Mid-life crisis or not, there comes a time in a car enthusiast’s life when buying a sports car becomes a priority. Since a new one is often way too expensive, looking at some used alternatives is the ...

The MR in the name of today's Nice Price or No Dice MR2 Spyder stands for 'Midship Runabout,' denoting its engine placement and spry driving behavior. Let's see if its seller has named a good price ...

The Toyota MR2 had an unusual evolution. It started life as a funky, angular, 80s-tastic baby sports car, then it evolved into a turbocharged four-banger Ferrari knockoff, and for its final act, it ...

It was a problematic turbo kit that caused an untimely death for the stock engine in his MR2 Spyder. None of us would have blamed Mike Ngo for packing up shop and moving on, but instead his remedy for ...

These days, even Toyota’s supposedly affordable mid-engined sports car, the MR2, is no performance bargain. Rather than buy one, it seems you can do better by just kind of building one yourself out of ...

When the original MR2, which stood for “midship-engine runabout two-seater,” debuted for 1985, the world got a $12,000 ...

All things being equal, I prefer a manual transmission to an automatic. There’s something about shifting gears myself that feels like driving to me. It’s probably a control issue, but I’d rather drive ...

We’ve already taken the time to explain why a used Toyota MR2 Spyder might be an excellent deal for anyone looking to secure a sports car without breaking the bank. But let us showcase the perfect ...

When we first heard years ago that Toyota planned to revive its “three brothers” sports car lineup, and hinted at filling the gap between the 86 and GR Supra with a mid-engined model to honor the MR2, ...

These days, affordable sportscars are thin on the ground, but in the mid-2000s, life was good. Then, if shopping for a wallet-friendly roadster, you could stroll right past the Mazda dealer and over ...

I always wanted a Miata, but their interiors are so small, I am 6'2" and 235 lbs. I fit quite comfortably in my MR2 Spyder. With a 5 speeed manual and excellent mid engine handling, the car is a gas ...