Toyota 222D
This is another interesting rally related car. The Toyota 222D. This car was designed as a Group B/ Group S hybrid. How that would work, I do not know. If you recognize the body style at all, you are right. This is an MR2. Except not really. The 222D really doesn’t have much MR2 left in it. Unlike the MR2, the 222D uses a tubular frame chassis, all wheel drive, and only weighs in at 750kg. Quite a drastic difference between it and the original, if you ask me.
Engine
The 222D was rumored to use the Toyota 503E Inline 4. It has been said to develop anywhere between 600 and 750 hp. The engine supposedly uses magnesium and titanium. These engines were also capable of ridiculous boost, the 503 in Toyota’s Eagle MK3 reporting 63.8psi during qualifying, 49.1psi during sprints, and 39.3psi during endurance races. The 222D may have instead used the 4T-GTE, however, though information on which one was used is not very clear.
Interior
Unlike the Quasar I recently talked about, this interior is anything but luxurious. Even with something so far from mundane, however, there is not much to talk about since this is more or less what you would normally see in a race car.
Conclusion
This is in my opinion one of the more interesting rally cars out there, and I feel that anyone who doesn’t know about it, should get the chance to do so. Hence why I posted this article.
Comments
i love this car so much. Makes me want an mr2 just to build it into something like this
If I had enough money to build something like this, it would probably be the first thing I would do.
Can you please do one of these but about the daihatsu charade detomaso 926r
I’ll check it out.
Reminds me of the Ford RS200
this was my dream build when I fell in love with the MR2.. .. Just imagine how crazy this is! The regular mr2(I have the sw20) can be a handfull, I’m guessing this rips the head off of a unexpirienced driver. awesome build by Toyota, too bad it never got a chance to show what it’s capable of.. .. anyway, great post about a great car, cheers mate!
Thanks!
It’s my first time seeing this car and I absolutely love it! It’s like Kamen Rider’s car if he ever had any.
wait… I forgot he had some..
Haha. The 222D certainly is an interesting car.
Very very cool info on a sweet car! Thanks!!!
Toyota should make more of these. Never heard or knew about it until I saw this post. Thanks man!
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Not much to talk about in terms of interior!? It’s F-ing beautiful! I’d push those buttons all day long :D
True.
Looks like a damn space ship!