TITLE: Performance list ver. 1.0 ________ CONTENTS ________ Introduction Performance list Methods Ranking Ending notes Credits ____________ INTRODUCTION ____________ This guide is for the US version of Tokyo Xtreme Racer 2. The European (Tokyo Highway Challenge 2) and Japanese (Shutokou Battle 2) version may be slightly different. To my knowledge there are six cars found in the US version that the JPN game is missing and one car JPN has that the US doesn't have. Some other difference between the two versions is that the US version is supposedly more refined (it fixes or minimizes some of the problems the JPN version has such as automatic resets, freezing, camera glitches and slowdown). There are couple others differences but this is not the topic of the guide. I made this FAQ because when I got into this game, one of the main questions that soon came to mind was, how do the different models of the same car compare with each other, given that there are quite a few versions available and the price can sometimes vary greatly. Take the Nissan Skylines and Subaru Imprezas for instance. You've got ten different versions, sometimes even belonging to different classes. Most cars however will have at least one other version. After some research, I found out that these models are based on the year(s) they were produced, the body type (there are coupes, sedans, wagons and hatchbacks) and sometimes modifications made to the engine or car's appearance. The performance may or may not differ significantly. Based on the list I've compiled below, you'll be able to find out what difference (if any) exist among the different models. You'll also be able to see how your favorite cars rank among others in its class. For those tight on credit points or just starting out, this guide can be particularly helpful in deciding which cars to buy. One of the few things I noticed is that the modified or more expensive versions are not necessarily the better choice. Check out my results. ________________ PERFORMANCE LIST ________________ Car Top speed 0-60 mph 1/4 mile run Class A (51 cars) Toyota MR2 GTS 228 mph 2.716 sec. 10.348 @ 144 Toyota Celica GT-Four 219 mph 3.050 sec. 10.826 @ 138 Toyota Supra RZ 229 mph 3.300 sec. 11.048 @ 137 Toyota Supra RZ modified 228 mph 3.050 sec. 10.829 @ 139 Toyota Chaser Tourer V 226 mph 3.383 sec. 11.126 @ 139 Toyota Chaser Tourer V modified 228 mph 3.383 sec. 11.050 @ 139 Toyota Mark II Tourer V modified 230 mph 3.500 sec. 11.185 @ 139 Toyota Soarer GT-T / Lexus SC400 228 mph 3.333 sec. 11.264 @ 134 Toyota Aristo V300 / Lexus GS400 231 mph 3.016 sec. 10.991 @ 134 Nissan Silvia S15 Spec-R 229 mph 3.283 sec. 10.898 @ 142 Nissan Skyline R34 GT-S 228 mph 3.133 sec. 10.692 @ 146 Nissan Stagea 25t 213 mph 3.083 sec. 10.980 @ 136 Nissan Stagea 25t modified 216 mph 3.050 sec. 10.912 @ 137 Nissan 300ZX Fairlady Z Version R 241 mph 3.066 sec. 10.877 @ 139 Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R Nismo 221 mph 2.650 sec. 10.163 @ 147 Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R V-Spec II 217 mph 2.183 sec. 9.804 @ 146 Nissan Skyline R33 GT-R V-Spec 226 mph 2.216 sec. 9.895 @ 146 Nissan Skyline R33 GT-R V-Spec modified 228 mph 2.266 sec. 9.895 @ 146 Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R V-Spec 231 mph 2.433 sec. 9.859 @ 150 S30 Fairlady Z (Revised) 234 mph 1.550 sec. 8.130 @ 175 Honda S2000 219 mph 5.250 sec. 