Tommy Kaira ZZ-II [Premium] 2000

[RandomCarGuy17]

This car has been becoming popular recently. It's also in my top 10 of cars in GT6 that have great value for money for what I've heard it can do. The ZZ-II had a long history in the GT franchise; it first showed up in GT2 as its concept counterpart and then made a showing in Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec as the pre-production prototype. It's since then has been in every other main Gran Turismo game and GTPSP.

On the basis on how good this car is, I believe this has earned the right to be a premium car.

Here's a small article piece of the ASL badged version of the ZZ-II, which is just called the "RS-01".

Specs:
Engine - Twin Turbo, Inline 6
Power - 542hp @5900rpm
Weight - 2205lbs (1000kg)
Transmission - Six Speed MT
Drivetrain - Mid Engine, AWD
Top Speed - 210 mph (claimed)
Accelerations - 0 to 60 mph in 3.3 Seconds

Link(s):
http://www.diseno-art.com/encyclopedia/vehicles/road/cars/tommy_kaira_zz2.html

Source for new images:

 

[Tsukishima]

How the heck does this only have 15 votes? It's completely underrated right now...

 

[CORRUPTEDDISC]

From what I've heard in the past, its performance is something like 0-60 in 3.2 with a top speed of 211 mph. Sounds entirely believable, considering the GT-R powerplant.

One thing I really don't get though is why it looked so completely different on GT2 :

That is blatantly not the same car. It looked more like a Noble or Ascari Ecosse back then...

 

[tankuroded]

From what I've heard in the past, its performance is something like 0-60 in 3.2 with a top speed of 211 mph. Sounds entirely believable, considering the GT-R powerplant.

One thing I really don't get though is why it looked so completely different on GT2 :

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That is blatantly not the same car. It looked more like a Noble or Ascari Ecosse back then...

https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/threads/tommykaira-zz2-in-gt5-and-gt2.197413/#post-5139157

 

[Harsk100]

Nice car! 👍

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

Oh yeah, I learned that this car never made it to production. Rather, it just got a pre-production prototype. I probably should update my op, hehe.

 

[CORRUPTEDDISC]

https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/threads/tommykaira-zz2-in-gt5-and-gt2.197413/#post-5139157

Fair enough, but I still don't get why there aren't any real photos of the original concept...

 

[ZZ-II]

this car simply has to be made premium!

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

How the heck does this only have 15 votes? It's completely underrated right now...

I guess either people didn't care before or just didn't notice this car when I posted it. There were a lot of people going suggestion crazy at the time.

 

[Harsk100]

Fair enough, but I still don't get why there aren't any real photos of the original concept...

I searched real pictures of original concept, but nothing was found for me unfortunately.

 

[tankuroded]

I searched real pictures of original concept, but nothing was found for me unfortunately.

I lurked the Japanese interwebs, didn't get that either.

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

*sigh* It's just annoying on how difficult it was to get pictures for this car. Though, I did manage to find a few more.

 

[Harsk100]

Well, was this produced between 2000 and 2001, right? Is because in GT6, it is labeled as 2000.

 

[CORRUPTEDDISC]

Well, was this produced between 2000 and 2001, right? Is because in GT6, it is labeled as 2000.

As far as I'm aware, it wasn't produced at all, just a concept...

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

Darn, I can't believe how quickly this thread picked up on votes. With the most recent seasonal event, I got to know this car some more and I'm surprised at how well it performs; even when I got rid of some of the power. I really want this to be a premium car now.

 

[ClydeYellow]

550hp 4wd mid-sized supercar... Way before it was cool.

 

[ToyGTone]

Used a lot by players in GT6 so it would be really good if they would upgrade it to premium.

 

[The Vanishing Boy]

-> I don't know but this Tommy Kaira is now a ASL RS01 now:

 

[JKgo]

I don't know but this Tommy Kaira is now a ASL RS01 now

...Check out the OP's link - ASL bought the concept car after its unveiling, and renamed it RS-01, with one eye towards putting it into production.

Coincidentally, typing ASL RS01 in Google search nets a lot of pics, way more easier than going with Tommy Kaira ZZ--II.

Also, according to Google, this car makes an appearance in GT Pro Series for Wii as ASL RS 01.

 

[The Vanishing Boy]

^ Oops, I just went rouge on that one..

 

[Matt Goku 59]

I like it Tommykaira ZZII
I was played GT3 to GT6
But GT2 old ZZII

 

[ZedNinetySix]

the elusive unicorn of them all

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

Some new video footage since I made this suggestion, nice to see this car get more exposure in the recent years. I also added a couple of new photos taken from Tommy Kaira's official Instagram page in the OP.