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Toyota MR2, the Glossary

Index Toyota MR2

The Toyota MR2 is a line of two-seater, mid-engined, rear-wheel-drive sports cars, manufactured in Japan and marketed globally by Toyota from 1984 until 2007 over three generations: W10 (1984–1989), W20 (1989–1999) and W30 (1999–2007).[1]

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  1. 127 relations: Air conditioning, Airbag, All American Racers, Aluminium alloy, Autobacs Racing Team Aguri, Automated manual transmission, Automatic transmission, Automobile handling, Öhlins, BBC, Camshaft, Car and Driver, Car and Driver 10Best, Car of the Year, Car of the Year Japan, Central Motors, Chapman strut, Coilover, Compression ratio, Convertible, Cosworth, Coupe, Dan Gurney, Dennis Aase, Denso, Disc brake, Dragstrip, Evo (magazine), Exhaust manifold, Fender (vehicle), Ferrari 308 GTB/GTS, Ferrari 348, Ferrari F355, Fiat X1/9, Ford EXP, Formula One, Fuel economy in automobiles, Geneva International Motor Show, Goodwood Festival of Speed, Grey market, Group B, Group GT1, Hiroaki Ishiura, Homologation, Honda CR-X, Honda NSX (first generation), IMSA, Intercooler, Japan, Japan Mobility Show, ... Expand index (77 more) »

  2. Cars discontinued in 2007
  3. Cars powered by transverse 4-cylinder engines

Air conditioning

Air conditioning, often abbreviated as A/C (US) or air con (UK), is the process of removing heat from an enclosed space to achieve a more comfortable interior temperature (sometimes referred to as 'comfort cooling') and in some cases also strictly controlling the humidity of internal air.

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Airbag

An airbag is a vehicle occupant-restraint system using a bag designed to inflate exceptionally quickly and then deflate during a collision.

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All American Racers

All American Racers is an American-licensed auto racing team and constructor based in Santa Ana, California.

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Aluminium alloy

An aluminium alloy (UK/IUPAC) or aluminum alloy (NA; see spelling differences) is an alloy in which aluminium (Al) is the predominant metal.

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Autobacs Racing Team Aguri

Autobacs Racing Team Aguri (ARTA) is a joint racing project formed between former F1 driver Aguri Suzuki and Autobacs in 1997.

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Automated manual transmission

The automated manual transmission (AMT) is a type of transmission for motor vehicles.

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Automatic transmission

An automatic transmission (sometimes abbreviated AT) is a multi-speed transmission used in motor vehicles that does not require any input from the driver to change forward gears under normal driving conditions.

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Automobile handling

Automobile handling and vehicle handling are descriptions of the way a wheeled vehicle responds and reacts to the inputs of a driver, as well as how it moves along a track or road.

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Öhlins

Öhlins or Öhlins Racing AB, is a Swedish company that develops suspension systems for the automotive, motorcycle, mountain bike and motorsport industries.

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BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England.

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Camshaft

A camshaft is a shaft that contains a row of pointed cams in order to convert rotational motion to reciprocating motion.

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Car and Driver

Car and Driver (CD or C/D) is an American automotive enthusiast magazine first published in 1955.

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Car and Driver 10Best

Car and Driver 10Best is a list annually produced by Car and Driver (C/D) beginning in 1983, nominating what it considers the 10 best cars of the year.

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Car of the Year

Car of the Year (COTY) is a common abbreviation for numerous automotive awards.

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Car of the Year Japan

The annual Car of the Year Japan Award (日本カー・オブ・ザ・イヤー, nihon kā obu za iyā), also known as Japan Car of the Year (or JCOTY), is an annual Car of the Year award given for newly released or redesigned vehicles released in the car buying market in Japan in the twelve months beginning 1 November.

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Central Motors

Central Motor Co., Ltd. was a Japanese manufacturer of cars within the Toyota Group.

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Chapman strut

The Chapman strut is a design of independent rear suspension used for light cars, particularly sports and racing cars.

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Coilover

A coilover is an automobile suspension device.

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Compression ratio

The compression ratio is the ratio between the volume of the cylinder and combustion chamber in an internal combustion engine at their maximum and minimum values.

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Convertible

A convertible or cabriolet is a passenger car that can be driven with or without a roof in place.

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Cosworth

Cosworth is a British automotive engineering company founded in London in 1958, specialising in high-performance internal combustion engines, powertrain, and electronics for automobile racing (motorsport) and mainstream automotive industries.

