Shigeyuki Hori

The first MR-S was more fun

As the last chief engineer of the MR-S, Hori improved how it drives in the minor change. In near-limit testing he found the early model unstable and frightening, and given how easily a mid-engine car spins, he decided to increase stability. The MR-S was also sold in Europe, and the sales division had asked for a stronger body for stability and crash performance. About ten years later at the Tokyo Motor Show, an owner who had traded an early model for a late one told him the first MR-S was more fun and it had become an ordinary car, which stunned him.