en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_MR2
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As a farewell to the MR2, Toyota produced 1000 limited-production V-Edition cars for Japan and the UK.
The 1,000-car V-Edition Final Version was a Japan-only MR-S special edition. Toyota’s own UK farewell model was the TF300, limited to 300 cars.
Full reasoning
Toyota’s November 20, 2006 press release for the MR-S “V EDITION・FINAL VERSION” says Toyota set this special edition at 1,000 units and would sell it through Netz dealers nationwide beginning January 9, 2007—i.e., in Japan. Separately, Toyota UK’s May 31, 2006 press release says the final 300 MR2 Roadsters for the UK were sold as the TF300 special edition.
So the article’s statement that the 1,000-car V-Edition was for “Japan and the UK” is incorrect: Japan got the 1,000-unit V-Edition Final Version, while the UK got the distinct 300-unit TF300.
2 sources
- TOYOTA、MR-Sの特別仕様車を発売 | Toyota Motor Corporation Official Global Website
Toyota says it set the MR-S special edition “V EDITION・FINAL VERSION” at limited 1000 units and would sell it through Netz dealers nationwide from January 9, 2007.
- Toyota MR2 Roadster TF300: It’s The Final Countdown | Toyota Media Site
Toyota UK states that the final 300 MR2 Roadsters for the UK would be sold as TF300 special editions.
In 2006, for the US 2007 model year:
Toyota did not have a U.S. 2007 MR2 model year. Toyota USA lists the third-generation MR2 as 2000–2005 only; the 2006 farewell editions were for Japan and the UK.
Full reasoning
Toyota USA’s own historic-vehicle archive lists the third-generation MR2 as “2000–2005 Toyota MR2”, not a 2007 U.S. model. The special end-of-run models mentioned in this section were market-specific cars outside the U.S.: Toyota UK says the final 300 MR2 Roadsters for the UK were sold as TF300 special editions, while Toyota’s November 2006 release for the MR-S “V EDITION・FINAL VERSION” describes a 1,000-unit Japanese special edition sold through Japan’s Netz dealers.
That means the heading “In 2006, for the US 2007 model year:” is incorrect: there was no U.S. 2007 MR2 model year.
3 sources
- 2000 - 2005 Toyota MR2 [Third (3rd) Generation] | Toyota USA Newsroom
Toyota USA’s historic-vehicle archive titles the third generation as “2000–2005 Toyota MR2,” indicating no U.S. 2007 model year.
- Toyota MR2 Roadster TF300: It’s The Final Countdown | Toyota Media Site
Toyota UK says the final 300 MR2 Roadsters for the UK were sold as TF300 special editions.
- TOYOTA、MR-Sの特別仕様車を発売 | Toyota Motor Corporation Official Global Website
Toyota says the MR-S “V EDITION・FINAL VERSION” was a limited 1,000-unit special edition to be sold through Netz dealers nationwide in Japan.