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Coupe

A coupe or coupé is a passenger car with a sloping or truncated rear roofline and two doors.

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Dan Gurney

Daniel Sexton Gurney (April 13, 1931 – January 14, 2018) was an American racing driver, race car constructor, and team owner who reached racing's highest levels starting in 1958.

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Dennis Aase

Dennis Aase (February 23, 1942 – February 28, 2023) was an American race car driver, a member of the All American Racers team.

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Denso

is a global automotive components manufacturer headquartered in the city of Kariya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.

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Disc brake

A disc brake is a type of brake that uses the calipers to squeeze pairs of pads against a disc or a rotor to create friction.

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Dragstrip

A dragstrip is a facility for conducting automobile and motorcycle acceleration events such as drag racing.

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Evo (magazine)

Evo is a British automobile magazine dedicated to performance cars, from hot hatches to supercars.

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Exhaust manifold

In automotive engineering, an exhaust manifold collects the exhaust gases from multiple cylinders into one pipe.

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Fender (vehicle)

Fender is the American English term for the part of an automobile, motorcycle or other vehicle body that frames a wheel well (the fender underside).

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Ferrari 308 GTB/GTS

The Ferrari 308 GTB berlinetta and targa-topped 308 GTS are V8 mid-engined, two-seater sports cars manufactured by the Italian company Ferrari from 1975 until 1985.

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Ferrari 348

The Ferrari 348 (Type F119) is a mid-engine V8-powered 2-seat sports car produced by Italian automaker Ferrari, replacing the 328 in 1989 and remaining in production until 1995, when it was replaced by the F355. Toyota MR2 and Ferrari 348 are sports cars.

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Ferrari F355

The Ferrari F355 (Type F129) is a sports car manufactured by Italian car manufacturer Ferrari produced from May 1994 until 1999. Toyota MR2 and Ferrari F355 are sports cars.

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Fiat X1/9

The Fiat X1/9 is an Italian two-seater mid-engined sports car designed by Bertone and manufactured by Fiat from 1972–1982 and subsequently by Gruppo Bertone from 1982–1989. Toyota MR2 and Fiat X1/9 are cars powered by transverse 4-cylinder engines, roadsters, sport compact cars and sports cars.

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Ford EXP

The Ford EXP (also called Ford Escort EXP) is a sports compact coupe that was produced by Ford Motor Company from 1982 to 1988.

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Formula One

Formula One, commonly known as Formula 1 or F1, is the highest class of international racing for open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA).

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Fuel economy in automobiles

The fuel economy of an automobile relates to the distance traveled by a vehicle and the amount of fuel consumed.

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Geneva International Motor Show

The Geneva International Motor Show was an annual auto show held in March in the Swiss city of Geneva.

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Goodwood Festival of Speed

The Goodwood Festival of Speed is an annual motorsports festival featuring modern and historic motor racing vehicles taking part in a hill climb and other events, held in Goodwood House, West Sussex, England, in late June or early July.

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Grey market

A grey market or dark market (sometimes confused with the similar term "parallel market") is the trade of a commodity through distribution channels that are not authorized by the original manufacturer or trade mark proprietor.

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Group B

Group B was a set of regulations for grand touring (GT) vehicles used in sports car racing and rallying introduced in 1982 by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). Toyota MR2 and Group B are rally cars.

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Group GT1

Group GT1, also known simply as GT1, was a set of regulations maintained formerly by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), for Grand Tourer racing.

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Hiroaki Ishiura

is a Japanese racing driver.

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Homologation

Homologation (Greek homologeo, ὁμολογέω, "to agree") is the granting of approval by an official authority.

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Honda CR-X

The Honda CR-X (styled in some markets as Honda CRX), originally launched as the Honda Ballade Sports CR-X in Japan, is a front-wheel-drive sport compact car manufactured by Honda from 1983 until 1991 with nearly 400,000 produced during this period. Toyota MR2 and Honda CR-X are sport compact cars.

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Honda NSX (first generation)

The first generation Honda NSX (New Sportscar eXperimental), marketed in North America and Hong Kong as the Acura NSX, is a 2-seater, mid-engine sports car that was manufactured by Honda in Japan from 1990 until 2005. Toyota MR2 and Honda NSX (first generation) are 2000s cars and sports cars.

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IMSA

The International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) is a North American sports car racing sanctioning body based in Daytona Beach, Florida, under the jurisdiction of the ACCUS arm of the FIA.

