www.redbook.com.au

your best friend here, this site has all the statistics on both cars in detail on every model.

this is what i know:

gen3 are heavier, but have wider tires, sit 5cm higher (can fix that with springs)

gen2 s1 came in 2.2L
gen2 series2 came in 2.2L (LX, GX) and 2.5L (RX)

gen3 came in 2L (gx, lx) gutless, and 2.5L RX

check that as i own a gen2 so my gen3 stats may be sketchy.

just to add, gen2 2.5L DOHC and gen3 2.5L SOHC have the same power, and the head gasket issue is mainly an american problem, theire head gaskets are produced over there and ours are from J-land, so no problem for you.

provar;176450 wrote:

just to add, gen2 2.5L DOHC and gen3 2.5L SOHC have the same power, and the head gasket issue is mainly an american problem, theire head gaskets are produced over there and ours are from J-land, so no problem for you.

Uhh, no. They blow gaskets nearly as much as Gen 2's actually.

Big differences are in the rear suspension, Gen 2 is a simple lateral link and trailing arm arrangement where Gen 3 is a multilink setup that is a lot more complex.

Gen2's look hot,

Gen3's look like busted arseholes.

True, I wouldn't say busted...

hamish_0023;176448 wrote:

but the 2nd gen RX looks x100 time better.

:rofl: