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Re: MR2 2017

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Swampy wrote:It could be worse Charlie. They could've based an MR2 on this...
I must admit James it would be kinda fun to drop my SW's engine into an iQ3 and end up with a sleeper that can get to 100kmh in under 3 seconds instead of 13. :shock: :lol: It would weigh less than an AW and rock in there at close to 600hp per tonne, like a 2012 Bugatti Veyron. Then iQ3 could stand for "insanely Quick, 3 seconds to 100kmh".

Even so I'm not sure I'd want to be seen behind the wheel... :P

Anyway by the time it got to 200kmh it'd be a death-trap thanks to the aero. Unlike the SW which sits perfectly SWeet. You'd have to fit a bloody great wing to it like a WRC car, and that would just encourage everyone to take you on (he he). :twisted:

Would be pretty darned funny though. (Do it, someone...) :idea:
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Re: MR2 2017

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Aston Martin did a version of the IQ too. It was a strange way to get around overall fleet average emissions regulations.
Mechanically it was the same though. (72kw)
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Ha ha wow. :lol:

Well I just posted on Tetsuya Tada's facebook page (he was in charge of the new 86 project).

Tada-san, thank you so much for giving us the 86. It's brilliant in so many ways. Stunning lines, handling on a twisty back road that's as much fun as driving an AW11. Driver's controls all in perfect position, everything at your finger tips. And the GT is such a nice place to be.
As the President of the MR2 Owners Club of New Zealand I do have one thing to ask of you though, if I may. Please ensure that if Toyota produce a successor to the MR2, that it is a Mid engine Rear wheel drive 2 seater. Because that is the brilliance of the MR2.
Someone took a bunch of Corolla bits and moved them to the back of the car, thereby producing one of the greatest mid engined sports cars ever built. The AW11 is a true classic and if set up right and driven by someone who understands it, still right up there with the best. Even with the new 86. I own both, as well as an SW20 turbo and a Caldina GT4. I love these Toyotas.
Please Tada-san, make sure that any new MR2 is a Mid engine, Rear wheel drive, 2 seater. It is that layout that makes the MR2 so great to drive. Keep the brilliance of the MR2 alive. Your 86 is a tribute to the brilliance of the older 86. It is a success because it is a fitting sucessor, another true stroke of genius. Please be sure to have Toyota show the same respect for the MR2. Thank you Tada-san. =)

I got a very quick response from him: Yes indeed ‼︎

Here's hoping eh? :wink:
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:arrow: Actually, if you use Facebook, go find Tada-san's reply, and Like it...! :idea:

I'm going to sticky this topic as I want to see just what the new MR2 actually turns out to be...

Anyone find out the reality, post it here!

And for posterity here's a PDF copy of this article in case it disappears: http://www.evo.co.uk/toyota/gt-86/19033 ... -is-coming
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Have a look at this guys

May even be a hybrid

http://2018releasedate.com/2018-toyota-mr2/
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Re: MR2 2017

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OK well here's another one that's surfaced. Might just be click-bait, dunno, but if a new MR2 was anything like this I'd be stoked to see them on the road.
300HP mid engine 1600cc turbo hybrid 2 seater. That would be SWeet.

https://www.grandtournation.com/cars/to ... PMzOp2E_9Y

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Re: MR2 2017

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mickeyduck wrote: ↑
Tue Apr 04, 2017 6:05 pm
 :arrow: Actually, if you use Facebook, go find Tada-san's reply, and Like it...! :idea:

I'm going to sticky this topic as I want to see just what the new MR2 actually turns out to be...

Anyone find out the reality, post it here!

And for posterity here's a PDF copy of this article in case it disappears: http://www.evo.co.uk/toyota/gt-86/19033/mr2-gt86-supra-toyotas-three-strong-sports-car-lineup-is-coming
The posterity appreciated it :) Because your link redirects to another one - https://www.evo.co.uk/toyota/gt-86/19033/no-sub-gt86-model-in-toyota-s-three-brothers-sports-car-range
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