Like Lauren, I've been lucky enough to own both and ITR and various models of MR2
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(both MkI/MkII).
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I also am of the opinion that even though the MR2 is a great car, the ITR is without doubt, more of a drivers car.
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Feedback, throttle response and handling are
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superior to that of the MR2.
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However, I now drive an MR2 again as I see it, in MkII guise at least, as more of an all rounder in terms of every day drivability.
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stiggy wrote:However, as I've been saying all along
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- and this is the root cause of why ITR's aren't as quick on the road as on track
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- the extra power the competition has over an ITR makes all the difference when you have to slow down.
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Perhaps you could explain this a in a little more detail.
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I was under the impression that ANY car would be quicker on the track, purely becaue of the conditions.
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Less traffic, controlled environment, etc.
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stiggy wrote:Having now driven an ITR, if you're gonna rev it to 7k chances are you aint gonna stop till it gets close to 9!
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That does make sense, but only to those that are not mechanically sympathetic.
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I moved back to an MR2 purely because of that fact.
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I'm fully aware that the magnificent Honda B18C motor is more than capable of revving to well over 9000 rpm quite reliably, but my head isn't, so the car went.
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My V6 MR2 makes the around the same amount of peak power as the ITR, but makes a lot more torque at a vastly lower level in the rev range
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(2200 rpm).
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It wouldn't stand a chance around a track against an ITR though, not even with Lauren at the wheel.
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EarL.
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