# Toyota MR2 traction **URL:** \ **Category:** Driving/Drivers\ **Tags:** mr2, winter, toyota\ **Created:** [December 3, 2008, 2:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/toyota-mr2-traction/22869 "2008-12-03T02:20:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![eskieguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8e8cbc/32.png) [@eskieguy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/eskieguy)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 2:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/toyota-mr2-traction/22869/1 "2008-12-03T02:20:07Z")
A friend has a Toyota MR2 Spider. Is there any way to add traction to this car for winter driving? She got new tires, and that didn’t really help. Would weight behind the front seat help or hurt, or is this impossible? Thanks Mike ---
**Author:** ![Roadrunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@Roadrunner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Roadrunner)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 3:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/toyota-mr2-traction/22869/2 "2008-12-03T03:19:59Z")
Are the new tires WINTER tires or all-season radials? Add a light foot to the mix too. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 3:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/toyota-mr2-traction/22869/3 "2008-12-03T03:22:33Z")
This is a car that demands 4 winter (not all-season) tires. It’ll keep them out of the ditch! ---
**Author:** ![andrew\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@andrew\_j](https://community.cartalk.com/u/andrew_j)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 12:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/toyota-mr2-traction/22869/4 "2008-12-03T12:17:28Z")
Four winter tires will help significantly. They should be relatively cheap if you get steels rims and tires mounted/delivered from [tirerack.com](http://tirerack.com) Some good tires are Michelin X-Ice and Blizzack. ---
**Author:** ![metal249](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/13edae/32.png) [@metal249](https://community.cartalk.com/u/metal249)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 2:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/toyota-mr2-traction/22869/5 "2008-12-03T14:54:29Z")
That car is very light, I would think adding some weight as far to the rear of the car would probably help. ---
**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 2:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/toyota-mr2-traction/22869/6 "2008-12-03T14:55:26Z")
Her only hope is to mount 4 winter tires. This will never be a great snow car, but the correct tires will make a huge improvement. Without winter tires I wouldn’t even attempt to drive an MR2 in the snow. ---
**Author:** ![Rod-Knox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Rod-Knox](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rod-Knox)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 3:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/toyota-mr2-traction/22869/7 "2008-12-03T15:17:16Z")
I would have guessed that an MR2 would have excellant traction in snow based on the weight distribution. What’s the problem? ---
**Author:** ![pleasedodgevan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/51bf81/32.png) [@pleasedodgevan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pleasedodgevan)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 7:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/toyota-mr2-traction/22869/8 "2008-12-03T19:09:25Z")
The car is low so will never be good in snow but should still be alright in slippery conditions. More weight won’t help enough is my guess. ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 7:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/toyota-mr2-traction/22869/9 "2008-12-03T19:19:17Z")
Little weight and lots of torque. Definitely not a winter car. I absolutely garee that the best winter tires your friend can afford should be on all four corners. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 7:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/toyota-mr2-traction/22869/10 "2008-12-03T19:40:29Z")
Besides the light weight, the weight’s near the center, making it easier to spin. C&D actually had problems with one in the winter because they tried putting only two snow tires on, spun it, wrote about it, then got read the riot act by Toyota for putting only two snows on, instead of 4 as (CLEARLY) stated in the manual. OOPS! ---
**Author:** ![andrew\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@andrew\_j](https://community.cartalk.com/u/andrew_j)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 7:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/toyota-mr2-traction/22869/11 "2008-12-03T19:47:27Z")
Yeah that 1.8L Corolla engine in it is a real torque monster, I heard it could twist and ruin axles 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 7:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/toyota-mr2-traction/22869/12 "2008-12-03T19:53:08Z")
It’s also easier to spin a short wheelbase vehicle. And the MR2 is definitely in that category. I’m a fan of the MR2 by the way. Except for the luggage space of absolute aero. ---
**Author:** ![mr\_josh](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mr_josh/32/3008_2.png) [@mr\_josh](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mr_josh)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 8:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/toyota-mr2-traction/22869/13 "2008-12-03T20:06:48Z")
zing! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 8:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/toyota-mr2-traction/22869/14 "2008-12-03T20:19:41Z")
Geared the way it is in the MR2 it does pretty good for itself. You can’t make any assumptions about the MR2 from driving the Corolla. Drive one and I think you’ll be impressed.