
i've found rumors about the car being revived within toyota for 2024, but will be on an elise platform and based on an old Toyota concept. but still, just rumors.
Careful what you wish for they already screwed up the Supra 🥲
Ask, and you shall receive a reskinned bmw i8
I've got two 88's, one na and one sc. I would have to agree with best car.
Sorry to bust your bubble....but Toyota don't love it's enthuiast customers no more like the homie @Daniel Beaulac said.
Bought a JDM SW20 Turbo earlier this year. Absolutely love the car and the niche community that comes with it. Highly recommend for anybody thinking about one.
i did too! except mines definetly a project hahaha
I imported my sw20 3 years ago and it still is just as fun as the day I got it!
Uploaded some vids of me drifting mine on my channel lol, turbos are a riot
I want one so bad
@@streetomatt you make any modifications or are those done in a stock setup? (Cuz I wanna try it in mine 🤣)
When I turned sixteen, the only car I wanted was an MR-2. I was broke and couldn’t afford one. Ended up with a ‘76 Nova, but that doesn’t change the fact that I have still wanted one of these to this day.
a 76 nova is a pretty sick car to own though
You’ll get one bro and I promise it’s the best purchase you’ll make🙏
I fell in love with the 1st gen MR2. Still might get one but have had my eye on an MR-S recently.
I love my 3rd gen. Also want a 2nd gen.
@@EmilyRose900 i daily an mr-s for the last 3 yrs, ive owned all three gens although my sw20 was NA, my fav is my current Mr-s, stock they suck, but just get rims and lowering kit with some I/H/E and maybe a short shifter and that alone makes a big difference, and it's hella fun and reliable, the older gen mr2s aren't reliable off the average CL post due to age, just my opinion.
Such a good car. I bought a super clean NA model for $3000 last year and swapped a 2GRFE v6 into it. Thing is an absolute beast
Cheapest we have in Australia is 32k, that's for a 89-93 models. The spyder variant is 50k plus. So dumb
@@jdfurlong9199 wtf that's crazy
@@jdfurlong9199 no they're not bro
Nice! I want to do the same swap with mine. About how much did the swap cost you?
@@rollerderb all in all it was between 5 and 6 thousand. Including fluids and everything. But I also did all of the work and the wiring by myself. It can probably be done cheaper though. Especially if you can find a cheap engine.
I bought an 91 sw20 mr2 turbo just before the pandemic and it has doubled in value in just 2 years. To boot I could not be less interested in selling it. The kind of car that you just sit in the drive way and stare at. I pinch myself every time I take it out on a back road. It has the cargo space for me to carry a car cover and go for groceries no problems. Surprisingly it's also very spacious on the inside. I'm 6'1 and about 220lbs and I have plenty of leg room. Really incredible cars and still a bargain for the driving experience.
I've personally found the snap oversteer criticism largely over exaggerated. If you understand how to drive a Porsche they handle very similarly to the second gen mr2s. Don't lift of the throttle mid corner, left foot brake if you experience understeer, keep the revs between 3-5.5k rmps for best response.
Best purchase decision I've ever made.
That 2nd generation MR2 is everything 💖
Absolutely everything. No other gen is important/good, not the aw11 not the zz30.
@@Genevagirls-h2x Truly the words of someone that does not own a car.
@@fgc_kaiser172 I am poking fun at jdm boy racers bro....the first mk3 i drove i took home...those spyders drive like a dream.
@@fgc_kaiser172 you commented like someone that doesn't own a SW20.
@@Genevagirls-h2x The aw11 is an 80s synthwave dream car with awesome handling wtf are talking about???
"The SW20 found in the second gen MR2..." nah bra. SW20 is the code for the Mark II Turbo car. The engine is the 3S-GTE, and it does make nice ponies. Small correction.
Sw20 is the nickname for all of the gen 2 cars. The NA was SW21 but is part of the SW20 series
@@Coldsteele229 USDM turbo is actually sw22
Doesn’t seem right. I own a sw20, it’s NA, and on the factory plate it says sw20.
