Central Motors (part of the Toyota Motor Corporation)
Also called
Toyota MR (France and Belgium)
Production
1984–2007
Model years
1985–2007
Assembly
Japan: Sagamihara, Kanagawa (Central Motors)
Body and chassis
Class
Sports car (S)
Layout
Transverse mid-engine, rear-wheel drive
The Toyota MR2 is a line of two-seater, mid-engined, rear-wheel-drive sports cars, manufactured in Japan and marketed globally by Toyota from 1984 until 2007 over three generations: W10 (1984–1989), W20 (1989–1999) and W30 (1999–2007). It is Japan's first rear mid-engined production car.
Conceived as a small, economical and sporty car, the MR2 uses simple but effective design elements, including an inline-four engine, transversely mounted in front of the rear axle, four-wheel disc brakes, and fully independent coilover suspension – MacPherson strut fronts and Chapman strut rears.
The name MR2 stands for either "mid-ship run-about 2-seater"[1] or "mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive, 2-seater".[2] In French-speaking markets, the vehicle was renamed Toyota MR because the abbreviation "MR2" sounds like the profanity "merde" when spoken in French.[3]
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^"MR2 History". Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
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