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Toyota MR2 1600 G'86
(6.2 miler, cost: approx 18k cr.)
This car is something unusual from Japan. First off, it's a car with MR layout, with similar engine as Toyota Trueno GT-Apex'86, AKA Hachiroku, has. This means that it's 1587cc 16 valve twincam unit with 134 bhp@6600 rpms and 115.36 ft/lbs of torque @ 5200rpms. There's also Supercharged model in the lineup.
This lightweight unit revs willingly to 8000 rpms and pulls smoothly from low revs to higher revs.
Bodywork is somewhat boxy, which was typical to 80's cars. It's very compact, and short wheelbase makes it nimble to drive. Light weight (1120 kg) assures that you can accelerate and decelerate effortlessly.
MR2 was originally called Mid-engined Runabout 2-seater, hence the acronym MR2. this car was almost direct result from Toyota's co-operation with Lotus. originally, Toyota had planned participating at Group B with MR2, but after the death of Toivonen at Corsica, Toyota buried the plans and decided to release this little sportster to public roads.
Test drive
I dropped onto the seat and looked around. This car was just perfect for a shorty like me. Steering wheel was right on spot, and so were the rest of the controls. After few adjustments I took the car for a spin.
First I tested launching the car, and I was positively surprised. The car CAN be launched from 8000 rpms without wheelspin, even if you drop the clutch. It just grips and car darts forwards like any car should do.
Acceleration from 0-30 took three seconds flat, 0-60 took 9 seconds and 0-100 was done in 0'24.980.
Next part was the steering. It was simply amazing. This car makes Lotus Elise feel boring. You need to adjust your steering all the time, because this car has VERY direct steering feel and absolutely great feedback from front wheels.
And finally, I tested out the flaws of the car. They were rather obvious ( on throttle understeer and off-throttle oversteer ), and surprisingly easy to control.
After all this I headed to Grand Valley Speedway and see how it will act at it's limits.
Don't underestimate the power of the Dark Side..
I drove few warm-up laps, getting familiar with the track. I also tested where I should shift up/down, and found out that best area for upshifts was around 6000-7000 rpms, where as downshifting should be done at 3000-4000 rpms. After this, I floored the throttle and aimed for few hot laps to find out what kind of trackday beast this car was in stock form.
During first hot lap I struggled a bit with understeer, since I pushed the car quite hard. But, with small movements, the car turned better and ran thru corners faster than when turning the steeringwheel all the way to the lock. The laptime was satisfying, but then, I altered my driving strategy from understeery forcing to more racing oriented, and utilised fully the grip of the tyres and the abilities of the chassis and suspension. In other words, weight shifting and throttle control took over.. and the results were simply stunning.
Car stopped understeering completely and went faster on any corner with slight oversteer! When I had pushed the car, it plowed like pig and went wide, but now I never missed an apex! It was almost Scary! I never thought that a car could have light side and dark side, but this one has.. and I had just entered the Dark Side. Small flick of throttle and hint of minimal countersteer, and the car entered any corner in perfectly controlled drift. The final tunnel of GVS was cleared sideways at 80ish mph in a stock car! And still everyone claims to that grip driving is easier and faster than drifting.. but not in this car. When I crossed the finish line, I had shaved approximately 5 seconds from my previous hot lap, resulting as 2'27.499. When I stopped the car, I realised that I was sweating like I had been at gym. And I never had sweated like this while driving a car before..
Next day, I headed to El Capitan. Like the day before, I ran few test laps before flooring it. Just like yesterday, I tried both methods of driving, and even on the bumpy captain with it's hills and downhills and curves and bumps had to give in to this little beast, resulting as 2'10.739. After that I had to take a shower, because this track was even more exhausting that GVS had been. Scary car.. *shivers*
Finally I was ready for top speed and acceleration tests, and the results weren't so bad for a 20 years old sportscar.
0-400m:0'17.080
0-1000m:0'30'843
topspeed:139 mph
After finishing these tests, I came across with very sneaky and evil thought: what if I'd push this car deeper to the Dark Side..?
I had to find out. Thus, I bought racing muffler, brakepads, brake balance controller, triple plate clutch, racing flywheel, weight reduction lvl 3, port polish, engine balancing, roll cage and customizable transmission. Everything else was left stock..
Now the car weighted 985 kg's and produced 158bhp and 131.93ft/lbs. Acceleration figures were improved because the car had 6 gears now. I know, it doesn't sound much, but the changes in the times were shocking. GVS was blasted around sideways @ 2'19.300 flat and EC was fried in 2'04.277..
Acceleration was improved, but top speed wasn't. Quartermile took 0'15.166, standing kilometer was done in 0'27.577. Top speed remained at 139 mph. 0-30 was done in 0'02.250, 0-60 took 7 seconds and 0-100 was achieved in 15.2 seconds.
As my final mischief, I participated to MR trackday race. I wanted to see how I'd do against others. My opponents were Honda NSX, MR2 GT-S, Lotus Esprit Turbo HC, ASL Garaiya and Renault Clio Sport, and they had atleast 50-150 bhp more than I did. During the race, I simply blew past in the corners, but I had tough race with NSX and MR2 GT-S. On the final lap, I managed to slip past from the inside, and won the race with a small, yet satisfying margin.
Conclusion: Buy this car and together you can rule the drift championship as a car and driver.. and simply crush your opponents!
