Mk1 or Mk2

[wishbone]

hey guys im in the market for a Mr2 sw20...but i have seen that there are two types MK and an MKII...wats the difference between the two? do they have exactly the same body and interior?? is it jst a different engine in the mk2??

cheers

[MR22ZZ]

you mean gen 1 and gen 2 right ;)

MK1 is an AW11

MK2 in an SW20

the biggest difference between the gen 1 and gen 2 SW20s is the brakes which are larger on the gen 2 (which is post 94 I think)

there are also generation differences with the engines but they are harder to tell from just looking ;)

Edited January 26, 2008 by MR22ZZ

[wishbone]

so they didnt make 2 versions in the SW20 series...in tht case i shld jst opt for the sw20!! ta mate

[MR22ZZ]

no... there ARE 2 versions of the SW20... the later has a better brake package.

they are designated in MR2 circles as Gen1 and Gen2...

MK1 and MK2 correspond to chassis changes.

Edited January 27, 2008 by MR22ZZ

[wishbone]

MK1 is the aw11 and the MK2 is the SW20....so there was no cosmetic changes to the SW20 when they added the brack package to it?

Edited January 28, 2008 by wishbone

[MR22ZZ]

I think it was in 1994 and onwards that got the better brakes

[wishbone]

cheers so cosmetically there was no changes to the sw20?

[MR22ZZ]

nope, not that I know of anyway.

There may be subtle changes through the years but I haven't really looked that closely

[Hiro]

The tail-lights and rear garnish were changed in the SW20 mid-life facelift. Early ones had solid-ish taillights with the black inset garnish between them, the later ones had round lenses within the tail-lights and a body-coloured flush garnish. Also, the rear suspension was modified to try and calm down the rather unwanted (to novice drivers) tail-happy attitude that the car had at the limit, although I think Toyota made the suspension changes before the mid-life upgrade, so a Gen I might still have the upgraded suspension

Edited January 28, 2008 by Hiro Protagonist

[GReddy_ES]

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