Suzuki Escudo question

[Stan-Hardy]

Im abit confused about this car!

It has a very high Bhp, bout 1060 when fully tuned with oil change.
It is 800kg, lighter than many of the fast race cars.
And torque and rpm is also gud!

So why is this car so bad for racing? It has terrible understeer and top speed of like 190mph! So why is it so disappointing?

 

[dark_ruffo]

Understeer: Old 4WD.
Low Top Speed: It has a parachute attached to its ass.

 

[gogatrs]

understeer: Old 4wd.
Low top speed: It has a parachute attached to its ass.

lol

 

[Stan-Hardy]

Gud answer! So is the rear spoiler included in the 800 kg weight?

 

[dark_ruffo]

Gud answer! So is the rear spoiler included in the 800 kg weight?

I guess. But don't expect it to weight more than 10-15Kg or so.

 

[Holyman]

Gud answer! So is the rear spoiler included in the 800 kg weight?

It is.

But the megatons of downforce it exerts and the drag it creates is not.

 

[Vince_Fiero]

I believe it is called a "dirt car".

I'm wondering if you take it on Chamonix, if you can still beat it with something else?

 

[Stan-Hardy]

So does the Suzuki Escudo actually count as a Rally Car?

 

[Mr. S]

I believe it is called a "dirt car".

I'm wondering if you take it on Chamonix, if you can still beat it with something else?

You couldn't beat it with anything in GT4.

And no, it's not a rally car - it's a dirt car. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirt_track_racing for a rough description of what it is.

 

[Blitz24]

The Escudo reminds me of Pokemon for some reason.

Remember how bad-ass Charizard was when the games were first created and now its just around the middle tier in terms of who is best? The Escudo falls into that category.

 

[BlueShift]

It has terrible understeer

No

and top speed of like 190mph!

Remove the wings if you want it fast, or keep them if you want to brake (surprisingly) fast.

I'm saying this because the next setup I post is an Escudo.
I have a few more work to do on it before posting but it should be soon.

 

[finnracer]

Insane turbo lag too - absolutely nothing until 6000 rpm and then you have to change up at 8500 rpm!!

 

[tomhart9]

You couldn't beat it with anything in GT4.

And no, it's not a rally car - it's a dirt car. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirt_track_racing for a rough description of what it is.

Is it not a hill climb car? which is especially a genre of rally, Pikes Peak being the most famous venue for this kind of racing.

EDIT: LOL! if you look on the right hand side of that wiki link there is actually a picture of the escudo (or something very similar) all be it not the exact same model apparently it's a record breaking hillclimber?

 

[VcRpPT94]

Its not that bad but the top speed is kind of disapointing..

 

[XoravaX]

Is it not a hill climb car? which is especially a genre of rally, Pikes Peak being the most famous venue for this kind of racing.

EDIT: LOL! if you look on the right hand side of that wiki link there is actually a picture of the escudo (or something very similar) all be it not the exact same model apparently it's a record breaking hillclimber?

If you would've read the descriptions, you'd know it was used in the 1998 Pikes Peak to win the unrestricted class, which Suzuki has dominated for a long time. I'm still confused why they didn't add the '96 Cultus which was in GT2.

 

[tomhart9]

If you would've read the descriptions, you'd know it was used in the 1998 Pikes Peak to win the unrestricted class, which Suzuki has dominated for a long time. I'm still confused why they didn't add the '96 Cultus which was in GT2.

is it not still a hillclimber tho?

 

[defaultoasis]

If you would've read the descriptions, you'd know it was used in the 1998 Pikes Peak to win the unrestricted class, which Suzuki has dominated for a long time. I'm still confused why they didn't add the '96 Cultus which was in GT2.

Well...I don't expect a lot of us could remind ourselves the purple painting scheme of that car.

 

[Blitz24]

Well...I don't expect a lot of us could remind ourselves the purple painting scheme of that car.

Purple or not, that car looked very good. Didn't it have two separate motors?

 

[defaultoasis]

Purple or not, that car looked very good. Didn't it have two separate motors?

What I meant was not a lot of people remembered the car so it's not that confusing not to include the Cultus or whatever it's called. If he did not mention this car, I won't bring the Cultus up to mind under an Escudo thread.

 

[dark_ruffo]

That wing surely overshadows that from the Escudo lol

And yes, the Cultus had 2 engines.

That's Escudo's son.

 

[skubaben]

U ask why this car is so bad for racing.. well its not bad for racing at all. I can have same lap time with that one as 905. 787b sauber c9 atleast rly close. So this isent a bad race car at all u just have to change the settings. Since its tuned to rally

 

[skubaben]

That wing surely overshadows that from the Escudo lol

And yes, the Cultus had 2 engines.

That's Escudo's son.

Escudo's son!! whats its name?

 

[dark_ruffo]

Escudo's son!! whats its name?

Suzuki Sport XL7 Hill Climb Special.

He had a son called Suzuki SX4 - Pikes Peak, which makes it Escudos grand son

You can tell from comparing both pics that Monster Tajima is in fact just a cardboard manikin.

 

[Blitz24]

Escudo's son!! whats its name?

That's the XL7 in North America. It has different names depending on locale.

 

[dark_ruffo]

That's the XL7 in North America. It has different names depending on locale.

It's called Swift where I live. The same as the old Cultus, it was based on a Suzuki Swift.

 

[Dronin]

its hella fun to drive though, and using the gears correctly is minimises the issue of turbo lag.

its a great car! pikes peak should be added to gt5

 

[skubaben]

Ohh! Awsome info

Would like to add for the one who asked abut turbo lag.. Just imagen a small 2.5 liter engine with 1000 bhp. The turbo is probely Humagus and heavy to rotate. So think it need tons of RPM to push enough exhaust to make the turbo roll.

But who race with low rpm eny way?

 

[Blitz24]

It's called Swift where I live. The same as the old Cultus, it was based on a Suzuki Swift.

Wrong car. The Escudo is the XL7, the SX4 is the Swift (Cutlus).

 

[Chqr]

I love the Escudo. I managed to get a wonderful tune and it handled supremely well.

Then, I woke up.

 

[will4noobs]

The Escudo reminds me of Pokemon for some reason.

Remember how bad-ass Charizard was when the games were first created and now its just around the middle tier in terms of who is best? The Escudo falls into that category.

when in doubt, compare to pokemon