History CarsOfFiction / Toyota

** The Akina [=SpeedStars=] member and resident ButtMonkey, Itsuki Takeuchi insists of buying an [=AE86=] Levin, but accidentally buys a ''[=AE85=]'' Levin instead. [[spoiler:Following his plans for work life, Itsuki uses his pay check to purchase a turbocharger, making it much as a [[LethalJokeCharacter Lethal Joke Car]].]]

[[folder:Toyota [=MR2/MR-S=]]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Toyota's Ferrari [=F355=].]]

->''"The [=MR2=] is a car that has the midship layout, the FF power train falls directly behing the driver's seat. Because the center of gravity of a midship is located in the centeer of the car's body, it is more responsive than cars with a front layout."''
-->--'''Koichiro Iketani''', Iketani-senpai's car information, ''[[VideoGame/InitialDArcadeStage Initial D Special Stage]]''


Hence the name, the [=MR2=] is Toyota's mid-engine sports car that spans over three generations from 1984 to 2007. The name [=MR2=] stands for "mid-ship run-about 2-seater" or "mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive, 2-seater". In UsefulNotes/{{France}} however, it was renamed to simply just the '''[[MarketBasedTitle Toyota MR]]''' since [=MR2=] in French would sound like "merde" [[note]][[ForeignCussWord French for "shit"]][[/note]]

Since 1976, it was Toyota's ambition to create a car that was enjoyable to drive and yet still provide reliability and good fuel efficiency, though not necessarily a sports car. Toyota in 1981 unveiled its prototype called the '''SA-X''', where that concept evolved into a fully-fledged production sports car, but at the same time complied with Japanese regulations in regard of exterior dimensions and engine displacement.

Its lifespan can be pinpointed to three generations: the [=AW11=] (essentially a backwards Corolla Levin/Sprinter Trueno, powered by either a naturally-aspirated [=4A-GE=] or supercharged [=4A-GZE=] engine), the [=SW20=] (a larger platform powered by either a naturally-aspirated [=3S-GE=] or turbocharged [=3S-GTE=] engine), and the [=ZZW30=] (at which point its name was changed to MR-S, now exclusively powered by the naturally-aspirated [=1ZZ-FE=] engine).

* Before the Countach became a thing in ''Manga/{{Countach}}''. Shun once owned a Toyota [=MR2=] before he was forced to sell it due to his father's illness.
* This is the car assistant manager Masami Ooshige drives in ''Anime/FullMoon''.
* Kai Kogashiwa in ''Manga/InitialD'' drives a Strong Blue Metallic Toyota [=MR2=] G-Limited ([=SW20=]). This car was [[GenerationXerox inherited from his father]] Ken Kogashiwa, which became notable for cutting the second half of the Irohazaka switchback, which fans tend to call it the "[[FanNickname Irohazaka Jump]]".
** [[spoiler:After his defeat in his HomeStage against Takumi, Kai would join Racing Team Katagiri and ditched his father's [=MR2=] for a silver third-generation MR-S, complete with C-ONE body kit.]]
** Some of the minor characters also drive this [=MR2=], such as Myogi [=NightKids's=] Miyahara and Project D's Fumihiro.

* The black first-gen [=MR2=] can be seen in the second part of ''Film/ViceAcademy''.
* This is Ho Nam's car, whom which Smarite carjacks in ''Film/YoungAndDangerous'', where she demand payment. But unfortunately she gets caught by Ho Nam and his friends and [[CoolAndUnusualPunishment is punished by eating dozens of Chinese barbecue pork buns]].

* Josip Matic's Toyota [=MR2=] in ''Series/HappyValley''.
* This is Mark Hofmann's CoolCar in ''Series/MurderAmongTheMormons'': a metallic blue Toyota [=MR2=] -- at least, it was cool by the standards of 1980s Salt Lake City. This later becomes an indicator of Mark's unsustainable lifestyle, revealing how he bought it on a whim using the money from his forgeries.

* Music/{{BLACKPINK}}'s Jennie in "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b73BI9eUkjM Solo]]" has her standing on a first-gen [=MR2=] with [[DefacementInsult text defaced on the car's body saying]]: "See you never" "Not even a distant memory" and "Better off without you."
* The UsefulNotes/{{Synthwave}} song "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXtATeQ7GKg In For The Kill]]" by Music/LaRoux has singer Elly Jackson take a night drive on a targa-top Toyota [=MR2=]. Keep in mind, she's wearing SunglassesAtNight.

* You can get to drive Kai Kogashiwa's blue [=MR2=] GT in ''VideoGame/BattleGear''.
* Quite feasibly seen in ''VideoGame/{{Forza}}'', including its tuned counterparts from Tom's, Border and VIS Racing.
* All of the [=MR2=] generations are quite feasibly seen in ''VideoGame/GranTurismo'' games, including its tuned and JGTC [=GT300=] counterparts.
* It makes its [[OneShotCharacter one and only appearance]] in ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeedCarbon'', as an unlockable (and uncustomiazable) bonus car in the mainline version. Its portable counterpart, ''Carbon - Own the City'', made it 100% customizable, in one version being driven by Sara at the start of the game.
* The first two ''VideoGame/ProjectGothamRacing'' games has this Japanese convertible as one of the early starter cars. The [=MR2=] Spyder was fairly new when the game was out.
* Genji Katou's car, the SW-2000 in ''VideoGame/RacingLagoon'' clearly resembles the [=SW20 MR2=].
* An ultra rare Group S [=MR2=]-based Toyota [=222D=] is perhaps one of the deadly super rally cars in two of Milestone, s.r.l.'s rally games; ''Sébastien Loeb Rally EVO'' and last seen in ''VideoGame/{{Gravel}}''.
* All three generations of the [=MR2=] are highly active in the ''VideoGame/TokyoXtremeRacer'' series.
* The [=MR2=] is fully present in ''VideoGame/WanganMidnightMaximumTune''. Being the very few mid-engined cars in the roster, the [=MR2=] tends to snap oversteer when cornering, causing to lose grip.
* This is the HerosClassicCar in the obscure Japan-only RacingGame ''[=Zero4=] Champ Series: Drift Champ'', where the supercharged [=AW10=] is seen in both [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Js5fKt49oLg the intro]] and the [[https://d3tvwjfge35btc.cloudfront.net/Assets/47/609/L_p1002260947.jpg game's cover]].

[[folder:Toyota Prius]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:Hollywood's [[TheAllegedCar alleged]] GreenAesop ProductPlacement car.]]

->''"I own a Toyota Prius; it's a step in the right direction. It's a gasoline-electric midsize car that gets about 50 miles per gallon. We have the technology to make every car produced in America today just as clean, cheap, and efficient."''
-->--'''Creator/LeonardoDiCaprio'''

The Toyota Prius is a hybrid car introduced in 1997, developed to be the brand's "car for the 21st century". It was the first-ever mass-produced hybrid vehicle, which combines an internal combustion engine with an electric motor, typically offered in either a four-door sedan of a five-door liftback (introduced in 2003).

Early generations of the Prius encountered lots of EarlyInstallmentWeirdness in terms of bland designs and uninspiring performance, leading to later ones to have more futuristic and aggressive designs in each iteration. In 2011, the Prius has expanded to various types, ssuch as the Prius v (a multi-purpose vehicle) and the Prius c (a subcompact hatchback).

[[MeaningfulName The name Prius is Latin meaning "prior" or "previous"]], implying that there was never a mass-produced hybrid car prior to it. Toyota asked the UsefulNotes/UnitedStates on which to decide for the proper plural form of Prius (Prien, Prii, Prium, Prius, or Priuses) with ''Prii'' being the most popular and thus adopted the plural designation in on February 20, 2011.

* ''Film/HorribleBosses'' speaks of itself:
--> '''Nick:''' I was drag-racing. I'm a drag-racer. \\
'''Detective Samson:''' You were drag-racing... ''[{{Beat}}]'' in a Prius.\\
'''Nick:''' I don't win a lot.
* One of the biggest ProductPlacement cars ever to be witnessed in ''Film/LaLaLand'' is where Sebastian helps Mia look for her car. And ''every'' car parked... were all Priuses (''Prii?''). It's also funny that Mia asks Sebastian to get her car keys.
-->'''Sebastian:''' What kind?\\
'''Mia:''' It's a Prius.\\
(''Sebastian looks in the key holder and sees that all of the keys are for Priuses'')\\
'''Sebastian:''' That...that doesn't help me.
* The car of Creator/WillFerrell's and Creator/MarkWahlberg's character in ''Film/TheOtherGuys'' is that little red Prius, acting as a RunningGag that reflects their ByTheBookCop status.
* The funny part of ''Film/ParanormalActivity'', where Alex almost gets hit by ''this'' car as she's stepping off the sidewalk.
-->'''Alex:''' Fucking Prius!
* A Brilliant Blue Toyota Prius Hybrid is the car driven by Cindy Campbell in ''Film/ScaryMovie 3''.

* Clay Jensen of ''Series/ThirteenReasonsWhy'' graduates from using a bike into driving a Toyota Prius in the start of season 2, acting as his personal source of transportation.
* The ProductPlacement of ''Series/{{Bones}}'' in [[Recap/BonesS5E20TheWitchInTheWardrobe one episode]] when Hodgins swerves and the Prius beeps at him. [[spoiler:Which lead him and Angela to be sent to jail for [[DrivesLikeCrazy erratic driving]].]]
-->'''Angela:''' Look! The Prius helps you stay in your lane!
* Creator/LarryDavid has a good reason to drive a Toyota Prius in ''Series/CurbYourEnthusiasm''. It's justifiable that in 2006, he uses it [[GreenAesop to raise awareness of global warming issues.]]
* Somewhat TheAllegedCar of Rory from ''Series/GilmoreGirls'', which is a 2002 Prius, which se drives from season 4 onwards. Possibly a ShoutOut to the car which Creator/LeonardoDiCaprio drives.
* It is clear that Jen's car in ''Series/SheHulkAttorneyAtLaw'' is a Prius (Prius Prime to be exact), being a ProductPlacement after all. Blonsky tries to wax philosophical about Jen's broken car, but Jen isn't having any of it.
-->'''Blonsky:''' Think of this totally knackered Prius Prime as your teacher.\\
'''Jen:''' Uhm... That was nothing. You just said nothing to a very straightforward question.
* All of the agents of ''Series/Warehouse13'' all drive Priuses (or a Highlander) beginning in Season 3, as part of a ProductPlacement deal.

