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Automotive and Theory => Cars => Topic started by: BigMike on April 05, 2014, 08:12:36 PM

Title: Toyota MR2 meets the Ferrari 308, article from April 1986
Post by: BigMike on April 05, 2014, 08:12:36 PM
Thank you Bill for telling me about this one. I'm skimmed it. Gonna give it a thorough reading soon  :working:

"The MR2 is a source of pure, unalloyed driving fun and is infinitely superior to anything remotely like it. God help the Italians if the Japanese ever decide to build supercars."


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Title: Re: Toyota MR2 meets the Ferrari 308, article from April 1986
Post by: BigMike on April 05, 2014, 08:24:24 PM
I also found an updated review hosted by Motortrend that I have not read. Check it out here: http://www.motortrend.com/classic/roadtests/1311_1986_toyota_mr2_vs_1985_ferrari_308_gtsi_qv_comparison/

Awesome pictures from the above link:

(http://image.motortrend.com/f/classic/roadtests/1311_1986_toyota_mr2_vs_1985_ferrari_308_gtsi_qv_comparison/62353046+w800/1985-Ferrari-308-GTSi-1986-Toyota-MR2-front-three-quarters.jpg)
(http://image.motortrend.com/f/classic/roadtests/1311_1986_toyota_mr2_vs_1985_ferrari_308_gtsi_qv_comparison/62353280+w800/1985-Ferrari-308-GTSi-QV-1986-Toyota-MR2-rear-top-view.jpg)
(http://image.motortrend.com/f/classic/roadtests/1311_1986_toyota_mr2_vs_1985_ferrari_308_gtsi_qv_comparison/62353049+w800/1985-Ferrari-308-GTSi-QV-1986-Toyota-MR2-front-end-in-motion-02.jpg)
(http://image.motortrend.com/f/classic/roadtests/1311_1986_toyota_mr2_vs_1985_ferrari_308_gtsi_qv_comparison/62353277+w800/1985-Ferrari-308-GTSi-QV-1986-Toyota-MR2-front-end-in-motion.jpg)
(http://image.motortrend.com/f/classic/roadtests/1311_1986_toyota_mr2_vs_1985_ferrari_308_gtsi_qv_comparison/62353952+w800/1985-Ferrari-308-GTSi-QV-front-three-quarters.jpg)
Title: Re: Toyota MR2 meets the Ferrari 308, article from April 1986
Post by: BigMike on April 05, 2014, 08:24:56 PM
(http://image.motortrend.com/f/classic/roadtests/1311_1986_toyota_mr2_vs_1985_ferrari_308_gtsi_qv_comparison/62354069+w800/1985-Ferrari-308-GTSi-QV-rear-taillight.jpg)
(http://image.motortrend.com/f/classic/roadtests/1311_1986_toyota_mr2_vs_1985_ferrari_308_gtsi_qv_comparison/62354063+w800/1985-Ferrari-308-GTSi-QV-headlights.jpg)
(http://image.motortrend.com/f/classic/roadtests/1311_1986_toyota_mr2_vs_1985_ferrari_308_gtsi_qv_comparison/62353958+w800/1985-Ferrari-308-GTSi-QV-rear-exhaust-pipes.jpg)
(http://image.motortrend.com/f/classic/roadtests/1311_1986_toyota_mr2_vs_1985_ferrari_308_gtsi_qv_comparison/62353949+w800/1985-Ferrari-308-GTSi-QV-front-three-quarter-turn.jpg)
(http://image.motortrend.com/f/classic/roadtests/1311_1986_toyota_mr2_vs_1985_ferrari_308_gtsi_qv_comparison/62354066+w800/1985-Ferrari-308-GTSi-QV-interior.jpg)
Title: Re: Toyota MR2 meets the Ferrari 308, article from April 1986
Post by: BigMike on April 05, 2014, 08:25:03 PM
(http://image.motortrend.com/f/classic/roadtests/1311_1986_toyota_mr2_vs_1985_ferrari_308_gtsi_qv_comparison/62353955+w800/1985-Ferrari-308-GTSi-QV-instrument-cluster.jpg)
(http://image.motortrend.com/f/classic/roadtests/1311_1986_toyota_mr2_vs_1985_ferrari_308_gtsi_qv_comparison/62354057+w800/1985-Ferrari-308-GTSi-QV-gear-shift-knob.jpg)
(http://image.motortrend.com/f/classic/roadtests/1311_1986_toyota_mr2_vs_1985_ferrari_308_gtsi_qv_comparison/62353946+w800/1985-Ferrari-308-GTSi-QV-engine.jpg)
Title: Re: Toyota MR2 meets the Ferrari 308, article from April 1986
Post by: BigMike on April 05, 2014, 08:25:10 PM
(http://image.motortrend.com/f/classic/roadtests/1311_1986_toyota_mr2_vs_1985_ferrari_308_gtsi_qv_comparison/62354918+w800/1986-Toyota-MR2-rear-three-quarters.jpg)
(http://image.motortrend.com/f/classic/roadtests/1311_1986_toyota_mr2_vs_1985_ferrari_308_gtsi_qv_comparison/62354921+w800/1986-Toyota-MR2-rear-wing.jpg)
(http://image.motortrend.com/f/classic/roadtests/1311_1986_toyota_mr2_vs_1985_ferrari_308_gtsi_qv_comparison/62354906+w800/1986-Toyota-MR2-badge.jpg)
(http://image.motortrend.com/f/classic/roadtests/1311_1986_toyota_mr2_vs_1985_ferrari_308_gtsi_qv_comparison/62354909+w800/1986-Toyota-MR2-headlights.jpg)
(http://image.motortrend.com/f/classic/roadtests/1311_1986_toyota_mr2_vs_1985_ferrari_308_gtsi_qv_comparison/62355008+w800/1986-Toyota-MR2-front-three-quarter-in-motion.jpg)
Title: Re: Toyota MR2 meets the Ferrari 308, article from April 1986
Post by: BigMike on April 05, 2014, 08:26:05 PM
(http://image.motortrend.com/f/classic/roadtests/1311_1986_toyota_mr2_vs_1985_ferrari_308_gtsi_qv_comparison/62354915+w800/1986-Toyota-MR2-interior.jpg)
(http://image.motortrend.com/f/classic/roadtests/1311_1986_toyota_mr2_vs_1985_ferrari_308_gtsi_qv_comparison/62355014+w800/1986-Toyota-MR2-interior-driver-seat.jpg)
(http://image.motortrend.com/f/classic/roadtests/1311_1986_toyota_mr2_vs_1985_ferrari_308_gtsi_qv_comparison/62354912+w800/1986-Toyota-MR2-instrument-cluster.jpg)
(http://image.motortrend.com/f/classic/roadtests/1311_1986_toyota_mr2_vs_1985_ferrari_308_gtsi_qv_comparison/62355005+w800/1986-Toyota-MR2-engine.jpg)
Title: Re: Toyota MR2 meets the Ferrari 308, article from April 1986
Post by: BigMike on April 05, 2014, 08:26:20 PM
(http://image.motortrend.com/f/classic/roadtests/1311_1986_toyota_mr2_vs_1985_ferrari_308_gtsi_qv_comparison/62355011+w800/1986-Toyota-MR2-front-three-quarter-turn.jpg)
(http://image.motortrend.com/f/classic/roadtests/1311_1986_toyota_mr2_vs_1985_ferrari_308_gtsi_qv_comparison/62353964+w800/1985-Ferrari-308-GTSi-QV-side-in-motion.jpg)