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The Suzuki Cultus Pikes Peak Version is a rally car produced by Suzuki. As the name would suggest, this car is a Pikes Peak Hill Climb variant of the Suzuki Cultus (also known as Suzuki Swift and Baleno in export markets). It only appears in Gran Turismo 2.

In-game description[]

This description is taken from the NTSC version of Gran Turismo 2:

This Cultus was entered in the Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb, a motor sports event held every spring on the Pikes Peak Highway, located outside of Colorado Springs, in the U.S. Based on the Cultus GT-i, this car may resemble an ordinary Cultus on the outside, but on the inside it is a true racing machine with a highly complex structure. But of course it has to be to compete in the grueling Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb, a 12.5-mile race that takes cars through 156 turns as they climb from an altitude of 9,200 feet to a finish-line altitude of 14,000 feet. The most unique feature of this customized Cultus is its extremely rare twin-engine layout. This unlimited class machine has a tube-frame chassis with its engines located in the front and rear. Each 1.6-liter in-line 4-cylinder DOHC turbo engine delivers a maximum output of 394 BHP, a combined total of almost 800 BHP. The 334 lb-ft[1] of torque for each is immense. Controlling these twin engines is an electronic control system that also features a center differential with electromagnetic clutch (EMCD). Both the front and rear wheels are equipped with double-wishbone suspension and electronically controlled dampers. These already-amazing specs are even more incredible because of the extremely light body, which weighs in at only 1,920 lbs thanks to the FRP[2] and carbon that comprise the cowl, roof, doors and other parts. This machine is driven by Nobuhiro Tajima, a.k.a. "The Monster".

Acquisition[]

Game Purchase location Credits Other methods
Gran Turismo 2 Suzuki Special Dealership 2,000,000 ---

Trivia[]

  • The Cultus and Escudo Pikes Peak cars in GT2 use a special type of dirt tyre that no other cars receive.
  • The car as it appears in the game features small headlights, despite the real car not featuring any.

Pictures[]

Notes[]

  1. While this would make the torque figure 668 lb-ft, the actual torque produced is 92 kgf·m, or 665.4 lb-ft
  2. Acronym of Fiber-Reinforced Plastic. Miswritten as "RFP" in the game
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