* Inaba Rinne's mecha, the Prius Alpha in ''VideoGame/ChousokuHenkeiGyrozetter'' is well... [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a Toyota Prius]].
* The Toyota Prius in its only appearance in ''VideoGame/{{Forza}} Motorsport 4'' is perhaps one of the dreaded GreenAesop hybrid cars in the game. While it's laughably and horribly slow, the game's [[DesignItYourselfEquipment extensive customization system]] allows it to become a 400+ horsepower monster.
* Priuses have long been in the ''VideoGame/GranTurismo'' series, typically as a [[JokeCharacter Joke Car]]. The DownloadableContent of ''5'' has this PRIUS Touring Car which would make it [[LethalJokeCharacter much more or less lethal]].
** There was also this Japan-only TechDemoGame where [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpodQyhcicc the Prius is the only highlight car]], and when it's released in ''4'', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYQ8MNcLQqY it retains its unique dashboard]].
* The Dilettante in the ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto'' series is based on the Prius.
* The Prius was added in ''VideoGame/InitialDArcadeStage 6 AA'', as typically a [[JokeCharacter Joke Car]]. Just like ''Gran Turismo'' the Prius [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rm9le3Y0F6s has a unique tachometer]] no other car has ever had.
* When Creator/ElectronicArts partnered with Toyota at that time, the Toyota Prius was one of the playable tokens for the Facebook and [=iOS=] version of ''TabletopGame/{{Monopoly}}''.
* ''SEGA World Drivers Championship'', an arcade RacingGame revolving on Super GT cars has this [=GT300=] spec silhouette Prius. Yes, a ''Prius Race Car''. You might as well look at the Real Life folder of ImprobablyCoolCar to see more about that Hybrid race car.
* The ProductPlacement car in the then-free-to-download ''Toyota Prius Pack'' of ''VideoGame/TheSims3'' includes... (obviously) four various Toyota Prius models.
* The [[{{Fauxrrari}} Valiance CE]] in ''VideoGame/WatchDogs2'', is based on the third-generation Toyota Prius, both available for taxis and civilians.
[[AC:Western Animation]]
* Brian Griffin of ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' is the owner of the 2004 Toyota Prius. It is the only recurring car in the entire show to be a specific model.
* The Priuses in ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark's'' [[Recap/SouthParkS10E2SmugAlert Smug Alert]] are... [[VehicleBasedCharacterization overly smug]].

[[folder:Toyota Supra ([=Mk4=] and GR Supra)]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:To go beyond.[[note]]It's what "Supra" means in Latin.[[/note]]]]

->'''Dom:''' ''[looking at the Supra being hauled in]'' I said a ten-second car, not a ten-minute car.
->'''Jesse:''' You could push this across the finish line, or tow it.
->'''Dom:''' You couldn't even tow that across the finish line.
-->-- ''Film/TheFastAndTheFurious2001''

The Toyota Supra was manufactured by Toyota since 1978, being derived from the Toyota Celica (it was in fact sold as the "Toyota Celica Supra" until becoming a separate model in 1986).

Starting in TheNineties however, the car underwent a redesign for its fourth generation (model code A80) that saw Toyota placing great emphasis on it becoming a more serious high-performance car. The A80 featured two new engines: a naturally aspirated engine having a power output of 164 kW (220 hp; 223 PS) and 210 lb⋅ft (285 N⋅m), and a twin turbocharged engine with a power output of 206 kW (276 hp; 280 PS) and 318 lb⋅ft (431 N⋅m) of torque for the Japanese model; for export to American/European markets, Toyota added upgrades for the model with the turbocharged engine (like smaller, steel-wheeled turbochargers, bigger fuel injectors, etc.), which increased the power output to 239-243 kW (321-326 hp; 325-330 PS) and 315-325 lb⋅ft (427-441 N⋅m).

By the late 1990s, sales of all sport coupes were declining in North America, and the Supra was withdrawn from the Canadian market in 1996 and the U.S. in 1998, while roduction continued in Japan until August 2002, marking the end of the Supra...

...until 2018, when following rumors through the 2010s, a pre-production version of the Supra with a camouflage was unveiled at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, before it was officially unveiled at the January 2019 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The car was confirmed to be a collaboration between Toyota and BMW with the new BMW Z4 (G29), but that according to Toyota the Supra is intended to be "much more hardcore and track-focused", with Toyota global chief engineer Tetsuya Tada disclosing that the Supra was developed with the idea of benchmarking against the Porsche Cayman S (982), akin to the previous generation Supra's rivalry with the Porsche 968.
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[[AC:Anime and Manga]]
* Hideo Minagawa's Super White II Supra RZ in ''Manga/InitialD'' comes fitted with various Bomex parts, used for his uphill battle against Keisuke Takahashi in hi HomeStage in Nagao.
* Former "Dream Project" member and MFG rookie, Sena Moroboshi in ''Manga/MFGhost'' is seen driving a Yellow GR Supra, with the colour of the car being Inspired by the Yellow [=FD3S=] RX-7 that Keisuke Takahashi (one of the 2 founders of the "Dream Project") drives. Sena's Supra is also tuned up by former Project D mechanic, Shuichi Matsumoto.
* The "Monster Machine" Supra RZ of Keiichiro "Kei" Aizawa in ''Manga/WanganMidnight'' is quite impressive with over 700 horses under the hood. It's a "monster" for a reason as his car [[AwesomeButImpractical gets milked up to over 800 horsepower, but lacks the handling and stability]]. During the race against Akio and Tatsuya, Jun Kitami felt disturbed by Kei's FatalFlaw, promting the tuners to detune the "warped" Supra to 400.
-->'''Jun Kitami:''' Kei, [[YouAreAlreadyDead that car's already dead]]. You should be able to hear the cries of its body, it can't even move straight.

* This is one of Brian O'Connor's signature car in ''Film/TheFastAndTheFurious2001'' [[spoiler:following the wreck of his green Eclipse caused by Johnny Tran]]. It's painted in orange and is fully decked with a Bomex body kit (and a [=TRD 3000GT=] hood). It would return later [[spoiler:in ''Film/Furious7'', as Brian once more drives a Supra (albeit white) as he parts ways with Dominic Toretto, [[BookEnds giving him a proper conclusion]].]]
** Slap Jack in ''Film/TwoFastTwoFurious'', drive this car for his battle against Brian O'Connor in his Skyline [[spoiler:...and crashed into a [[ProductPlacement Pepsi]] billboard]].
** Also in the franchise, the brand new 2020 Toyota GR Supra is the car [[spoiler:Han drives in ''Film/{{F9}}'' when he reveals that he's not dead. Dom's brother Jakob Toretto uses that car to escape after the film's climax.]]
* As a ''Fast and Furious'' ShoutOut, Kane's car in ''Film/GrandmasBoy2006'' is the same aforementioned modified Supra of Slap Jack's in ''2 Fast 2 Furious''.

* A silver GR Supra with a VanityLicensePlate saying "ROBIN-8" is one of Robin Masters's fleet from the rebooted ''Series/MagnumPI2018''.
[[AC:Music]]
* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jddS5q0RFpY ごめんねFingers crossed]]" by Music/Nogizaka46 is CarPorn incarnate, with a black tuned GR Supra as one of the six powerful and fast racing cars in the music video.

* The typical A-Class car of Toyota in ''VideoGame/BattleGear'', especially in the first two games, which pretty much looks like a TRD [=3000GT=].
* The Lightning car in ''VideoGame/DaytonaUSA 2001'' resembles the [=A80=] Supra. It's very prone to fishtailing in spite of higher top speeds.
* ''VideoGame/{{Forza}}'' has a fair share of Supras to use across the series, including two ''[[Franchise/TheFastAndTheFurious Fast And Furious]]'' versions of the Supra, one of which being the above-mentioned signature car of Brian O'Connor. The GR Supra is given to the player at the start of ''Horizon 5''.
* Extremely common in ''VideoGame/GranTurismo'' as every single installment has at least 1 [=A80=] Supra. One of the most popular example is the iconic Castrol Tom's Supra, a [=GT500=] car that stood out by many players.
** The GR Supra is the selected choice for a Toyota race car in ''Sport''. For the Gr. 4, it's the [=24h=] Nürburgring race car, and for Gr. 3 is its racing concept.
* The Jester in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas'' is modeled after the Mk. IV Supra, as is the Jester Classic in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoOnline''.
* The Pro Tuned Supra in its only appearance in ''VideoGame/{{GRID}}'' comes fully decked with a [=ChargeSpeed=] Super GT body kit.
* Considered to be a widely known tuner in ''VideoGame/MidnightClub'', where ''II'' has the the Saikou and the modifies Saikou XS, based on the [=A80=] Supra, seen driven by [[StrawFeminist Haley]] and [[{{Yakuza}} Ken'ichi]] respectively. The Supra itself would be fully licensed in the sequel.
** And the fact a black Supra would be in the [[https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71XGIb6AgBL.jpg cover art]] of ''Midnight Club: Street Racing'', [[CoversAlwaysLie which you don't even get to drive in-game]].
* ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeed'' features this Japanese import in most of their games:
** The A80 Supra was among the six cars featured in the original ''VideoGame/TheNeedForSpeed''.
** After being PutOnABus through the entire classic era afterwards, the A80 Supra made its return in ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedUnderground Underground]]''.
** Some noteworthy examples of the A80 Supra featured in ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedMostWanted Most Wanted (2005)]]'':
*** This is the car of Blacklist [[ThirteenIsUnlucky #13]], Victor "Vic" Vasquez; a navy blue Toyota Supra modified with various stripes and [[HotPaintJob fireball vinyls]] as well as with a body kit and matte gold OZ Racing Opera wheels.
*** Before Ronnie got his [=DB9=] as his graduation gift from his parents, he was originally seen driving this car during the prologue, where he challenges the player in their M3 GTR. [[spoiler:...and lost.]]
** The opening prologue of ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedCarbon Carbon]]'' has Darius lend you his Supra to escape from Palmont. Also, picking the Tuner career in and you see your crewmate Sal drive a Supra as his Tier 3 car.
** The last appearance of the Supra is in the [[VideoGame/NeedForSpeed2015 2015 reboot]], this time using its naturally-aspirated SZ-R where you can fit Max Orido's Ridox body kit.
* ''VideoGame/RacingLagoon'' features the RZ-3000 and the SZ-3000, implying the turbocharged Supra RZ and the naturally-aspirated Supra SZ-R respectively. Gamo Kusunoki and Ginji Moriwaki are notable Supra {{Expy}} drivers.
* The first Expert car in ''VideoGame/SanFranciscoRush'' is a Mk. IV Supra with either a lightning design in the Arcade and [=PS1=] versions, and triple stripes on the [=N64=].
* It only made its appearance in ''VideoGame/TestDrive: Overdrive'', also where a customized version of the Supra driven by Hamada Tojo. This car also serves as the police car in the Tokyo map.
* The Supra is widely used in ''VideoGame/TokyoXtremeRacer''. Some notable examples are: Wanderer Orimabu aka Trickster Corner Stylus' RIDOX SUPRA and two notable members of the 13 Devils: Exotic Eve and Iron Heart, all driving customized Supras.
* Like the aforementioned ''Wangan Midnight'', the [=Mk4=] Supra RZ have been fully present in every ''VideoGame/WanganMidnightMaximumTune'' game to date since its foundation back in 2004. Added in the Japan-only ''6R'' was the GR Supra RZ, only obtainable via Limited Edition event before it was available internationally for ''[=6RR=]''.

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The Toyota Supra car was manufactured by Toyota since 1978, being derived from the Toyota Celica (it was in fact sold as the "Toyota Celica Supra" until becoming a separate model in 1986).

This page also includes models from divisions of Toyota going by their own nameplates, such as Lexus, its luxury vehicle division.

* ''VideoGame/RacingLagoon'' has a few AI opponents who drive AE86's (called the ''86-Lev'' for the Levin, and ''86-Thunder'' for the Trueno specifically), with most of them being in the Hakone map. The 2 most prominent ones are the [[{{StarterEquipment Levin}}]] that is owned by [[{{PlayerCharacter Sho Akasaki}}]], and the Trueno that is owned by Keiichi Kinoshita from the Hakone Drift Dancers team.

* ''VideoGame/RacingLagoon'' has a few AI opponents who drive AE86's (called the ''86-Lev'' for the Levin, and ''86-Thunder'' for the Trueno specifically), with most of them being in the Hakone map. The 2 most prominent ones are the {{Starter Equipment Levin}} that is owned by {{Player Character Sho Akasaki}}, and the Trueno that is owned by Keiichi Kinoshita from the Hakone Drift Dancers team.

