>Lightweight
>RWD
>Manual
>Aesthetic
So what went wrong? Why was this car a terrible failure?
It's ugly as shit. Especially considering the previous MR2.
>>14475532
W20 is the ugliest MR
only children like the bland poser Ferrari style
>>14475532
I think you're looking at another car.
But personally, I think it's because Toyota is known for boring workhorses, not a midengindled, fuck, midengined racer. I'm keeping the misspell because it amuses me.
>>14475513
No 2ZZ version for SANIK SPEDZZ
>>14475548
>only children like the bland poser Ferrari style
Hence why the OP one is disgusting.
>>14475548
Now this right here is shit taste.
>>14475513
>lightweight
Lolno
>>14475758
>curb weight 2200 lbs
>not lightweight
>>14475758
>>14475513
The MR2 is worse than a civic for performance
>>14475880
>opposite of truth troll strikes again!!!
>>14475880
>this is what fwd kiddies actually believe
>>14475886
>>14475889
>But rear mid engine platforms are always good! It's like a porsche!
>>14475880
>>14475889
Now watch as he posts fastestlaps images
>>14475903
I thought you were against trolls. I thought you actually has some car knowledge.
There is no fastest laps here, just disappointment in you.
>>14475758
>hundreds of pounds less than a NB memeata it competed against
>not lightweight
>>14475903
>>14475532
>>14475548
I think they look pretty cool tbqh familia
Wish they came with a hardtop
>>14475962
>not a SI-R or Type R
Kek.
>>14475988
There are some neat kits out there for them too
>>14475513
>Convertible only
>Those headlights
>>14475548
Right, because bland poser Porsche style is much better
>>14475990
>MR-2 faster by huge margin to EP2
>EP3 only faster by considerable margin
top kek
>>14475994
Where can i get that.
>>14476059
It's some Ford pile of shit.
Not an MRS
>>14476035
>MR-2 faster than econo-spec Civic by a huge margin(like this is a surprise when you have a car that weighs more with a lot less power)
>MR-2 gets btfo by the same econo car with a couple of simple mods
Yeah, top kek indeed.
>>14476059
>>14476066
It's an MR-S
>>14476074
>engine swap, entire suspension geometry overhaul and tons of other bits and bobs
>now known as a couple of simple mods
http://www.ephatch.com/forum/showthread.php?69179-Ryan-s-USDM-EP3-converted-Type-R
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It was gutless for the highway and didnt have the characteristics of a ultra light similar to a Lotus
It weigh the same as a Corolla from that year...
>>14476275
you're straight up wrong
aw11 and sw20 are pieces of shit to be honest
>>14476275
>they made their website with wix
Laughingwebdevs.jpg
>>14475998
Weren't only convertibles offered in the US? Just get a hard top anon
>>14476295
>It weigh the same as a Corolla from that year...
Citation needed.
>>14476306
So the guy who did the Type R swap to his EP3 did it wrong? All he needed was just a couple of simple mods? Maybe a sticker?
>>14476376
Corolla of similar vintage weighed 300lbs more. So for that Anon sitting in an MR-S it'd be the same.
>>14475513
>aesthetic
does that mean ugly? because it's ugly
>>14476449
So now we are allowed to swap engines?
>incoming 2zz
>>14476506
Bring on the 1UZ!
>>14476035
>EP2
That's literally the economy version of the Civic.
>>14476551
Kind of like how the 1zz in the MR-S is the economy version of the Celica?
I've been thinking of jumping on a MR2, but I'm looking for a car that trains the driver - lacking any kind of driver failsafe like TCS, ASM, ABS and possibly power steering, and I'm not above tearing out an A/C to cut some weight. After all my long term goal for a car like that is make it something that can race.
Or is there a better car I should know about?
>>14475962
>0-60 in 8 seconds
wew lad, really hauling here
>>14476514
>engine has one coolant hose
are you sure this is how it works
>>14479137
ABS doesn't get in the way, but you'll be glad to have it if you do need it. It's the only modern convenience I like having in my car.
>>14475552
this post pleases me
>>14475513
a) It's ugly.
b) The automatic was a sequential manual that was the worst of both worlds (and realistically, you can't get good sales figures without making auto drivers happy).
c) Can't fit an autocross helmet anywhere unless you take the spare tire out, or grocery bags, or a small carry-on suitcase. The Miata has a big enough trunk to serve as your only car if you're single. The MR2 doesn't.
>>14475513
It's both hilariously impractical and, as has already been pointed out, not exactly stylish, which means it isn't fit to be a dd for most people, and couldn't interest casual drivers looking for something to pose in like the MX-5 could.
I'd say that makes it very much an enthusiast only car, but even then many enthusiasts would prefer either a coupe or a fair whack more performance, which you could have for he money. So really it only appeals to a specific subgroup of enthusiasts. I find the best way to think of it is as the car for people who couldn't afford a Lotus Elise.
Saying that, I love mine.
Didn't perform well enough in stock form to be a performance car.
Wasn't practical enough to be a daily car. With a miata you can get a weeks worth of grocery shopping for a family of 4 in the trunk.
>>14475513
The engines for by brother's car still don't work.
anyone got the cute zzw30 pick?
>>14475513
Its ugly and people stopped wanting small cars with no space.
>>14481405
it's not ugly it's cute
>>14483220
Some people find Xenomorphs cute too
So get a MR2 Spyder, a hard-top, and a few simple mods (2zz-ge swap) and you've basically got a lightweight RWD skid machine for the touge???
Why didn't I think of this before?!?
>>14475988
They look great with a hard top and low spoiler, just not in that color, IMO that gray is hideous and I like gray, the white used on these cars is kinda shit too
>>14475548
find the highest bridge you can drive on and then jump off of it
>older ones look better
except that is wrong
>>14475513
no solid roof
suspension was shit and wasn't sporty at all
typical anemic toyota engine
>>14483373
Pretty much a poor man's Elise that no one will suspect to be a Tooj monster.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8HGbIbcuFo
>>14484006
have you driven it or just read about it?
>>14485159
Can tell you he's never driven one.
Stock suspension is quite sporty.
>>14485175
I think the most driving that Anon has done is riding the back of the bus playing Pokemon while spamming the move HARDEN with his Metapod that he named MUHDICK in hopes to cure himself of his ED.
>>14484006
go home
>>14475513
>what went wrong
>Aesthetic
>>14475513
Becuase it should've been a coupe or at worst a T-top.
It needed to be different from the miata not compete against it.
>>14475513
>So what went wrong?
It only came as a convertible and it looks like a poor man's Boxster. And with how retarded MR-S prices are now I'd be better off buying a used Boxster for a midship with more bite.
>Why was this car a terrible failure?
Too much competition at the time and an ever-shrinking interest in sports cars. Why buy this over a Miata, or an S15, or an RX-7? It's sole appeal was the MR layout and was outperformed by its predecessor.
I wouldn't mind one but I'd hardly consider it a dream car.
>>14475513
I think it looks fine.
>>14475513
>unironically liking that ugly slow piece of shit
>>14486370
>riding the bus
>>14486382
>projecting
>>14483373
>Complete engine swap
>few simple mods
>>14487272
See >>14476074
and >>14476275
>>14486396
>>14486370
>he can't handle snap-oversteer
