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Originally Posted by Dimman
Isn't the MR-S an MR-2? Look at the chassis codes: AW10, SW20, ZZW30.
First letter is for engine codes used, 2nd is chassis (all W), numbers are generation.
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It is an MR-2. In fact it was called an MR-2 spyder in the rest of the world. Which makes me wonder why the "S" if this car is just going to be a coupe.
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Originally Posted by nate89
The MR-S (spyder) is a different kind of sports car, like a miata or S2000. It's not in the same class as the MR2, supra, rx-7,R32-34 etc. I guess what I'm saying is it's more of a handling sports car vs the more classic raw-power sports cars.
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....but it still is a sports car.
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Originally Posted by 70NYD
omg u ppl need to get ur panties out of a bunch. i was stating my opinion. anyone in marketing can take a car and call it a sports car.. i know the MR-S has awesome handling, better than a whole heap of more powerful cars, but from factory it did not come with a powerful engine (1.8L 100KW r u kidding me...) if it came with a 2zz engine stock it would have been a different story in my books. and you cannot have a sports car with a piss weak engine. again this is my opinion, but state another "sports" car from the same era that had a engine that was that weak from factory... (even some motorbikes are more powerfull..)
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How about you stop talking shit? Your "Opinion" does not define what a sports car is. This is why Mustangs, Holdens and Falcons are generally called "muscle cars" and not sports cars. They miss the most essential component of a sports car; handling.
Everybody knows the MR-S came with a piss weak engine from the factory. So does the Miata. A powerful engine does not a sports car make. In either case, the power is a turbo or a 2ZZ swap away.
anyway.. back on topic. Anybody stop to think that FR-S might be for another car that can drop the top?