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Evora winning the awards...

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Old Nov 9, 2009 | 01:59 AM
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TRD had a supercharger for this 2GR-FE engine, I wonder if you can still get it.
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Old Nov 9, 2009 | 02:48 AM
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Originally Posted by chilled,Nov 9 2009, 10:48 AM
I can't help but thinking that the last car that was hailed to be a paragon of handling and didn't need to be faster was the NSX...
wasn't it the R26R...
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Old Nov 9, 2009 | 04:13 AM
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That's a track day special really, rather than a road car. The R26.R is fabulous on track, it's awful on the road.
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Old Nov 9, 2009 | 06:20 AM
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No Evoras in stock atm, but I did pop in to see the Clio Sport 200 (nice but no demo car) and popped out in a GTR...
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Old Nov 9, 2009 | 06:20 AM
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Oh FFS, just buy a GTR and be done with it.

You Chav
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Old Nov 9, 2009 | 06:23 AM
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Originally Posted by chilled,Nov 9 2009, 03:20 PM
Oh FFS, just buy a GTR and be done with it.

You Chav


On both counts

(and bring it to Spa next summer)
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Old Nov 9, 2009 | 06:27 AM
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Well it passed the garage test



Fits nicely

Back OT....
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Old Nov 9, 2009 | 06:34 AM
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i see a black one most days.

much nicer colour than silver.
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Old Nov 9, 2009 | 08:52 AM
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Still not seen one! But silver's too boring, I agree.

As I predicted some time back, the industry is changing tack and downsizing is coming back. Even the next MX-5 is supposedly closer to the original in size. Minus the DW, sadly.

I wonder if we'll get steering with feel again?
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Old Nov 9, 2009 | 08:53 AM
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O/T; I look forward to Mark's Evora review.
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