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#FastFriday: Thinking outside the box with a front-engine Toyota MR2

Is an unconventional approach the key to winning the Tire Rack Ultimate Track Car Challenge? This front-engine Toyota MR2 is about to find out.

Check this out: a JDM Toyota MR2 Turbo for sale

Sure, the steering wheel is on the other side of car, but the JDM MR2 Turbo also got more power from the factory than the U.S. version.

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Toyota MR2 articles

Shop Work: Can blueprinting old fuel injectors really increase performance?

One of the first things we do whenever we pick up an older car? Go through the fuel system.

Features: Is the first-gen Toyota MR2 the most practical exotic of its time?

The GRM staff knows rad-era cars, as we’ve been driving them since they were new–like the AW11 Toyota MR2.

Columns: This community is the best in the world

The biggest lesson we learned after our MR2 caught fire? This motorsport community is the best in the world.

Buyer's Guides: Dont post

A recent NASA rule change had us asking a question: The Falken Azenis RT660 or the nearly slick Toyo RR for our MR2 Turbo?

Data & Communication: Vintage Views: Toyota MR2—Mid-Engined Magic for the Masses

Nimble handling and a zingy engine planted the original MR2 on several “best car” lists back in the day and forever cemented its place in the hearts of enthusiasts.

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Toyota MR2 project car updates

Overcoming our V6-powered MR2's weak point: oiling

The 3.5-liter Toyota 2GR-FE that’s going into our MR2–with its forged bottom end, roller rockers, aluminum block and high-winding nature–is a heck of an engine despite its pedestrian Camry …

Simple, inexpensive protection for our MR2's undercarriage

So many cars in our world fit into the same category as our 1991 Toyota MR2: They’re a little crusty underneath, but not bad enough or valuable enough …

How to build a fuel system that our MR2 won’t outgrow

Since we’re thoroughly disassembling our 1991 Toyota MR2 to clean up the fire damage and prep the car for the installation of our 2GR FE V6, …

Surprise! Guess what was found inside our transmission? | Project MR2 Turbo

Last week, before getting hurricaned by our friend Nicole, we dropped off our MR2’s E153 five-speed transaxle and a shiny new Quaife helical limited-slip diff at

Advice: Dealing with insurance after the fire | Project Toyota MR2 Turbo

After we pulled our 1991 Toyota MR2 Turbo back into the shop and started to inspect it after the engine fire at Daytona International Speedway, we realized that …

Toyota MR2 Forum Topics

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Toyota MR2 Readers' Rides

Dec 11, 2020 by vintagemilano
1986 None MR2

Fairly stock sunroof car.

Aug 10, 2022 by dherr (Forum Supporter)
1987 None MR2

Stock 87 MR2 survivor with no rust!

Feb 28, 2020 by Notmelko
1991 None SW20

Black, stock, hard top

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