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1500 S 3A-LU manual (AW10 JP)

W10 (AW11) · 1984–1989RWD

The manual 1500 S is the plainest Japanese MR2 of the first generation, on sale from 1984 to 1989. A 1.5-litre 3A-LU four rated at 83 PS sits behind the seats and drives the rear wheels. Output is well below the twin-cam 1600 G, so the appeal is the light mid-engine chassis rather than speed.

82 hpPower

1984-1989Year

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1500 S 3A-LU manual (AW10 JP), every angle

Exterior

Interior

Engineering passport

Specifications

Powertrain

Engineering details

Displacement1.5 L

Cylinders4

FuelPetrol

Transmission5-speed Manual

DrivetrainRWD

Performance

Numbers that matter

Power82 hp

Torque118 Nm

Dimensions & body

Height · 1250 mm

Wheelbase · 2320 mm

Width1665 mm

Doors2

Seats2

STORY

Toyota began building the mid-engined, rear-drive MR2 in June 1984. The AW11 used a transverse 1.6 litre 4A-GE, rated at 130 PS gross in Japan against 112 hp (SAE net) in the US, and a supercharged 4A-GZE was added in Japan in 1986. The SW20 of 1989 took a 2.0 litre 3S-GE or turbocharged 3S-GTE, which made 245 PS in Japan from late 1993. The W30, sold in Japan as the MR-S, was built from October 1999 and ended in July 2007.

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