* ''VideoGame/RacingLagoon'' has a few AI opponents who drive AE86's (called the ''86-Lev'' for the Levin, and ''86-Thunder'' for the Trueno specifically), with most of them being in the Hakone map. The 2 most prominent ones are the {{StarterEquipment Levin}} that is owned by {{PlayerCharacter Sho Akasaki}}, and the Trueno that is owned by Keiichi Kinoshita from the Hakone Drift Dancers team.

* Brian Griffin of ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' is the owner of the 2004 Toyota Prius. Guess dogs can drive too.

** One of the two cars ever features in ''VideoGame/SegaRally Championship'' is the 1995 Toyota Celica GT-Four ([=ST205=]).

[[folder:Toyota [=2000GT=]]]
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->''"Toyota went from 'Toyopet' to... 'Toyo-Porsche beater' in about as long as it takes to make an update to a 911."''
-->--'''Jason Cammisa''', ''Hagerty''

Japan's answer to the Porsche 911.

This Japanese sports car was considered to be one of Toyota's gemstone at its time in TheSixties, which would be the kickstarter of bringing sports car industry to the country. The [=2000GT=] was designed in collaboration with Yamaha, with its sleek fastback coupe design to it top-notch performance, worthy enough to rival with European sports cars.

''Road & Track'' magazine summed up the [=2000GT=] as "one of the most exciting and enjoyable cars we've driven", as this collectible car is considered to be both as the brand's "halo car" and arguably as "Japan's first supercar".

The [=2000GT=] name would later be reused for TRD's tuned variant of the Toyota [=MR2=] ([=SW20=]).

* Can be quite spottable in ''Manga/CrayonShinChan''. The film, ''Anime/CrayonShinChanTheAdultEmpireStrikesBack'' has Ken's beloved [=2000GT=], and may lord have mercy on one's soul [[BerserkButton if anyone dare mess around with]] ThePreciousPreciousCar!
* InAWorld TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture, where UsefulNotes/NikolaTesla's visions of free energy TakeOverTheWorld, Mabuchi Kyoma of ''Manga/DimensionW'', a man who has a passion for vintage ICE cars, is the owner of the Toyota [=2000GT=]. In the anime, this is traded for a Lexus LFA, arguably an equal icon in that respect.
* If you thought ''Film/YouOnlyLiveTwice'' is the only work with the [=2000GT=] convertible, ''think again''. In ''Anime/SailorMoon'', Haruka Tenou a.k.a. Sailor Uranus, a race car driver where sports cars are one her biggest traits, primarily drives a ''roofless'' yellow Toyota [=2000GT=].

[[AC:Film--Live Action]]
* The most famous appearance of the [=2000GT=] is in the ''Film/JamesBond'' film ''Film/YouOnlyLiveTwice'', where it is exclusively in open-top form (it was never supposed to be a convertible, but it got converted into one due to Creator/SeanConnery's height), driven by Bond Girl" Aki, played by Creator/AkikoWakabayashi. Later Bond actor Creator/DanielCraig voted this car as his favorite Bond car of all-time.

[[AC:Live-Action TV]]
* In ''Series/HawaiiFiveO'', the sports car seen during the finale of "Not That Much Different" is a Toyota [=2000GT=] coupe.

* ''VideoGame/ChoroQ'', even in its [[SuperDeformed chibi-form]] would be one of the few to utilize Japan's first supercar.
* A parked Pegasus White [=2000GT=] can be seen in the foreground in ''VideoGame/DoubleDragon 3: The Rosetta Stone''.
* Shows up in ''VideoGame/{{Forza}}'', where [=ForzaVista=] acknowledges, the compartments from both sides. A ''Falken Tire Car Pack'' is required to get that Japanese classic in ''Horizon 2''.
* The [=2000GT=] in ''VideoGame/GranTurismo'' widely used since its introduction in ''2''. In ''4'', it's considered to be TheAllegedCar eligible for the Premium Sports Lounge.
* The Michelli Roadster from ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto2'' is evidently a futuristic verstion of the [=2000GT=]. Considered as the best car in the Downtown District.
* ''VideoGame/ProjectGothamRacing'': It's one of the only Japanese classics depicted in the second and fourth game.
* ''VideoGame/TokyoXtremeRacer'': The [=2000GT=]'s sole appearance in the series was in ''3'', driven by an early game Nagoya Wanderer.
* It was introduced in ''VideoGame/WanganMidnightMaximumTune 4''. In ''[=6RR=]'', a special matte black version can be obtainable by playing September's Navi Scratch-off.

[[folder:Toyota [=AE86=]/Corolla Levin/Sprinter Trueno]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:For all your [[Manga/InitialD tofu delivery]] needs.]]

->''"If it has all four tires and gets you from point A to point B, then it's a car."''
-->--'''Takumi Fujiwara''', ''Manga/InitialD''

Nicknamed the "''Hachi-Roku''", the [=AE86=] is a small and lightweight front-engined, rear-wheel drive sports coupe of Toyota, introduced in 1983 as part of the fifth generation Toyota Corolla line up. It both comes in either a 2-door coupe or 3-door liftback configuration.

During its production, the [=AE86=] became much more prominent in motorsports, such as rallying and circuit racing. Its rear-wheel drive and its lightweight body made the [=AE86=] a popular choice for drifting, in which Japanese legend Keiichi Tsuchiya helped popularize and pioneered this discipline. As a result, the [=AE86=] has been extensively modified and commonly used in professional drifting from all over the world.

Oh, and if you exceed 100 km/h in this car, it will trigger a speed chime that warns you that you are speeding.

* Perhaps this car is widely well known in ''Manga/InitialD'', where the [=AE86=] plays in the series:
** The series's protagonist, Takumi Fujiwara drives a panda-white [=AE86=] Trueno with Watanabe rims, Cibié fog lamps and the iconic Fujiwara Tofu Shop sticker. Though intended to be as a tofu delivery car, it's instilled with advanced driving techniques that allowed Takumi to use his skills at and [[WhatAPieceOfJunk despite its unassuming appearance]], [[spoiler:it manages to beat all rivals he has faced and attained a [[LivingLegend perfect win ratio]]]]. [[spoiler:In ''Second Stage'', the 86's engine was blown up during a battle against Kyoichi Sudo in Akagi, prompting a MidSeasonUpgrade with a new but powerful engine.]]
** Wataru Akiyama on the other hand drives a white zenki-model [=AE86=] Corolla Levin. Originally, his Corolla is turbocharged before his engine broke down, resulting in Wataru fitting an brand new supercharged one.
** The Akina [=SpeedStars=] member and resident ButtMonkey, Itsuki Takeuchi insists of buying an [=AE86=] Levin, but accidentally buys a ''[=AE85=]'' Levin instead. [[spoiler:Following his plans for work life, Itsuki uses his pay check to purchase a turbocharger, making it much as a [[LethalJokeCharacter Lethal Joke Car]].]]
** In ''Fifth Stage'', a [[LegendaryImpostor Takumi impersonator]] of the fake Project D team drives a late-model Trueno that obviously doesn't look like the one of the real Takumi. The car was never seen racing in neither the anime nor manga, but you get to battle him in ''VideoGame/InitialDArcadeStage.''
** Shinji Inui, a member of Sidewinder and the FinalBoss Takumi has faced in the series, drives a 2-door notchback Trueno which belonged to his late father. When not racing, Shinji acts as TheDriver for his mother as the said Trueno is used as a transport car to drive her through the Tsubaki Line.
* ...and with ''Initial D's'' growing popularity has spawned lots of spoofs and parodies with this iconic tofu drifting car:
** As a ShoutOut of the aformentioned ''Initial D'', [[PunnyName Hachiya Rokoku]] a.k.a. Detective Hachiroku at the beginning of episode 4 of ''Manga/MiamiGuns'' is a blatant parody of Takumi Fujiwara. He drives an [=AE86=] police car and he's not afraid of pulling insane drifting techniques whilst chasing down a crook in a blue Evo III.
** Another ShoutOut has ''VideoGame/ChousokuHenkeiGyrozetter'' which spoofs the hell outta ''Initial D'' as Yuzuru-86 drives an [=AE86=] Sprinter Trueno with a sticker parodying Fujiwara Tofu Shop's on the right door.

[[AC:Film -- Live-Action]]
* [[TheAllegedCar The sad little vehicle that down-at-the-heels]] that poor Annie is forced to drive around in ''Film/{{Bridesmaids}}'' is a 1987 Toyota Corolla [=SR5=] Sport Coupe.
* 1998 indie film ''Film/Buffalo66'' features a North American-spec Corolla [=SR5=].

* In ''VideoGame/BattleGear 2'', both the Trueno and Levin are available in the game. The bonus Trueno Mecha Tune and Levin Turbo Tune are a ShoutOut to the cars of [[Anime/InitialD Takumi Fujiwara and Wataru Akiyama]] respectively. Additionally, the [[JokeCharacter Joke Cars]] [=AE85=] Levin SR and Trueno SR is included in the Toyota lineup as well.
* The 2006 Platform/PlayStation2 and Platform/PlayStationPortable release of ''The Fast and the Furious'' has a team called "Kansai" where the members are all references of ''Initial D''. Hiroto is a blatant Takumi Fujiwara {{Expy}} who drives a near-identical [=AE86=] Sprinter Trueno, where Katsuhiro drives an [=AE86=] Levin, intended to be like Wataru Akiyama.
* ''VideoGame/GranTurismo'', starting with ''3'' added the Shuichi Shigeno version of the Trueno, a pre-tuned car built for the author who did ''Manga/InitialD''.
** In ''Sport'', both the Corolla Levin and the Sprinter Trueno's speed chime were fully utilized, as well as using a digital tachometer. In ''7'', both cars will resemble the TRD [=N2=] body kit if a widebody is fitted.
* ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIV'' onwards feature an [=AE86=] parody with the PunnyName of "Futo".
* ''[[VideoGame/{{GRID}} Race Driver: GRiD]]'' uses a [=D1GP=] spec 2-door Sprinter Trueno [[note]]Refered as the Corolla GT-S ([=AE86=])[[/note]] as one of the Drift class cars.
* ''VideoGame/HorizonChase'' takes this iconic ''Initial D'' meme and [[AscendedMeme ascended it]], with the Sprinter Trueno aptly dubbed the "Déjà Vu" an its tagline continues...
-->''"I've just been in this place before"''
* ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeed'':
** The North American-spec Corolla GT-S debuted in ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedUnderground Underground 2]]'' as one of the early starter cars in the game. Despite is slow top speed at stock performance, it makes up for its handling. A fully upgraded Corolla can be a [[LethalJokeCharacter deadly sleeper on straight lines]].
** While it appeared custom bonus car in ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedCarbon Carbon]]'', ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedProStreet ProStreet]]'' on the other hand has this car available for purchse. The Corolla is extremely useful in Drift and Grip races, as well as Wheelie Competition events due to its low weight.
** In ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedNitro Nitro]]'', Singaporean top racer Zarinah drives a Corolla only during the Bronze Cup.
** While the Corolla continued to be in ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedShift Shift]]'', its sequel ''Shift 2: Unleashed'' has the special Retro GTX Team Need for Speed Corolla GT-S driven by Irish Formula D driver Darren [=McNamara=]. A Works-converted car would resemble the 1999 JGTC [=GT300=] Trueno.
** The actual JDM-spec Trueno appeared in the [[VideoGame/NeedForSpeed2015 2015 reboot]]. It's possible to turn the front-end into a Levin with fixed headlights via body customization.
* ''VideoGame/TokyoXtremeRacer'':
** Rolling Guy, the series' signature team, features an all-[=AE86=] line-up. To team members, [[SeriousBusiness passion and loyalty for their cars comes before everything else]], to the point of calling a former member who switched cars a "traitor".
** As fitting for a Takumi Fujiwara {{Expy}}, "Lightning Shift" Takuya Hajiwara drives one in almost all of his appearances. The sole exception is in ''3'', where he's driving a loaned Toyota Starlet after wrecking his [=AE86=] sometime after the events of ''Zero''.

