Toyota Releases Detailed Group B MR2 Pics

"MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig" (MR2_FTW) 04/03/2014 at 21:52 • Filed to: Toyota, rally, MR2, AW11, Group B, 222D

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Looks like !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! some pics of Toyota's rare 222D Group B racecar, based on the AW11 MR2.

Just some background: Toyota Team Europe built three of these cars to compete in Group B as well as other rally series. There were two black cars and one white. Two were AWD, one was RWD. Some had longitudinal mounted engines, some had transverse. Most used the same twin cam twin spark plug turbo engine as the RWD rally Celica, making in excess of 600 horsepower. Today, Toyota still has possession of one black and one white car. The second black car has been lost.

Also, I'm not positive, but I'm pretty sure the little lever by the shifter is for an adjustable torque split for the center diff like the Ford RS200 had.

EDIT: Since this post is getting more attention than I was expecting, here's a video of the car in action at Goodwood (I think?) a few years back.

Jeremy Bloyd-Peshkin > MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig 04/03/2014 at 21:55

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That's absolutely incredible. Just... wow.

Skif6996 > MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig 04/03/2014 at 21:59

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Who lost it? I can see how, considering the car looks like it is only two feet long!

Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. > MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig 04/03/2014 at 22:02

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Japanese Stratos!

Blondude > MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig 04/03/2014 at 22:08

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I feel tempted to find an old MR2 and recreate a 222B now.

MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig > Blondude 04/03/2014 at 22:10

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Basically the passenger compartment is the only thing remotely similar. Everything in front of the front firewall and everything behind the seats is completely different. Also tube framed I believe.

Blondude > MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig 04/03/2014 at 22:13

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Hmmm, I wonder how much tubing I'd need...

JohnPlayerSpecial > MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig 04/03/2014 at 22:15

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Sweet Baby Jesus this is amazing. Never knew a group B version of the AW11 existed.

MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig > Blondude 04/03/2014 at 22:17

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If you pull it off please let me know so I can come see, since I'll likely never see one of these in real life.

Ex. President Mack41 > MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig 04/03/2014 at 22:59

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godbless you. this is amazing.

JACU - I've got bonifides. > MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig 04/03/2014 at 23:02

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Holy hot cup of coffee! I've never seen this. Another reason to be bummed out about Gruppe B's demise.

midengineer > MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig 04/03/2014 at 23:33

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As much as I love pop-up headlights, the encased lights on these things are awesome. There is just something about how they conform to the basic shape of the car but manage to stand out.

Icantthinkofanythingwitty > MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig 04/07/2015 at 15:40

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This is much more interesting than a Stratos.

Skunch > MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig 04/07/2015 at 15:46

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HIP TO BE SQUARE!

F1NY > MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig 04/07/2015 at 16:13

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The "everyman's" Zonda:

OzzyOnIce > MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig 04/07/2015 at 16:39

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"Co-driver, QUICK! What's 292 divided by 17.3?"

Land > MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig 04/07/2015 at 17:04

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Kept the standard handbrake. Homologation complete.

Racescort666 > Blondude 04/07/2015 at 17:20

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Racescort approves of this plan and is willing to help.

claramag, Mustaco Master > MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig 04/07/2015 at 17:43

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Left 3, don't cut

MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig > Land 04/07/2015 at 18:04

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And it looks like close to standard shifter cables. Also the little circle vents in the middle are on the outside ends of the stock dash.

Frank Grimes > Blondude 04/07/2015 at 18:41

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I also want to do this. Also ford rs200 for racing each other.

AWD E30 > MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig 04/07/2015 at 19:54

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Per 0:24 in the video, this is the 2-little turbo 4, is it not?

MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig > AWD E30 04/07/2015 at 23:42

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It is. A very rough predecessor to the 3S-GTE found in Celica AllTrac/GTFour and later the SW20 MR2 Turbo.

Land > MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig 04/08/2015 at 01:05

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WHY ARE THEY DRIVING IT IN THE HALLWAY??

Is that what happens at whatever Toyota madhouse this is? I have never wanted to be indoors so badly.

MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig > Land 04/08/2015 at 10:19

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It's at Toyota Motorsport GmbH in Europe. Formerly known at "Toyota Team Europe", they are the ones responsible for basically every Toyota race car ever.

Chris > MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig 04/08/2015 at 14:37

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From chatting to the driver of the 222D that Toyota brought to Goodwood there were 11 of these made and Toyota ordered them all bar the white one, which current resides in Japan, to be dismantled.

TTE thought sod that and kept 2 black ones, from what I understand both are still intact. :-)

I found this pic of them on the net a few years ago, I'm not sure how old it is though.

Me at Goodwood, grin says it all.

MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig > Chris 04/08/2015 at 16:51

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That is absolutely incredible. From what I understand there were multiple engines/engine positions as well between the chassis. Some were transverse, some weren't, some used the 2.0, others used different engines.

Keaton Belliston > MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig 04/09/2015 at 00:57

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Late for work AGAIN?!!

Chris > MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig 04/09/2015 at 14:24

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Not too sure about the different engine sizes, but yeah they did have both longitudinal and transverse orientations. No idea how they squeezed the longitudinal one in with the 4wd transmission, I'd love to see that one. :-D

These are the pics I have of the car:

http://s533.photobucket.com/user/Limeymk1/…

MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig > Chris 04/09/2015 at 15:23

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Do you mind if I share this with the MR2OC group?

Chris > MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig 04/29/2015 at 18:25

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Sorry forgot to check back here. No probs, share away. Is that the US or UK MR2OC? I’m on both. :-)

MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig > Chris 04/29/2015 at 20:04

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I shared on the US MR2OC facebook page.