Car Spotlight >> Gx70 Mark Ii Wagon

If there is one thing you gotta love about the Drift Matsuri is the wide assortment of cars that people choose to drift with. Take this GX70 Mark II Wagon for example. 

These big comfortable rides from the eighties made great family cars but thanks to their rear wheel drive layout and powerful (for the time) straight six engines can easily be made to go sideways.

"Super Lucent." Don't you just love oldschool Toyota terminology?

Grip is very important up front when drifting, helping to keep the car traveling in the direction you want it to go. So the 4-spoke SpeedStars fitted to the Mark II were running sticky Yokohama Advan Neova in 195/40R14 sizes while the at the rear cheap generic tyres did the job nicely.

Under the hood the twin turbo 1G-GTE was pretty much stock…

…running only a Blitz filter to help free up the breathing.

Some pretty intricate piping going on here!

The matte black hood was joined by a riveted-on bucktooth front lip spoiler.

Looked pretty good out at the Minami course!

Not the kind of interior you expect to find in a drift car! Notice the front bucket seats peeking over the rear bench.

Quick LSD check before going back out on track!

- Dino Dalle Carbonare

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1

So where's the difference between GX70 Mark II and MX73 Cressida? They looks that same for me :)

2

Same car but gx70 comes with a G series motor and mx73 usually comes with a m series motor, so for example in Australia they are delivered with a 5m-ge. I think in japan they have a 7m-ge?



Kinda cool that the Mark II has SSR Mk II wheels

3

Awesome! Love Wagons

4

Awesome



on a very similar note here's mine, 2.4 diesel + 6 passengers



http://gx61.wordpress.com/2010/08/02/wagon-suprise-d1s-pt-1/



yeeeeeee!

5

Love the stockness of it.



I spy a Soarer(?) on SSR Mk.I's.

6

waguns!!!!!

7

Do you have any more pics of that white and pink Soarer in the background Dino?

Jash

8

A practical family drift car. Sideways on Sunday, groceries on Monday! I love it!

9

That thing is cool as hell, I want!

10

Yo Dino, awesome shit man. Huge Toyota fan checking in right now.



If you could get some pics of any AE92 chassis cars at any events you go to, you'd be my new hero.



<3



Justin

11

i love it!

12

It reminds me my olds volvos 240 wagon :) I just needed some power :'(

13

@Matiz



The front, and the roof and tails if it was a sedan.

14

Obviously also there's the fact that its a wagon and other aesthetic differences, but in essence they are the same car.

15

this wagon is awesome!! I'm in love with that front lip/spoiler, makes me want to try that on my wagon.

16

G-A-N-G-S-T-E-R!!!! effin love it

17

Cressidas making their mark on the drifting scene

18

Some of you may have spotted this GZ10 Soarer lurking in the background of some shots in the GX70 MarkII

19

Why no mention of the rear suspension setup? Did he convert to IRS or just mess with the existing stuff? We're all car guys here, I don't think it would have gone over anyone's head to include some more info...

20

The Japanese are always so proud of the marked seasonal changes that hit their beautiful country. From

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