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->''"An FR sports sedan designed for a wide range of generations. Although it lacks power, its sporty turning characteristics make it fun to drive."''
-->--'''Description''' (translated from Japanese), ''VideoGame/BattleGear 4'' [[https://battlegear.net/bg4tuned/index.html official website]]

Japan's answer to the luxury sports sedans produced in leading European luxury marques.

The Lexus IS (stands for "Intelligent Sport") is a series of compact cars introduced in 1998 and sold under the Lexus marque, a luxury division of Toyota. Within Japan, the IS was sold under the name, '''Toyota Altezza''' ([[MeaningfulName Italian for 'height' or 'highness']]). It was marketed as an-entry level sports model positioned below the ES lineup.

Originally, the Altezza/IS were powered by either an inline-4 or an inline-6 engine, with some differences being the Altezza [=AS 200=]/IS 200 being its entry-level car and the Altezza [=RS200=]/IS 300 being the performance-level car. It was also offered a 5-door station wagon dubbed as the Altezza Gita and the IS 300 [=SportCross=].

The Altezza name was dropped in 2005 when the Lexus marque was introduced in Japan. For its second-generation IS now utilizes V6 engines instead of inline ones. New to this generation comes sleeker exotic design, coupé-like contours and a more fastback profile. A powerful high-performance variant of the IS was introduced in 2007 as the IS F, utilizing a 5.0 L V8 engine and an ''8-speed'' transmission, a first to ever do so. It was intended to compete with other high-end performance luxury sedans such as the Mercedes C-Class, Audi A4, BMW 3-series and the Cadillac CTS.

Following the LF-CC concept in 2012, the third-generation IS was launched in 2013, which included various trims and performance-tuned F-Sport variants.

* A full-on TRD modified Altezza [=RS200=] is the signature CoolCar of Nobuhiko Akiyama, TheLeader of the Northern Saitama Alliance and Wataru's cousin in ''Manga/InitialD'', [[spoiler:where he was [[CurbStompBattle curbstomped by Takumi Fujiwara at Sadamine at just the beginning of the race.]]]]
[[AC:Film -- Live Action]]
* The Lexus IS 250 is the car that established Chloe in ''Film/GodBlessAmerica'' as a SpoiledBrat for throwing a fit over her parents getting her the wrong (still luxurious) car she wanted on her birthday.
-->'''Chloe:''' I SAID I WANTED AN ESCALADE!
* The titular protagonist's IS 350 has been used in many of ''Film/JohanFalk'' films, where it plays its significance in the action, since Lexus/Toyoa have been part of the ProductPlacement deal.
* ''Film/TheMongolianConnection'' has a Toyota Altezza as one of Mongolia's police fleet, which is an ImprobablyCoolCar to begin with since there are barely Altezzas sold outside Japan.
[[AC:Live-Action TV]]
* Creator/CourteneyCox's character Jules Cobb in ''Series/CougarTown'' has a Matador Red Lexus IS 250 C convertible as her personal CoolCar. The pilot had some EarlyInstallmentWeirdness where she drives a silver Volvo in the pilot.
* Meadow Soprano of ''Series/TheSopranos'' owns a 2007 Lexus IS 250 during season 6's finale [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVJa8ElaPgE where she's struggling to parallel park her car]]. Sorry, not even music "[[Music/JourneyBand Don't Stop Believin']] playing didn't help her.
[[AC:Music]]
* Version 2 of "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgI_pH8TOVY Be The One]]" by Music/DuaLipa has Creator/AnselElgort following Lipa inside her PimpedOutCar, a Lexus IS with lots of [=LEDs=] that emit and generate lots of visuals based on the song.

* The B-Class Altezza [=RS200=] in ''VideoGame/BattleGear 2'' comes already equipped with a TRD body kit. ''4'' on the other hand has a TRD-tuned Altezza with TRD stickers slapped all over the car.
* The first four ''VideoGame/{{Forza}} Motorsport'' games once had the Toyota Altezza/IS 300 and IS 350 before ditching it with an almighty IS F.
* It all began in ''VideoGame/GranTurismo 2'' where the Altezza [=RS200=] and its gemini twin, the Lexus IS 200 [[note]]NTSC region only, unavailable in PAL[[/note]] are part of the new car lineup altogether. By ''4'', Be prepared to meet all of the Altezza/IS family, where it includes a station wagon and entry-level counterpart.
** Also in ''2'' has its racing LM Edition where it resembles a DTM race car at that time. ''3'' has the fictional [=GT300-esque=] Altezza/IS Touring Car which can be obtained at the one-make "Altezza Race" event.
** Finally, in ''5'', there is the second-gen Lexus IS, which has 4 different versions: the road-going IS F, the Super GT IS 350 [=GT300=] the DTM-esque IS F Racing Concept, and added in ''6'' is the Nürburgring VLN IS F CCS-R.
* One of the strongest D-Class tuners in ''VideoGame/MidnightClub 3'' is the Lexus IS 300, which you can win it at the San Diego City Tournament.
* While the Lexus IS 300 debuted in ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeedUnderground 2'', ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedMostWanted Most Wanted]]'' on the other hand plays more significance; it's one of the three [[StarterMon starter cars]], and then you have this crazy guy named Vince "Taz" Kilic, #14 on the Blacklist who drives a yellow modified Lexus with a SkeletonMotif vinyl.
** With the secong-gen IS introduced in ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedProStreet ProStreet]]'', ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedUndercover Undercover]]'' gives you this 8-speeder IS-F, which one of Chau Wu's {{Mooks}} drive.

** In ''Street Supremacy'', TheLeader of The Road of Justice, All Ears drives a custom orange Altezza [=RS200=]. Also in the same game, some body kits and custom lights can transform the Altezza into a blatant BMW 3-series.
** The ''Drift'' subseries has special models of the Altezza; the first game has a SARD tuned version, where the second game has an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwlu-dkUNvQ HKS/Genki-spec Altezza]] that was used by [=D1GP=] driver Nobuteru "Nob" Taniguchi.

[[folder:Toyota Celica]]
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->''"I'm not just saying this because we're at a rally event, but Kankkunen (who was invited to the demo run) is Mr. Celica. He was champion four times in the Celica. Now you can all have a think about why I'm using Kankkunen so much. See if you can guess!"''
-->--'''Akio Toyoda''', under the Morizo pseudonymn (which he uses as a driver), during the 2023 Rally Hokkaido

The Toyota Celica was produced by Toyota from 1970 until 2006. Produced across seven generations, the Celica was powered by various four-cylinder engines, and bodystyles included convertibles, liftbacks, coupés and notchback coupés. The Celica name derives from the Latin word ''coelica'', meaning "heavenly" or "celestial".

In 1973, Toyota coined the term "liftback" to describe the Celica fastback hatchback, using the name Liftback GT for the North American market. Like the Ford Mustang, the Celica concept consisted in attaching a coupe body to the chassis and mechanicals from a high volume sedan, in this case the Toyota Carina, though some journalists thought it was based on the Corona due to some shared mechanical parts.

In 1986, the six-cylinder Celica Supra variant was spun off as a separate model, becoming simply the Toyota Supra, which itself would become a a sough-after model in tuning culture. Lightly altered versions of the Celica were also sold as the Corona Coupé in the 1980s and as the Toyota Curren through in the 1990s.

The Celica GT-Four variant is a popular rally icon that competed in the UsefulNotes/WorldRallyChampionship, where the car saw everlasting success with driver titles won by Carlos Sainz, Juha Kankkunen and Didier Auriol. However, in the 1995 season, the FIA decided to ban Toyota Team Europe from competing after one race where they found out the team were using illegal turbo restrictors, issuing them a one-year ban. Then-FIA president Max Mosley stated that it is "the most sophisticated device I've ever seen in 30 years of motor sports."

This name has nothing to do with [[VideoGame/BlazBlueChronophantasma Celica A. Mercury]]. Obviously, she's not named after the car.

* The [[MsFanservice hot]] [[PitGirls race queen]] and teacher at the Arcadia Academy Rui Akana of ''VideoGame/ChousokuHenkeiGyrozetter'' is a BadassDriver who runs a red Toyota Celica GT-Four, [[ColorMotif given that her name and her car are all in red]]. And she's also a FieryRedhead herself.
* Miki, the ex-boyfriend of Natsumi Mogi [[spoiler:who [[AttemptedRape attempted to rape her]] (for which Takumi Fujiwara punched him)]] in ''Manga/InitialD'' specialized in racing on snow. And to go with it, his car of choice is the rally monster; the black 1998 Celica GT-Four with C-ONE components built to race at Akina during heavy snowfall against Takumi Fujiwara, [[spoiler:though [[StrongButUnskilled Miki is poorly skilled]], despite having good traction and power to keep up, when the snow builds up on Miki's wheels, loses control and crashes onto a guardrail.]]
* The silver Toyota Celica XX Mk. II ([=MA61L=])[[note]]Also known as the "[[MarketBasedTitle Celica Supra]]" in the overseas.[[/note]] was once driven by the Koichi "[[RedBaron Ultimate Demon Runner]]" Aizawa, the late father of Keiichiro Aizawa in ''Manga/WanganMidnight'' who runs a monstrous Supra.

* Cleopatra's Weaponized car in ''Film/DeathRace: Beyond Anarchy'' makes an unorthodox choice of vehicle: a blacked-out Toyota Celica that's frustratingly hard to catch.
* Watch Creator/ChuckNorris deliver a DivingKick [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4u92qobspks through the windshield of a speeding blue Celica GT]] in ''Film/{{Good Guys Wear Black|1978}}''. It's both ''the'' car and ''the'' stunt that sold the movie.

* The Toyota Celica GT was Peggy's own car that she had been driving earlier that ran out of gas in front of the hotel where she met Tatum in ''Series/{{Kojak}}''.
* The CoolCar of ''Series/TokusouSentaiDekaranger'' is the Machine Doberman driven by [=DekaRed=] and Yellow. It's a police interceptor based on the 2000 Toyota Celica T320.

* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkaEpUBUQDw Fire]]" by "Music/JusticeBand'' has the electronic duo [[ResurrectTheWreck refurbish and old-beaten Toyota Celica cabrio]], and takes it with an unnamed beautiful girl for a fun little road trip.

