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Toyota MR2
2001 April:
Rick Bates is entering a Toyota MR2 Spider (right) in the
production class of the Targa Tasmania.
Alison Drower is navigator.
2000 December:
A Toyota MR2 Spyder dressed up in the
new Sportivo dress up body kit -
front spoiler, side skirts, rear skirt and rear wing.
The removable hard-top is another new accessory.
2000 October:
The Toyota MR2 Spyder (convertible)
went on sale in Australia at $44,990.
The new MR2 has a 1.8-litre variable valve timing engine
which gives 103kW at 6400rpm & 170Nm at 4400rpm and
is transversely mounted behind the seats.
It drives through a 5-speed sequential manual gearbox,
controlled through a gear lever or through buttons on the steering wheel;
the clutch is automatic.
Suspension is 4 x MacPherson struts.
The steering is electro- hydraulic power assisted.
The car weighs just 975kg.
Gadgets include an in-dash 6-CD CD-player.
The soft-top is raised and lowered by hand,
and features a glass rear window.
It is possible to raise or lower the soft top in less than a minute.
Safety features include twin airbags and ABS brakes.
Rivals:
Lotus Elise
and
Mazda MX-5.
Left: On show in
Melbourne,
early 2000 -
4wd.sofcom.com/4WD.html
1987 first MR2
1990 revised + 2 litre engine
1994 same body, improved suspension
1999 end
2000 late, new MR2
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