Toyota MR2
Mid-engine on a Corolla budget. Three takes, all worth it.
13 reviewers · 17 videos
Reviewers strongly agree on its performance and handling, but split on daily drivability.
across 13 reviewers
"The damping is fantastic because I can go over real New England roads that are not curated for sports cars and I'm really not bothered."
Tedward · ▶ 12:45"the zzw30 is useless notice how i don't even fit in a driver's seat because an aftermarket subwoofer prevents the seat from moving back that last crucial inch"
Regular Car Reviews · ▶ 4:53Performance
3.5/513 of 13 reviewersstrong consensus“It really livens up the whole chassis of the car. Everything feels happier. Everything feels more lively.”
positive · ShootingCars · ▶ 6:59“138 horsepower may not sound like much because it isn't, but it's only having to pull the 2200 lb of this car”
Tedward · ▶ 12:06“The power delivery insane.”
positive · Zygrene · ▶ 7:02Handling
4.5/513 of 13 reviewersstrong consensus“It's so light and nimble. Oh, it's so lovely and it feels balanced as well. Snap oversteer isn't really a concern in this generation.”
positive · ShootingCars · ▶ 3:23“It's just that how quick it can rotate and how balanced it is, how fast it just reacts. Wow.”
positive · Realistick · ▶ 13:53“Just feel the balance of this car. It pivots around the corner.”
positive · Driven+ · ▶ 2:09Fun to drive
5.0/513 of 13 reviewersstrong consensus“This car just kind of frolics along and it's so joyous. It's so nimble and light.”
positive · ShootingCars · ▶ 5:37“I have not had fun like this in a long time. I have class coming up soon and I'm pretty much just missing it for this. This is so much better than class.”
positive · Realistick · ▶ 14:27“out of the eight or nine cars I drove that day... this was the most fun car I drove that day.”
positive · Zygrene · ▶ 0:39Daily drivability
2.5/513 of 13 reviewerssplit“the zzw30 is useless notice how i don't even fit in a driver's seat because an aftermarket subwoofer prevents the seat from moving back that last crucial inch”
critical · Regular Car Reviews · ▶ 4:53“The downside of this is that it actually has no trunk. They gave you like a compartment for your spare tire. Uh, but this one literally it it looks like somebody just yanked the engine out.”
critical · Realistick · ▶ 1:24“Space is Limited in that mid set”
critical · Dutch_Fake_Ferrari · ▶ 3:17Value
4.5/513 of 13 reviewersconsensus“You can pick up, I think, an MR2 Spider nowadays, clean condition, for around $8 to $10,000.”
positive · Zygrene · ▶ 3:55“If you've got £5,000 to spend on a sports car, this is your buy.”
positive · Driven+ · ▶ 11:56“It is also the cheapest of the three, isn't it? You can get into one of these for as little as a grand.”
positive · Car Throttle · ▶ 20:51Hear it in the reviewer’s words
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