The sw20 refers to the frame, according to the factory plate.
S for S series engine. W20 refers to 2gen. Sw21 only refers to 5sfe which I believe was only available in USDM
@@PeterControl yeah i have an sw21, united states 5sfe model.
Also found in the celica gt4 all trac
That’s literally me and my MR2 at 3:23 hahaha. Did not expect to see that haha.
You guys upload perfectly wen I go on lunch and I love it
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I got the 3rd gen ZZW30 spyder a few months back as my first manual car. LoVE it.
5:19 sorry to be stickler but the second gen mr2 never had a supercharger option. I think you are referring to the turbo model with 200hp ish. Some actually had much more and TRD notoriously modify and sell dealers versions with upwards of 500hp.
Ya, I listened to it like 3 times but he says "supercharged goodness". Hopefully he meant that it was "supercharged" with goodness xD
So glad to see these cars getting more attention these days, and super glad I bought a second gen before the prices started to go up
Same here I got my rhd sw20 for 9k and every time I talk to people they keep telling me that it’s worth way more now
We in the same boat😂
@@calebwokojanceable 9k is still about where the are, only turbo models break 10k
@@Charles-ek5tf from what I’ve been told by other mr2 owners that I’ve talked to at shows with my condition and mileage I’ve been told that mine is worth way more than 9 and I’ve already been offered 20k for it
@@Charles-ek5tf I got mine 8.5k 105k miles, steal!(Turbo model)
Zzw30 fun-facts:
-Longer wheelbase than FD RX-7.
-More lightweight than a Miata.
-Same 0-60 time as an S2000, with way less HP.
-Beats out almost everything in AutoX.
Another fun fact: fastest NA mr2 out of the 3!
-Also has the electrical powered much quicker steering rack out of the three gens
And
-best suspension geometry out of the three gens.
I will be 2ARFE swapping mine soon. Mr.Frankenstein makes all parts needed for this to be a lot more simple.
except it doesnt have the same 0-60 as an S2000
@@bdmr_isf true, but I bet mines a touch faster to 60 lol
The early 00s Toyota MR2 and Celica are two of my most favorite cars of all time. A wide body 3rd gen MR2 with a chassis mount wing is my dream lol
3S-GTE is turbocharged, not supercharged. And the third generation MR2 already came with the same motor as the Celica GT (1zz). What you want is the motor from the Celica GTS (2ZZ)
Even though the third gen doesn’t get much love, I always loved that. K24 turbo swapped mine and wide bodied it on my channel. Love this video.
Fukn beautiful 😍
Modded the third gen is one of the best of the 3 gens.
My preferred gen was the first gen. The sound of a 4agze is just phenomenal. That's why.
I have my 94 gen3 turbo now for 15 years and i still love to drive it at the Werkend.
With 300hp it's amazing to drive.
Also if Toyota would produce a new Mr2, i still drive the Sw20😉
Many greats from germany
2zz swapped 3rd gen are essentially a low budget lotus elise 🔥
I own one and man revving it up to 8200 rpm 😩
@@thatcleanmr2751 still have it ? I only see a test video from almost a year ago
Before everything got inflated here in Canada an Elise was cheaper than swapping a mr-S lol
As to why it never recieved the 2zz
Had the xrs. Loved the 2zz! Hated the trans in the corolla xrs though.
I bought THE FIRST mr-s I test drove. Car drives like a dream and I already have a t00 j4y zee y0 for speed.
Nice video, Alex. Making me love and love MR2 even more. Love your explanation about why MR2 is over for now. Please make one detailed about that MR-S. It really is a super underrated car....
