Vehicle Description
History
The Toyota MR2 is a two-seat, mid-engined, rear-wheel-drive sports
car manufactured in Japan and marketed globally by Toyota from 1984
to 2007 over three generations. It was Japan's first mid-engined
production car.
Conceived as a small, economical and sporty car, the MR2 employed
straightforward design elements, including fully independent
MacPherson strut front and rear suspensions, four wheel disc
brakes, and transverse-mounted inline-four engines. The name MR2
stands for mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive, 2-seater.
Why This Car Is Special
A mid-engined sports car puts its engine amidships, so you reduce
inertia at the car's nose and tail, making it a lot easier for the
car to change direction. That's what produces the responsive and
nimble handling characteristics typical of mid-engined cars like
the 2002 Toyota MR2 Spyder we have here at Skyway Classics.
Mechanical Specs
Our 2002 MR2 had a lot of new parts that year including new front
and rear fascias, standard fog lights, power antennae, and
color-matched side air intakes, 16-inch rear wheels with larger
tires, new seats, slight changes to the gauge cluster and interior,
Sequential Manual Transmission and faster shifting, new springs,
dampers, and a new underbody brace.
Weighing just 2200 pounds, the Spyder is well served by its
138-horsepower, 1.8-liter twin-cam four, and the sprint from
standstill to 60 mph is reported to take seven seconds.
Interior
The great black bucket seat interior has room for
six-foot-something drivers to nestle in, and visibility is quite
good. Also, the manual softtop with glass backlight provides
surprisingly good headroom. The wheel tilts and the MR2 has all
power options you expect with a great stereo too.
Exterior
Despite its low weight, the Spyder's structure turns out to be
extremely stiff and is resistant to the shivers and quakes that
afflict many other convertibles. The body is also endowed with
remarkably good aerodynamics. The drag coefficient is 0.35 with the
top up, according to Toyota, but what owners will notice more is
the lack of buffeting and turbulence inside the car when the top's
down.
Although the MR2 measures a mere 153.0 inches long, 2.3 inches
shorter than a Miata, its wheelbase stretches 96.5 inches, 7.3
inches longer than the little Mazda's. This reduces any
short-coupled snappishness in the car's handling. The five spoke
wheels look great on the car as does the black and red stripping
running from the front to the rear on the sides.
Coclusion
This 2002 Toyota MR2 Spyder we have at Skyway Classics is sporty,
has great styling, and it is a blast to drive. Toyota quality is
amazing. Lower the top, and go for a Sunday drive. You will smile
the whole time.
So give us a call at 941-254-6608.
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