RE: Supra and MR2 could return, says Toyota

[kambites]

5lab said:

if they want a sports car to sit 'below' the gt86 in terms of price, it won't be mid engined - i'd expect something more similar to the honda crz based on the new prius 'c' chassis/drivetrain

Well a transverse mid-engined car can at least use large chunks of the drive-line, subframe and suspension from a normal FWD hatch, which should keep development costs down a bit compared to a front engined RWD car.

[sparkster8]

Happy days indeed. If they can produce a line up of the quality they used to have then that's reason to rejoice in my book.

[kambites]

k-ink said:

I think you can kiss goodbye to the soft flowing lines of the old cars. The new ones will most likely be all angular, lumpy, and ugly. Just like their new effort.

Soft flowing lines?

[oliver9523]

A new MR2.... Where do I sign?

[cptsideways]

RWD & a JZ engine please

Mr T Europe is a proper petrolhead

[ally_f]

Marf said:

Considering how practical the Mk2 was, the lack of storage space for anything more than a tooth brush seemed to be a major oversight on the Mk3!

It depends, are you buying it to drive or to go shoe shopping? :-p

(actually the two storage cubbies are surprisingly large, just about big enough for the weekly shop)

[anything fast]

i wish they could just modernise the supra under the skin and just sell it looking like exactly as it did...

that would be fantastic, just make it a little lighter...

[5lab]

kambites said:

5lab said:

if they want a sports car to sit 'below' the gt86 in terms of price, it won't be mid engined - i'd expect something more similar to the honda crz based on the new prius 'c' chassis/drivetrain

Well a transverse mid-engined car can at least use large chunks of the drive-line, subframe and suspension from a normal FWD hatch, which should keep development costs down a bit compared to a front engined RWD car.

true, but probably not enough so to make it significantly cheaper (say 20%) than the gt86. the last mr2 was about the price of a well specced hot hatch, which is lets say 24k today?

[Marf]

ally_f said:

Marf said:

Considering how practical the Mk2 was, the lack of storage space for anything more than a tooth brush seemed to be a major oversight on the Mk3!

It depends, are you buying it to drive or to go shoe shopping? :-p

(actually the two storage cubbies are surprisingly large, just about big enough for the weekly shop)

Just about? You could fit a months shop in the boot of my Mk2

[Melvin Udall]

Marf said:

Just about, you could fit a months shop in the boot of my Mk2

T'was a superb boot, considering the engine was back there too!

[Mr2Mike]

Melvin Udall said:

Superb news. My tubby was one of the most fun cars I've driven.

The only downside of the turbocharged MR2 was that some people felt it necessary to call them "tubby". Grown up people, not 4 year olds.

[MarkRSi]

MiltonRX said:

Surely this negates the need for the GT 86 though. If you want a light nimble sports car you would go for the MR2 and if you wanted more power/space you would have the Supra.

What if you want something nimbler than a Supra but with more space than an MR2...?

[k-ink]

kambites said:

k-ink said:

I think you can kiss goodbye to the soft flowing lines of the old cars. The new ones will most likely be all angular, lumpy, and ugly. Just like their new effort.

Soft flowing lines?

I said the old cars. Not the prehistoric ones

[Marf]

Mr2Mike said:

Melvin Udall said:

Superb news. My tubby was one of the most fun cars I've driven.

The only downside of the turbocharged MR2 was that some people felt it necessary to call them "tubby". Grown up people, not 4 year olds.

There there Mike, no need to be so sad

Andy, stop upsetting Mike! He's a sensitive little flower.

[Mr2Mike]

Melvin Udall said:

T'was a superb boot, considering the engine was back there too!

The Mk3 had very poor boot space in comparison to the Mk2 though.

[djt100]

I'll look forward to buy one of each when they reach a the second hand market ... Really should have just got on and called the FT-86 a Celica and be done with it.

[anonymous-user]

I think it's a great thing. Perhaps it might wake Honda up as well into producing some non white goods cars for the next century??

[Melvin Udall]

Mr2Mike said:

Melvin Udall said:

Superb news. My tubby was one of the most fun cars I've driven.

The only downside of the turbocharged MR2 was that some people felt it necessary to call them "tubby". Grown up people, not 4 year olds.

[s m]

MiltonRX said:

Surely this negates the need for the GT 86 though. If you want a light nimble sports car you would go for the MR2 and if you wanted more power/space you would have the Supra.

Well for about 3 years in the mid 80s they did the AE86 rwd Corolla coupe alongside the MK1 MR2 and the fwd Corolla GT - all used the same engine.

I read an article comparing the handling etc of all 3 and they said at the time that the MR2 outsold the AE86 by about 2 to 1.
Some people will always like to have the rear seats/hatch though

[filski666]

If this true (and not just some pipe dream) then I think that calls for a:

WOO

shortly followed by a:

HOO!