It Looks Like Toyota Is Resurrecting The MR2 As Well As The Supra
From an enthusiast’s perspective, Toyota’s future is looking jolly exciting. We’ve already been enjoying the GT86 for the last few years, a hot Yaris is on the way, the Supra is being resurrected, and now, we’ve learned that the MR2 is set for its own automotive Lazarus moment.
Speaking to Evo at the Geneva Motor Show, Tetsuya Tada - Gazoo Racing’s boss - said that Toyota’s sports car line-up will consist of “The Three Brothers”. By that, he means the GT86, the Supra, and - the motoring world is assuming - a new MR2. We may not have to wait that long either, with Tada-san insisting Toyota wants the new trio in production “as soon as possible”.
Beyond that, everything else is speculation. A lightweight, fast, mid-engined sports car would slot between the GT86 and Supra quite nicely, but Toyota may go a different route - we’ll have to wait and see.
The third and final generation ‘W30’ MR2 was a mid-engined roadster, which went out of production in 2007, one year after the seventh and final generation Celica was killed off.
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
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Mitsubishi, it’s your turn now
Mitsubishi: “We are proud to launch the new Mitsubishi Eclipse…. And it’s a crossover not a sports car”
#BringBackEvoEclipseAnd3KGT
Yeah, bring back the GTO and the Evo.
Nissan owns mitsubishi now
It’s the 90s all over again. I’m so wet
Not entirely, we don’t have the new Silvia, new RX-7/8, we don’t have the Evo, nor 3000GT. And last but not the least, we don’t have the new Suzuki Cappuccino ;__;
What year is it?
“Dream of the 90s is alive in Japan”
Imagine the new MR2 made in collaboration with Subaru 0.0 . Maybe we’ll se a mid engined flat 6? Or a flat for out of the WRX STi?
Yep, Toyota is going down the right path unlike a certain manufacturer coughMitsubishicough
Toyota have finally come to realise: “Christ we make some dreary cars don’t we? Lets change that”
Looks like that Mitsubishi has entered the boring hole and Toyota escaped it
Toyota in the early 2000’s : enough fun, let’s make some money
Toyota in the mid 2010’s : enough money, let’s get back to fun cars.
The third brother will be the GRMN @ 205hp hahaha
More2 entertain us
Nissan,this is the time to revive the S-chassis
#BringBackTheSilvia
nissan states that the MFin juke is the target to kids like the 240sx was
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Considering how well BRZ86 sell, a slightly higher powered Turbo (F.ex the Juke Nismo Engine) RWD coupe to a similar Price would sell good
Qian Li 🎉 🎉
Why downvoted? Fixed it
Thanks.
Will it oversteer?
Only if you drive poorly.
Couldn’t it be a Celica just as well? Great news which ever it will be.
A new Celica GT-FOUR would be amazing
So, anyone interested in some organs? Looks like I’ll be selling most of mine.. ..
Nah need to save up some to buy something…