190?

[Bonsai]

With out driving a Celica gen 7 190, are there visible signs that it really is a 190?

I've seen an import that doesn't say 190 on the back, infact is just has a letter S on the back.

Thanks

[DefiantFrog]

Rev counter goes higher in the 190 (10K rpm?) than the 140 (8K rpm?)... Shows how much attention I pay to my dials when I'm driving!!

Plastic engine cover says VVTLi on 190, and VVTi on 140.

They're pretty much the only guarenteed visual differences as far as I am aware...

[daktari]

Your more likely to see the 190 coming up behind you then going past and disappearing over the horizon. :D

Unless your driving a GT4 :P

[DefiantFrog]

Oh, and forgot to say, welcome to the club matey! Just noticed its your first post....

Another Derby boy as well! What kind of MR2 you driving?

[RetroFlux]

I have just got an SS2 and it doesnt say 'S' on the back, come to think of it- it doesnt say anything on the back- just the way I like it :)

[MIP]

You get the same 190 engine in the lotus elise 111R as well eh? Thats my dream car, would be nippier than a GT4, though I'll need to progress ALOT more my career for one of those. Sorry for going off on a tangent...

[Spuffington]

190 has got a chromed tailpipe extension rather than the normal exhaust on a 140.

Other than that, the only other difference is inside with the higher rpm on the dials.

Oh, and they're !Removed! quick too!!

[Bonsai]

Oh, and forgot to say, welcome to the club matey!  Just noticed its your first post....

Another Derby boy as well!  What kind of MR2 you driving?

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Thanks for the info. Do you know if any of the documentation should back up the fact it's a 190?

Oh and it's a bright red Mk2 T-bar MR2. It's ok, goes well, just no space to spare! So I think it's gonna have to ba a Celica next.

What do you guys think about imports with regard to insurance, parts, toyota servicing, performance etc? Or are all things equal these days?!

[Spuffington]

Thanks for the info. Do you know if any of the documentation should back up the fact it's a 190?

The cc is slightly higher on the 190 than on the 140 - check out the pinned subjects at the top of the forum for the Gen 7 Specifications. A VVTL-i (190) engine will have a slightly larger displacement (1796cc) than the 140 (1794cc) and will show up in the V5 registration document (or similar).

Hope that helps