Would have to be an MR2 Mk1. Upgrade the suspension and lower a little with coilovers. Add in small power upgrades with the exhaust, air intake and tuning and you will have a very fun car. Even better replace the 4AGE with turbocharged 3S-GTE and you will have a flying machine.

I bought the MR2 over a MX-5. Often drive in the company of both and I've never met an unhappy owner of either.

Second Gen MR2 with Camry V6 conversion, or, the Fiat 124 Rallye version of the MX-5, but then drop in the MoPar 3.6 V6.

Yes!

I have both ;)

If you don't think a MK1 is known for lift off oversteer your either mad, or never driven one hard enough. I've driven several, LSD and non LSD cars, with and with our super chargers, and all of them got sideways with a little lift of mid corner. Wonderful mid engine cars to drive though, a great introduction to much faster mid engine cars.

@@themoppie1000 I didn’t say they wouldn’t slide, I said they weren’t “known” for (issues with, unlike reports of the Mk2) lift off oversteer. As for driving, literally 1000s of hours on road and track from 120ish BHP through 190 BHP Supercharged and 260+ BHP 3SGTE converted - and cars weighing as little as 720kg (corner weighted by the builders who developed Gp 4, Gp C LeMans, ex F/ etc. so hardly numpties and set up at Donington by ex Thundersports and F3 champion) and none were scary. Including class winning in Sprints & Hillclimbs and multiple track days where each kept pace with race series machines from MGs, Elise series, Alfa’s etc some on slicks. And better in corners than my race and rally prepared M3s, Lotus Sunbeam and Chevette HSR. So suspect they were driven pretty hard. Maybe with a bit of sense or finesse though, usually, the only 3 crashes being obvious faults from overdriving and a brake issue. Maybe you are the mad one…

@@kronkite1530 true, but remember to have experienced mid engine lift off oversteer in the 80s, you had to have driven a Lambo or Ferrari upto it's limits.

It's going to depend where your from. The USA variation deleted the rear roll bar, most other markets kept it. So you can have different experiences and both be right. Half the driving pleasure is working the short wheel base to shift grip forward and backward. Don't do it and you will be slow, do it badly and you will invite mid-engined shenanigans.

@@stephenbello1081 Yep. As with any car, you need to learn it, to understand it and to drive it accordingly. After all, most fwd cars, esp. “hot hatches” will “lift off oversteer” (I’ve owned two of the Series 1 Clio Cup race cars, for example)not just a mid engined rwd vehicle. Does make one wonder what Toyota thought of a so called typical American driver?

It definitely looks dated, it's almost peak 80's design. But yes it definitely looks far better than any modern small cars but that is not a tall order by any measure.

@@minoreye9984 Your mom is dated

​@@absolutezero7344MK2 is a timeless design

@Damon Angelo Supercharged MR2's were also some in the United States. I have owned 4. All left had drive. My current one is fully restored with the optional leather interior. It has all the same motor upgrades as yours once did... I use it as my track/auto cross car. Still, 35 years later... a brilliant car.

Same here, JDM import with pulley..dark blue 88.. had 3. Love MR2 mk1. Not bothered about mk2 or 3. Still got it in the garage.

I a supercharged version with an over boost pulley aftermarket ECU and upgraded exhaust it is plenty quick enough. The tactile seat of the pants feel is amazing.

while that is an aw11. The chassis started as an aw10. Same as the second gen being sw20.

the mk2 supra shared parts with the lotus excel. and lotus tuned the suspension on them aswell. toyota and lotus go wayyy back.

@@tsmith7146 Get used to the idea that the wisest and strongest opinions on MR2's come from those who have never sat in or drove one.

In OZ the smallport was 100kw. And yes, it's a lovely thing to have in an AW11.

if you haven't seeen the pricing already. They're already expensive.