CarThrottle Asks: What Was The Last Cool Toyota?

This is another question that came to me randomly in traffic. A lot of them come this way in bumper to bumper 5 o'clock traffic.  I was waiting at a red light behind a dark green Toyota MR2 Spyder, and I realized that they don't make anything funky any more.  The MR2 was an anomoly on Toyota's map, though - they've got their business model these days (Hybrids + Appliances + Quality = Profits) and they're doing it quite well.

The MR2 was really cool.  It used really basic mechanical components (actually the engine and transaxle from the Corolla turned around the other way) in a delicately balanced mid-engine rear drive package.  It was quite a handler: with 50/50 weight distribution, a 96.5" wheelbase, a 2195lb curb weight, and a low-slung body it was like a diet-version Lotus Elise.  Only odd-looking, made from parts that didn't randomly flop apart, and available through any Toyota dealer for about $23k plus options.

It was aimed at the Miata but never really captured nearly the market share it was expected to, but it was still a great car.  A little short on power, but so were the MX-5 and the MG-F the MR2 Roadster competed with in Europe (and Japan.)  But after production of the MR2 ceased in 2007 (imports to the US stopped in '05), what has Toyota made since then that's cool?

Besides the two interesting Lexuses (IS-F and obviously, the ridiculous LFA), what has Toyota done that was cool?  The Scion tC, the brand's personal sports coupe, is a good car but not exactly fun to drive.  The upcoming (and coming, and still coming) FT-86 coupe that's been co-developed with Subaru sounds pretty promising on paper, with it's boxer engine and balanced RWD chassis, but that's really first glimmer of hope for mere mortals since the Celica GT-S and MR2 went out of production.

Photo via Flickr user ibanezgfx

What do you think?  Was the MR2 the last desirable Toyota?  Or did they lose their mojo before that?  Or, did they never lose it in the first place?