(6.2 miler, cost: approx 18k cr.)
This car is something unusual from Japan. First off, it's a car with MR layout, with similar engine as Toyota Trueno GT-Apex'86, AKA Hachiroku, has. This means that it's 1587cc 16 valve twincam unit with 134 bhp@6600 rpms and 115.36 ft/lbs of torque @ 5200rpms. There's also Supercharged model in the lineup.
This lightweight unit revs willingly to 8000 rpms and pulls smoothly from low revs to higher revs.
Bodywork is somewhat boxy, which was typical to 80's cars. It's very compact, and short wheelbase makes it nimble to drive. Light weight (1120 kg) assures that you can accelerate and decelerate effortlessly.
MR2 was originally called Mid-engined Runabout 2-seater, hence the acronym MR2. this car was almost direct result from Toyota's co-operation with Lotus. originally, Toyota had planned participating at Group B with MR2, but after the death of Toivonen at Corsica, Toyota buried the plans and decided to release this little sportster to public roads.
Test drive
I dropped onto the seat and looked around. This car was just perfect for a shorty like me. Steering wheel was right on spot, and so were the rest of the controls. After few adjustments I took the car for a spin.
First I tested launching the car, and I was positively surprised. The car CAN be launched from 8000 rpms without wheelspin, even if you drop the clutch. It just grips and car darts forwards like any car should do.
Acceleration from 0-30 took three seconds flat, 0-60 took 9 seconds and 0-100 was done in 0'24.980.
Next part was the steering. It was simply amazing. This car makes Lotus Elise feel boring. You need to adjust your steering all the time, because this car has VERY direct steering feel and absolutely great feedback from front wheels.
And finally, I tested out the flaws of the car. They were rather obvious ( on throttle understeer and off-throttle oversteer ), and surprisingly easy to control.
After all this I headed to Grand Valley Speedway and see how it will act at it's limits.
Don't underestimate the power of the Dark Side..
I drove few warm-up laps, getting familiar with the track. I also tested where I should shift up/down, and found out that best area for upshifts was around 6000-7000 rpms, where as downshifting should be done at 3000-4000 rpms. After this, I floored the throttle and aimed for few hot laps to find out what kind of trackday beast this car was in stock form.
During first hot lap I struggled a bit with understeer, since I pushed the car quite hard. But, with small movements, the car turned better and ran thru corners faster than when turning the steeringwheel all the way to the lock. The laptime was satisfying, but then, I altered my driving strategy from understeery forcing to more racing oriented, and utilised fully the grip of the tyres and the abilities of the chassis and suspension. In other words, weight shifting and throttle control took over.. and the results were simply stunning.
Car stopped understeering completely and went faster on any corner with slight oversteer! When I had pushed the car, it plowed like pig and went wide, but now I never missed an apex! It was almost Scary! I never thought that a car could have light side and dark side, but this one has.. and I had just entered the Dark Side. Small flick of throttle and hint of minimal countersteer, and the car entered any corner in perfectly controlled drift. The final tunnel of GVS was cleared sideways at 80ish mph in a stock car! And still everyone claims to that grip driving is easier and faster than drifting.. but not in this car. When I crossed the finish line, I had shaved approximately 5 seconds from my previous hot lap, resulting as 2'27.499. When I stopped the car, I realised that I was sweating like I had been at gym. And I never had sweated like this while driving a car before..
Next day, I headed to El Capitan. Like the day before, I ran few test laps before flooring it. Just like yesterday, I tried both methods of driving, and even on the bumpy captain with it's hills and downhills and curves and bumps had to give in to this little beast, resulting as 2'10.739. After that I had to take a shower, because this track was even more exhausting that GVS had been. Scary car.. *shivers*
Finally I was ready for top speed and acceleration tests, and the results weren't so bad for a 20 years old sportscar.
0-400m:0'17.080
0-1000m:0'30'843
topspeed:139 mph
After finishing these tests, I came across with very sneaky and evil thought: what if I'd push this car deeper to the Dark Side..?
I had to find out. Thus, I bought racing muffler, brakepads, brake balance controller, triple plate clutch, racing flywheel, weight reduction lvl 3, port polish, engine balancing, roll cage and customizable transmission. Everything else was left stock..
Now the car weighted 985 kg's and produced 158bhp and 131.93ft/lbs. Acceleration figures were improved because the car had 6 gears now. I know, it doesn't sound much, but the changes in the times were shocking. GVS was blasted around sideways @ 2'19.300 flat and EC was fried in 2'04.277..
Acceleration was improved, but top speed wasn't. Quartermile took 0'15.166, standing kilometer was done in 0'27.577. Top speed remained at 139 mph. 0-30 was done in 0'02.250, 0-60 took 7 seconds and 0-100 was achieved in 15.2 seconds.
As my final mischief, I participated to MR trackday race. I wanted to see how I'd do against others. My opponents were Honda NSX, MR2 GT-S, Lotus Esprit Turbo HC, ASL Garaiya and Renault Clio Sport, and they had atleast 50-150 bhp more than I did. During the race, I simply blew past in the corners, but I had tough race with NSX and MR2 GT-S. On the final lap, I managed to slip past from the inside, and won the race with a small, yet satisfying margin.
Conclusion: Buy this car and together you can rule the drift championship as a car and driver.. and simply crush your opponents!
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