However, back in the day, TRD was mostly focused on building performance cars. One such model is the Toyota TRD-2000GT, a second. The Toyota MR2 is a line of two-seater, mid-engined, rear-wheel-drive sports cars, manufactured in Japan and marketed globally by Toyota from 1984 until 2007 over three generations: W10 (1984-1989), W20 (1989-1999) and W30 (1999-2007).
TRD - Toyota's racing division - did with the MR2 exactly the same thing they did with the Supra. They built 35 highly modified, wide-body MR2 cars, dubbed the TRD 2000GT. You phoned up your local TRD distributor and asked for one of Toyota's rare factory MR2 widebody conversions, the TRD.
1991 Toyota MR2 TURBO Additional Info: Fully loaded 1991 Toyota MR2 Original Turbo car (TRD 2000 GT body clone"), TRD racing springs $300.00, TRD sway bars $400.00, TRD upper strut torsion bar supports front $400.00and rear $500.00, TRD steering wheel $1500.00. As in this case, Toyota's racing division (TRD) offered an official kit body conversion and tuning program for MR2 owners to transform their existing SW20 MR2 into a wide. The TRD 2000GT wide-body MR2 kit adds a total of two inches on both sides of the Toyota, increasing the overall width of the MR2 by four inches.
The body kit is constructed from fiberglass and retains all the factory reinforcements. Toyota Racing Development (TRD) introduced two special models exclusively for Japan: the TRD Technocraft MR Spider, a soft-top version released in 1996, and the TRD 2000GT in 1997. The latter featured a wide-body design and a modest tuning upgrade, boosting the 3S-GTE's output to 245 horsepower.
Its design was heavily influenced by the MR2 models competing in Japan's GT Championship. Toyota's All-New Mid-Engine/Rear. TRD Everything: 280 HP 1991 Toyota MR2 Turbo This 1991 Toyota MR2 Turbo is a second generation example purchased by a friend of the seller in the mid-1990's and subsequently treated to some nice TRD upgrades like a suspension kit, sway bars and a structural brace among other things.
