The Toyota MR2 Turbo is a rear wheel drive car, with the engine mounted amidships, and a 2 door coupé bodyshell.
The Toyota MR2 Turbo belongs to the SW20 range of cars from Toyota.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 2 litre turbocharged 4 cylinder engine, with 4 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 242 bhp (245 PS/180 kW) at 6000 rpm and 304 N·m (224 lb·ft/31 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels via a 5 speed manual transmission.
Its claimed kerb weight is 1270 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2400 mm | 94.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1470 mm | 57.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1450 mm | 57.1 inches | |
| Length | 4170 mm | 164.2 inches | |
| Width | 1695 mm | 66.7 inches | |
| Height | 1235 mm | 48.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 130 mm | 5.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1270 kg | 2800 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 54 litres | 11.9 [14.3] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Toyota | ||
| Engine code | 3S-GTE | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1998 cc (121.925 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 86 × 86 mm
3.39 × 3.39 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (JIS net) |
245 PS (242 bhp) (180 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (JIS net) |
304 Nm (224 ft·lb) (31 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (JIS net) |
90.3 kW/litre 122.8 ps/litre 121.1 bhp/litre 1.98 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (JIS net) |
152.15 Nm/litre
1.84 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1912 kPa (277.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 193.2 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 PS/kg 142.09 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 kW/kg 190.55 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 bhp/kg 0.09 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.04 kg/kW 11.76 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | mid | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6JJ x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6JJ x15 | ||
| Tyres front | 195/55 R 15 84V | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/55 R 15 84V | ||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.73 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.29 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 185020 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | E-SW20-ACMZZ | ||
| Model family | SW20 | ||
| RAC rating | 18.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1997 Toyota MR2 Turbo added 2008-08-07. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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