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.i will be buying a better condition REV3 Tubby next summer..so just wondering about a FTO - the 2ltre Mivec V6 GPX..love the looks but do you think the power loss will be massive? Also try going for the manual (rarer) but much better than the tiptronic.'93 MR2 Turbo GTS and then a '94 FTO GPX Mivec. Both lovely cars but different animals entirely. The power delivery was excellent really shifts beyond 6K revs round to 8.5K revs. But it's not in the same way as the tubby, tubby kicks in and powers from about 3 to 7. The FTO kicks twice once at about 3k and again at 6.5k, good performance 0-60 of about 6.6-7 secs. Handles extremely well for a front drive car. Very reliable, I never had any probs owned it for 2 years. Only had to change the battery. Fuel consumption is better than the tubby I got 29 mpg mixed. I had the manual GR which is the model below the gpx but still a v6. I had it nearly a year and nothing went wrong with it. Great car, looks and handling very good. Performance wise it was quick enough. 0 - 60 in around 7secs. If u get one make sure its got a lot of history. Due to the nature of the engine it can get driven hard. Stay away from the GS model. Its a 1.8litre 4 pot and if u ask me defeats the object of having an fto - no v6 roar!..the fto is more of a smooth power delivery. So in terms of power then it is behind the tubby but feels quicker than the na. TBH theres very little difference in terms of driving them and the GR is arguably the much more reliable of the two engines...
..Slyme - did you have one of these mivec controllers so you can set the valves to open lower down the rev range? Have a look at ftooc.org(i think). Loads of info there.(best colour imho). First one was a auto and gearbox went on it. Second one was a manual and lovely to drive, 10 times better than autos. I don't think you'd need it. Its great for cruising, but if you floor it it won't disappoint, can embarass a lot of cars, 200BHP isn't bad and as said very similar to an ITR. Apparently constantly adjusting to your driving style. giving you more revs on occasions and running on 3 cylinders when just poodling along. Very nice car, would even say the prettiest. I had a bordeaux red, nice colour too.