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Toyota MR2
The Toyota MR2 is a two-seat, mid-engined, rear-wheel-drive sports car produced by Toyota from 1984 until July 2007 when production stopped in Japan. There are three different generations of the MR2: the W10 in 1984–1989, with angular, origami-like lines, the W20 in 1990–1999, which had styling that some compared to Ferrari sports cars, and the W30 in 2000–2007, which somewhat resembled the Porsche Boxster. It was designed to be small, with an economical powerplant, but sporty in style and handling. Basic design elements, such as MacPherson strut front and rear suspensions and transverse-mounted inline-four engines, are common to all three generations of MR2, though each generation differs greatly from the next in particulars.
In Japan, it was exclusive to Toyota Japanese dealerships called ''Toyota Vista Store'' (later rebranded in 1998 as ''Toyota Netz Store'') as an alternative to the Toyota Celica which was exclusive to ''Toyota Corolla Store'' locations.
==Origins==
The MR2's life began in 1976 when Toyota launched a design project with the goal of producing a car which would be enjoyable to drive, yet still provide good fuel economy. Initially the purpose of the project was not to design a sports car. The actual design work began in 1979 when Akio Yoshida from Toyota's testing department started to evaluate different alternatives for engine placement and drive method. The choice was finally made to place the engine transversely in the middle of the car. The result was the first prototype in 1981, dubbed the SA-X. From its base design, the car began evolving into an actual sports car, and further prototypes were tested intensely both in Japan and in California. A significant amount of testing was performed on actual race circuits such as Willow Springs, where former Formula One driver Dan Gurney tested the car. All three generations are in compliance with Japanese Government regulations concerning exterior dimensions and engine displacement. It appeared around the same time as the Japanese competitors Honda CR-X, the Mazda Miata, the Nissan EXA, the VW Scirocco and Fiat X1/9 from Europe, and the Pontiac Fiero and Ford EXP from North America.
Toyota made its SV-3 concept car public in October 1983 at the Tokyo Motor Show, gathering a huge amount of publicity both from the press and the audience. The car, scheduled to be launched in the second quarter of 1984 in the Japanese market under the name MR2 (which stands for either "mid-ship, run-about, 2-seater" or "mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive, 2-seater), was to become the first mass-produced mid-engined car to come from a Japanese manufacturer. In France the name was shortened to MR to avoid the similarity in pronunciation of ''MR2'' with the French words ''est merdeux'', meaning "(it) is shitty".
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