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Toyota MR2 · 1st gen (1985–1989)

1988 Toyota MR2

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What buyers say

Reputation: what owners and the press report

  • Sought after: Supercharged All years

    Classic Motorsports calls the 1988–1989 Supercharged the quickest 1st gen and highly sought after; Hagerty calls it the most collectible.1,2

  • Sought after: Plain hardtop, for the track All years One source so far

    Classic Motorsports says the basic hardtop, the lightest and least optioned, is the one to have for autocross and track days.1

Before you pay

Open the buyer's checklist

Every warning and recall for this generation, with a box to tick.

Sources

  1. Classic Motorsports (1st gen guide)
  2. Hagerty (1984–89 MR2)