Fiat’s X1/9 was on sale throughout the Mk1 MR2’s full-production lifespan, but it was outdated by comparison and much slower with a range-topping 1.5-litre engine developing 85bhp. Honda’s ...

Toyota ruled my roost, not the MR2 initially, but the MkIV Supra. It was the first ‘fast’ vehicle I was introduced to: my brother owned a twin turbo mimic of the one in Fast and Furious.