The Toyota MR2 Turbo is a 2 door coupé-bodied car with a mid mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
The MR2 Turbo forms part of Toyota's SW20 series.
Its 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a volume of 2 litres. For this model it develops power and torque figures of 221 bhp (224 PS/165 kW) at 6000 rpm and 304 Nm (224 lbft/31 kgm) at 3400 rpm respectively.
The power is transmitted to the wheels via a 5 speed manual transmission.
It weighs a quoted 1240 kg at the kerb.
Maximum claimed speed is 240 km/h (149 mph).
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 | 4140 mm | 163 inches | |
| Width | 1700 mm | 66.9 inches | |
| Height | 1240 mm | 48.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 130 mm | 5.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1240 kg | 2734 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 42% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.31 | ||
| 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) |
224 PS (221 bhp) (165 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (JIS) |
304 Nm (224 ft·lb) (31 kgm) at 3400 rpm |
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| Specific output (JIS) |
82.5 kW/litre 112.1 ps/litre 110.6 bhp/litre 1.81 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (JIS) |
152.15 Nm/litre
1.84 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo L-Jet fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1912 kPa (277.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | 1 Garrett CT-26 turbocharger | ||
| 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 | 240 km/h (149 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 180.7 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 PS/kg 132.9 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 178.23 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.52 kg/kW 12.57 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| 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 | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 10.60 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6J x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7J x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 195/60 VR 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/60 VR 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| 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 | 99308 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | SW20 | ||
| RAC rating | 18.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1989 Toyota MR2 Turbo added 2002-08-27. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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