Toyota Prius?

[Kevin Wood]

Debs, looking at the posts above its better you go for a type-r..at least you wont be bored

.....Cem, perhaps an electric type-r; a 6 volt motor on a 12 volt battery (briefly).

That's captured the Type-R experience perfectly, IMHO.

"This is fun, but if I carry on hitting 8.5K RPM surely it's going to let the smoke out sooner or later."

Kevin

[cem_devecioglu]

Debs, looking at the posts above its better you go for a type-r..at least you wont be bored

.....Cem, perhaps an electric type-r; a 6 volt motor on a 12 volt battery (briefly).

That's captured the Type-R experience perfectly, IMHO.

"This is fun, but if I carry on hitting 8.5K RPM surely it's going to let the smoke out sooner or later."

Kevin

interestingly the older type-r model is a robust car..and have better handling than the new model..

japs designed this car to rev the nuts off to beat the turbo rivals.. so you really need work hard..

[Marks DTM Calib]

They are hard work to drive but yes, its no surprise the latest incarnation is a let down as it does not have the IRS setup of the older one.

[TheBoy]

I still fancy an (older) Type-R, always have....

[TheBoy]

I still fancy an (older) Type-R, always have....

Trouble is, they have all been ragged to within an inch of their lives....

[Kevin Wood]

I still fancy an (older) Type-R, always have....

Trouble is, they have all been ragged to within an inch of their lives....

If only the engines didn't turn backwards I would be eyeing one up as an engine donor.

Kevin

[2woody]

(cough) S2000 'box (cough)

[cem_devecioglu]

They are hard work to drive but yes, its no surprise the latest incarnation is a let down as it does not have the IRS setup of the older one.

yep.. I remember they mentioned in Top Gear

[Kevin Wood]

(cough) S2000 'box (cough)

Yes, has been talked about and I believe a few have done it.

Does an S2000 box output turn the conventional way or would the diff need to be fitted too?

Kevin

[2woody]

now you've got me !

still, you could always fit both 'box and diff

[TheBoy]

I still fancy an (older) Type-R, always have....

Trouble is, they have all been ragged to within an inch of their lives....

If only the engines didn't turn backwards I would be eyeing one up as an engine donor.

Kevin

But you could go backwards very fast

Can't you just turn the seat the other way

[Kevin Wood]

But you could go backwards very fast

Can't you just turn the seat the other way

Then it'd be "Gay wheel drive" though.

Kevin