Return of the Toyota MR2?

• Toyota's Gazoo Racing president Tomoya Takahashi hinted that a mid-engined sports car is officially on Toyota’s product development roadmap

• Despite buzz that a concept may appear as soon as this year, based on the rumored development stage, a production model is likely five years away

• Takahashi noted that only the first phase of the engineering process has begun and Toyota has recently modified a GR Yaris with a mid-engined configuration

• Expect power to come from the “G20E” 2.0-liter turbocharged inline-four which is forming the basis of many future Toyota performance applications