The Volkswagen Lupo GTI Cup Car (J) '03 is a race car produced by Volkswagen. It first appeared in Gran Turismo 4 Prologue and has been featured in all subsequent mainline games up to Gran Turismo 6.
Colors[]
Six colors are available for this car:
- Light Green (#17)
- Yellow (#24)
- Orange (#54)
- Red (#63)
- Black (#77)
- Blue (#78)
In-game description[]
"The Lupo is user friendly, well suited for beginners and one-make races."
As part of the lineup of Volkswagen's award-winning compact (or mini) car, the Lupo that made its debut in 2001, the GTI was added to the line to cater to the performance-oriented drivers of the segment. Powering the car was a 1.6-liter DOHC inline-4 that produced 123 BHP at 6,500 rpm and 112.1 lb-ft of torque at 3,000rpm. It came with a sporty 6-speed manual gearbox. This allowed the lightweight car to run to 62 mph in roughly 8.0 seconds, making it quicker than many cars costing thousands more.
But as quick as it was in a straight line, the car's specialty was handling, and the suspension system - MacPherson struts up front and trailing arms at rear - featured custom shocks and springs that gave the Lupo excellent balance through the corners with less body roll than the base car.
The Lupo's interior and exterior were spiced up to conform the look and feel of Volkswagen's other GTI vehicles, which represented the sportiest version of a particular model. The Lupo GTI featured new bumpers and a dual exhaust system that gave it instant notoriety.
The Lupo GTI proved so popular that it spawned numerous one-make races, including the GTI Cup. It was a true "hot hatch", and the official successor to Europe's original hot hatch, the Golf MK1.
Acquisition[]
Game | Purchase location | Credits | Other methods |
---|---|---|---|
Gran Turismo 4 Prologue | --- | --- | Complete the lesson #12 in the Driving School area |
Gran Turismo 4 | Volkswagen Dealership | 50,000 | --- |
Gran Turismo PSP | Volkswagen Dealership | 29,378 | --- |
Gran Turismo 5 | Used Car Dealership (Lv. 1+) | 29,321 | Win the A-Spec European Hot Hatch Championship |
Gran Turismo 6 | Volkswagen Dealership | 30,000 | --- |
Trivia[]
- In Gran Turismo 4, this car has no brake upgrades available. As such, the Brakes section of the Tuning Shop is blacked out when using this car.
- Due to the "(J)" designation, the car most likely came from the Fuji Speedway version of the Gran Turismo VW Lupo GTI Cup Japan Training Version, a special demo version of Gran Turismo Concept given out to participants of Lupo GTI Cup Japan championship in 2003. Two builds were released, with another version the other featuring Tsukuba Circuit (and using the Volkswagen Lupo Cup Car '00 instead of this model), but information about the demos is limited.
- In the Japanese version of GT4P, the Lupo GTI Cup Japan is mentioned part of the car's name (ルポ GTI カップカー (ルポ GTI カップジャパン出場車両) '03).
- As the demo discs were distributed in 2003, these are one of the last builds of Gran Turismo Concept during the transition to GT4P.