The Toyota MR2 is a two-seater Japanese sports car manufactured by Toyota Central Motors Corporation from 1984 to 2007. In total, 3 generations of the model were made. The car has a mid-engine layout and rear-wheel drive. The abbreviation of the name stands for “mid-engined, small and two-seater.” In the 3rd generation, the car began to be produced in the back of a convertible. It was sold in Japan as the Toyota MR-S, in North America as the Toyota MR2 Spyder and in Europe as the Toyota MR2 Roadster.
The 1.6-liter Toyota 4A-GE gasoline engine was produced by the company from 1983 to 2002 and was installed on many popular concern models, such as Carina, Celica and Corolla Levin. This power unit has several modifications, which are conditionally divided into 5 generations.
The company produced the 1.6-liter Toyota 4A-GZE compressor engine from 1986 to 1995 and installed charged versions of such popular models as the Corolla, Sprinter or MR2. This power unit is very often used for inexpensive garage tuning of old cars.
The 2.0-liter Toyota 3S-GE engine was produced at the plant in Japan from 1984 to 2005 and was installed on sports versions of such popular models as Camry, Corona, Celica and Altezza. A huge number of versions of the motor are divided into 5 generations, the last two are called Beams.
The Toyota 3S-GTE 2.0-liter turbo engine was assembled at a factory in Japan from 1986 to 2007 and was installed in sports modifications of such well-known models as the Celica and Caldina.
The 2.2-liter Toyota 5S-FE engine was assembled at a factory in Japan and the USA from 1989 to 2001 and was installed both in Celica and MR2 sports coupes and in a regular Camry sedan. In the American market, a gas version of the power unit was offered under the symbol 5S-FNE.
The 1.8-liter Toyota 1ZZ-FE engine was produced at a Canadian plant from 1997 to 2009 and was installed on such popular Japanese company models as Corolla, Matrix and Avensis. There is a version of the power unit for ethanol for the Brazilian market with the index 1ZZ-FBE.
The 1.8-liter Toyota 2ZZ-GE engine was produced from 1999 to 2011 at the Japanese plant for both sports versions of popular civilian models and Lotus brand sports cars. The motor was created together with Yamaha engineers and equipped with a VVTL-i phase control system.