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Intercooler

An intercooler is a heat exchanger used to cool a gas after compression.

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Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland.

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Japan Mobility Show

The, called (TMS) until 2019, is a biennial auto show held in October–November at the Tokyo Big Sight, Tokyo, Japan for cars, motorcycles and commercial vehicles.

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Kazuya Oshima

is a Japanese racing driver, currently racing in the Super GT Series and the Super Formula Championship for Toyota Gazoo Racing and ROOKIE Racing.

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Keiichi Suzuki (racing driver)

Keiichi Suzuki (鈴木恵一, Suzuki Keiichi, born 21 March 1949) is a former Japanese racing driver.

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Kota Sasaki

is a Japanese racing driver who was the 2005 Super GT champion for the GT300 category.

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Lift-off oversteer

Lift-off oversteer (also known as, trailing-throttle oversteer, throttle off oversteer, or lift-throttle oversteer) is a form of sudden oversteer.

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Limited-slip differential

A limited-slip differential (LSD) is a type of differential gear train that allows its two output shafts to rotate at different speeds but limits the maximum difference between the two shafts.

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Lotus Cars

Lotus Group (also known as Lotus Cars, and doing business as Lotus NYO in China) is a British multinational automotive manufacturer of luxury sports cars and electric vehicles.

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Lotus Elise

The Lotus Elise is a sports car conceived in early 1994 and released in September 1996 by the British manufacturer Lotus Cars. Toyota MR2 and Lotus Elise are 2000s cars, cars powered by transverse 4-cylinder engines and roadsters.

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MacPherson strut

The MacPherson strut is a type of automotive suspension system that uses the top of a telescopic damper as the upper steering pivot.

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Manual transmission

A manual transmission (MT), also known as manual gearbox, standard transmission (in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States), or stick shift (in the United States), is a multi-speed motor vehicle transmission system, where gear changes require the driver to manually select the gears by operating a gear stick and clutch (which is usually a foot pedal for cars or a hand lever for motorcycles).

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Marlborough, Wiltshire

Marlborough is a market town and civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire on the Old Bath Road, the old main road from London to Bath.

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Momo (company)

MOMO Srl is a design company headquartered in Milan, Italy that makes accessories and parts for automobiles, such as alloy wheels, tires, steering wheels, seats, gear sticks.

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Mooncraft Shiden

The is a Japanese Super GT GT300 class prototype race car introduced by Mooncraft in 2006.

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Morio Nitta

is a Japanese racing driver currently competing in the Super GT Series for K-tunes Racing.

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Motor Trend

MotorTrend is an American automobile magazine.

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MotorWeek

MotorWeek is an American television news magazine program that focuses on the automotive industry.

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Naturally aspirated engine

A naturally aspirated engine, also known as a normally aspirated engine, and abbreviated to N/A or NA, is an internal combustion engine in which air intake depends solely on atmospheric pressure and does not have forced induction through a turbocharger or a supercharger.

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Nismo

, abbreviated as Nismo, is a division of Nissan Motorsports & Customizing focused in motorsport and performance-oriented car models for Nissan.

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Nissan EXA

The Nissan Pulsar EXA and Nissan EXA are automobiles manufactured and marketed by Nissan Motor Company from 1983 to 1986 and from 1986 to 1990 respectively.

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Nissan Silvia

The is the series of small sports cars produced by Nissan. Toyota MR2 and Nissan Silvia are 2000s cars, rally cars, sport compact cars and sports cars.

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Okayama International Circuit

Okayama International Circuit (岡山国際サーキット), formerly known as TI Circuit Aida (TIサーキット英田) before 2005, is a private motorsport race track in Mimasaka, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.

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Ove Andersson

Ove Andersson (3 January 1938 – 11 June 2008), nicknamed Påven ("the Pope"), was a Swedish rally driver and the first head of Toyota's F1 programme.

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P. J. Jones

Parnell Velko "P.

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Pontiac Fiero

The Pontiac Fiero is a rear mid-engine, light sports car manufactured and marketed by Pontiac for model years 1984–1988. Toyota MR2 and Pontiac Fiero are cars introduced in 1984 and sports cars.

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Porsche

Dr.

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Porsche 911

The Porsche 911 (pronounced Nine Eleven or in Neunelf) is a two-door 2+2 high performance rear-engined sports car introduced in September 1964 by Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany. Toyota MR2 and Porsche 911 are 2000s cars, rally cars and sports cars.

