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Toyota MR2 Review
Low Speed Corners
Entry: At first the car seems a little sluggish on low-speed corner entries. However, when you assess the lap times, it's actually here that the car really shines. It doesn't understeer and even though you do have to think a little before entering the corner, setting up the car for the transition is easy and overall the entry is actually fast! Even though it does feel a little odd, it's nice and neutral and like I said fast!
Mid: Transitioning between corner entry and apex is easy and effortless at low speeds. The car responds quickly and there is no hint of oversteer and very rarely there is a hint of understeer on some tracks (mainly Rome and Nurburgring GP/F). The car is actually fun in low speed corners, behaving almost like a go-cart, just tossing it's way through the apex.
Exit: Low speed exits can be very addicting in this car, especially if you push it into a smooth drift. The car responds well, and you can make up some serious lap time with a clean exit from low speed corners. I actually had to set the final gear a little higher on some tracks because the exits were so fast and solid that I was already carrying a lot of speed when coming onto a straight.
Mid Speed Corners
Entry: There is very little drama here and the car just dives into mid speed corners. However, in order to avoid the oversteer this little MR2 is notorious for, you must maintain some throttle while nearing the end of corner entry. The car is easy and neutral to drive here, but if you're really pushing the car hard you need to manhandle it with a good amount of technique. Amateurs might be frustrated, but the majority of drivers might find it quite entertaining!
Mid: Once again, try to maintain a little throttle through the apex in order to keep the back of the car planted and avoid oversteer. However, if you do encounter some oversteer in a mid speed corner is is very manageable with this tune and can actually set you up for an impressive drift through the apex. If you do end up in such a drift, it actually doesn't eat up any lap time at all. Very controllable, fun, and fast! The car is natural and predictable and can be pushed a little faster every lap, through mid-speed apex's.
Exit: As stated above, if you're performing an epic drift, simply hold it through the exit. If you're looking to record some serious lap times, you will need to concentrate with this tune on mid-speed exits. The car is very fast, and capable of some great exit speeds if you can drive it well. Is it hard to drive it? Not at all! This tune does not throw anything at the average driver they can't deal with. Exits are controllable and fast. If you're looking for fun, you have that too! Good all-around, but may be a bit a learning curve for a beginner driver.
High Speed Corners
Entry: This tune is fast and neutral into high speed corners. Nothing really to report in terms of drawbacks. Just simply turn-in! Very easy to control with no oversteer or understeer!
Mid: Once again, this tune is fast through the high speed apex. Behaving naturally and almost intuitively the car just wants to nail the apex each and every time! There were several laps, on different courses, while I was testing that I was simply impressed by how fast the car carried speed through the corner! Very satisfying!
Exit: The car simply exits, and that's literally it. No drama at all, no oversteer, no understeer, and if anything, on some tracks, the final gear can be set a little higher for a few more mph out of fast corners.
Comments: This tune is a mixed bag of sensations. I'm not quite sure how to describe it. I guess the best way I can put my thoughts down is this: This tune will give you an odd feeling here and there, like it might understeer but doesn't, or it oversteers, but it doesn't kill you. It's all very controllable. So what you eventually realize is, that you need to ignore the feedback the car gives you, and just drive it! just drive the car, and it will respond. Just try to have fun and it will give it to you. Just try to push it, and the lap times will fall. What this tune is, then, is it's like a good friend, a tune that just wants to give you everything it can. It is fast, it is fun, it is eager, it is responsive, and occasionally it will step out of line, but the next corner it will apologize and let you corner even faster than you thought you could. At the end of my test I realized, this tune is all things to all people, and that, above all else, is why we have the Difficult Car series - so that everyone can enjoy cars that they couldn't before. Well done.