* Despite its banning of the car in 1995, the Celica has been a staple Japanese rally icon in many rally racing games, usually in its distinctive Castrol livery:
** This iconic rally car would also be in ''VideoGame/ColinMcRaeRally'' and ''VideoGame/{{DIRT}}'', alongside the almighty GT Celica Pikes Peak.
** One of the two cars ever features in ''VideoGame/SegaRally Championship'' is the 1995 Toyota Celica GT-Four ([=ST205=]).
* The Sports Type 2/Assassin Sports in ''VideoGame/Burnout3Takedown'' is a 7th-gen Celica, judging by its body.
* There had long been Celicas throughout ''VideoGame/GranTurismo'', but the one that stood out the most is the fan-favorite Celica GT-Four rally car that had been a staple through installments.
* Jacket's CoolCar in ''VideoGame/HotlineMiami'' closely resembles the Toyota A60 Celica Supra with gullwing doors reminiscent of the DMC-12.
* The Celine in ''VideoGame/RacingLagoon'' uses the 6th-gen Celica as its basis. Nanako Aoyama runs the rally-built Celine-FOUR for the Daikoku gymkhana, while Ryo Yamazaki runs a wine-red FWD Celine-S3.
* Air Refresh, Steel Dinosaur and a Wanderer named uh... [[Franchise/StarWars Obi-wan Kenori]] all drive modified Celica GT-Fours in ''VideoGame/TokyoXtremeRacer 3''.

[[folder:Toyota [=MR2/MR-S=]]]
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->''"The [=MR2=] is a car that has the midship layout, the FF power train falls directly behing the driver's seat. Because the center of gravity of a midship is located in the centeer of the car's body, it is more responsive than cars with a front layout."''
-->--'''Koichiro Iketani''', Iketani-senpai's car information, ''[[VideoGame/InitialDArcadeStage Initial D Special Stage]]''


Hence the name, the [=MR2=] is Toyota's mid-engine sports car that spans over three generations from 1984 to 2007. The name [=MR2=] stands for "mid-ship run-about 2-seater" or "mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive, 2-seater". In UsefulNotes/{{France}} however, it was renamed to simply just the '''[[MarketBasedTitle Toyota MR]]''' since [=MR2=] in French would sound like "merde" [[note]][[ForeignCussWord French for "shit"]][[/note]]

Since 1976, it was Toyota's ambition to create a car that was enjoyable to drive and yet still provide reliability and good fuel efficiency, though not necessarily a sports car. Toyota in 1981 unveiled its prototype called the '''SA-X''', where that concept evolved into a fully-fledged production sports car, but at the same time complied with Japanese regulations in regard of exterior dimensions and engine displacement.

Its lifespan can be pinpointed to three generations: the [=AW11=] (essentially a backwards Corolla Levin/Sprinter Trueno, powered by either a naturally-aspirated [=4A-GE=] or supercharged [=4A-GZE=] engine), the [=SW20=] (a larger platform powered by either a naturally-aspirated [=3S-GE=] or turbocharged [=3S-GTE=] engine), and the [=ZZW30=] (at which point its name was changed to MR-S, now exclusively powered by the naturally-aspirated [=1ZZ-FE=] engine).

* Before the Countach became a thing in ''Manga/{{Countach}}''. Shun once owned a Toyota [=MR2=] before he was forced to sell it due to his father's illness.
* This is the car assistant manager Masami Ooshige drives in ''Anime/FullMoon''.
* Kai Kogashiwa in ''Manga/InitialD'' drives a Strong Blue Metallic Toyota [=MR2=] G-Limited ([=SW20=]). This car was [[GenerationXerox inherited from his father]] Ken Kogashiwa, which became notable for cutting the second half of the Irohazaka switchback, which fans tend to call it the "[[FanNickname Irohazaka Jump]]".
** [[spoiler:After his defeat in his HomeStage against Takumi, Kai would join Racing Team Katagiri and ditched his father's [=MR2=] for a silver third-generation MR-S, complete with C-ONE body kit.]]
** Some of the minor characters also drive this [=MR2=], such as Myogi [=NightKids's=] Miyahara and Project D's Fumihiro.

* The black first-gen [=MR2=] can be seen in the second part of ''Film/ViceAcademy''.
* This is Ho Nam's car, whom which Smarite carjacks in ''Film/YoungAndDangerous'', where she demand payment. But unfortunately she gets caught by Ho Nam and his friends and [[CoolAndUnusualPunishment is punished by eating dozens of Chinese barbecue pork buns]].

* Josip Matic's Toyota [=MR2=] in ''Series/HappyValley''.
* This is Mark Hofmann's CoolCar in ''Series/MurderAmongTheMormons'': a metallic blue Toyota [=MR2=] -- at least, it was cool by the standards of 1980s Salt Lake City. This later becomes an indicator of Mark's unsustainable lifestyle, revealing how he bought it on a whim using the money from his forgeries.

* Music/{{BLACKPINK}}'s Jennie in "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b73BI9eUkjM Solo]]" has her standing on a first-gen [=MR2=] with [[DefacementInsult text defaced on the car's body saying]]: "See you never" "Not even a distant memory" and "Better off without you."
* The UsefulNotes/{{Synthwave}} song "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXtATeQ7GKg In For The Kill]]" by Music/LaRoux has singer Elly Jackson take a night drive on a targa-top Toyota [=MR2=]. Keep in mind, she's wearing SunglassesAtNight.

* You can get to drive Kai Kogashiwa's blue [=MR2=] GT in ''VideoGame/BattleGear''.
* Quite feasibly seen in ''VideoGame/{{Forza}}'', including its tuned counterparts from Tom's, Border and VIS Racing.
* All of the [=MR2=] generations are quite feasibly seen in ''VideoGame/GranTurismo'' games, including its tuned and JGTC [=GT300=] counterparts.
* It makes its [[OneShotCharacter one and only appearance]] in ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeedCarbon'', as an unlockable (and uncustomiazable) bonus car in the mainline version. Its portable counterpart, ''Carbon - Own the City'', made it 100% customizable, in one version being driven by Sara at the start of the game.
* The first two ''VideoGame/ProjectGothamRacing'' games has this Japanese convertible as one of the early starter cars. The [=MR2=] Spyder was fairly new when the game was out.
* Genji Katou's car, the SW-2000 in ''VideoGame/RacingLagoon'' clearly resembles the [=SW20 MR2=].
* An ultra rare Group S [=MR2=]-based Toyota [=222D=] is perhaps one of the deadly super rally cars in two of Milestone, s.r.l.'s rally games; ''Sébastien Loeb Rally EVO'' and last seen in ''VideoGame/{{Gravel}}''.
* All three generations of the [=MR2=] are highly active in the ''VideoGame/TokyoXtremeRacer'' series.
* The [=MR2=] is fully present in ''VideoGame/WanganMidnightMaximumTune''. Being the very few mid-engined cars in the roster, the [=MR2=] tends to snap oversteer when cornering, causing to lose grip.
* This is the HerosClassicCar in the obscure Japan-only RacingGame ''[=Zero4=] Champ Series: Drift Champ'', where the supercharged [=AW10=] is seen in both [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Js5fKt49oLg the intro]] and the [[https://d3tvwjfge35btc.cloudfront.net/Assets/47/609/L_p1002260947.jpg game's cover]].

[[folder:Toyota Prius]]

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->''"I own a Toyota Prius; it's a step in the right direction. It's a gasoline-electric midsize car that gets about 50 miles per gallon. We have the technology to make every car produced in America today just as clean, cheap, and efficient."''
-->--'''Creator/LeonardoDiCaprio'''

The Toyota Prius is a hybrid car introduced in 1997, developed to be the brand's "car for the 21st century". It was the first-ever mass-produced hybrid vehicle, which combines an internal combustion engine with an electric motor, typically offered in either a four-door sedan of a five-door liftback (introduced in 2003).

Early generations of the Prius encountered lots of EarlyInstallmentWeirdness in terms of bland designs and uninspiring performance, leading to later ones to have more futuristic and aggressive designs in each iteration. In 2011, the Prius has expanded to various types, ssuch as the Prius v (a multi-purpose vehicle) and the Prius c (a subcompact hatchback).

[[MeaningfulName The name Prius is Latin meaning "prior" or "previous"]], implying that there was never a mass-produced hybrid car prior to it. Toyota asked the UsefulNotes/UnitedStates on which to decide for the proper plural form of Prius (Prien, Prii, Prium, Prius, or Priuses) with ''Prii'' being the most popular and thus adopted the plural designation in on February 20, 2011.

* ''Film/HorribleBosses'' speaks of itself:
--> '''Nick:''' I was drag-racing. I'm a drag-racer. \\
'''Detective Samson:''' You were drag-racing... ''[{{Beat}}]'' in a Prius.\\
'''Nick:''' I don't win a lot.
* One of the biggest ProductPlacement cars ever to be witnessed in ''Film/LaLaLand'' is where Sebastian helps Mia look for her car. And ''every'' car parked... were all Priuses (''Prii?''). It's also funny that Mia asks Sebastian to get her car keys.
-->'''Sebastian:''' What kind?\\
'''Mia:''' It's a Prius.\\
(''Sebastian looks in the key holder and sees that all of the keys are for Priuses'')\\
'''Sebastian:''' That...that doesn't help me.
* The car of Creator/WillFerrell's and Creator/MarkWahlberg's character in ''Film/TheOtherGuys'' is that little red Prius, acting as a RunningGag that reflects their ByTheBookCop status.
* The funny part of ''Film/ParanormalActivity'', where Alex almost gets hit by ''this'' car as she's stepping off the sidewalk.
-->'''Alex:''' Fucking Prius!
* A Brilliant Blue Toyota Prius Hybrid is the car driven by Cindy Campbell in ''Film/ScaryMovie 3''.

* Clay Jensen of ''Series/ThirteenReasonsWhy'' graduates from using a bike into driving a Toyota Prius in the start of season 2, acting as his personal source of transportation.
* The ProductPlacement of ''Series/{{Bones}}'' in [[Recap/BonesS5E20TheWitchInTheWardrobe one episode]] when Hodgins swerves and the Prius beeps at him. [[spoiler:Which lead him and Angela to be sent to jail for [[DrivesLikeCrazy erratic driving]].]]
-->'''Angela:''' Look! The Prius helps you stay in your lane!
* Creator/LarryDavid has a good reason to drive a Toyota Prius in ''Series/CurbYourEnthusiasm''. It's justifiable that in 2006, he uses it [[GreenAesop to raise awareness of global warming issues.]]
* Somewhat TheAllegedCar of Rory from ''Series/GilmoreGirls'', which is a 2002 Prius, which se drives from season 4 onwards. Possibly a ShoutOut to the car which Creator/LeonardoDiCaprio drives.
* It is clear that Jen's car in ''Series/SheHulkAttorneyAtLaw'' is a Prius (Prius Prime to be exact), being a ProductPlacement after all. Blonsky tries to wax philosophical about Jen's broken car, but Jen isn't having any of it.
-->'''Blonsky:''' Think of this totally knackered Prius Prime as your teacher.\\
'''Jen:''' Uhm... That was nothing. You just said nothing to a very straightforward question.
* All of the agents of ''Series/Warehouse13'' all drive Priuses (or a Highlander) beginning in Season 3, as part of a ProductPlacement deal.

