A general rule of thumb says not to buy someone else's project. User dherr ignored that advice by picking up a first-generation Toyota MR2 in the middle of a V6 swap.
Getting your hands on an AE86 Corolla can be almost impossible. The next best thing? How about an AW11 Toyota MR2 like the one forum user Vracer111 just recently picked up?
Have a one-make tow rig like our Tundra/MR2 combo? Show it off here.
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Which one would you rather have? Toyota MR2 Spyder or Lotus Elise?
As the new millennium approached, Toyota had a plan to woo back younger drivers. One of the arrows in their quiver was the MR2 Spyder: light, fun and, perhaps most importantly, inexpensive.
One of the first things we do whenever we pick up an older car? Go through the fuel system.
This Toyota MR2 hides supercharged Camry power.
Ferrari looks, top-shelf performance, Toyota reliability: Yep, we’re talking about the second-generation MR2.
Sometimes, we pick project cars not because they are the best tool for the job, but because they mean something to us on a deeper level.
To answer your first questions, yes, our Toyota MR2 Turbo caught fire at the recent SCCA Track Night in America event at Daytona International Speedway, and, …
After we pulled our 1991 Toyota MR2 Turbo back into the shop and started to inspect it after the engine fire at Daytona International Speedway, we realized that …
So, just before our MR2 burst into flames at Daytona, it was running well. Really well.
So, we have this Toyota MR2 Turbo with a now-crispy engine, and we have the insurance company on the other line. The engine looks …
The term “plug and play” gets tossed around so much that it seems to have lost all meaning–at least when it comes to engine swaps. Even so, the more pieces …
