According to the book I have on the history of the MR2, 1990 was actually the year when the greatest number of SW20's were built. It says there were 45,424.
1984 > 14,677
1985 > 51, 271
1986 > 42,506
1987 > 26,368
1988 > 18,129
1989 > 13,153
1990 > 45,424
1991 > 31,603
1992 > 19,897
1993 > 11,981
1994 > 10,039
1995 > 5477
1996 > 3309
1997 > 2466
1998 > 2481
1999 > 5641
Total production : 304,422
(Toyota MR2 Coupes & Spyders by Brian Long ; http://books.google.com.au/books/about/Toyota_MR2.html?id=iNsCAAAACAAJ&redir_esc=y ) For those of us with Gen 3's, the tiny global build numbers make you realise that you actually own something of a rarity!