* Inaba Rinne's mecha, the Prius Alpha in ''VideoGame/ChousokuHenkeiGyrozetter'' is well... [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a Toyota Prius]].
* The Toyota Prius in its only appearance in ''VideoGame/{{Forza}} Motorsport 4'' is perhaps one of the dreaded GreenAesop hybrid cars in the game. While it's laughably and horribly slow, the game's [[DesignItYourselfEquipment extensive customization system]] allows it to become a 400+ horsepower monster.
* Priuses have long been in the ''VideoGame/GranTurismo'' series, typically as a [[JokeCharacter Joke Car]]. The DownloadableContent of ''5'' has this PRIUS Touring Car which would make it [[LethalJokeCharacter much more or less lethal]].
** There was also this Japan-only TechDemoGame where [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpodQyhcicc the Prius is the only highlight car]], and when it's released in ''4'', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYQ8MNcLQqY it retains its unique dashboard]].
* The Dilettante in the ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto'' series is based on the Prius.
* The Prius was added in ''VideoGame/InitialDArcadeStage 6 AA'', as typically a [[JokeCharacter Joke Car]]. Just like ''Gran Turismo'' the Prius [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rm9le3Y0F6s has a unique tachometer]] no other car has ever had.
* When Creator/ElectronicArts partnered with Toyota at that time, the Toyota Prius was one of the playable tokens for the Facebook and [=iOS=] version of ''TabletopGame/{{Monopoly}}''.
* ''SEGA World Drivers Championship'', an arcade RacingGame revolving on Super GT cars has this [=GT300=] spec silhouette Prius. Yes, a ''Prius Race Car''. You might as well look at the Real Life folder of ImprobablyCoolCar to see more about that Hybrid race car.
* The ProductPlacement car in the then-free-to-download ''Toyota Prius Pack'' of ''VideoGame/TheSims3'' includes... (obviously) four various Toyota Prius models.
* The [[{{Fauxrrari}} Valiance CE]] in ''VideoGame/WatchDogs2'', is based on the third-generation Toyota Prius, both available for taxis and civilians.
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* Brian Griffin of ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' is the owner of the 2004 Toyota Prius. Guess dogs can drive too.
* The Priuses in ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark's'' [[Recap/SouthParkS10E2SmugAlert Smug Alert]] are... [[VehicleBasedCharacterization overly smug]].

[[folder:Toyota Supra ([=Mk4=] and GR Supra)]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:To go beyond.[[note]]It's what "Supra" means in Latin.[[/note]]]]

->'''Dom:''' ''[looking at the Supra being hauled in]'' I said a ten-second car, not a ten-minute car.
->'''Jesse:''' You could push this across the finish line, or tow it.
->'''Dom:''' You couldn't even tow that across the finish line.
-->-- ''Film/TheFastAndTheFurious2001''

The Toyota Supra car was manufactured by Toyota since 1978, being derived from the Toyota Celica (it was in fact sold as the "Toyota Celica Supra" until becoming a separate model in 1986).

Starting in TheNineties however, the car underwent a redesign for its fourth generation (model code A80) that saw Toyota placing great emphasis on it becoming a more serious high-performance car. The A80 featured two new engines: a naturally aspirated engine having a power output of 164 kW (220 hp; 223 PS) and 210 lb⋅ft (285 N⋅m), and a twin turbocharged engine with a power output of 206 kW (276 hp; 280 PS) and 318 lb⋅ft (431 N⋅m) of torque for the Japanese model; for export to American/European markets, Toyota added upgrades for the model with the turbocharged engine (like smaller, steel-wheeled turbochargers, bigger fuel injectors, etc.), which increased the power output to 239-243 kW (321-326 hp; 325-330 PS) and 315-325 lb⋅ft (427-441 N⋅m).

By the late 1990s, sales of all sport coupes were declining in North America, and the Supra was withdrawn from the Canadian market in 1996 and the U.S. in 1998, while roduction continued in Japan until August 2002, marking the end of the Supra...

...until 2018, when following rumors through the 2010s, a pre-production version of the Supra with a camouflage was unveiled at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, before it was officially unveiled at the January 2019 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The car was confirmed to be a collaboration between Toyota and BMW with the new BMW Z4 (G29), but that according to Toyota the Supra is intended to be "much more hardcore and track-focused", with Toyota global chief engineer Tetsuya Tada disclosing that the Supra was developed with the idea of benchmarking against the Porsche Cayman S (982), akin to the previous generation Supra's rivalry with the Porsche 968.
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[[AC:Anime and Manga]]
* Hideo Minagawa's Super White II Supra RZ in ''Manga/InitialD'' comes fitted with various Bomex parts, used for his uphill battle against Keisuke Takahashi in hi HomeStage in Nagao.
* Former "Dream Project" member and MFG rookie, Sena Moroboshi in ''Manga/MFGhost'' is seen driving a Yellow GR Supra, with the colour of the car being Inspired by the Yellow [=FD3S=] RX-7 that Keisuke Takahashi (one of the 2 founders of the "Dream Project") drives. Sena's Supra is also tuned up by former Project D mechanic, Shuichi Matsumoto.
* The "Monster Machine" Supra RZ of Keiichiro "Kei" Aizawa in ''Manga/WanganMidnight'' is quite impressive with over 700 horses under the hood. It's a "monster" for a reason as his car [[AwesomeButImpractical gets milked up to over 800 horsepower, but lacks the handling and stability]]. During the race against Akio and Tatsuya, Jun Kitami felt disturbed by Kei's FatalFlaw, promting the tuners to detune the "warped" Supra to 400.
-->'''Jun Kitami:''' Kei, [[YouAreAlreadyDead that car's already dead]]. You should be able to hear the cries of its body, it can't even move straight.

* This is one of Brian O'Connor's signature car in ''Film/TheFastAndTheFurious2001'' [[spoiler:following the wreck of his green Eclipse caused by Johnny Tran]]. It's painted in orange and is fully decked with a Bomex body kit (and a [=TRD 3000GT=] hood). It would return later [[spoiler:in ''Film/Furious7'', as Brian once more drives a Supra (albeit white) as he parts ways with Dominic Toretto, [[BookEnds giving him a proper conclusion]].]]
** Slap Jack in ''Film/TwoFastTwoFurious'', drive this car for his battle against Brian O'Connor in his Skyline [[spoiler:...and crashed into a [[ProductPlacement Pepsi]] billboard]].
** Also in the franchise, the brand new 2020 Toyota GR Supra is the car [[spoiler:Han drives in ''Film/{{F9}}'' when he reveals that he's not dead. Dom's brother Jakob Toretto uses that car to escape after the film's climax.]]
* As a ''Fast and Furious'' ShoutOut, Kane's car in ''Film/GrandmasBoy2006'' is the same aforementioned modified Supra of Slap Jack's in ''2 Fast 2 Furious''.

* A silver GR Supra with a VanityLicensePlate saying "ROBIN-8" is one of Robin Masters's fleet from the rebooted ''Series/MagnumPI2018''.
[[AC:Music]]
* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jddS5q0RFpY ごめんねFingers crossed]]" by Music/Nogizaka46 is CarPorn incarnate, with a black tuned GR Supra as one of the six powerful and fast racing cars in the music video.

* The typical A-Class car of Toyota in ''VideoGame/BattleGear'', especially in the first two games, which pretty much looks like a TRD [=3000GT=].
* ''VideoGame/{{Forza}}'' has a fair share of Supras to use across the series, including two ''[[Franchise/TheFastAndTheFurious Fast And Furious]]'' versions of the Supra, one of which being the above-mentioned signature car of Brian O'Connor. The GR Supra is given to the player at the start of ''Horizon 5''.
* Extremely common in ''VideoGame/GranTurismo'' as every single installment has at least 1 [=A80=] Supra. One of the most popular example is the iconic Castrol Tom's Supra, a [=GT500=] car that stood out by many players.
** The GR Supra is the selected choice for a Toyota race car in ''Sport''. For the Gr. 4, it's the [=24h=] Nürburgring race car, and for Gr. 3 is its racing concept.
* The Jester in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas'' is modeled after the Mk. IV Supra, as is the Jester Classic in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoOnline''.
* The Pro Tuned Supra in its only appearance in ''VideoGame/{{GRID}}'' comes fully decked with a [=ChargeSpeed=] Super GT body kit.
* Considered to be a widely known tuner in ''VideoGame/MidnightClub'', where ''II'' has the the Saikou and the modifies Saikou XS, based on the [=A80=] Supra, seen driven by [[StrawFeminist Haley]] and [[{{Yakuza}} Ken'ichi]] respectively. The Supra itself would be fully licensed in the sequel.
** And the fact a black Supra would be in the [[https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71XGIb6AgBL.jpg cover art]] of ''Midnight Club: Street Racing'', [[CoversAlwaysLie which you don't even get to drive in-game]].
* ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeed'' features this Japanese import in most of their games:
** The A80 Supra was among the six cars featured in the original ''VideoGame/TheNeedForSpeed''.
** After being PutOnABus through the entire classic era afterwards, the A80 Supra made its return in ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedUnderground Underground]]''.
** Some noteworthy examples of the A80 Supra featured in ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedMostWanted Most Wanted (2005)]]'':
*** This is the car of Blacklist [[ThirteenIsUnlucky #13]], Victor "Vic" Vasquez; a navy blue Toyota Supra modified with various stripes and [[HotPaintJob fireball vinyls]] as well as with a body kit and matte gold OZ Racing Opera wheels.
*** Before Ronnie got his [=DB9=] as his graduation gift from his parents, he was originally seen driving this car during the prologue, where he challenges the player in their M3 GTR. [[spoiler:...and lost.]]
** The opening prologue of ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedCarbon Carbon]]'' has Darius lend you his Supra to escape from Palmont. Also, picking the Tuner career in and you see your crewmate Sal drive a Supra as his Tier 3 car.
** The last appearance of the Supra is in the [[VideoGame/NeedForSpeed2015 2015 reboot]], this time using its naturally-aspirated SZ-R where you can fit Max Orido's Ridox body kit.
* ''VideoGame/RacingLagoon'' features the RZ-3000 and the SZ-3000, implying the turbocharged Supra RZ and the naturally-aspirated Supra SZ-R respectively. Gamo Kusunoki and Ginji Moriwaki are notable Supra {{Expy}} drivers.
* The first Expert car in ''VideoGame/SanFranciscoRush'' is a Mk. IV Supra with either a lightning design in the Arcade and [=PS1=] versions, and triple stripes on the [=N64=].
* It only made its appearance in ''VideoGame/TestDrive: Overdrive'', also where a customized version of the Supra driven by Hamada Tojo. This car also serves as the police car in the Tokyo map.
* The Supra is widely used in ''VideoGame/TokyoXtremeRacer''. Some notable examples are: Wanderer Orimabu aka Trickster Corner Stylus' RIDOX SUPRA and two notable members of the 13 Devils: Exotic Eve and Iron Heart, all driving customized Supras.
* Like the aforementioned ''Wangan Midnight'', the [=Mk4=] Supra RZ have been fully present in every ''VideoGame/WanganMidnightMaximumTune'' game to date since its foundation back in 2004. Added in the Japan-only ''6R'' was the GR Supra RZ, only obtainable via Limited Edition event before it was available internationally for ''[=6RR=]''.

* Miki, the ex-boyfriend of Natsumi Mogi who [[spoiler:AttemptedRape]] (whom Takumi Fujiwara punched) in ''Manga/InitialD'' specialized in racing on snow. And to go with it, his car of choice is the rally monster; the black 1998 Celica GT-Four with C-ONE components built to race at Akina during heavy snowfall against Takumi Fujiwara, [[spoiler:though [[StrongButUnskilled Miki is poorly skilled]], despite having good traction and power to keep up, when the snow builds up on Miki's wheels, loses control and crashes onto a guardrail.]]

** With the secong-gen IS introduced in ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedProStreet [=ProStreet=]]]'', ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedUndercover Undercover]]'' gives you this 8-speeder IS-F, which one of Chau Wu's {{Mooks}} drive.

