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I can't believe no one mentioned the other Toyota sporty models - the 2nd gen MR2 (w/turbo) and the Celica All-Trac. The 2-liter Yamaha designed motor could produce 1000hp (although admittedly at the hands of TRD tuners) and the All-Trac still (I think) holds the Pike's Peak Hill Climb record. Sport Compact Mag got 500 RWHP (dyno'd) on pump gas (third gear wheelies - woo-hoo). Another car (the XT guys might appreciate it for styling) is the 1st gen MR2 - supercharged version - I've never driven anything (street-legal) that felt more like a shifter go-kart than the 1989 MR2.
Not only that, but the MR2 tranny reliably (hint to Subaru about over-building) handles 500hp (up from the 200 OEM USDM - 280 JDM - they got all the fun stuff).
My old MR2 held it's own against an Acura NSX in local AutoX - for a while SCCA rules put the MR2 in the same class as the 911 and Corvettes - although it's been moved down a class with age.
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