The Suzuki V6 ESCUDO Pikes Peak Special '98 is a Pikes Peak Hill Climb rally car produced by Suzuki. It first appeared in Gran Turismo 2 and has been featured in all subsequent mainline games, except Gran Turismo Sport. In Gran Turismo 7, it was included as part of Update 1.17.
The car appears to be the #6 driven by Nobuhiro "Monster" Tajima.
In-game description[]
"The objective: To dominate Pikes Peak. The all-intimidating monster machine."
The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, held each summer on the Pikes Peak Highway near Colorado Springs, USA, is the world's largest hill climb race.
It is a 20.0 km course that rises 1,501 m, from 2,800 m to 4,301 m above sea level, featuring 156 corners ranging from highly technical 60 km/h hairpins to spectacular 200 km/h high speed corners. There is a temperature difference of 20°F from starting point and the finish line, and the conditions are severe at best for the competition car.
The Suzuki Escudo Dirt Trial Car was a monster machine purpose-built for this race.
Constructed on an aluminium space-frame designed completely from scratch, it was equipped with a fully tuned 2.5-litre twin-turbo V6 pushing 981 BHP with a maximum torque of 687.1 lb-ft.
At 800 kg, the Escudo was a featherweight, so to push the car down into the slippery gravel of the course it was given a massive front spoiler and colossal rear wing that were wind-tunnel tested and designed. The base Escudo was lost completely in its transformation into this overwhelming beast.
It was also driven by a man who was called a monster, Nobuhiro "Monster" Tajima. A master of dirt tracks with 7 All-Japan Dirt Trials Championship wins in a row, he would first challenge Pikes Peak in 1989, and then go on to become the first Japanese overall winner in 1995.
Legend Car Dealership[]
The V6 Escudo Pikes Peak Special took on the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in 1996. It won that year, catapulting Suzuki's image as a serious maker of off-road machines. The Pikes Peak Hill Climb is a race up a mountain road to an elevation of over 4593 feet. With a history dating back more than 100 years, it is among the oldest motorsport events in the world. The V6 Escudo Pikes Peak Special packed a 981 HP 2.5-liter V-6 in a body that only weighed 1764 lbs. It was specially tuned to deliver peak performance at altitudes that exceeded 13,123 feet.
Acquisition[]
| Game | Purchase location | Credits | Other methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gran Turismo 2 | Suzuki Special Showroom | 2,000,000 | --- |
| Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec | Suzuki Dealership | 1,000,000 | Win the Polyphony Digital Cup (1/4 chance) Complete all Rally events |
| Gran Turismo 4 | --- | --- | Win the Yosemite Rally I on Hard difficulty |
| Gran Turismo PSP | Suzuki Dealership | 1,500,000 | --- |
| Gran Turismo 5 | Used Car Dealership (Lv. 23+) | 1,977,032 | --- |
| Gran Turismo 6 | Suzuki Dealership | 1,450,000 | --- |
| Gran Turismo 7 (  v1.17+) |
Legend Cars | 1,700,000[1] | --- |
Trivia[]
- The car appearing in GT2 appears to be a fictionalized version, with elements from the 1996, 1998, and 1999 versions of the car; it has the 1996-spec rear ducts, 1999-spec body, and a livery that combines both the 1998 and 1999 versions. It also has small, working headlights, while the real car did not feature any.
- In GT2, the car was notable for being one of the fastest cars in the game, reaching speeds of more than 400 km/h (249 mph). Later games added more understeer and turbo lag to the car, making it less competitive on road circuits. In particular, in GT6, it can only reach 309 km/h (192 mph) without tuning. It can only reach top speed while in the slipstream of another car, and benefits from this tactic more than most cars in the game.
- In GT2, it, along with the Suzuki Cultus Pikes Peak Version, internally uses a special type of dirt tires not used by other cars in the game.
- In GT3, it, along with the Toyota GT-One, is infamous for being a car used to perform the 2,147,483,647 glitch, which can cause the game to crash. This is achieved with specific tuning setups which cause the car to wheelie and accelerate extremely quickly and indefinitely before reaching 2147483647 mph (or km/h) and freezing the game.
- In GT7, unlike the Audi Sport quattro S1 Pikes Peak '87, it is not classified as a Gr.B car, likely due to it being too powerful to balance, therefore making it ineligible to compete in World Rally Challenge Gr.B.
- In GT7, it has different wheels than in previous games (mesh wheels by SSR; previous games used the five-spoke Desmond Regamaster Evo 2 wheel), and some changed and/or added sponsor decals.
- In GT7, an error in the Legend Car Dealership cycle prevented it from appearing in the dealership after its initial release. This glitch was fixed with the 1.31 update.[2]
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Notes[]
- ↑ Price as of March 2024.
- ↑ Tweet from Nenkai