Mk3 Toyota MR2 V6 Track Car Review 

These should have come out of the factory like this

I had a stock one for 6 years... took it everywhere and had fun with each yard forward. An extremely rewarding car to drive. Have to keep an eye on the oil if you have the stock 1ZZ engine and also make sure you gut those precats. Tick those and you're happy. Best combo is the stock car, wider tyres and a 2ZZ, NA or SC'd for that instant throttle response (as this car is all about response). I'm in an M235i now and despite being an outstanding vehicle and a true power monster compared to this, I do miss the simple fun feeling that came with the often overlooked little Yota.

I miss my old MR2 roadster. Easily one of the best cars I've owned. More fun than a Z4M and in some ways better than my VX220 but a fraction of the price. I wanted a 2zzge or a V6 but didn't make sense financially for me as I could buy an Elise or VX220 instead. In my opinion JayEmm, you aren't doing it wrong but you could be doing it better, small light mid engined cars are just more fun than 1.5 tonne high powered cars. But that's my opinion from experience.

I never used to like these when they came out but they really appeal now. This particular example looks great and sounds even better! Beautiful V6 snarl.

Toyota should have offered this car with a v6. It would have been a very serious street car and a hot seller.

This really is a budget Cayman/Boxster. Good alternative, thats for sure.

Loving the content and diversity of this channel thanks for the hard work

Man I own one of these and I cant wait to do a 2zz or 2gr swap!

Ahh a proper car at last, although I am biased being an owner of one, albeit a standard example 😁 great vid again J

V6 in a small light weight car is always going to be abit quick. I remember years ago my mates civic vti raced a Citroen c2 vts expecting to leave it well behind but turned out to be other way around. Later found out it was stripped out with a v6 in

i reckon with that v6.. having a gt300 wide body kit with wider tyre will be fun in the track.. mine is a bone stock.. cause I daily my car.. if I would, I would go for the 2zz stock motor.. is more than enough power to play with in the track..

Great impression of the Operations Manager at Chernobyl, after reving the balls off it. "It's fine, totally, fine. Yes, it's fine. No that's perfectly okay. Nothing to see here."

I wouldn't be surprised if mk3s have their own little renaissance before too long, although lots of them are being parted out. Apparently, you can take the 6-speed gearbox from one, and adapt it to fit the 4-AGE engine in a mk1 MR2.

Thanks for that,thoroughly enjoyed that .A much underrated car.The early batch of engines were a problem(oil burners, bore scoring) sounds familiar.But loads of people on here have uprated them with the 2zz engine that lotus had and which Toyota should have put in these.They are fun to drive especially around the country roads .Thanks Again

I really enjoyed this video. If I was in the UK I would had offered you my MR-2 spyder with 1ZZ Turbo conversion for a video.

I've owned 4 mr2s One of 'em was a 1mz V6... an RX8 an old gsl-se rx7, a couple of sport motorcycles F3 600 and an RC30 [ the weight of the rc30 was so low and nice ] , an FR-S, a 240Z and 280zx[first car] a V6 Fiero[Don't ask], I've never owned a boring car IMHO.... for the last 6 years I've driven a well maintained '08 135i... I really wanted something with some good torque and hp... but I always yearned for the polar moment of inertia the mr2 has... So I bought my 4th MR2, which are getting expensive now... For the first time a turbo... I completely agree with what Jay says at 11:40 ... "In terms of actual driving pleasure.. It's more fun than my m3"... There's something about a small mid-engine car... With the mr2 you get the turn in of a lotus with the comfort of a Japanese econobox... Best of both worlds in my opinion. The chassis can take a lot of power and suspension upgrades... While my sw22 [ a 94 mr2 ] suspension is mcpherson at all 4 corners and is not as advanced as modern suspension... At the speed you can drive on the streets... I think it's actually more fun.. Esp if you keep your wheel size at 15" to allow for sidewall soaking up of the imperfect roads... By far the most perfect mid-engine car for driving up to 80-100 mph imho.

I was wanting a built and turbo'd K20/K24 for my MR2, but now im kinda thinking i MIGHT go with a forced induction 2grfe.

No frickin way dude, love the shirt..

