Looking for a twin engined Toyota Echo?

Make that twin engine, twin turbo.

Not a bad price, really.

http://www.casc.on.ca/forums/showthread.php?t=27594

http://www.stanceiseverything.com/2012/06/wtf-friday-twin-engine-echo/

That's so wrong (a.k.a. "I like this")

I always liked those little Canadian market Echo hatches, but I LOVE this one. This qualifies as crack-hooning.

Holy crap. That's even a pretty decent price. Too bad we never got the Echo hatchback here. I doubt you could bring that into the US easily.

Stupid power. Stupid lightweight. All-wheel-drive. High center of gravity. Short wheelbase.

What's not to like?

Looks like a nice donor for 2 MR2's

Well I wasn't before seeing that.

And here I was, enjoying my pipe-dream of supercharging my Mom's Echo
(without telling her)

Hey that comes from my neck of the woods!!! Even recognize the track.

But I've never seen the car.

Cool, but it looks pretty rough around the edges.

The shop that made it has some fun stuff. Check it out. (free plug)

That car is filled with berkeley yeah!

Stoptheeconobox?

I think having two uncoupled drivetrains spells trouble for handling on any track with curves. Has there Ever been a twin-engine (front/rear) car that did well on a road course? Drag racing, sure, maybe even off-road rallying, but on an asphalt road course...

kb58 wrote: I think having two uncoupled drivetrains spells trouble for handling on any track with curves. Has there Ever been a twin-engine (front/rear) car that did well on a road course? Drag racing, sure, maybe even off-road rallying, but on an asphalt road course...

i dont care if this thing handles or not and it looks like a ton of fun for $7,800.00 OBO

kb58 wrote: I think having two uncoupled drivetrains spells trouble for handling on any track with curves. Has there Ever been a twin-engine (front/rear) car that did well on a road course? Drag racing, sure, maybe even off-road rallying, but on an asphalt road course...

I can think of two of the top of my head:

The Tiger Z100 (aditionnal info here)

The MTM Audi TT Bimoto

I think it has more to do with not having anywhere (racing series) to run them and a lack of development. It just isn't a very efficient way of producing speed.

There is no reason why two uncoupled drivetrains would make for bad handling. But it does leave a bit on the table because contrary to a classic AWD car, you cannot send power to the axle with more grip.

$7800?! SERIOUSLY? How is this not sold already?

fanfoy wrote: There is no reason why two uncoupled drivetrains would make for bad handling.

I would think that you'd get an effect something like having a tight-set LSD in the center diff, or possibly a locked center diff at worst, with no real differential action going on between the front and rear axles. They're not locked at the same speed, but they're each doing their own thing.

For those who haven't searched, the thing looks pretty damned nice too.

...then again, I sort of generally think they're cool looking cars (ducks.)