I bought an 87 mk1 last summer for cheap and have not regretted it. Super easy to work on and is unrivaled in the corners
I've wanted one since I could drive. I got my licence around the time the 3rd gen Spyder came out. It took me about 15 years, but I finally got my own 2000 MR-2 Spyder and I imidiatly fell in love. I've had it for 5 years now and I've been driving it daily since I bought it. I love my Spyder! To this day I have been the only driver since I got her. I am only the 3rd owner. Super reliable. I also found a 1st gen AW11 about 2 years after buying my Spyder. It was previously run as an autocross car. They are amazing cars! I love both my cars and plan to hopefully later find an SW20 to complete my collection. I will never sell my cars. My Spyder is my baby. I would love to see Toyota bring these amazing cars back.
Just bought a gen 4 swapped mr2 turbo earlier this year, I’ve had plenty of issues but they were all well worth it🙌🏼🙌🏼
Gen 4???
The mk3 needs more love 😭
Yes !
Ong my car getting violated
I'm still rocking the Mk1 MR2... my second one, this time an '87 t-bar (first was an '88 sunroof). I love it to bits, it makes a great noise and is bursting with character. I don't care that it can get thrashed by a mildly-hot modern hatchback or even SUVs, lol, my car makes me happy and that's all that counts.
Favorite gen is by far the third gen spyder, it’s the best platform to build on. Yes it’s ugly stock but would a jdm sports car be what it is without loads of modifications to make it personally your own? The sky is the limit with these cars, the fact that they are pretty much 1000 lbs lighter than most other sports cars on the road and are mid engine gives them very fun and fast characteristics. Mine has fender flares 17x9 wheels and celica spec d headlights, celica seats and is lowered over 4 inches. All that’s left is to engine swap and make as much power as I can afford and nothing out there will be able to match its performance. I love the second gen for what it did for the jdm community but my heart will always be with my spyder.
I own 2 spyders. They are amazing cars that were overlooked. If you mod them well they can beautiful and very fast
Preach!!!
my spyder got rear ended the other week and has just been scrapped :( loved it
True personally I think the SW20 is overrated. Get a Spyder with a K-swap and destroy a stock SW20 with no turbo necessary.
Definitely overlooked, so overlooked in fact that they only gave it like 30 seconds in this video 😭
Celica and MR2 will forever be some of my favorites🙏❤️
Thank you for noticing the W8, idk if you were talking about me, but we're all grateful you mentioned the best thing in automotive history to be crammed into a smaller midsized sedan/wagon by a manufacturer
Alex, take a breath!
I bought a 1987 AW11 back when it was new (yes, I'm that old).
I found it refreshingly pure and simple; a sports car that was missing the one common element of sports cars of my youth - reliability. The car was a bit quirky with it's origami inspired styling but it was fairly light and just a delight to drive.
Fast forward to 2013 and I wanted another one - problem was that they were all rusted away or modded by folks with a PB&J sandwich budget.
But after awhile I scored a 1991 N/A SW20. Piled on a bunch of love and resurrected it in my (tiny) garage. Then a few years later I upgraded it to a GEN4 turbo engine (260HP).
Now I've got a kick ass machine that is pure fun.
I highly recommend any of the MR2 series.
After the new integra reveal, I’m scared for any old car being brought back
Facts 🤣
I really believe the lotus Elise/Exige filled the MR2's spot and that's why Toyota won't even bother
They arent affordable
Don't they have those French Motors in them?
@@bobarmstrong2122 no. They have the Toyota 2GR-FE (they also usually have a supercharger), and formerly the 2ZZ-GE. They've been using these engines since the 2nd gen elise/exige
Didn't expect my car is in the video as well. Thanks for having me on the scenes
Videos like this make me cherish my MR2 to my soul!🙏🏽❤️
I love your energy Alex, you do a great job 👍
I saw an MR2 (I think it was a 1992) a few months back and the paint was pristine and it looked completely garage kept. It was so cool. Love Toyota.
Dad has a 2nd gen bright yellow with a turbo. He turned it into a crazy track car and its a blast to even be in the passenger seat
I was going to say, it never was touched by Lotus, it had some suspension geometry written by a guy at Lotus.
