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Join Date: Jul 2001
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Mitsubishi Magna V8 Future Tourer
I have only just heard of this car. Where did they get a Mitsubishi V8 from or is it just a Ford or Holden dropped in?
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It ran in the last round of the ASTC at oran park in 2001, with greg east driving. It has a Holden V8 in it.
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Yeah, it has some interesting bits of cut and paste to get the drive to the rear wheels....
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Okay maybe the Magna has a holden v8 engine but this could be a booster for the Astc because if Toyota saw this maybe they could put a car in with it and then maybe more makes of cars could come in and we could have a big feild on our hands at Super Touring rounds
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Coulda, shoulda, woulda...the class was aimed directly at Toyota...but they seem to be very cold chicken to the class.
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Here's a pic of the Magna:
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i thought the Future Tourers were supposed to be low cost and look like road going cars, that looks like a very expensive aero kit on the Magna
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Looks pretty good though, doesn't it. Certainly better than the V8 Supercars in my opinion.
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Hmmm, the first time I've seen 'tough' and 'Magna' in the same sentance in a while...
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Racer69,
If you think that aerokit is very expensive, then you have absolutely no idea what it costs to race a car. The cost of aerodynamics would represent a very, very small portion of the build cost of a touring car. Also, how could a V8 RWD Magna possibly be considered as anywhere near close to a standard road car. Crash, I'm with you, all the bodykits and racing wheels in the world won't stop a Magna being a grandad's cardigan car. I also agree that black wheels look awful, it looks like someone stole them and left the car on blocks. |
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Funny you say that David...the last 2 cars my grandfather owned were Magnas
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Crash Test, how about this: My 70-year old Grandma drives a Kingswood! And I'm not joking either
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but i thought that the future tourers where supposed to look road going on the outside to keep them away from 5 litres, like James Brock's Commodore
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I don't think they are trying to keep them different, it was a pretty blatant jumping on the bandwagon by the party's concerned....cash in on a good thing while it lasts...
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