02' Toyota mr2 Spyder build

[Fruttolo]

I love this mr2 too, they are pretty rare here tho...should be fun with 300 horses

[Mr2guy]

I love this mr2 too, they are pretty rare here tho...should be fun with 300 horses

That's what I'm thinking. I want it to be fast but I don't want to kill the balance of the car by making it too nuts. I think anything over 300whp should be a force to be reckoned with haha

[toddzilla]

To be honest. I love the styling of this chassis. Don't get me wrong, the sw20 is sexy without a doubt. But I feel every aspect of this chassis is was overlooked and under rated.

I think my initial reaction to them was very lukewarm because they didn't appear to be a visual upgrade or evolution of the AW11 and SW20. They looked more like a totally different car, something that maybe a dentist's wife would drive. Like, I never would've guessed "oh, that's the new MR2" if I saw one on the road and didn't know what it was.

The AW11 had Fiat X1/9 vibes...




The SW20 had Ferrari 355 vibes...




The SW30 sorta had kei car vibes, a 20hp drop from the previous gen, it was 11" shorter(!), no pop-up headlights, no top, no spoiler, no wedge shape, etc.




I do find it very interesting, however, that these style elements were a conscious choice by the chief engineer Harunori Shiratori to make the car as simple as possible in order to keep costs low and allow for eventual aftermarket customization by the end-user. That's a pretty awesome design philosophy from a large automaker.

[Mr2guy]

I think my initial reaction to them was very lukewarm because they didn't appear to be a visual upgrade or evolution of the AW11 and SW20. They looked more like a totally different car, something that maybe a dentist's wife would drive. Like, I never would've guessed "oh, that's the new MR2" if I saw one on the road and didn't know what it was.

The AW11 had Fiat X1/9 vibes...




The SW20 had Ferrari 355 vibes...




The SW30 sorta had kei car vibes, a 20hp drop from the previous gen, it was 11" shorter(!), no pop-up headlights, no top, no spoiler, no wedge shape, etc.




I do find it very interesting, however, that these style elements were a conscious choice by the chief engineer Harunori Shiratori to make the car as simple as possible in order to keep costs low and allow for eventual aftermarket customization by the end-user. That's a pretty awesome design philosophy from a large automaker.

Lots of good info there