2000-2005 Toyota MR2 Spyder: Year-to-Year Changes
Updated: 11/23/08
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Learn about the year-to-year changes of the 2000-2005 Toyota MR2 Spyder. Get full details of the styling and performance changes throughout the history of the 2000-2005 Toyota MR2 Spyder.
Year to Year Changes
2001 Toyota MR2 Spyder:
Because the MR2 Spyder had been launched late in the 2000 model year, nothing changed for 2001.
2002 Toyota MR2 Spyder:
Technology took center stage for 2002, as a unique new transmission became available. Working without a clutch, the optional sequential manual gearbox had no conventional "H" pattern shift lever. Gears could be changed by moving a floor lever forward to upshift, or back to downshift. Or, the driver could use an optional pair of steering-wheel buttons to accomplish the same task. No automatic-shifting capability was provided, and no automatic transmission was available for the MR2 Spyder.
2003 Toyota MR2 Spyder:
The sequential manual transmission was upgraded from 5 speeds to 6 for '03. Exterior changes included a reshaped nose, new headlamps and taillights, and color-keyed instead of black side air intakes. MR2 also got restyled gauges, chrome and metal-look interior trim, standard fog lights, and a power antenna in place of a fixed mast type. Wheel size stayed 15 inches in front, but grew to 16 inches in the rear, where slightly wider tires are fitted as well. Cruise control was a new feature with the SMT.
2004 Toyota MR2 Spyder:
New for '04 is the availability of a limited-slip differential on the MR2 Spyder.
2005 Toyota MR2 Spyder:
This midengine 2-seat sports car is essentially unchanged for 2005, which is its final year.
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