Rust hater wrote:Is this perhaps due to Midas generally using a Metro engine and 5 speed box but Marcos a revvier smaller Mini engine with 4 speed box?
I'd like a car that feels fast rather than necessarily IS fast
All Midas up to and including the mk3 convertible mentioned use the 4-speed A-series or A+ series engines and gearbox unless modified. The MK4 Midas uses the later K-series running gear which most (although not all, some early cars had 4 gears) used the standard 5-speed gearbox.
The MK1 and 2 will give the most feeling of going fast.