Toyota's approach to rekindling its two sports cars deserves high praise.  By making their top sports car simpler and more affordable, we can indulge our passion for driving without breaking the bank.  We hope Toyota Philippines will have the vision to import or locally assemble these two.  The numbers sold will not be that many, but they will start a cult following, and lend a sheen of sportiness to the whole sedan lineup, particularly when VVT-i technology trickles down to the Corolla level.

It's a general rule, with few exceptions, that when you stuff a car with performance abilities at the top end of the scale, then you require a sturdier and heavier chassis, which necessitates more power, and the vicious cycle begins.  The goal with the MR2 and Celica was quite the opposite-make its abilities accessible at the speeds that we normally drive at, and in doing so, make them cars that are fun to drive everyday.  If this is the new approach embodying Toyota's Passion Road, then we can't wait to see what's around the next corner.

More Boxster influence? Indeed, it's as if Toyota is really wanting to change their image of producing sedate and boring sedans.
The profile of the new MR2 is a combination of the Porsche Boxster and the Lotus Ellise. However, the MR2 has one serious advantage that these two don't have: a price tag of US$20,000.