Is the 2026 Toyota GR MR2 the BEST new sports car to BUY?

FIRST LOOK: The FT-Se is here and with it is the return of the MR2 to Toyota. On the outside you will find angular sleek style, LED lighting, 20in wheels and 6-piston Brembo brakes. On the inside you will be greeted by Recaro seating, large digital gauge cluster and Alcantara. Is the 2026 Toyota GR MR2 the BEST new sports car to BUY?
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[ltsWaleed]

huge respect to raitis rides for traveling all the way to 2026 to get us this review 👍🏻

[BrknGrnd]

This car is absolutely gorgeous! Knocked it out of the park in all design aspects. I wish they keep it this way when it comes to market.

[rahulgunwal]

The interior and exterior looks phenomenal in every way.

[jhonathanknox]

Love the design. I'm sure it will perform great. Wish it had a non-ev option. Guess I'll have to wait for Rich Rebuilds to figure out a way to LS swap it

[tomchinigo]

Thanks for making the trip to Japan to bring us these cars. We appreciate it !!

[omarcortes]

Not the biggest fan of these futuristic cars but this one looks pretty good actually.

[ZillaFullBoost]

Looks amazing, but knowing Toyota it will look a lot softer. We remember the FT-1 😅

[FrankBurgos]

They hit the nail on the head with this design

[j.chenmuas]

Now I have hope that the new Mr2 is going to look insane. The Mr-s looks wasnt the best but did takes some time to get use to and is it quite an amazing platform for racing. I hope they can bring that to the new model!

[dr.stephenflorezdc-align]

Really do like the design! And having owned the 1st and 2nd gen MR2, I welcome their possible return! Do not want a fully electric sports car, takes the passion away. Would prefer ICE or hybrid; and right now it is beginning to appear the trade off for all electric isn’t worth it. And I know I don’t want an AWD as they feel TOO planted, and I enjoy being able to toss it around like you used to be able to do with a RWD. AWD takes some of the driving fun away as some of that “looseness” is gone.

[jasongivens]

Been waiting on MR2 .. love the color and the seats.. but I'm afraid the price is going to set me back to buy a Miata. I don't see why they don't just use a Corolla engine and make something look this cool affordable

[matthewbaynes]

This looks fantastic - I can't wait for the final production model to come out

[abcxyz]

Gorgeous Looking that. The Design is super sports car level. Big win for Toyota on this one.

[SpacehotelMusic]

As an owner of a MK1 MR2 Supercharger for the past 20+ years, who loves sharp angles vs overly soft curves, this is a very cool proposition styling wise. Definitely has more in common with the dramatic MK1 than the Mk2 or 3.

[tomdrummy]

Looks great ! Love the way the wheels/tires fit the wheel wells perfectly. Thanks Joe and Lori ! 👍

[mattmekhaeil]

The color is awesome and the concept looks sick. Production models should definitely look exactly the same but obviously has to change. Shame this is electric hybrid would be a better fit

[RealKazukiShikimori]

I really like the way this car looks but I was hoping it would be a mid engine so we could still get a manual transmission, or at the very least be mid engine with a hybrid motor.

[thestrikingtruth]

Looks like an exotic car. The styling is on point. Kudos to Toyota for this masterpiece.

[Hobbes-jfsq]

Keep us posted on this please R. Some guy came out with photos of 2 more concept designs and the Titanium one is killer. I hope it looks like that I’ll save my money don’t care, will buy one. It looks awesome. Keep it up R, you the man!

[razorwired]

Looks better than the C8 Stingray - IMO.