I absolutely love the MR2 the first gen is underrated sometimes, the second gen is definitely underestimated, while the the three gen is definitely under appreciated
My brother and I own first gens they are truly one of few cars that feel like they are talking with you when you drive them hard. Thats with old worn shocks and a missing sway bar. Love these cars, I want to own every gen. If you can find them buy the Aw11. Alot of them are barn finds or neglected and normally cheap compared to the sw20.
I own a 85 mr2 my 4th one these things are badass with out pushing alot of power I upgraded to a st 4age 20v and years later I am still totally still in love with her these are truly drivers cars always demanding sum sort of attention while driving weather its shifting steering or braking. No abs no pwr steering but pwr locks and windows gotta love it!
Bought my mr2 last year and I am currently swapping a 2gr v6. Absolutely love my car. Such an underrated car
Yes, I like the zzw30 best. It's the lightest and you can still do whatever power levels you want from whatever engine you want to swap in. Not as good looking I admit, but they make body kits. I also enjoy open air driving.
First Gen AW11 is where it’s at. Currently building a 20 valve 4AGE for mine. Plenty of content on my channel
Building a 300whp turbo 4a for mine. They sound sooo good.
the 3rd gen is a truely underrated car. it handles the best out of the 3 they are an absolute blast to drive. personally mine has the engine about to die so im going to be swapping it with the 2zz engine bc it will make it far more fun.
The 3rd gen needs more love then 2 seconds!
If only their engines didnt commit suicide via catylic converter 🤦🏾♂️
I love how the random details of a car scene 10+ years ago in a small Wisconsin town most people have never heard of is now getting air time literally all over the world. So dope.
My grandpa had a 3rd Gen mr2 5 speed and it was a fun little car. I was 7 so wasn't able to drive it but now my grandpa has a fiat Abarth 500 5 speed and got a lil turbo and that's what I learned to drive stick in.
My daily driver is a slightly modified '91 Turbo. It does not suffer from snap oversteer; it suffers from inexperienced drivers who panic and hit the brakes when the tail kicks out.
Could you guys make an episode about all wagons like the e30 e36 e46 Mercedes Cadillac ctsv all of them basically
Should start a series called motor vs motor comparing two motors reliability, price, parts etc
i do agree halo 3 ODST soundtrack is amazing
I just got my aw11 about a month ago and love it, I’d love to another gen but pray if they did they don’t mess it up
Scion would have been the brand ripe to bring an MR2 version back.
I used to want a mr2. I heard they are fun little cars. Especially when boosted. Just a maintenance nightmare from what i have seen online
The work on it is really not bad especially considering it’s a Toyota that rarely needs anything. It just takes getting used to everything being in a different place
@@AllForTheFish would you say its like working on a 90s honda civic?
its all standard toyota stuff but the problem is how cramped everything is and how certain parts (looking at you, fuel pump) go together. you have to take apart a lot to fix a little.
@@cjaysabino I actually daily a 2000s civic and am more comfortable working on the MR2 due to it being more simplistic in design. I avoid touching anything on my civic since it’s my daily tbh. But yeah I guess it’s similar overall
Had my spyder 6 years and only thing that went bad was the alternator, i daily it every day.
Back in high school in '87 or so my buddy's girlfriend had an MR2 and one night we took it out and jumped it a bunch of times going down this downhill road with cross streets that effectively made it into multiple ski jumps. If you don't slow down to 10 miles an hour over the cross streets you will get airborne.
Of course we hit them at like 50....That little white car flew through the air so nice.
a video of my absolute favorite cars ever starting with an analogy of my favorite games ever ... I am in love
That was a great little story at the end I love that as an mr2 owner.
