1987 / Toyota Starlet / P7

P7
Turbo.

A home-built 4E-FTE swap with Speeduino, external wastegate and precisely the wrong ratio between wheelbase and future horsepower.

Small.
Unreasonable.

The P7 was built at home around a Glanza drivetrain. From the hand-soldered Speeduino to the custom Hall-sensor bracket and cooling system, it is the most stubbornly individual build in the garage. The goal: road legal and absurdly quick.

EngineStock Glanza 4E-FTE

TurboHybrid Stage 2 CT9

ManifoldWEPR ramhorn

Wastegate38mm external + screamer

ECUDIY Speeduino v0.4

Boost0.6 bar

TransmissionGlanza gearbox + OEM LSD

SuspensionBC Racing BR Series

CoolingCivic radiator + shroud

Wideband14point7

Wheels15-inch MR2 ZZW30

Power goal200–250 hp

Gallery / P7

Small but vicious.

From public roads to a visit to the Nürburgring GP circuit.

Toyota Starlet P7 side view — A P7 with a Glanza heart and delusions of grandeur

Toyota Starlet P7 at a car show — Smallest car at the show, probably not the quietest

Toyota Starlet P7 on the Nürburgring GP circuit — The Nürburgring GP circuit — because sensible is boring

Toyota Starlet P7 parked in Germany — A brief rest between German kilometres

Toyota Starlet P7 after a wash — Wash-bay glamour for a street car with a screamer pipe

Toyota Starlet P7 at night — After sunset, even unreasonable power looks peaceful

Rear of the Toyota Starlet P7 — TRD-replica spoiler, MR2 wheels and an unmistakable rear end

Next carSuzuki Swift →

P7Turbo.

Small.Unreasonable.

Small but vicious.

P7
Turbo.

Small.
Unreasonable.