Rate this 1997 Toyota sports car

[Richard A Thackeray]

+1 for the original ‘origami’ MR2
That high revving (7500RPM?) 1600cc that was shared with the rear-wheel drive Corolla (?)

 

[Bonefish Blues]

There's no accounting for taste! For me, this was easily the best-looking MR2.

(and possibly the best-looking "affordable" sports car in many years, ignoring convertibles of course. Reliable too.)

Depends whether one wanted to look at it or drive a lightweight roadster.

Series 2 was much bigger, much heavier, and the drive wasn't very good. That was remedied with the following version, which went back to the original concept.

 

[matticus]

Depends whether one wanted to look at it or drive a lightweight roadster.

Hence why I said best-looking (and discounted convertibles).

 

[Drago]

The mk2 was horrible looking. It's as if Toyota had scoured the scrapyard for parts from different cars and then glued them all together. There's no cohesion in the design.

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Hence why I said best-looking (and discounted convertibles).

Other buying criteria are available - I don't impugn your choice, merely stated my preference. You suggested my taste was awry.

 

[Jody]

I'll just say I'm the opposite of people on this thread.

Mk2 is a great looking car although they liked doing 180's when you were least expecting. Really needed a turbo like the Jap imports.

 

[Cletus Van Damme]

Really like it, looks in great condition too. Drove one years ago when was thinking of buying one, was a series 3 one with 170 BHP or something, was a bit underwhelmed at the time to be honest. Then drove a series 3 import Turbo and that was something else. Could imagine that driving the first one again now after years of bloated modern cars would be a real eye opener though. 90's Japanese sports cars are awesome just IMVHO.

 

[Jody]

This one is the best preserved one I've seen!

25 year old car with 50k on the clock, so it'll spend most of it's time garaged and only come out on dry days.

 

[Nibor]

Just get a supra

 

[Jody]

Just get a supra

Only 5-10 times the cost

 

[Nibor]

Although the Mk 3 ones can be made into a nice car using this kit https://www.mrs200.com/

 

[Nibor]

Only 5-10 times the cost

For obvious reasons

 

[Jody]

For obvious reasons

I'd put that out there as possibly my favourite sounding engine.

 

[Jameshow]

Just get a supra

Or a z4 / MK2 TT.....

 

[Accy cyclist]

25 year old car with 50k on the clock, so it'll spend most of it's time garaged and only come out on dry days.

If it was mine, I'd use some Autosol on those chrome exhausts to buff them up to a blingy finish!