Seeing as the MR2 is hardly "sporty".....
Try the Celica All-Trac.
The Supra.
The 2000GT.
Etc.
Also, a Toyota isn't reliable. Toyota is a company. Not a car. Each car is only as reliable as it's owner maintains it. You can buy 10 Toyotas, and have 10 cars in 10 different conditions, solely based on their owner.
So don't EVER base anything on who made something. They built it. That's all. It's your responsibility to take care of it after that point.
Put some logic into it. If I build a "perfect" car, but you treat it like crap, and it breaks down, how is it my fault? How does that speak anything of the reliability of the car?