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Toyota has been hinting at the MR2\u2019s return for a few years. A mention of the iconic two-seat mid-engine sports car appeared in season two of Toyota\u2019s Grip<\/em> anime YouTube series last year, and now we have our best confirmation that the model might officially return. Maybe.<\/p>\n Toyota has filed to trademark the MR2 name in Japan and the MR-S in Australia.\u00a0The automaker filed both late last month, and the timing is interesting. Toyota teased a fourth GR model<\/a> set to join the 86, Corolla, and Supra in the latest Grip<\/em> episode, and earlier this year, it debuted a mid-engine Yaris concept. \u00a0<\/p>\n In 2021, Toyota introduced the Sports EV<\/a>, a concept car with mid-engine proportions. The company would follow up with a similar-looking FT-Se Concept<\/a> in 2023, which was also electric. \u00a0<\/p>\n Then, earlier this year, the automaker introduced the Yaris M Concept<\/a>, a mid-engine hatchback with the developmental turbocharged 2.0-liter “G20E” four-cylinder engine. All the signs are there for the car\u2019s return\u2014we don\u2019t know when that will be, or if it\u2019ll happen at all. \u00a0<\/p>\n Toyota FT-Se Sports Car Production Rendering by Motor1<\/em><\/p>\n While Toyota has hinted at the MR2’s return for nearly half a decade, the company has not confirmed it, and it’s unclear whether MR-S is a different name, a hotter version of the car, or something else. The company has also suggested that Celica might make a comeback, and it has filed similar trademarks. Clearly, Toyota is interested in new sports cars. \u00a0<\/p>\n Toyota built the MR2 for over 20 years, with the first generation going on sale for the 1985 model year. Toyota<\/a> ended the car\u2019s production after three generations in 2007, when it had a 1.8-liter four-cylinder making 138, but Toyota discontinued it in the US after the 2005 model year.\u00a0It started at $25,685, including the $540 destination fee, which is $43,158 today. \u00a0<\/p>\n If Toyota were to revive the MR2, we don\u2019t expect it to return anytime soon. We haven\u2019t spotted any development vehicles in public, and the trademark could mean nothing. Automakers trademark names all the time and never use them, but we hope the GR MR2 is real, and could see it in 2027 or 2028, which feels too far away.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Toyota and Lexus Supercars Debut Tonight: Watch the Livestream<\/a> Source: Creative311<\/a> via Carscoops.com<\/a>, Japan National Patent Office<\/a>, IP Australia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Toyota has been hinting at the MR2\u2019s return for a few years. A mention of the iconic two-seat mid-engine sports […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10063,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.undergroundz.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10061"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.undergroundz.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.undergroundz.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.undergroundz.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.undergroundz.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10061"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.undergroundz.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10061\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10066,"href":"http:\/\/www.undergroundz.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10061\/revisions\/10066"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.undergroundz.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10063"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.undergroundz.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10061"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.undergroundz.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10061"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.undergroundz.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Toyota](\"http:\/\/www.undergroundz.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/toyota-ft-se-sports-car-production-rendering.jpg\")
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