Most important of all, I remember reading that the XYR originaly had 210hp. Lastly the rear wing is missing, which is a good thing. Here's a tip to all of you Honda Civic Sup'n Californians out there. Besides being ridicilously large and unecessary, the XYRs wing breaks up the flow of the Celicas smooth lines. It makes it looking like a friggin' cheese grater.
Clean lines look much nicer.
I also agree with you about the XYR's big wheels and ground effects. I guess they were cut to shave a few bucks off the production cost. Forget four wheels and go for two. I just wish I could see their faces when I'm a small spec in the horizon. Si offers a lot of performance at a low price, plus with the tons of after market products out there , you could easily make it you OWN car that is not like everyone elses.