2005 Toyota MR2 Spyder New Car Buyer's Guide

What's New for the 2005 Toyota MR2 Spyder?
With the impending demise of the MR2 Spyder at the end of the 2005 model year, few changes are made to this fun-to-drive roadster. The cassette player is deleted in favor of a standard six-disc CD changer, and the radio display is now amber in color.

Advantages of the 2005 Toyota MR2 Spyder:

• Available Sequential Manual Gearbox (SMG)
• Impressive handling and road manners
• Surprisingly roomy cabin

Objections to the 2005 Toyota MR2 Spyder:

• Storage and cargo space is essentially non-existent
• Spartan interior design
• Convertible top not as easy to fold as Mazda Miata

Editor's Advice:
Roadsters aren't very practical but they sure are lots of fun. The 2005 Toyota MR2 Spyder is quite entertaining, thanks to a peppy 1.8-liter, 138-horsepower engine and its mid-engine, rear-wheel drive, two-seat configuration (MR2, get it?). Along with the Mazda Miata, the Toyota MR2 Spyder remains one of life's affordable pleasures. Just don't plan to bring much more than a toothbrush along for the ride, because the Toyota MR2 holds very little other than two fun-seeking, sun-worshipping adults.