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1985 Mr2 Import Car of the Year Motor Trend Magazine Yep, just happened to run across this award while doing some research at the Motor Trend website. Back then the Mr2, being an import, was not allowed to compete with the American cars for the standard award. That’s sad because it was revolutionary for it’s time. So revolutionary that on the first issue of Automobile the 1985 Mr2 was compared to the Ferrari 308. That’s right our Mark1 Mr2 $14,000 against a $58,000 Ferarri. Not that the