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      08-21-2007, 12:03 PM   #49
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Originally Posted by Bimmerista View Post
I din't read the whole thread so appologies if already posted, but did you guys know that the engine and tranny of the Lotus Elise are that of a Corolla and Matrix ??

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Yep, we just finished talking about that... That particular motor first appeared on the Celica GTS (my wife had one) and then was on the the Corolla/Matrix XRS (detuned a bit).

The same motor that had issues with self-destructing during high-rev shifting.
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