❗️Toyota may have just given enthusiasts the clearest sign yet that the legendary MR2 is preparing for a comeback. A bizarre matte-black Toyota prototype was recently filmed testing at Fuji Speedway, wearing heavily modified GR Yaris bodywork, enormous cooling openings, oversized side intakes and a huge rear wing. The vehicle is an engineering mule rather than the finished production car, allowing Toyota to evaluate its mid-engine packaging, cooling, chassis and drivetrain before creating the final body. Toyota has already confirmed that its GR Yaris M development program relocates the engine and transmission behind the driver, with the competition version using the company’s compact G20E turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder. Earlier prototypes have also used Toyota’s turbocharged 1.6-liter three-cylinder, while the deeper exhaust note from this latest car has fueled speculation that it may now carry the larger 2.0-liter engine. The development cars reportedly combine a mid-engin...