Option — Shōwa Car Tuning & Buyers Guide (2000 Edition)

This AW was the first in Japan to use the mid-engine layout common in racing cars. Its quick turn-in and distinctive, sharply creased shape were popular. Did you know that it also had a huge following among beautiful secretaries in America? The supercharger introduced on later models is less familiar as a tuning base than the turbo, but simply changing the pulley can easily raise output from the stock 145 PS to around 200. TBS used this supercharged AW as the basis for its circuit-spec MR2… [continues].

Circuit specification.

SUPER CHARGER

Projectμl COOLIT

Thermo-lec

What is the AW11 like?

UPERCHARGER

…high… [fragment].

…ease… [fragment].

Equipped with a high-performance 4A-GZ . The classic, easy-to-tune mid-engine car!

SUPERCHARGER

Project!l

When you think AW, you picture that tightly sculpted rear. A distinctive mid-engine shape and sharp, angular styling—wonderful stuff for an AW fan.

The AW debuted in 1984 as Japan’s first mid-engine sports car. In the 1986 minor change, a supercharged model and T-bar roof were added. The supercharged version also received stronger suspension, including larger-diameter rear shocks. Main specifications…

Model code

Engine type (output): 3A-LU (1.5-liter SOHC, 83 PS); 4A-GELU (1.6-liter DOHC, 130 PS).

G Limited.

G/GU supercharged model: 4A-GZELU (1.6-liter DOHC, 145 PS) .

Photos: MPS. Report: Masahiro Takafuji (Monkey Production).

Cooperation: TBS, 20-1 Hakonegasaki Higashimatsubara, Mizuho, Nishitama-gun, Tokyo 190-1222; 0425-57-6885.

Option — Shōwa Car Tuning & Buyers Guide (2000 Edition)

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