When we first heard years ago that Toyota planned to revive its “three brothers” sports car lineup, and hinted at filling the gap between the 86 and GR Supra with a mid-engined model to honor the MR2, ...

The first-generation Toyota Mister Two may get all the attention at auctions right now, as restored examples jockey for increasingly improbable amounts of cash, but the second-generation MR2 was in ...

Few sports cars make us truly sad about their discontinuation as much as the Toyota MR2. Yet, why was the MR2 so special? The MR2 was, and is, the only affordable mid-engine sports car ever made. Your ...

The original Toyota MR2 was meant to be a thrifty little commuter that was plenty of fun in the corners thanks to its low curb weight. Early versions feel like a sort of fun-size Acura NSX. But for ...

Nothing handles quite like a mid-engine car, but if you're buying new, they're not cheap. The most affordable is the Porsche 718 Cayman, which starts at $55,000, and the only other two under $100,000 ...

Have you ever been scolded by a friend or family member for spending too much money on cars? Well, if you play your cards right, you can easily come up with a better answer than just "I'm really ...

The seller of today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe MR2 describes the model as the "poor man's Ferrari." Let's see just how accurate that might be, and if it comes with a price that makes it a title that's ...

Over the past few years, I've noticed a somewhat upsetting trend. People in their 20s seem to be less and less interested in cars. While they can notice a nicely modified vehicle, they won't be ...

What has five gears, four cylinders, three air compressors, two driven wheels, and one crazy builder? The supercharged, twin-turbo 1989 Toyota MR2 built by a fella named Mike Townzen, who refers to ...

Rosario Sapienza was born in Western Pennsylvania and attended Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. Rosario was on active duty in the U.S. Army, where he served in the 436th Transportation ...

Despite the stellar improvements in handling and chassis response wrung out of our Project MR2 Spyder, there has been little fighting over who takes it home for the night or out for a weekend thrash.