Recently just bought myself one, I think they’re gonna blow up soon
There blowing up fuck the 240s a lot have surpassed in price
They better bloody do! Just bought a sexy 92 mr2 :)
Well you asked my favorite generation. It’s specific but it would be mr2 2nd gen just after 1995 they fixed some of the problems with the manual steering and gave it a little more automation with steering assist and the great suspension helped too
The 89 SC was my first car and still is my daily driver, its absolutely my dream daily car its amazing
My sister's husband did car mods in early 2000's and he put a Ferrari bodykit on one of these for a customer. Looked amazing
Had 2 SW20s and an AW11. Managed to get them cheap back in the day, now they're shooting up in value and getting hard to find. Oh, and as far as AW vs SW goes, they're both great cars.
8:53 that is the reason why the spyder is perfect. More Power means more weight more costs, more taxes, worse gasmilage, less are going to be produced, less will get soled because of the price. Sportscars are Not GT's. Many GT's have Sport DNA but the Spyder is a perfect car. Because a Tuner can add what is missing, losing the thing that you don't need ist more difficult.
I had an ‘87 Corolla FX-16 and its engine was the same one as in the MR2. I once drag raced against a guy in a Z-28, and won! That Corolla was a little rocket!
Mine was a 91 MR2 second gen and I loved that car, 5sfe but hey it was fun, I loved it and tell everyone about it how great it served me
There is NOTHING wrong with the 2.2 5sfe MK2 MR2. Ignorant people think "Oh, only the 200 hp 3STGE turbo MR2 can be fun." Well as my name states I have a NA mk2, and I love it. It has plenty of power for me, it will never be swapped ever. It gets up and goes just fine. I feel like people bastardizing cars for more speed and power is absolutely idiotic. Especially cars that can be fun with low hp, like a mk2 MR2, and NA mk1 Miata both 130 hp when new. As someone quite wisely said once, instead of modifying the car to be "fun", modify your self to have fun with the car. Ok rant over.
I have a 100% OEM 93' metallic Teal Turbo T-TOP with LSD. It has been fantastic and going on 29 yrs owning no mechanical issues, perfect maint and only ever serviced by a Toyota dealership ever!. Stellar reliability and looks showroom new never driven in the snow and only barely ever in any rain over 29 years, sunny days only :). Was professionally environmentally & humidity monitored stored for 12 yrs with many classic Ford model Ts. Also had a 91' NA AT Crimson Red, 91' Metallic Blue NA 5SPD, and a rare 91' Forest Green Metallic NA AT, all were so much fun, but the 93' Turbo is the best iteration of the MK2.
The Rev 3 Turbo and BEAMS trims are far superior to the USDM Rev2 turbo by a long shot, the Rev 2 JDM 3SGE non turbo cars were about even with the USDM Rev 2.
Love your videos!!!!
MR2 Spyder with K20/24 swap destroys all.
Would love if you guys had talked more about some the rarer mr2 variants. Specifically the second gen SW20 Spyder, the TRD wide body cars, and the Le Mans homologation MC8.
Bought a brand new MR2 in 1992. Loved it. Great car but not good for rainy and snow days...it's a summer car.
@@soniaadriatico6904 lol good think I live in Texas. TOTALLY agree. But this is only my experience with summer tires and I don't drive in snow. I've been able to race lotus exige blah blahahs r's, contemporary ferraris and lambos no problem. Also I'm 25 so you have to account for the curdle factor of the old fucks I'm street racing. wouldn't trade my mr2 turbsky for nothing.
I have gen 5 3sgte SW20, definitely my favorite car i've owned! Never letting it go! This has to be one of the most underrated 90s cars. These were faster than a lot of the jdm legends that were more expensive!
Mr2 content finally, my car is under appreciated
mr2 gang
My first car was a gen 2 MR2 back in 1999. It was fun. I wouldn't mind getting my hands on one again.
The sport range of Toyota in the 90s was a dream MR2, Supra, Celica GT4, Paseo, Sera ....