--> '''Akio Toyoda''', under the Morizo pseudoname

The Celica is GT-Four is a popular rally icon that competed in the UsefulNotes/WorldRallyChampionship where the car saw everlasting success with driver titles won by Carlos Sainz, Juha Kankkunen and Didier Auriol. However in the 1995 season, the FIA ultimately decided to ban Toyota Team Europe from competing after one race when they found out the team were using illegal turbo restrictors, and was issues them one-year ban. Then-FIA president Max Mosley stated that it is "the most sophisticated device I've ever seen in 30 years of motor sports."

[[CarsOfFiction/BrandsAToB A-B]] [-([[CarsOfFiction/AstonMartin Aston Martin]])-] | [[CarsOfFiction/BrandsCToG C-G]] [-([[CarsOfFiction/{{Chevrolet}} Chevrolet]] | [[CarsOfFiction/{{Dodge}} Dodge]] | [[CarsOfFiction/{{Ferrari}} Ferrari]] | [[CarsOfFiction/{{Ford}} Ford]])-]\\
[[CarsOfFiction/BrandsHToL H-L]] [-([[CarsOfFiction/{{Honda}} Honda]] | [[CarsOfFiction/{{Lamborghini}} Lamborghini]] | [[CarsOfFiction/{{Lotus}} Lotus]])-] | [[CarsOfFiction/BrandsMToN M-N]] | [[CarsOfFiction/BrandsOToR O-R]] [-([[CarsOfFiction/{{Pontiac}} Pontiac]] | [[CarsOfFiction/{{Porsche}} Porsche]])-] | [[CarsOfFiction/BrandsSToZ S-Z]] [-('''Toyota''')-]\\

-->--'''Description''' of (translated from Japanese), ''VideoGame/BattleGear 4'' [[https://battlegear.net/bg4tuned/index.html official website]]

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Toyota [=MR2/MR-S=]]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Toyota's Ferrari [=F355=].]]

->''"The [=MR2=] is a car that has the midship layout, the FF power train falls directly behing the driver's seat. Because the center of gravity of a midship is located in the centeer of the car's body, it is more responsive than cars with a front layout."''
-->--'''Koichiro Iketani''', Iketani-senpai's car information, ''[[VideoGame/InitialDArcadeStage Initial D Special Stage]]''


Hence the name, the [=MR2=] is Toyota's mid-engine sports car that spans over three generations from 1984 to 2007. The name [=MR2=] stands for "mid-ship run-about 2-seater" or "mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive, 2-seater". In UsefulNotes/{{France}} however, it was renamed to simply just the '''[[MarketBasedTitle Toyota MR]]''' since [=MR2=] in French would sound like "merde" [[note]][[ForeignCussWord French for "shit"]][[/note]]

Since 1976, it was Toyota's ambition to create a car that was enjoyable to drive and yet still provide reliability and good fuel efficiency, though not necessarily a sports car. Toyota in 1981 unveiled its prototype called the '''SA-X''', where that concept evolved into a fully-fledged production sports car, but at the same time complied with Japanese regulations in regard of exterior dimensions and engine displacement.

Its lifespan can be pinpointed to three generations: the [=AW11=] (essentially a backwards Corolla Levin/Sprinter Trueno, powered by either a naturally-aspirated [=4A-GE=] or supercharged [=4A-GZE=] engine), the [=SW20=] (a larger platform powered by either a naturally-aspirated [=3S-GE=] or turbocharged [=3S-GTE=] engine), and the [=ZZW30=] (at which point its name was changed to MR-S, now exclusively powered by the naturally-aspirated [=1ZZ-FE=] engine).

* Before the Countach became a thing in ''Manga/{{Countach}}''. Shun once owned a Toyota [=MR2=] before he was forced to sell it due to his father's illness.
* This is the car assistant manager Masami Ooshige drives in ''Anime/FullMoon''.
* Kai Kogashiwa in ''Manga/InitialD'' drives a Strong Blue Metallic Toyota [=MR2=] G-Limited ([=SW20=]). This car was [[GenerationXerox inherited from his father]] Ken Kogashiwa, which became notable for cutting the second half of the Irohazaka switchback, which fans tend to call it the "[[FanNickname Irohazaka Jump]]".
** [[spoiler:After his defeat in his HomeStage against Takumi, Kai would join Racing Team Katagiri and ditched his father's [=MR2=] for a silver third-generation MR-S, complete with C-ONE body kit.]]
** Some of the minor characters also drive this [=MR2=], such as Myogi [=NightKids's=] Miyahara and Project D's Fumihiro.

* The black first-gen [=MR2=] can be seen in the second part of ''Film/ViceAcademy''.
* This is Ho Nam's car, whom which Smarite carjacks in ''Film/YoungAndDangerous'', where she demand payment. But unfortunately she gets caught by Ho Nam and his friends and [[CoolAndUnusualPunishment is punished by eating dozens of Chinese barbecue pork buns]].

* Josip Matic's Toyota [=MR2=] in ''Series/HappyValley''.
* This is Mark Hofmann's CoolCar in ''Series/MurderAmongTheMormons'': a metallic blue Toyota [=MR2=] -- at least, it was cool by the standards of 1980s Salt Lake City. This later becomes an indicator of Mark's unsustainable lifestyle, revealing how he bought it on a whim using the money from his forgeries.

* Music/{{BLACKPINK}}'s Jennie in "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b73BI9eUkjM Solo]]" has her standing on a first-gen [=MR2=] with [[DefacementInsult text defaced on the car's body saying]]: "See you never" "Not even a distant memory" and "Better off without you."
* The UsefulNotes/{{Synthwave}} song "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXtATeQ7GKg In For The Kill]]" by Music/LaRoux has singer Elly Jackson take a night drive on a targa-top Toyota [=MR2=]. Keep in mind, she's wearing SunglassesAtNight.

* You can get to drive Kai Kogashiwa's blue [=MR2=] GT in ''VideoGame/BattleGear''.
* Quite feasibly seen in ''VideoGame/{{Forza}}'', including its tuned counterparts from Tom's, Border and VIS Racing.
* All of the [=MR2=] generations are quite feasibly seen in ''VideoGame/GranTurismo'' games, including its tuned and JGTC [=GT300=] counterparts.
* It makes its [[OneShotCharacter one and only appearance]] in ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeedCarbon'', as an unlockable (and uncustomiazable) bonus car in the mainline version. Its portable counterpart, ''Carbon - Own the City'', made it 100% customizable, in one version being driven by Sara at the start of the game.
* The first two ''VideoGame/ProjectGothamRacing'' games has this Japanese convertible as one of the early starter cars. The [=MR2=] Spyder was fairly new when the game was out.
* Genji Katou's car, the SW-2000 in ''VideoGame/RacingLagoon'' clearly resembles the [=SW20 MR2=].
* An ultra rare Group S [=MR2=]-based Toyota [=222D=] is perhaps one of the deadly super rally cars in two of Milestone, s.r.l.'s rally games; ''Sébastien Loeb Rally EVO'' and last seen in ''VideoGame/{{Gravel}}''.
* All three generations of the [=MR2=] are highly active in the ''VideoGame/TokyoXtremeRacer'' series.
* The [=MR2=] is fully present in ''VideoGame/WanganMidnightMaximumTune''. Being the very few mid-engined cars in the roster, the [=MR2=] tends to snap oversteer when cornering, causing to lose grip.
* This is the HerosClassicCar in the obscure Japan-only RacingGame ''[=Zero4=] Champ Series: Drift Champ'', where the supercharged [=AW10=] is seen in both [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Js5fKt49oLg the intro]] and the [[https://d3tvwjfge35btc.cloudfront.net/Assets/47/609/L_p1002260947.jpg game's cover]].

[[folder:Toyota Prius]]

[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/toyota_prius.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Hollywood's [[TheAllegedCar alleged]] GreenAesop ProductPlacement car.]]

->''"I own a Toyota Prius; it's a step in the right direction. It's a gasoline-electric midsize car that gets about 50 miles per gallon. We have the technology to make every car produced in America today just as clean, cheap, and efficient."''
-->--'''Creator/LeonardoDiCaprio'''

The Toyota Prius is a hybrid car introduced in 1997, developed to be the brand's "car for the 21st century". It was the first-ever mass-produced hybrid vehicle, which combines an internal combustion engine with an electric motor, typically offered in either a four-door sedan of a five-door liftback (introduced in 2003).

Early generations of the Prius encountered lots of EarlyInstallmentWeirdness in terms of bland designs and uninspiring performance, leading to later ones to have more futuristic and aggressive designs in each iteration. In 2011, the Prius has expanded to various types, ssuch as the Prius v (a multi-purpose vehicle) and the Prius c (a subcompact hatchback).

[[MeaningfulName The name Prius is Latin meaning "prior" or "previous"]], implying that there was never a mass-produced hybrid car prior to it. Toyota asked the UsefulNotes/UnitedStates on which to decide for the proper plural form of Prius (Prien, Prii, Prium, Prius, or Priuses) with ''Prii'' being the most popular and thus adopted the plural designation in on February 20, 2011.

* ''Film/HorribleBosses'' speaks of itself:
--> '''Nick:''' I was drag-racing. I'm a drag-racer. \\
'''Detective Samson:''' You were drag-racing... ''[{{Beat}}]'' in a Prius.\\
'''Nick:''' I don't win a lot.
* One of the biggest ProductPlacement cars ever to be witnessed in ''Film/LaLaLand'' is where Sebastian helps Mia look for her car. And ''every'' car parked... were all Priuses (''Prii?''). It's also funny that Mia asks Sebastian to get her car keys.
-->'''Sebastian:''' What kind?\\
'''Mia:''' It's a Prius.\\
(''Sebastian looks in the key holder and sees that all of the keys are for Priuses'')\\
'''Sebastian:''' That...that doesn't help me.
* The car of Creator/WillFerrell's and Creator/MarkWahlberg's character in ''Film/TheOtherGuys'' is that little red Prius, acting as a RunningGag that reflects their ByTheBookCop status.
* The funny part of ''Film/ParanormalActivity'', where Alex almost gets hit by ''this'' car as she's stepping off the sidewalk.
-->'''Alex:''' Fucking Prius!
* A Brilliant Blue Toyota Prius Hybrid is the car driven by Cindy Campbell in ''Film/ScaryMovie 3''.

* Clay Jensen of ''Series/ThirteenReasonsWhy'' graduates from using a bike into driving a Toyota Prius in the start of season 2, acting as his personal source of transportation.
* The ProductPlacement of ''Series/{{Bones}}'' in [[Recap/BonesS5E20TheWitchInTheWardrobe one episode]] when Hodgins swerves and the Prius beeps at him. [[spoiler:Which lead him and Angela to be sent to jail for [[DrivesLikeCrazy erratic driving]].]]
-->'''Angela:''' Look! The Prius helps you stay in your lane!
* Creator/LarryDavid has a good reason to drive a Toyota Prius in ''Series/CurbYourEnthusiasm''. It's justifiable that in 2006, he uses it [[GreenAesop to raise awareness of global warming issues.]]
* Somewhat TheAllegedCar of Rory from ''Series/GilmoreGirls'', which is a 2002 Prius, which se drives from season 4 onwards. Possibly a ShoutOut to the car which Creator/LeonardoDiCaprio drives.
* It is clear that Jen's car in ''Series/SheHulkAttorneyAtLaw'' is a Prius (Prius Prime to be exact), being a ProductPlacement after all. Blonsky tries to wax philosophical about Jen's broken car, but Jen isn't having any of it.
-->'''Blonsky:''' Think of this totally knackered Prius Prime as your teacher.\\
'''Jen:''' Uhm... That was nothing. You just said nothing to a very straightforward question.
* All of the agents of ''Series/Warehouse13'' all drive Priuses (or a Highlander) beginning in Season 3, as part of a ProductPlacement deal.