Me likey! A great cheap mid-engine fun car. I think I would have preferred a hot forced 2.4L 4-cylinder to reduce the lump effect but that V-6 sounds glorious

Were you not tempted to edit out the mechanical over-rev at 7:20? Pretend it never happened? Lol Fair play. I've owned one of these since July this year and despite having owned all manner of cars, some quick, some not, I'm absolutely smitten with it. But a Woodsport V6 conversion would be my dream car. That noise!

2:34 that wild screamin’ GT3 pass by 😏

the sound is amazing.....

As an owner I must say the mk3 is the best handling MR2. Still prefer my mk2 turbo for power and looks though.

My Mitsubishi GTO used to auto lock, even if you left the keys in the ignition. Fortunately, one can always gain entry in one of these with a garden cane. I won't say how in public, but a useful thing to know.

Great review! Good to see someone on track.

I like boost but damm v6 sounds good

Love this!! Looks like a ton of fun.

The hard top doesn't do anything for the car structurally. It's a common misconception that because of the increase in sound dampening the chassis is somehow reinforced as well but it isn't.

Fantastic MR2 great job 👍👍👍👍💗💗💗💗

Any link about the build ? What is the name of the company which made this? (hard to understand it during your review, sorry to ask)

Snetterton is one of my favourite circuits James Great 👍 place although a little windy 😂

Had a MK 2 T bar, what an incredibly fun car, now seriously considering the MK3, as a viable replacement.Not heard good things about the 1 VV engine though......

BEAUTIFUL VIDEO

Go mate, if you push on the accelerator same effort as you talk, you win! LOL

Been thinking about doing the same with my mx5, except with the rocketeer kit, maybe check one of them out

How much horsepower does this mr2 have? How is the Company called? Woodspor? Can't find it. Can someone give me the link pls :)

Love the video! I wish you had a turbo 2zz to compare to 👍🏾

What type of transmission is the MR2 running?

Great car. I miss my Mr2 turbo rev 3. Shame I stacked it🤔😡. Would be good if you had a chase car for some on the move exterior shots to edit in.

Wow, Clovis' MR2 looks great‼️ When did he get it resprayed⁉️😜😜😜

Man I want an engine swapped one 👌

Sounds gorgeous! How much power and torque does it have?

One of these with 3k worth of mods, or a Porsche Boxster? Or save up a bit more for a Cayman.

4.30 mins thing start sounding very good.

I have one with a turbo 2zz 5 speed manual in Aus, love it better than a 987 Boxster S that i had before. Total weight comes in at 1040kg and makes 201kw atw. Weight distribution is the key to its handling. Runs same lap times as an M235 on track. That extra 70kg of the V6 would make the back end a little twitchy for my liking, not to mention the hacked rear frame, its no wonder you need the roof on to reduce chassis flex. Sorry bro just sayin, also you were very slow on track letting that lotus whiz past.

Love that body kit not to over the top.

Love the MR-S, is that 2gr?

Tim's old BMW from Apex?

Idk why the tein edfc is not popular

does the engine get in the way of a rear sway bar? that would be an unfortunate fate

How much did he spend on the swap? And you said 600hp?

the jdm lotus exige

Which one is better v6 or 2zz?

What brakes are they?

I would suggest that going for a facelift MR2 (2004+) would be a better base than this pre facelift as they had a lot of extra chassis bracing added so they are much stiffer. Also the V6 conversions have to take a big chunk out of the rear subframe to fit the engine, which must make them even more wobbly, personally I wouldn't do this conversion for that very reason. However I agree that the standard car is a brilliant car to drive, it's just a shame that there aren't any easy ways to get more naturally aspirated power out of them, discounting the 2zz option which is just too revvy and with no more torque. That's OK for the track but too painful for a road car in my opinion.

Now find a V6 Mk2 :p

By budget track car do you mean a car with 15k in parts in it? You are well into Cayman price with all the parts and work thrown at this car..

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Wouldn't be my first choice of car to turn into a race car... seems like more hard work than its worth when you could start with something better suited to track to begin with. Still though that build does seem like a lot of fun to drive.

Toyota Yaris SR 1.8 review would be good 👍🏾

Never been a fan of the Mk3 although I have nothing to base that on other than the looks of it, I prefer the Mk2 but that said this one is AWESOME and looks amazing to drive. Part of me wonders though what it would be like in the wet......are you brave enough JayEmm? I'm not! lol

M&Ms 😂😂😂😂

Poorman lanica stratos

Poor car