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Car Legends: Toyota MR2 222D

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Dec 13, 2015

Car Legends Toyota MR2 222D — Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Toyota_WRC_Group_S_222D_MR2_Prototype_-_Flickr_-_andrewbasterfield.jpg|Author=[http://www.flickr.com/people/47724267@N07 Andrew Ba, modified

Toyota had built in 1986, the MR2 222D. The car was based on the first generation of the MR2 and it was constructed to participate in Group S and possibly in Group B. The regulations of the Group S restricted the racing cars to 300 hp, while each car had to be built 10 units to get the homologation.

Car Legends Toyota MR2 222D — Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Toyota_WRC_Group_S_222D_MR2_Prototype_-_Flickr_-_andrewbasterfield.jpg|Author=[http://www.flickr.com/people/47724267@N07 Andrew Ba, modified

However, a number of serious accidents in 1986, some of which were fatal, resulted in the end of Group B, and the Group S. This is how Toyota is left with a handful 222D prototypes and three MR2 Group S, equipped with a 2.0-liter turbo producing over 600 hp. One of them was designed for asphalt racing, while the other two for gravel.

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