2nd gen MR2 is my personal favorite, the last time I driven one was of course in Need For Speed Carbon: Own The City.
wheres the music list?!!?!? its killer! :D greate video!!
I want one so bad man, I’m glad this video came out they’re such great cars
love the videos!
I have owned a lot of mr2's. The spyder is criminally underrated. My V6 Mk2 was my favourite and most versatile.
2nd gen has the best stylings and the best tailights...
Just bought a super clean sw20 turbo last Friday and I love it.
I have a AW11 with a 20v blacktop swap and I am building an SW20 with a turbo K24 swap. It will be hard to choose which one to keep.
I mean, I'll take the other one then 🤷♂️
Still have my 91'Turbo Mr2, Blown it up multiple times but worth the rebuild every time! Also one of the only cars to appreciate from the average consumer market.
I love to see the MR2 and the Celica back, but they probably name the MR2 as GR2 for some reason, but if they do then the MR2 should fit below the GT86, Celica in the middle between the GT86 and the Subra, and whatever else after that, so yeah
My mr2 is in the gallery, it’s an imported sw20 and easily my favorite car that I will ever own
I bought my first sw20 last month and kinda hate it, but it's not the original car, it's how it's been tuned. I'd love to see the nameplate make a comeback.
At 5:15 you said the sw20 is supercharged but it’s actually turbocharged
You should just turn it into an MR2 channel and only talk about MR2s.
I had a 2nd gen MR2 Turbo in Spectra Blue Metallic and it was one of the most fun and by far most uncomfortable cars I had ever sat in. My lower back would be killing after about 20 minutes of driving it lol
Didn’t have stock seats. Stocks seats better than recaros or brides
Fun fact; a full spec 94 Turbo in the US costed about $60k brand new
Great video. Please bring back the MR2 Toyota!!! MK1 SC FTW
Registered. I'd say your fairly safe boosting a 4age to around the 190-200hp range but thats going to require spot on tuning the slightist case of detonation is going to shatter your ringlands so don't skimp get good injectorscompression ratio around 10:8:1. Held up just fine. many others on this site have had good results with turbo 4age
Man, the things I would do to own a 2nd gen MR2!
Also, love the respect put on Halo 3: ODST! My second favorite Halo game!
What wheels should I get for my blue nc Miata?
I like the 3rd gen mr2. It's the best looking best handling and all around best balanced sports car of the three generations. And if you want one you have a way better chance of finding one and doesn't rusted in half then if you're looking for a first or second gen.
Gotta love seeing the love on my own car
My 91 turbo is by far my favorite car I have ever owned
i think I have finally convinced my dad to let me buy an MR2 as my first car. Hopefully this weekend...just 5 more days
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!! I love the MR2s. I love all 7 of them and will never get rid of them.
What years do you have? I have a 2002. I love it but really want a 2nd gen. I simply have to have one.
@@supers0nic77 I have a Black 1989 AW11 Supercharged - Silver Metallic 1987 AW11 N/A - Black 1993 SW20 NA Hardtop - 1994 Tropical Blue Metallic T Top Turbo - Dark Emerald Pearl 1995 Hardtop Turbo - 1995 Turquoise Pearl T Top NA - 2005 Phantom Grey Pearl. It took a while to get them but man I love every single one. All low miles but I don’t care, I drive them as that’s what they were meant to be, not sitting collecting dust. Hope to import a TRD 2000 GT, a SW20 Spider, and and a 1999 Purple SW20.
@@supers0nic77 Yes get a SW20 and AW11 if you can there amazing!! My first and second car ever was a MR2 was second gen na. Not the fastest but its amazing. I still own it. It’s a 1993 NA Super Red if you click on my channel it’s on my banner, picture is a few years old but it now has a GReddy kit and it’s dipped in wicked wine color. But it’s still na and it’s just a blast to drive even though I have the turbo ones, nothing beats driving the first MR2 that got me hooked into wanting to get more of these cars.
love mr2 just build mr2 1991