There was a comic that was adapted into cartoons, games and movies that influenced many young people around the world who loved racing, and it directly contributed to the drift race becoming a very popular car race in the Asia-Pacific region. This comic is the head text D.
The cartoon "Head Text D" can be said to be the starting point of a generation's contact with racing cars, and it is the place where the racing dream awakens. Today we will reminisce about childhood memories and take stock of several classic racing cars in "Head Text D".
As the protagonist Fujiwara Takumi's car, the AE86 is just the frame number, the real car is called Toyota Sprinter Trueno 3door GT-Apex, which is a representative of the typical small lightweight FR (front-mounted rear drive), and the empty car weighs only 925kg, which is one of the reasons why Takumi can run other high-horsepower races in the next mountain race. The front and rear bodies have a 50:50 counterweight ratio, which makes the balance of the body very good, and the maximum horsepower of the original car is 130 horsepower. From Tuohai's partner who delivered tofu to his comrades-in-arms on the field, he finally withdrew from the stage with a perfect victory in the hands of Tuohai, and is still the DREAM CAR of many people.
In 1978, Toyota introduced Thecel, which marked the switch of Toyota's grassroots car series to the FF (front-wheel drive) camp. At that time, the AE86, which had positioning performance, still maintained the FR (front-facing rear-drive) layout. Folk legend is that toyota's FF technology at that time was not as good as ideal, and the front-wheel drive was difficult to balance sensitive steering and strong power, so the high-performance model had to use the FR layout hard. In fact, before the AE86 was born, Toyota carried out a lot of testing activities, one of which was to drive on the Yamaha track for three consecutive days and three nights to prove the durability of the AE86 4A-GEU's twin camshaft 16-valve engine. It is said that the development team set three major goals for AE86, one was to challenge the fastest lap record on the Tsukuba circuit at that time, the second was to dominate the rally event in Japan, and the third was to challenge the speed of 200km/h, and the result was to complete the task perfectly.
As one of the focal points of the AE86, this 4A-GEU in-line four-cylinder engine has twin camshafts controlling four valves per cylinder, as well as a t-vis variable intake and efi-d electronic fuel injection system. Compared with the earlier generation of 2T-GE, the 4A-GEU is known for its rapid increase in the number of revolutions, soaring into the yellow zone of 7300 rpm or even the red zone of 7700 rpm without much effort.
Ryosuke Takahashi's car in "Head Character D" can be said to be one of the protagonist cars of the entire "Head D", and the second generation of the famous Mazda RX-7 (known as the Japanese version is Savannah), which can generally be directly referred to as FC. The first generation of the Mazda RX-7 was released in 1979 with its rugged lines full of American muscle cars. In 1986, the second-generation RX-7 (also known as Ryosuke Takahashi's generation) was introduced, and when it debuted, it gave people a "very Porsche" feeling. The second-generation RX-7 not only absorbs the design style of the Porsche 924 in appearance, but also implies a rather violent power under the low-key appearance, which is close to the personality of Ryosuke Takahashi himself. In fact, in "Head Text D", the personality of many models is buried in the characters, think carefully about the reality of you and me, why not see the car like see people?
Its owner, Keisuke Takahashi, and Takumi are both project D drivers. The Mazda RX7 has been in the era of the RX7 FD3S since 1991, and Keisuke Takahashi's Type-R is the most powerful of the RX7 FD3S series. The drive mode is the same as FR, and the maximum output power of the original car can reach 280 horsepower. It is worth mentioning that the car is equipped with a rotary piston rotor engine, which is also the reason why the Takahashi brothers are called "rotor brothers", the rotor engine has a high horsepower volume ratio (the engine volume is smaller to output more power), light weight, low center of gravity and other advantages, coupled with the average distribution of body weight, the cornering performance of this car is absolutely first-class!
At that time, Mazda FC, equipped with the latest development of the factory 13B rotor engine, has two versions of natural suction and turbocharging, naturally aspirated output power of 161 horsepower, turbocharged output power of 205 horsepower, coupled with the layout of the front and rear drive and good front and rear counterweights, making the handling performance of the car very good. In addition, Mazda has always had an excellent chassis tuning tradition, which makes FC highly sought after fans with its excellent handling ability and unfathomable modification potential immediately after its listing.
Today, whether in reality or comics, more friends remember the third generation of RX-7 FD than remember FC, but in fact, the RX-7 of this generation of FC has triggered a group of unique fans to follow because of its unique European design. Today, more than twenty years after its appearance, it is rare to see the FC figure on the track, and there is no need to overdraft the life of a classic old car through the extreme environment of the track. Taking care of the body and the machine, walking around, playing style, may be more suitable for today's FC bar.
The driver of this car in "Head Text D" is Takeshi Nakasato, Nissan launched this beast in August 1989, inheriting the bloodline of Nissan's famous racing series Skyline, gt-R32 is known as the "Invincible God of War", GT-R32 is also the purest version of the GTR series of performance orientation. Powered by a classic RB26DETT engine, equipped with a 5-speed manual transmission, the original car has a maximum output of 280 horsepower and a maximum torque of 353 Nm. The suspension is a front and rear independent multi-link type, equipped with Nissan ATTESA E-TS four-wheel drive technology to make the GT-32 excellent in both straight and cornering.
Takeshi Nakasato is the captain of Myōi NIGHT KIDS, with an arrogant, impulsive personality, and a little self-righteousness. But at the same time, among many riders, Nakasato Is also the most close to a role in real life, because in the first text D, there is no shortage of characters such as Takumi, who has an invincible psychological quality, and Ryosuke Takahashi, who has a super high IQ, and the appearance of Nakasato Yoshinori adjusts the rationality of the plot very well. Of course, this big brother who has been defeated many times has also made GT-R fans a little angry.
Speaking of the GT-R driven by Nakari, as early as the 1990 Guia Competition in Macau, it easily won the championship with 650 high-horsepower output and a stable and efficient four-wheel drive system, leading the opponent by more than 10 seconds in lap speed, and leaving behind a legend that the photographer's lens could not keep up, and such a record undoubtedly gave a loud slap to the arrogant Europeans from the birthplace of motorsport, and the title of Toei God of War was also named.
In 1989, the GT-R (BNR32) achieved a lap time of 8:22.38 at the most challenging Nürburgring-Nord, with an average speed of 149 km/h, which was better than the BMW M3 and Porsche Carrera RS at the time. At the same time, R32 went to Europe to compete in the Group A touring car race and the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and even the Ford Sierra RS500, which dominated the car world at that time, became its defeated player, and since then the prestige of gt-R has shocked the world.
Mitsubishi's Lancer Evolution series is a legend of the world's performance cars, and its historical models have always appeared very high in various racing games. The EVO III in the header D was released in 1995, and it is the same as the second-generation EVO frame, so it also follows the CE9A code name. The biggest improvement of the EVO III was the adjustment of the engine compression ratio to 9.0:1 (8.5:1 for the second generation) and the increase in the size of the turbine, resulting in an output of 201 kW and a torque increase of 309 Nm. In addition, the air kit on the body of the EVO III became more exaggerated, so that many Lancer owners at that time followed suit. The driver of the EVO III in the first character D is Keiichi Sudo, the leader of the Imperial Team. His EVO III was fitted with the Mis Firing System offset ignition system, which significantly reduced turbine hysteresis caused by large turbos. In the first competition between Fujiwara Takumi and Sudo Keiichi, it was because of Sudo Keiichi's strength that Takumi's old AE86 engine was completely scrapped, and later Fujiwara Tai replaced the AE86 with a 4A-GEU engine.