12.514 @ 137 Honda S2000 Hard Top 219 mph 5.733 sec. 13.028 @ 134 Honda NSX Type-R 249 mph 2.833 sec. 10.187 @ 151 Honda NSX Type-S Zero 252 mph 3.533 sec. 10.685 @ 151 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III GSR 215 mph 2.133 sec. 9.587 @ 149 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV GSR 231 mph 2.800 sec. 10.091 @ 151 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution V GSR 225 mph 2.116 sec. 9.404 @ 154 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI GSR 230 mph 2.300 sec. 9.545 @ 154 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI GSR modifed 229 mph 2.283 sec. 9.502 @ 155 Mitsubishi GTO / 3000GT 230 mph 2.700 sec. 10.540 @ 139 Mitsubishi GTO VR-4 229 mph 2.616 sec. 10.438 @ 140 Mitsubishi GTO VR-4 modified 230 mph 2.566 sec. 10.372 @ 141 Mazda RX-7 Type RZ 234 mph 2.550 sec. 10.192 @ 146 Mazda RX-7 Type RS 238 mph 3.400 sec. 10.887 @ 148 Mazda Cosmo Type-E CCS 234 mph 2.983 sec. 10.878 @ 136 Subaru Impreza WRX STi IV (C) 229 mph 1.650 sec. 8.921 @ 157 Subaru Impreza WRX STi IV (s) 227 mph 1.633 sec. 8.918 @ 157 Subaru Impreza WRX STi IV (WAG) 220 mph 1.950 sec. 9.486 @ 150 Subaru Impreza WRX STi V (C) 229 mph 1.666 sec. 8.962 @ 157 Subaru Impreza WRX STi V (S) 228 mph 1.650 sec. 8.938 @ 157 Subaru Impreza WRX STi V (WAG) 221 mph 1.933 sec. 9.472 @ 150 Subaru Impreza WRX STi VI (C) 230 mph 1.633 sec. 8.905 @ 159 Subaru Impreza WRX STi VI (S) 229 mph 1.633 sec. 8.900 @ 159 Subaru Impreza WRX STi VI (WAG) 221 mph 1.900 sec. 9.432 @ 151 Subaru Impreza 22B STi 223 mph 1.683 sec. 8.822 @ 160 Subaru Legacy B4 RSK 227 mph 2.416 sec. 9.962 @ 147 Subaru Legacy Touring Wagon GT-B E-tune 216 mph 2.550 sec. 10.161 @ 144 BMW M3 237 mph 2.850 sec. 10.503 @ 144 Porsche 911 Carrera 2 223 mph 3.633 sec. 11.114 @ 142 Porsche 911 Carrera 2 Turbo 249 mph 2.283 sec. 9.162 @ 165 Dodge Viper GTS 250 mph 2.500 sec. 9.525 @ 161 Class B (39 cars) Toyota MR2 G-Limited 208 mph 3.566 sec. 11.582 @ 131 Toyota Altezza RS 200 205 mph 5.600 sec. 13.380 @ 124 Toyota Celica SS-II '97 206 mph 4.200 sec. 12.123 @ 128 Toyota Celica SS-II "Super Strut Package" 206 mph 4.783 sec. 12.570 @ 128 Toyota Soarer GT-L / Lexus SC400 216 mph 4.200 sec. 12.276 @ 126 Toyota Supra SZ-R 215 mph 4.166 sec. 12.248 @ 126 Toyota Supra SZ-R modified 215 mph 4.733 sec. 12.629 @ 126 Nissan Silvia K's S13 194 mph 3.466 sec. 11.481 @ 129 Nissan Silvia K's S13 modified 207 mph 3.083 sec. 11.001 @ 134 Nissan Sileighty 209 mph 3.100 sec. 11.076 @ 133 Nissan 180SX 213 mph 3.900 sec. 11.752 @ 132 Nissan 180SX Type X 214 mph 3.516 sec. 11.365 @ 134 Nissan Silvia K's S14 219 mph 3.266 sec. 11.095 @ 135 Nissan Silvia K's S14 modified 219 mph 3.183 sec. 11.059 @ 135 Nissan Skyline R30 RS-X 2000 turbo 158 mph 4.150 sec. 12.351 @ 123 Nissan Skyline R30 RS-X 2000 turbo modified 160 mph 3.550 sec. 11.711 @ 126 Nissan Skyline R32 GTS-t Type M 215 mph 3.250 sec. 11.241 @ 132 Nissan Cefiro 206 mph 3.416 sec. 11.495 @ 129 Nissan Y33 Cedric 250LV 216 mph 4.866 sec. 12.827 @ 128 Nissan Y33 Gloria Gran Turismo Ultima 216 mph 4.416 sec. 12.441 @ 129 Nissan Y34 Cedric 250LV 232 mph 3.950 sec. 11.815 @ 132 Nissan Y34 Gloria Gran Turismo Ultima 232 mph 3.766 sec. 11.662 @ 132 Datsun 240ZX GT / S30 Fairlady Z 141 mph 4.166 sec. 12.489 @ 118 Nissan 300ZX Fairlady Z Version S 223 mph 4.166 sec. 12.236 @ 126 Honda Integra Type-R (C) 205 mph 3.733 sec. 11.554 @ 134 Honda Integra