Remembering Japanese cars from the past
Yesterday Ricardo sent me a link to Ebay where a Belgian sells this pristine Carina 1.6 DX coupe!
It appears to be completely rust free and bone stock.
Well it should be since it only covered 62000 kilometers so far! Well you actually can’t tell it did 62K with this spotless interior: Continue reading
In the Drift Showdown a Carina TA63 has been put up against a Nissan Silvia S15! That is some serious competition there!
In the showdown Tomikuda drives the Carina while Taniguchi takes care of the S15.
Judging from clipping points and lines the Carina is a definite winner here!
But to be very honest: this Carina TA63 does not feature a 3T-GTE engine anymore. See also this Carina TA63 I posted almost three years ago and compare it with the video above. It is indeed the same Carina and that Carina definitely features a 3S-GTE from a SW20 producing at least 218hp. Judging from the large intercooler and extra large turbo it should have a similar output in horsepower as the S15…
Direct link to video: Carina TA63 vs Silvia S15
I was a bit surprised to see the design of this early Carina GT-T TA63: the added black border (hardly can call it a pinstripe) above the black side mouldings with the twincam turbo on it.
Looks a bit weird to me because the later versions also feature a banner, but the banner is placed under the side moulding. See also this late Carina GT-TR coupe at Flyrat: Continue reading
My first reaction to this photo was that I was doubting if it was a Lancer Turbo A175A featuring Carina single headlight units or a Carina featuring a Lancer front air dam…
It is a front air dam of the latter…
I must say it really does suit the Carina very well: Continue reading
The second video is a bit over exposed, but at least by listening to the sound of it you will loooove this 1G-GTE powered Carina!
As you can see the 1G is a tight fit.
The 1G-GTE produced at maximum a mere 210hp, but the 275 Nm makes it all worth! Continue reading
I was blown away when I watched this clip: this Finnish Carina TA60 with 4A-GE turbo swap has so much power left to spare during its long corner drifts! It is almost child’s play to put it sideways!
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