Toyota MR2
Mid-engine on a Corolla budget. Three takes, all worth it.
7 reviewers · 11 videos
Reviewers strongly agree on its performance and handling, but split on daily drivability.
across 7 reviewers
"This is so raw and yet it doesn't beat you up. The suspension is compliant."
Zygrene · ▶ 9:05"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
3.5/57 of 7 reviewersstrong consensus“The power delivery insane.”
positive · Zygrene · ▶ 7:02“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“It really livens up the whole chassis of the car. Everything feels happier. Everything feels more lively.”
positive · ShootingCars · ▶ 6:59Handling
5.0/57 of 7 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“the chassis is amazing driver controls the steering's all like about as good as you can ask from a freaking $2,000 car”
positive · Zygrene · ▶ 10:06Fun to drive
5.0/57 of 7 reviewersstrong consensus“out of the eight or nine cars I drove that day... this was the most fun car I drove that day.”
positive · Zygrene · ▶ 0:39“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 · ▶ 14:27Daily drivability
3.0/57 of 7 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“This is so raw and yet it doesn't beat you up. The suspension is compliant.”
positive · Zygrene · ▶ 9:05Value
4.5/57 of 7 reviewersconsensus“You can pick up, I think, an MR2 Spider nowadays, clean condition, for around $8 to $10,000.”
positive · Zygrene · ▶ 3:55“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 · ▶ 20:51“For 10 grand, an MR2 feels good. At 15 or 20 grand, I start to lose interest.”
mixed · Realistick · ▶ 15:45Hear it in the reviewer’s words
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