* Inaba Rinne's mecha, the Prius Alpha in ''VideoGame/ChousokuHenkeiGyrozetter'' is well... [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a Toyota Prius]].
* The Toyota Prius in its only appearance in ''VideoGame/{{Forza}} Motorsport 4'' is perhaps one of the dreaded GreenAesop hybrid cars in the game. While it's laughably and horribly slow, the game's [[DesignItYourselfEquipment extensive customization system]] allows it to become a 400+ horsepower monster.
* Priuses have long been in the ''VideoGame/GranTurismo'' series, typically as a [[JokeCharacter Joke Car]]. The DownloadableContent of ''5'' has this PRIUS Touring Car which would make it [[LethalJokeCharacter much more or less lethal]].
** There was also this Japan-only TechDemoGame where [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpodQyhcicc the Prius is the only highlight car]], and when it's released in ''4'', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYQ8MNcLQqY it retains its unique dashboard]].
* The Dilettante in the ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto'' series is based on the Prius.
* The Prius was added in ''VideoGame/InitialDArcadeStage 6 AA'', as typically a [[JokeCharacter Joke Car]]. Just like ''Gran Turismo'' the Prius [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rm9le3Y0F6s has a unique tachometer]] no other car has ever had.
* When Creator/ElectronicArts partnered with Toyota at that time, the Toyota Prius was one of the playable tokens for the Facebook and [=iOS=] version of ''TabletopGame/{{Monopoly}}''.
* ''SEGA World Drivers Championship'', an arcade RacingGame revolving on Super GT cars has this [=GT300=] spec silhouette Prius. Yes, a ''Prius Race Car''. You might as well look at the Real Life folder of ImprobablyCoolCar to see more about that Hybrid race car.
* The ProductPlacement car in the then-free-to-download ''Toyota Prius Pack'' of ''VideoGame/TheSims3'' includes... (obviously) four various Toyota Prius models.
* The [[{{Fauxrrari}} Valiance CE]] in ''VideoGame/WatchDogs2'', is based on the third-generation Toyota Prius, both available for taxis and civilians.
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* Brian Griffin of ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' is the owner of the 2004 Toyota Prius. Guess dogs can drive too.
* The Priuses in ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark's'' [[Recap/SouthParkS10E2SmugAlert Smug Alert]] are... [[VehicleBasedCharacterization overly smug]].

[[folder:Toyota Supra ([=Mk4=] and GR Supra)]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/toyota_supra_mk4_gr.jpeg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:To go beyond.[[note]]It's what "Supra" means in Latin.[[/note]]]]

->'''Dom:''' ''[looking at the Supra being hauled in]'' I said a ten-second car, not a ten-minute car.
->'''Jesse:''' You could push this across the finish line, or tow it.
->'''Dom:''' You couldn't even tow that across the finish line.
-->-- ''Film/TheFastAndTheFurious2001''

The Toyota Supra car was manufactured by Toyota since 1978, being derived from the Toyota Celica (it was in fact sold as the "Toyota Celica Supra" until becoming a separate model in 1986).

Starting in TheNineties however, the car underwent a redesign for its fourth generation (model code A80) that saw Toyota placing great emphasis on it becoming a more serious high-performance car. The A80 featured two new engines: a naturally aspirated engine having a power output of 164 kW (220 hp; 223 PS) and 210 lb⋅ft (285 N⋅m), and a twin turbocharged engine with a power output of 206 kW (276 hp; 280 PS) and 318 lb⋅ft (431 N⋅m) of torque for the Japanese model; for export to American/European markets, Toyota added upgrades for the model with the turbocharged engine (like smaller, steel-wheeled turbochargers, bigger fuel injectors, etc.), which increased the power output to 239-243 kW (321-326 hp; 325-330 PS) and 315-325 lb⋅ft (427-441 N⋅m).

By the late 1990s, sales of all sport coupes were declining in North America, and the Supra was withdrawn from the Canadian market in 1996 and the U.S. in 1998, while roduction continued in Japan until August 2002, marking the end of the Supra...

...until 2018, when following rumors through the 2010s, a pre-production version of the Supra with a camouflage was unveiled at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, before it was officially unveiled at the January 2019 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The car was confirmed to be a collaboration between Toyota and BMW with the new BMW Z4 (G29), but that according to Toyota the Supra is intended to be "much more hardcore and track-focused", with Toyota global chief engineer Tetsuya Tada disclosing that the Supra was developed with the idea of benchmarking against the Porsche Cayman S (982), akin to the previous generation Supra's rivalry with the Porsche 968.
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* Hideo Minagawa's Super White II Supra RZ in ''Manga/InitialD'' comes fitted with various Bomex parts, used for his uphill battle against Keisuke Takahashi in hi HomeStage in Nagao.
* Former "Dream Project" member and MFG rookie, Sena Moroboshi in ''Manga/MFGhost'' is seen driving a Yellow GR Supra, with the colour of the car being Inspired by the Yellow FD3S RX-7 that Keisuke Takahashi (one of the 2 founders of the "Dream Project") drives. Sena's Supra is also tuned up by former Project D mechanic, Shuichi Matsumoto.
* The "Monster Machine" Supra RZ of Keiichiro "Kei" Aizawa in ''Manga/WanganMidnight'' is quite impressive with over 700 horses under the hood. It's a "monster" for a reason as his car [[AwesomeButImpractical gets milked up to over 800 horsepower, but lacks the handling and stability]]. During the race against Akio and Tatsuya, Jun Kitami felt disturbed by Kei's FatalFlaw.
-->'''Jun Kitami:''' Kei, [[YouAreAlreadyDead that car's already dead]]. You should be able to hear the cries of its body, it can't even move straight.

* This is one of Brian O'Connor's signature car in ''Film/TheFastAndTheFurious2001'' [[spoiler:following the wreck of his green Eclipse caused by Johnny Tran]]. It's painted in orange and is fully decked with a Bomex body kit (and a [=TRD 3000GT=] hood). It would return later [[spoiler:in ''Film/Furious7'', as Brian once more drives a Supra (albeit white) as he parts ways with Dominic Toretto, [[BookEnds giving him a proper conclusion]].]]
** Slap Jack in ''Film/TwoFastTwoFurious'', drive this car for his battle against Brian O'Connor in his Skyline [[spoiler:...and crashed into a [[ProductPlacement Pepsi]] billboard]].
** Also in the franchise, the brand new 2020 Toyota GR Supra is the car [[spoiler:Han drives in ''Film/{{F9}}'' when he reveals that he's not dead. Dom's brother Jakob Toretto uses that car to escape after the film's climax.]]
* As a ''Fast and Furious'' ShoutOut, Kane's car in ''Film/GrandmasBoy2006'' is the same aforementioned modified Supra of Slap Jack's in ''2 Fast 2 Furious''.

* A silver GR Supra with a VanityLicensePlate saying "ROBIN-8" is one of Robin Masters's fleet from the rebooted ''Series/MagnumPI2018''.
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* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jddS5q0RFpY ごめんねFingers crossed]]" by Music/Nogizaka46 is CarPorn incarnate, with a black tuned GR Supra as one of the six powerful and fast racing cars in the music video.

* The typical A-Class car of Toyota in ''VideoGame/BattleGear'', especially in the first two games, which pretty much looks like a TRD [=3000GT=].
* ''VideoGame/{{Forza}}'' has a fair share of Supras to use across the series, including two ''[[Franchise/TheFastAndTheFurious Fast And Furious]]'' versions of the Supra, one of which being the above-mentioned signature car of Brian O'Connor. The GR Supra is given to the player at the start of ''Horizon 5''.
* Extremely common in ''VideoGame/GranTurismo'' as every single installment has at least 1 [=A80=] Supra. One of the most popular example is the iconic Castrol Tom's Supra, a [=GT500=] car that stood out by many players.
** The GR Supra is the selected choice for a Toyota race car in ''Sport''. For the Gr. 4, it's the [=24h=] Nürburgring race car, and for Gr. 3 is its racing concept.
* The Jester in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas'' is modeled after the Mk. IV Supra, as is the Jester Classic in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoOnline''.
* The Pro Tuned Supra in its only appearance in ''VideoGame/{{GRID}}'' comes fully decked with a [=ChargeSpeed=] Super GT body kit.
* Considered to be a widely known tuner in ''VideoGame/MidnightClub'', where ''II'' has the the Saikou and the modifies Saikou XS, based on the [=A80=] Supra, seen driven by [[StrawFeminist Haley]] and [[{{Yakuza}} Ken'ichi]] respectively. The Supra itself would be fully licensed in the sequel.
** And the fact a black Supra would be in the [[https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71XGIb6AgBL.jpg cover art]] of ''Midnight Club: Street Racing'', [[CoversAlwaysLie which you don't even get to drive in-game]].
* ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeed'' features this Japanese import in most of their games:
** The A80 Supra was among the six cars featured in the original ''VideoGame/TheNeedForSpeed''.
** After being PutOnABus through the entire classic era afterwards, the A80 Supra made its return in ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedUnderground Underground]]''.
** Some noteworthy examples of the A80 Supra featured in ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedMostWanted Most Wanted (2005)]]'':
*** This is the car of Blacklist [[ThirteenIsUnlucky #13]], Victor "Vic" Vasquez; a navy blue Toyota Supra modified with various stripes and [[HotPaintJob fireball vinyls]] as well as with a body kit and matte gold OZ Racing Opera wheels.
*** Before Ronnie got his [=DB9=] as his graduation gift from his parents, he was originally seen driving this car during the prologue, where he challenges the player in their M3 GTR. [[spoiler:...and lost.]]
** The opening prologue of ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedCarbon Carbon]]'' has Darius lend you his Supra to escape from Palmont. Also, picking the Tuner career in and you see your crewmate Sal drive a Supra as his Tier 3 car.
** The last appearance of the Supra is in the [[VideoGame/NeedForSpeed2015 2015 reboot]], this time using its naturally-aspirated SZ-R where you can fit Max Orido's Ridox body kit.
* ''VideoGame/RacingLagoon'' features the RZ-3000 and the SZ-3000, implying the turbocharged Supra RZ and the naturally-aspirated Supra SZ-R respectively. Gamo Kusunoki and Ginji Moriwaki are notable Supra {{Expy}} drivers.
* The first Expert car in ''VideoGame/SanFranciscoRush'' is a Mk. IV Supra with either a lightning design in the Arcade and [=PS1=] versions, and triple stripes on the [=N64=].
* It only made its appearance in ''VideoGame/TestDrive: Overdrive'', also where a customized version of the Supra driven by Hamada Tojo. This car also serves as the police car in the Tokyo map.
* The Supra is widely used in ''VideoGame/TokyoXtremeRacer''. Some notable examples are: Wanderer Orimabu aka Trickster Corner Stylus' RIDOX SUPRA and two notable members of the 13 Devils: Exotic Eve and Iron Heart, all driving customized Supras.
* Like the aforementioned ''Wangan Midnight'', the [=Mk4=] Supra RZ have been fully present in every ''VideoGame/WanganMidnightMaximumTune'' game to date since its foundation back in 2004. Added in the Japan-only ''6R'' was the GR Supra RZ, only obtainable via Limited Edition event before it was available internationally for ''[=6RR=]''.

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* The Lexus IS 250 is the car that established [[SpoiledBrat Chloe]] in ''Film/GodBlessAmerica'' to ever throw a fit for getting the wrong luxurious car she wanted on her birthday.