are they any good?? here in canada we dont get them~ but they look mad nice~

but wtf's up with 138 hp? that's slow~

and what's the 6 speed squential? is it like tiptronic 6 speed? it's weird how they have 5 spd and 6 speed auto

anyone had experenced with mr2s?

let me know~ i was just wondering how they are but got no one to ask

 

It's nice with some work...kind of like a miata type car but without the handling.

 

mrS? my friend just bought a turbo mr2 running .5 bar i think, mrS kept up pretty well,...maybe because it was turboed too. haha

 

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=273655

Try older ones, 1993+, 3S-GTE equipped, stiffer suspension, LSD...

 

Definately older turbos.

 

the new sequential 6 speed is supposed to be VERY nice, a lot like the SMG on the bimmer, rev matched down shifts just a tap away.

 

nice~~

hope they were turbo'd

my friend has 93 mr2 turbo and he beats me at a line but i beat him at highend when my itr's screaming~ he just can keep up with me but not pass me

he's boosting about 1 bar

 

What are you talking about? The MRS handles great.

 

Not as well as the Miata I mean.

 

You're saying this based on what?

 

Based on non-personal retarded info I read on the net and in mags.

 

Keep up the good work. You're becoming quite a good bench racer.

 

Anyone know how well the sequential tranny holds up to a turbo?

 

Call me slow, but i'm not understanding this..


[Modified by Type Goch, 12:56 AM 9/12/2002]

 

The latest MR-2 handles pretty good. I drove my friends MR-2 Spyder with Teins susp., 16 in. Volk LE's, and hi-perf. Kumho tires and it wasn't bad at all. The weight transfer is non-existent due to the RR(mid/rear-engine, rear drive) so late-braking and cornering was really fun. The car is very underpowered which turns alot of folks off! The engine is very hard to work on due to the way it's situated in the car though

 

The car makes do with 140hp because it is so light. Most tests I have seen put the car in the sub-7second 0-60 range, which is way quicker than a Miata. I would bet that in the hands of a skilled driver, the Yota would turn in quicker times.

The new Sequential 'box will not allow you to smoke the tires, so the sequential is quite a bit slower than the conventional manual.

Even though I am not a Toyota fan at all, I would love to have the MR Spyder with the Celica GT-S drivetrain. That would make an awesome track car.

 

Plus, lots of Japanese tuners got many trick parts out for MR-S... turbo is a norm in Japan on MR-S.

 

itr1244, i am certain that there is some problem with your friend's 93 mr2. Maybe it is not properly tuned. my buddy have a 91 mr2 turbo and he said mr2 needs frequent tune ups. If he is REALLY boosting at 1 bar, he would probably smoke you at a line. They run high 13's in 1/4 mile. i raced my buddy's mr2 boosting at 1 bar with my type r (i/e/h) and he beat me real bad . You should ask your friend to check on his car, i am 100% certain that there is a problem somewhere with his car.

 

actually he's car is 91 too sorry about that and he's got 93 tranny with lsd

he actually smokes me at a line but i can catch him up~ but now i hear there's some problem on his boosting he's boosting 1 bar on his boost controllor but it actually hits like .8-.9 bars

he ran a 1/4 14.6.

i guess something's wrong with his car

 

there was just an article in car abd driver i think the name was.... but summary was basically the sequential shift is cool in a affordable car liek the mr2, but the shifts were very slow...but still cool for a cra that is under 30k.