Pikes Peak Escudo

[possessed_beaver]

reading a motor magazine, i came across this humorus letter sent into the magazine.

What happend to the 1996 Suzuki Pikes Peak Rally car? I know it was never tested for maxamum speed, which is disapointing, but does it still race?

REPLY:

It doesent race anymore because that was 8 years ago. Nor was it tested for top speed. It's a hillclimb car - short gearing, climbing ability - not a top speed car. Put that Playstation down.


just thought i should post it, found it intesting and humorus.

[SamuraiGti]

If they change the ratio of the gearbox they will have a lot of maximum speed! =P

In playstation i've never played with it I think

[kawa22]

http://members.dcsi.net.au/makeitso/torc/gt3/jpn/suzuki_escudo.jpg
in gt2 was the best car in gt3 isn't so good,really i think is a car for one race but 981 hp are so much!!!!

[yg60m]

in gt2 was the best car in gt3 isn't so good,really i think is a car for one race but 981 hp are so much!!!!
Yes and you can tune it to 1500 bhp (if i remember well) so it's undrivable !! On a road/track race, the F1 are miles away and on an offroad race, it's almost impossible to drive. But for the oval race, it has a good speed and it's almost possible to not touch anything else than the x button to accelerate it turns with the wall :wink:

[kawa22]

1800bhp :D

[TT]

Put that Playstation down


HAHAH, I was thinking the same when I was reading the question... 100% sure it was somebody that knew the car only in the Gran Turismo series ;)

[hemi_fan]

yea its 1800bhp, and with that it doesnt neet to turn well, u just bounce off all the walls and they keep you going the right way most of the time. And then you rely in it accelerating to 200mph in 5 seconds. lol...

[oldsnail]

yeh.. the power of the V6

[kawa22]

http://www.rickysrccar.com/images/suzukiescudo200.jpg

http://escudopikes.freeservers.com/
in Europe is know as Suzuki Grand Vitara
http://www.us-autosales.com/images/suzuki.jpg

[Kangaroo Boy]

Although the worse thing about that Escudo Pike peak car is that it doesn't handle..But I found something that is heaps better than the Escudo...Mazda 787B...heheheh..
http://www.scuderiaciriani.com/rx7/787B/787.jpg
The 787B won the 1991 24 Hours of Le Mans. It is the only rotary-powered car and the only Japanese car to ever do this.

[kawa22]

Although the worse thing about that Escudo Pike peak car is that it doesn't handle..But I found something that is heaps better than the Escudo...Mazda 787B...heheheh..
http://www.scuderiaciriani.com/rx7/787B/787.jpg
The 787B won the 1991 24 Hours of Le Mans. It is the only rotary-powered car and the only Japanese car to ever do this.
http://www.motorworld.net/forum/showthread.php?t=4587&highlight=787b

[novass]

HAHAHAHAHAH :D Yeah, in GT-3 Escudo allows run about 420km/h but you have to have very large gear. Funny mail. :shock:

[possessed_beaver]

i got mine upto 1200km/h.. cheating ofcorse

aparantley u can get it to 1800km/h!

[Kangaroo Boy]

thats like mach 3.lol ^^^

[afraidtomod]

I heard that car's good for one of the endurance races in gt3, just put a rubber band around the accelerator, step away for 45 minutes, make a pit stop, do the same again and then you've won. You just ride the rail the whole way around an oval track.