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Toyota MR-S Car Overview
General The Toyota MR-S sports route model was first subjected to partial modernization since in November 1999 went on sale. If not to talk about Honda NSX, Porsche, Ferrari and other sports cars with a high price, then MR-S is, as you know, the only available and realistic sports car with an average engine location from cars manufactured now in Japan. If you do not take into account such a condition as the average engine location, then when mentioning a light sports car for pure pleasure from movement, only Mazda Roadster and Daihatsu Copen comes to memory. And in this sense, Toyota MR-S is for us, lovers of cars, very valuable at present, when the flourishing of minivans is observed.
With the current partial modernization, not only such routine work was carried out as minor changes in the internal and external design and the change in the characteristics, but also the improvement of the chassis, expressed in 6 transmission rates remaining manual with sequential switching, as well as in the introduction of different diameters tires by installing a larger diameter tires with a size of 215 / 45R16. By the way, together with the change in the size of the tire, on the most cheap modification in instead of the previous iron wheels, a standard installation of aluminum wheels having the same design with the highest class is made. Based on the nature of the MR-S as a 2-seater sports car, it is impossible to expect its mass sale. But since it was originally a car with a high degree of perfection, then personally it becomes nice because it was not subjected to excess alterations.
Quality Improvement \u003d Enhance Attraction Naturally, a specific finish has not changed in principle, for which the car can be called reduced for Toyota version of the Porsche Boxter model. Next work has been done: First of all, the front bumper of a new design is installed, equipped with round fog lights, common to all modifications. The front headlights contain a small searchlight light bulb of the upper outer type, and the base has become multi-flexor. In addition, there are rear headlights of a new design, the side labels became light, the side air intakes received became more in-depth, rear decorative elements were made in a new way, the cutout is increased for the silencer (only for modifications S and V), the diameter of the rear tires outstanding outwards is increased. In the course of partial modernization of Japanese cars held 2-3 years after launching, it often occurs in the opposite effect, in which the initial balance is disturbed, but in the case of MR-S, any change point is effective. In particular, the increase in the visual sensation of stability and a low center of gravity caused by the rear tires of large diameter and the front bumper, so the attractiveness characteristic of sports cars has increased.
Changes are also made in the interior, which from the very beginning they said that the feeling of quality seems insufficient. In this model, a fundamental design is also preserved, however, a chromium of the handle of the outlet of the air conditioner and the space around the rotary scale, auxiliary door handles and spaces around the door speakers was carried out. In addition, the gradation of control devices and scales is more small. The audio lighting is replaced with a warm amber color, the closed seats cover covers are made with holes, the fastener prevention function has been added to the windows. MR-S is really a cheap machine, and I personally think that the feeling is cheaper, in itself it is not so bad. In this sense, I did not particularly feel discontent and about the previous model, and if we take into account the assessments of the market and users, then such changes apparently are natural. In any case, the above reverse effect is not called. Bringing a lung sports car to perfection
MR-S has a long wheeled base, which can be called bolder for sports cars of this class, and low weight, not exceeding 1000 kg, in combination with a rather moderate engine.
Thanks to this, he received a modern running part, unprecedentedly stable for cars with the engine in the middle, and it can enjoy it. The main competitor of Mazda Roadster is the opposite, it has a character that allows you to actively control the rear of the back, which is characteristic of rear-wheel drive cars, and maybe, because of this, some had the opinion that the MR-S movement is not suitable anywhere. However, the author does not think so. The concept of MR-S is completely correct. In modern sports cars, it is necessary, first of all, to provide stability in sizes based on a long wheelbase. This is the tendency of the 21st century, the total for Ferrari 360 Modena models, Porsche Boxter and Nissan Fairlady Z with flat headlights. In addition, the conversation that you can provide the rear of the back of the car with the engine in the middle, with the engine from behind and rear-wheel drive or other models, dried in the back, is completely within the competence of professional drivers. And for MR-S and other cars with the average engine location, the main is the complete pleasure of light ability to turn the front and powerful rear charge within the clutch with the road. 
The chassis of the new MR-S gives the impression that the former basis has received further improvement. Increased the sizes of the rear tires, the developers increased their rear stability and weakened the rear damping force by changing the rigidity of the body. I managed to make the suspension work more smoothly. In fact, the new MR-S has become clearly better in comfort for movement. The feeling of a clear work of the suspension has explicitly increased, which constantly gives the driver a sense of clutch. In addition, simply magnificent chassis, allowing when turning with a deep roll does not break the course on the irregularities of the road, but to absorb them. Another news is the 6-speed transmission, but it can be said that with the current combination of even torque with a light body, the deficiency of the former 5-speed transmission was almost never felt. In this case, if you think about the possibility of incorrect switching (due to the human factor, and not because of the degree of perfection of the technique) in the usual handmade transmission, then 5-speed, and 6-speed has its advantages and cons. However, it is known that under the current translation of 6 velocities, the clutch work was improved in
transmission with sequential switching and motor management. A somewhat weakened sensation of uncontrolled movement when switching to a high speed, which, can be said, are doomed to transmissions of this type. The excellent switching to reduced transmission remains unchanged, so it is precisely for a consistent hand-made transmission that the driving pleasure increased by 20-30%. The MR-S movement provided by high resistance and light body can be called initially magnificent. Here is clearly inherited by the attractiveness of the model under the slogan: it is this - a light sports car of the 21st century, expressed in the rich sensations from the steering, in excellent brakes, in the engine 1zz-Fe, working restrained, but pleasantly, in a perfectly working consistent manual transmission, etc. d.
A source: Carview.co.jp.
