That's what I thought as well on the Paseo, it's a little more peppy though instead of 89hp it's like 100...lol not bad for a 1900 lb car.
My stepdad said it smokes a little bit when you get on it, I think that's very common with these cars though. I'm not all into Toyota's too much. Nothing against them at all, just never had one. I do know the motor is the 3E-E and I believe any of the E series motors will bolt up, engine mounting would have to be changed on some engines of course. But I'm probably not making it anything performance as the GF just wants a daily that has A/C till she saves enough money for a Mustang.

Thanks for the link by the way.
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