Overview & Reviews

Say good-bye to the MR2 (again). This is the final year of production for the fun, little convertible. The only changes this year are to the audio system, which now has an amber-colored display screen and a standard six-disc CD changer in place of the cassette player.

• Lively and precise handling dynamics, scores high on the fun scale, available SMT transmission, affordable compared to other European-brand roadsters.

• Severe lack of storage space, bland interior design, not many safety features available.

User Reviews:

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  Good stuff - 2005 Toyota MR2 Spyder
  By rymr2 - December 13 - 1:00 am

  For the money cant be beat. Great handling, very stylish. Excellent build quality and economical. Fun, fun, fun.

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  great toy - 2005 Toyota MR2 Spyder
  By Mia Andrews - March 27 - 11:30 am

  Its a great car. so much fun. the only thing i would change on it is the suspension. needs to be tighter. i guess it would be a lot more fun too if it had a little more ponies in the "trunk" if you will.

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  What a gas! - 2005 Toyota MR2 Spyder
  By bill - January 4 - 10:10 am

  Driving this car is as much fun as you can have with your clothes on. Ive owned two Miatas and while theyre nice little cars, compared to the Spyder theyre roadkill. Handling is phenomenal, the SMT is responsive and ideal in traffic, and the styling makes people pull up next to me on the highway and say, "Great car!" Sure, theres little storage space, but cruising around the Florida Keys where I live with the top down and the sun shining and the Bay and ocean around you... well, who needs storage?

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  Add a luggage rack to allow longer trips - 2005 Toyota MR2 Spyder
  By Arts Luggage Rack - December 24 - 7:00 am

  As a long time owner of a TR-6, I became familiar with luggage racks. Therefore, when I purchased my 2005 MR- 2 I had the dealer install a luggage rack I obtained from my local British car parts dealer. This rack leaves plenty of room for engine ventillation and holds two (2) twenty eight (28) inch suitcases which can be secured with bungee cords. My wife and I can take 2 week trips in our MR-2 and enjoy Calilfornia and Oregon coast roads as well as mountain roads for which the MR-2 was built.

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  LOVE MR2 - 2005 Toyota MR2 Spyder
  By tom boyd - October 15 - 8:00 pm

  Never less than 30 MPG. Sorry they quit making them. Fun weekend drives for wife and I. Not much for storage.

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  Best car ever!!! - 2005 Toyota MR2 Spyder
  By angela45 - May 4 - 10:04 pm

  I had a 2004 MR2 with the SMT that I totaled in 2013 and went shopping for another car. With everything else out there, I finally settled on a 2005 MR2 with the five-speed transmission, and had it shipped it from New Jersey to California. I bought the 2005 because I had never loved driving before I drove the MR2 Spyder! Every Saturday and Sunday, I get in the car and do 60-mile loops just do drive it. Its really that much fun. My husband and kids dont even question it anymore. And Ive owned these for 10 years now! Driving it never gets old!

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  Most fun ever, even wife agrees - 2005 Toyota MR2 Spyder
  By Dick - May 1 - 7:43 pm

  I bought this car because of style and price. The Miata is severly under powered and too bland. The MR-2 looks like its bad-assed brother, and runs circles around it. I bought the green model because it was different and the compliments are amazing. Talk about fun, 0 to 60 in a heart beat without wheel chirp, handles like a dream, like its on a rail. Even my wife admits that its way too much fun NOT to take anywhere. The only problem is storage space, there isnt any, so you make do.

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  MR2 - 2005 Toyota MR2 Spyder
  By Rick - April 5 - 2:40 pm

  I live in NH and this is my commuting car. With four Pirelli snow tires it is acceptable except when there are more than 4 inches on the road. But in the summer, what a blast, screams around corners, turns heads and gets 31 mpg. Who could ask for more - well maybe a bit more storage space.

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  Hard to Beat - 2005 Toyota MR2 Spyder
  By Spyder Man - January 4 - 1:53 pm

  Purchased my green/tan Spyder in Texas when I worked at Texas Tech. Would of course have purchased the Phantom if available (black and red). Learned early on from a friend I could flip the top back without getting out and have it lock in most instances - no apparent damage. This made me want to put the top down whenever possible. Handle - goes where you point it. Great acceleration leaving cars behind at lights without many RPM. Criticized for storage but drove it to Maine with enough clothes packed in to work indefinitely. Really enjoyed running 80 much of the time. OE Bridgestones being replaced at 18k under a warranty that came with the car. Pondering adding sports muffler.

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  Dans Spyder - 2005 Toyota MR2 Spyder
  By Dan Fullen - December 16 - 11:10 am

  It is a fun car and, being a 65 year old geezer, its great to have people livid with jealousy over it (especially the guys). The only drawback (but it IS a sports car after all), is the lack of storage space. In the end, who cares!