This is the ultimate Japanese car battle the
Mazda RX-7 Spirit R, Nissan Skyline GT-R NUR, Mitsubushi Evolution 8, Subaru Impreza WRX Spec C and Honda NSX Type R will battle it out to see who will be crowned the best Japanese sports car.
Mazda RX-7 Spirit Type R
Bhp - 297
Weight - 1270 Kg
Transmission - 5 Speed
Drivetrain - FR
400 Meters - 13.679 Seconds
1000 Meters - 24.620 Seconds
Max Speed Test - 171.65 Mph
Fuji Speedway 90's Lap Time - 1'44.323
The Mazda RX-7 is a great car, no wheelspin, brilliant accelration, and a good top speed of around 175 Mph (redline limited).
At Fuji, it felt great, it did'nt understeer at all, very fast through the corners, and good acceration on the straights.
The brakes are very good aswell, powerful, and easy to keep control of.
After 3 laps, my best time was 1'44.323
Nissan Skyline GT-R V Spec II N1 (R34)
Bhp - 333
Weight - 1550 Kg
Transmission - 6 Speed
Drivetrain - 4WD
400 Meters Time - 13.309 Seconds
1000 Meters Time - 24.392 Seconds
Max Speed Test - 168.24 Mph
Fuji Speedway 90's Lap Time - 1'43.641
At Test Course, the Skyline produced two very promising 400 and 1000 Meter times, but could only reach 168 Mph at Max Speed.
At Fuji the Skyline was similar to the RX-7, but it had more understeer, especilly at turns 1 and 4.
At the chicane, it is'nt very hard to loose lots of speed by turning either to late or to hard, especilly when your driving a 4WD like the Skyline.
The brakes are very good though, and 4WD helped me to stay in control and produce a lap time of 1'43.641
Mitsubushi Evolution VIII GSR
Bhp - 321
Weight - 1410 Kg
Gearbox - 5 Speed
Drivetrain - 4WD
400 Meters Time - 13.332 Seconds
1000 Meters Time - 24.377 Seconds
Max Speed Test - 169.70 Mph
Fuji Speedway 90's Lap Time - 1'44.968
The Evo was very fast at 400 Meters, beating the RX-7 and nearly getting past the Skyline. It got better at 1000 Meters where the Evo beat both the RX-7 and Skyline. Then at Max Speed, the Evo redlined out at 169.93 Mph, beating the Skyline.
The Evo has understeer like the Skylines, maybe ebcause they're both 4WD, the Evo is also lighter than the Skyline.
The brakes are fantastic, amazing power and easy to keep under control, this meant I was able to brake later to save time.
But, despite amazing brakes and being a light car, the Evo lacks power, and produced a time of 1'44.968, 0.3 slower than the RX-7, and 1.3 seconds slower than the Skyline.
Honda NSX Type R
Bhp - 295
Weight - 1270Kg
Transmission - 6 Speed
Drivetrain - MR
400 Meters Time - 13.271 Seconds
1000 Meters Time - 24.012 Seconds
Max Speed Test - 180.30 Mph
Fuji Speedway 90's Lap Time - 1'41.877
I predicted the NSX would take the Test Course by storm, I was correct, it beat the EVO, Skyline and RX-7 at each test, producing times of 13.271 seconds (400), 24.012 seconds (1000) and reaching an astonishing top speed of 180.30 Mph and it still had'nt redlined.
At Fuji the NSX remained at it's best, it had a bit of understeer, more than the RX-7, but not as much as the Skyline, it was much faster than any other car on the straights, and very fast through the corners.
The brakes are'nt as good as the EVO's but ar still very good, and easy to keep control of.
After 3 laps, my best lap was 1'41.877, nearly 2 seconds faster than the Skyline.
Subaru Impreza WRX STI Spec C
Bhp - 326
Weight - 1370 Kg
Drivetrain - 4WD
Transmission - 6 Speed
400 Meters Time - 12.490 Seconds
1000 Meters Time - 23.310 Seconds
Max Speed Test - 171.23 Mph
Fuji Speedway 90's Lap Time - 1'43.550
The Impreza is well known for it's fast 400 meter times when modified, but it can also produce extremelly fast times stock, it beaten the NSX's time by 0.8 seconds, and it's 1000 meter time by 0.7 seconds.
But the NSX kept the max speed title as the Impreza reached 171.23 Mph.
The Impreza had quite a bit of understeer on turn 1 at Fuji, I did'nt go of the track, but I was driving nearer to the outside than inside on lap 1.
The Imprezas breaks are better than the EVO's, more power and more control.
After the 3 laps, I recored my best time which was 1'43.550, which places it second on he Fuji Speedway times board.
Fuji Speedway 90's
1st. Honda NSX Type R - 1'41.877
2nd. Subaru Impreza WRX STI Spec C +1.673
3rd. Nissan Skyline GT-R V Spec N1 +1.764
4th. Mazda RX7 Spirit R +2.446
5th. Mitsubushi Evolution 8 +3.091
400 Meters
1st. Subaru Impreza WRX STI Spec C - 12.490 Seconds
2nd. Honda NSX Type R +0.781
3rd. Nissan Skyline GT-R V Spec N1 +0.819
4th. Mitsubushi Evolution 8 +0.842
5th. Mazda RX-7 Spirit R +1.189
1000 Meters
1st. Subaru Impreza WRX STI Spec C - 23.310 Seconds
2nd. Honda NSX Type R +0.702
3rd. Mitsubushi Evolution 8 +1.067
4th. Nissan Skyline GT-R V Spec N1 +1.082
5th. Mazda RX-7 Spirit R +1.310
Max Speed
1st. Honda NSX Type R - 180.30 Mph
2nd. Mazda RX-7 Spirit R - 171.65 Mph
3rd. Subaru Impreza WRX STI Spec C - 171.23 Mph
4th. Mitsubushi Evolution 8 - 169.70 Mph
5th. Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec N1 - 168.24 Mph
Points
1st. 10
2nd. 6
3rd. 4
4th. 3
5th. 1
Honda NSX Type R - 32
Subaru Impreza WRX - 30
Nissan Skyline GT-R V Spec N1 - 12
Mitsubushi Evolution 8 - 11
Mazda RX-7 Spirit R - 11
So, the Nsx is the winner, followed by the Impreza, then the Skyline finishes third, with the Evo and RX-7 tied 4th and 5th.
The Impreza has amazing acceration, and only costs around 30,000
The RX-7 is very fast, but lacks accelration compared to the other contenders.
The Mitsubushi is a light car, and can reach around 173 Mph before topping out.
The Skyline is extremelly popular with many people, and is a good track racer.
The NSX is brilliant, good cornering, and it can reahc amazing speeds, it is also very good on the track.
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