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Toyota MR2: 1984 2005 Toyota MR-S: 1999 2007 Japanese version of the W30 MR2 Toyota Nadia: 1998 2003 Toyota Opa: 2000 2005 Toyota Origin: 2000 2001 Toyota Paseo: 1991 1999 also sold in some markets as the Toyota Cynos Toyota Passo: 2004 2023 a rebadge of Daihatsu Boon: Toyota Pixis Joy: 2016 2023 a rebadge of Daihatsu Cast: Toyota Pixis Space ...
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). It is Japan's first rear mid-engined production car.
The Sard MC8-R was a modified and lengthened version of the Toyota MR2 (SW20) built for GT racing by Toyota's SARD (Sigma Advanced Research Development) works team.. SARD heavily modified the front half of the MR2s chassis and completely replaced the rear with a custom setup in order to fit a twin-turbo version of the 4.0-liter 1UZ-FE V8 producing 600 bhp (447 kW). [1]
The car had become so toxic on the used car market that one-year-old models with low mileage were worth less than a quarter of their MSRP and dealerships refused to take them as trade-ins. [54] Two Firenzas caught fire during a 32-car protest outside of the Canadian House of Commons. [54]
The first non-Japanese car to win the award was the Volkswagen Golf in 2013, followed by the Volvo XC60 in 2017 and the Volvo XC40 in 2018. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The highest-placed car from the United States was the Jeep Cherokee , which was eliminated in the final round in 2014 and was placed eighth. [ 5 ]
In 1984, the Toyota MR2 two-seat coupe became Japan's first production mid-engine car. The MR2 switched to a two-seat roadster body style for the final generation from 1999 to 2007. The first Korean coupe model was the 1988 Hyundai Scoupe, which used front-wheel drive and was based on the Excel hatchback.
In 2015, 2 Cheap Cars started parallel importing of new cars from Honda, Toyota and Mazda. [7] The company received a "cease and desist" notice from the car giant Honda in May 2015, claiming that 2 Cheap Cars's advertisement of the Honda Jazz would mislead consumers, resulting in the low sales of the new car manufacturers including Honda. [8]
Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. (TMS, also known as Toyota USA) is the North American Toyota sales, marketing, and distribution subsidiary devoted to the United States market. Founded in 1957 in California, TMS currently employs more than 6,500 people. As of spring 2017 Toyota moved to a new campus in Plano, Texas.