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Porsche 911 GT1

The Porsche 911 GT1 is a car designed and developed by German automobile manufacturer Porsche AG to compete in the GT1 class of sportscar racing, which also required a street-legal version for homologation purposes.

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Ramsbury

Ramsbury is a village and civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire.

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Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout

In automotive design, an RMR, or rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout is one in which the rear wheels are driven by an engine placed with its center of gravity in front of the rear axle, and thus right behind the passenger compartment.

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Rear-wheel drive

Rear-wheel drive (RWD) is a form of engine and transmission layout used in motor vehicles, in which the engine drives the rear wheels only.

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Recaro

Recaro Holding, as the parent company of the Recaro Group, owns the Recaro brand and the independently operating companies Recaro Aircraft Seating (aircraft seats) based in Schwäbisch Hall and Recaro eGaming (gaming seats) based in Stuttgart, Germany.

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Road & Track

Road & Track (stylized as R&T) is an American automotive enthusiast magazine first published 1947.

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Roadster (car)

A roadster (also spider, spyder) is an open two-seat car with emphasis on sporting appearance or character. Toyota MR2 and roadster (car) are roadsters.

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Roots blower

The Roots blower is a positive displacement lobe pump which operates by pumping a fluid with a pair of meshing lobes resembling a set of stretched gears.

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S-segment

S-segment cars are a European car segment class for sports coupés. The equivalent Euro NCAP class is called "roadster sport".

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Sagamihara

is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.

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SARD

is a Japanese tuning company and racing team from Toyota, Aichi, mainly competing in the Super GT series and specializing in Toyota tuning parts.

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Sepang International Circuit

Sepang International Circuit (Litar Antarabangsa Sepang) (known as Petronas Sepang International Circuit for commercial reasons), is a motorsport race track in Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia.

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Sequential manual transmission

A sequential manual transmission, also known as a sequential gearbox, or a sequential transmission, is a type of non-synchronous manual transmission used mostly for motorcycles and racing cars.

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Shingo Tachi

was a Japanese racing driver, the son of Nobuhide Tachi (舘 信秀), founder and head of TOM's, the motorsport side of Toyota.

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Shinichi Takagi

is a Japanese professional racing driver.

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Sports car

A sports car is a type of car that is designed with an emphasis on dynamic performance, such as handling, acceleration, top speed, the thrill of driving, and racing capability. Toyota MR2 and sports car are sports cars.

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Sports Car International

Sports Car International (SCI) was an automobile magazine published in the United States from 1986 to 2008 by Ross Periodicals Inc, first in Newport Beach, but then later in Novato, California.

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Sports prototype

A sports prototype, sometimes referred to as simply a prototype, is a type of race car that is used in the highest-level categories of sports car racing.

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Straight-four engine

A straight-four engine (also referred to as an inline-four engine) is a four-cylinder piston engine where cylinders are arranged in a line along a common crankshaft.

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Super GT

Super GT (stylized as SUPER GT) is a sports car racing series that began in 1993.

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Supercharger

In an internal combustion engine, a supercharger compresses the intake gas, forcing more air into the engine in order to produce more power for a given displacement.

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T-top

A T-top (UK: T-bar) is an automobile roof with a removable panel on each side of a rigid bar running from the center of one structural bar between pillars to the center of the next structural bar.

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T-VIS

Toyota Variable Induction System, or T-VIS, is a variable intake system designed by Toyota to improve the low-end performance of multi-valve engines.

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Takeshi Tsuchiya

is a professional race car driver.

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Team Taisan

Team Taisan (チーム・タイサン, stylized as Team TAISAN) is a Japanese auto racing team founded in 1983 by Yasutsune "Ricky" Chiba and owned by the Taisan Industrial Company.

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Tetsuya Yamano

Tetsuya Yamano (Shinjitai: 山野 哲也, born 2 October 1965, in Tokyo) is a Japanese racing driver.

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Tiff Needell

Timothy Richard "Tiff" Needell (born 29 October 1951) is a British racing driver and television presenter.

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TOM'S

is an automotive aftermarket parts manufacturer and tuner of Toyota and Lexus vehicles, as well as a factory-backed racing team.

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Top Gear (1977 TV series)

Top Gear is a British motoring magazine programme created by the BBC that aired on BBC Two between 22 April 1977 and 17 December 2001.

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Torsen

Torsen Torque-Sensing (full name Torsen traction) is a type of limited-slip differential used in automobiles.

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Toyota

is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan.

