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There is absolutely no shortage of cute "small sports cars" in Japan, among which everyone is familiar with the Suzuki Cappuccino and Daihatsu Copen are representative models, with a short body can also get more dexterous handling performance, and in Japan, which has a limited land area, it is also popular with consumers. Compared with the suzuki Cappuccino and Daihatsu Copen, which are familiar to everyone, Nissan also released a small sports car Figaro on February 14, 1991, Valentine's Day.
Figaro once came from Bormache's play The Marriage of Figaro, which is also the pinnacle of Mozart's operas. And brothers, it is not too romantic to release a new car on February 14, Valentine's Day, and only 20,000 units will be sold in a limited edition. But what will such a cute little car become after encountering "modification"? Let's take a look at this Figaro GT2000.
The Figaro GT2000 to be introduced today is also a big deal, it is just concluded in January at the 2022 Tokyo Modification Auto Show in many modification cases won the "Excellent Gift" award, and it is the most popular modified cars in the exhibition hall that can be called excellent. Since it is an award-winning work, this Figaro GT2000 must have a lot of excellence.
First of all, this set of customized large wide body, because the Nissan Figaro original belongs to the K-Car class, so the body is short and the car is very narrow, in addition to this Figaro GT2000 is more to run the track, so a set of wide body is not only more handsome, but also can increase the wheelbase to accommodate wider tires to enhance grip; and this wide body shape is also based on the design inspiration of many Japanese Super GT race cars, in order to ensure the integrity of the vehicle at the same time can get a good aerodynamic effect.
As for this wide-body owner, he made a seamless wide body based on the original car line at the front wheel, with figaro round headlights and harmless front face shape of people and animals, instantly let you relax your vigilance against it, but in fact, it is a wolf in sheep's clothing. A black front shovel and an air inlet design on both sides of the car are designed, where the purpose of the air inlet should be to blow the brakes to reduce heat decay. The wide rear of the front wheel is also hollowed out, which is also designed to quickly discharge the heat generated by the tires and brake brakes in the wheel arch, further improving the braking efficiency of the vehicle.
Coming to the tail, compared with the harmless front face of humans and animals, the wolf in sheepskin finally revealed its tail, first of all, the huge GT tail stood on the trunk, and because the tail was too high, it had to be designed in the middle of the tie rod to ensure safety. In addition, the double-layer wide-body fenders on both sides of the rear are also particularly eye-catching, close to the body out of the seamless wide body, followed by the second layer of wide body fixed by Mu Nail, the performance taste is extremely strong.
Since the above mentioned performance taste is extremely strong, then let's take a look at its special power unit. The original 987cc, 76 hp, 106 Nm torque MA10ET inline four-cylinder turbocharged engine with a displacement of 987cc, 76 hp and 106 Nm of torque is long gone. In its place was a Honda Redhead F20C, the engine of Honda's famous S2000, which had 247 hp, 218 Nm of torque output and a red zone speed of up to 8800 rpm. Not to mention that this Figaro original car weighs only 810Kg, coupled with the blessing of the F20C, this is the rhythm to take off.
Figaro original MA10ET inline four-cylinder turbocharged engine
Transplanted Honda F20C engine
Of course, as a case of xenograft engine, a lot of changes will be made in the chassis and engine compartment, first of all, limited by the size and counterweight of the cabin, the F20C engine will be arranged in the fireproof strong, so as to make room for this set of pushrod shock absorbers, so like the engine feet, shock tower top are redesigned products, time-consuming and laborious at the same time will also undergo more heavy adjustments, so this transplant difficulty is tantamount to rebuilding the chassis of a car; even the famous Japanese racer Taniguchi Shinki was full of praise after seeing this car, and the "Excellent Appreciation" award at the Tokyo Modified Auto Show is really deserved.
In terms of interior, the original retro interior is gone, replaced by a full track, the disembodied interior and roll cage, racing seats are basic options, and in the entire interior from the S2000 electronic instruments are the most stealing. The red zone speed of 9000 rpm reminds you that the throttle must be stepped deeply, otherwise I have not woken up at 5, 6000 rpm, 7, 8000 rpm is just right.
Figaro's original interior is both retro and cute
The LCD meter of the S2000 is very preemptive
Editor's Summary: We always see painters who can create a variety of works that amaze the world, and envy them for having such a high level of artistic achievement. But I would like to say that from a piece of drawing paper to a car, through our own collocation modification to make a car more handsome and cool, is this not a kind of creation? And under this medium of the car, make this creation more three-dimensional and more accessible.
Just like the above Figaro GT2000, the original cute retro style, after the modification into the track mengbao, this is a new creation, a creation that can be mastered in their own hands, and finally let this work conquer more people, more tracks. That's the beauty of modding!