Quoting JNR:
so, it's a plain jane VR-4 /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif (cloth seats and ugh, automatic) guess I don't see the appeal in it then.
Mechanically speaking it's an ordinary facelift JDM automatic VR-4 (which even with the smaller TD04 makes 210PS, nearly 15hp more than a USDM VR-4!) but being a Monte Carlo edition it's produced in limited numbers, always in Lamp Black (it is NOT Nile Black), always has a sun-roof, missing the fender marker lamps, body coloured rims (which remember is not a usual feature for stock JDM rims) and of course the Monte Carlo 'Spirit of Competition' sticker on the rear doors. If it were a 5 speed manual it would be Evolution spec and therefore would be sporting the big16g turbo, hood + bonnet vents, 510cc injectors, larger intercooler&piping, 3.909 ratio 4 bolt with LSD, close ratio transmission etc. I'm pretty sure you can option the Monte Carlo with the same black leather interior as a Super VR-4 (which has different head rests to the USDM VR-4s).