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Toyota Celica

The is an automobile produced by Toyota from 1970 until 2006. Toyota MR2 and Toyota Celica are 2000s cars, rally cars, sport compact cars and Toyota vehicles.

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Toyota Corolla (E80)

The Toyota Corolla E80 is a range of small automobiles manufactured and marketed by Toyota from 1983 to 1987 as the fifth generation of cars under the Corolla and Toyota Sprinter nameplates.

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Toyota dealerships (Japan)

Toyota vehicles in Japan are distributed to numerous dealership chains throughout the country.

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Toyota Electronic Modulated Suspension

TEMS (Toyota Electronic Modulated Suspension) is a shock absorber that is electronically controlled (Continuous Damping Control) based on multiple factors, and was built and exclusively used by Toyota for selected products during the 1980s and 1990s (first introduced on the Toyota Soarer in 1983).

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Toyota Gazoo Racing

Toyota Gazoo Racing (TGR) is a motorsport division of the Japanese car manufacturer Toyota.

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Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe

Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe GmbH (TGR-E) is an automotive engineering and motorsport services facility based in Cologne, Germany.

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Toyota Racing Development

Toyota Racing Development (also known by its abbreviation TRD) is the in-house tuning shop for all Toyota and Lexus (and formerly Scion) cars.

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Toyota S engine

The Toyota S Series engines are a family of straight-four petrol (or CNG) engines with displacements between 1.8 and 2.2 litres, produced by Toyota Motor Corporation from January 1980 to August 2007.

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Transverse engine

A transverse engine is an engine mounted in a vehicle so that the engine's crankshaft axis is perpendicular to the direction of travel.

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Trim level (automobile)

Trim levels are used by manufacturers to identify a vehicle's level of equipment or special features.

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Tsukuba Circuit

is a motorsport race track located in Shimotsuma, a neighboring city of Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, about north of central Tokyo.

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Turbocharger

In an internal combustion engine, a turbocharger (also known as a turbo or a turbosupercharger) is a forced induction device that is powered by the flow of exhaust gases.

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Twin-turbo

In an internal combustion engine, twin-turbo is a layout in which two turbochargers work in tandem to compress the intake fuel/air mixture (or intake air, in the case of a direct-injection engine).

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Vehicle frame

A vehicle frame, also historically known as its chassis, is the main supporting structure of a motor vehicle to which all other components are attached, comparable to the skeleton of an organism.

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Volkswagen Scirocco

The Volkswagen Scirocco is a three-door, front-engine, front-wheel-drive, sport compact hatchback manufactured and marketed by Volkswagen in two generations from 1974 to 1992 and a third generation from 2008 until 2017. Toyota MR2 and Volkswagen Scirocco are 2000s cars and sport compact cars.

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VVT-i

VVT-i, or Variable Valve Timing with intelligence, is an automobile variable valve timing petrol engine technology manufacturer by Toyota Group and used by brands Groupe PSA (Peugeot and Citroen), Toyota, Lexus, Scion, Daihatsu, Subaru, Aston Martin, Pontiac and Lotus Cars.

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Wheels (magazine)

Wheels is an Australian automotive magazine owned by Are Media.

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Willow Springs International Motorsports Park

Willow Springs International Motorsports Park (commonly referred to as Willow Springs) is located in Willow Springs near Rosamond, California, about north of Los Angeles.

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Yuji Ide

(born 21 January 1975) is a Japanese racing driver.

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Zagato

Zagato is a coachbuilding company.

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0 to 60 mph

The time it takes a vehicle to accelerate from 0 to 60 miles per hour (97 km/h or 27 m/s), often said as just "zero to sixty" or "nought to sixty", is a commonly used performance measure for automotive acceleration in the United States and the United Kingdom.

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See also

Cars discontinued in 2007

Cars powered by transverse 4-cylinder engines

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_MR2

Also known as AW10, AW11, AW11 MR2, MR-S, MR2s, Mr-2, Mr-2 spyder, Mr2 spyder, SV-3, Toyota 222D, Toyota MR-2, Toyota MR-S, Toyota MR2 (W10), Toyota MR2 (W20), Toyota MR2 (W30), Toyota MR2 Bathurst, Toyota MR2 GT, Toyota MR2 MR-S S-Edition (ZZW30), Toyota MR2 Spider, Toyota MR2 Spyder, Toyota MR2-Spider, Toyota MR2-Spyder, Toyota MRS, Toyota SV-3, Toyota Spider, Toyota Spyder, Toyota VM180 Zagato, ZZW30.

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