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Originally Posted by Choctaw
I had a 91, and a bunch of stupid Japanese journalists were doing testing on the car in late 92 or whenever, and most of them ended up in the wall, ditch, whatever. They screamed to high heaven, in print, that the car was a "deathtrap" when it was their complete lack of skill that caused numerous accidents. Toyota responded with the 93 suspension which made the handling less apt for an untrained driver to make an ass of himself.
They are both good suspensions, but I prefer the faster turnin in on my 91. I never had any oversteer problems.
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The MR2 is a mid engine car and a mid engine car in general takes more skill to recover from a skid. Its just the way the physics of the car are, due to engine placement, chassis rigidity, power to weight ratio, and weight balance and transfer. Mid engine car especially like an MR2 are meant to go fast, they are designed to be driven through corners and they can only perform their best and do this when the people behind the wheel, know how to control them, appreciate, and respect them. I agree with you, both the 93+ suspension and the 91-92 suspension were both great. The 91 was better in my opinion. I like it better than the new MRS too, which is not as much fun. I wish people would learn to drive before they started to criticize an awsome car. Most journalists don't know how to drive. Ever watched Jeremy Clarkson on Top Gear, lol what a tool, on theother hand you have Tiff Needell who used to race cars for a living and he gave the MR2 MK2 first gen awsome reviews.