Some Roland Mayer (Herr MTM) History

[UrS4boy]

I was only aware of some of this. I didn't know about the Abt connection (from the February 1995 issue of Performance & Style Magazine)

[Error404]

Word for word the same as the MTM website, must been quoted from the same article

http://www.mtm-online.de/en/highlights/details?id=14

In spite of all his achievements, he should still be shot for the use of 3 spokes.

[bartolomeus]

In spite of all his achievements, he should still be shot for the use of 3 spokes.

I believe this to be incorrect, it must be the other way around:

Wheels 265/35 ZR 17 front
235/40 ZR 17 back
on 10''-rims front and 8''-rims back

[UrS4boy]

Word for word the same as the MTM website, must been quoted from the same article

I think the link is writer Ian Kuah (see attached). Talk about getting mileage out of the same words. Now that I see these articles, I realize that I have seen and read his story before (I guess I forgot the Abt part).

[Mcstiff]

I believe this to be incorrect, it must be the other way around:

Wheels 265/35 ZR 17 front
235/40 ZR 17 back
on 10''-rims front and 8''-rims back

Why would they have made the rear larger, the idea was to add grip on the front to reduce understeer.

[4WheelDrifter]

Word for word the same as the MTM website, must been quoted from the same article

http://www.mtm-online.de/en/highlights/details?id=14

In spite of all his achievements, he should still be shot for the use of 3 spokes.

But I remember the early '90s, and there were a lot of people that thought 3 spoke wheels were cool then. Although I must say I always thought they looked ****.
I remember seeing 3 spokes on anything from Minis to Ford Granadas.
Ford even fitted 3 spoke wheels to the Fiesta RS Turbo.

It's a bit like these old UK celebs getting busted by Operation Yewtree. Yes. It's a crime, but back in the day it was kind of the norm.

I am tempted to keep my DTM style tail pipes, because they were cool back in the day. Before people started fitting them to everything and anything.

[bartolomeus]

Why would they have made the rear larger, the idea was to add grip on the front to reduce understeer.

Yes it makes sense now...

[rynaqui]

I would like a similar setup on my S2, but I guess you would need a very low ET to be able to clear the arms right? 245 fronts and 225 rear would be pretty good I'd say

The RSR always fascinated me, a rare beast..

[Error404]

Did MTM actually make any customer cars? I have never seen or heard mention of one before.

[rynaqui]

So would they just take a customer's normal S2 and MTM it all over for a price?

[Error404]

I think so yes. They offered it as a conversion on a standard factory car from new IIRC

[rynaqui]

Just think if anyone had ever had that done to their S2, and it's sitting inside a garage somewhere abandoned, that thing would be worth it's weight in gold

[Error404]

Maybe someone in Germany knows any more about them? I have only ever seen the red MTM demo car from the magazines etc

[rynaqui]

I wonder whatever happened to the red one anyway??

[Error404]

I would guess it is still with MTM, especially so if it is the only one