Type-R modified (C) 203 mph 3.316 sec. 11.119 @ 135 Honda Integra Type-R modified (S) 198 mph 3.633 sec. 11.607 @ 131 Honda Accord SiR (WAG) 193 mph 4.216 sec. 12.551 @ 118 Honda Accord SiR (S) 200 mph 4.850 sec. 12.968 @ 121 Honda Accord SiR (S) US edition 200 mph 3.600 sec. 11.733 @ 127 Honda Accord SiR (C) 206 mph 3.550 sec. 11.613 @ 129 Honda Prelude Type-S 208 mph 3.883 sec. 11.826 @ 131 Mitsubishi FTO GP Ver. R 208 mph 3.566 sec. 11.472 @ 133 Mitsubishi Stallion Turbo 183 mph 3.783 sec. 11.925 @ 126 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS-T 217 mph 3.183 sec. 10.991 @ 136 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT 213 mph 3.700 sec. 11.710 @ 130 Mazda RX-7 GT turbo 183 mph 3.350 sec. 11.520 @ 125 Mazda RX-7 GT-X 213 mph 4.183 sec. 12.037 @ 131 Mazda RX-7 Infini III 219 mph 2.866 sec. 10.715 @ 137 Class C (31 cars) Toyota Corolla Levin (HB) 162 mph 3.900 sec. 12.380 @ 116 Toyota Sprinter Trueno (HB) 164 mph 4.033 sec. 12.501 @ 116 Toyota Corolla Levin (C) 162 mph 3.966 sec. 12.470 @ 115 Toyota Sprinter Trueno GT-Apex (C) 164 mph 3.916 sec. 12.413 @ 116 Toyota Corolla Levin BZ-R 194 mph 4.933 sec. 12.810 @ 125 Toyota Sprinter Trueno BZ-R 193 mph 4.916 sec. 12.786 @ 124 Toyota MRS S-edition 181 mph 3.116 sec. 11.263 @ 128 Toyota Altezza 192 mph 6.316 sec. 14.309 @ 116 Nissan Pulsar VZ-R N1 202 mph 3.366 sec. 11.236 @ 134 Nissan Silvia Q's S13 181 mph 4.550 sec. 12.890 @ 116 Nissan Silvia Q's S13 modified 182 mph 4.350 sec. 12.649 @ 118 Nissan Silvia Q's S14 193 mph 4.766 sec. 12.934 @ 120 Nissan Silvia Q's S14 modified 194 mph 4.850 sec. 12.966 @ 120 Nissan Silvia S15 spec-S 197 mph 4.483 sec. 12.605 @ 123 Datsun 240ZX / S30 Fairlady Z 133 mph 4.633 sec. 13.092 @ 113 Nissan Skyline GT-R 128 mph 5.166 sec. 13.534 @ 113 Honda Beat 138 mph 8.216 sec. 16.596 @ 103 Honda CR-X II Si 190 mph 4.116 sec. 12.100 @ 126 Honda CR-X II Si sunroof 190 mph 4.366 sec. 12.346 @ 124 Honda Civic Si (HB) 187 mph 4.316 sec. 12.404 @ 124 Honda Civic Type-R 205 mph 4.383 sec. 12.172 @ 130 Honda Civic Type-R modified 205 mph 4.400 sec. 12.188 @ 129 Honda Step WGN Ultra 145 mph 5.450 sec. 14.210 @ 101 Honda Civic Si (C) 228 mph 5.233 sec. 13.255 @ 121 Mazda AZ-1 149 mph 3.116 sec. 11.740 @ 116 Mazda Miata MX-5 Roadster 187 mph 4.683 sec. 12.660 @ 123 Mazda Savanna RX-3 118 mph 3.566 sec. 12.252 @ 112 Suzuki Capcino E-EA11R 144 mph 3.416 sec. 12.017 @ 115 Suzuki Capcino Gullwing 147 mph 3.083 sec. 11.742 @ 117 Peugeot 306 S16 193 mph 5.383 sec. 13.400 @ 121 Peugeot 306 S16 modified 193 mph 7.016 sec. 14.539 @ 121 S - sedan (4D) C - coupe (2D) WAG - wagon HB - hatchback _______ METHODS _______ The results here are based on all the cars I test drove, fully upgraded. This was done by going to the time attack mode of the game where you have the oval tracks to get the acceleration stats (400 m is the equivalent to a quarter mile). To get the top speed, I drove along the long coastal highway--Route B. You should peak on the tunnel around 5.7 miles heading Wangan up or if you choose the other direction, about 4.2 miles just before the tunnel heading Wangan down. My gear ratios were generally set on the hybrid method, trying to achieve good acceleration at the same time reaching near the highest top speed possible. That said, there is probably a little more room to improve the acceleration than top speed. The turbo setting were not tampered with (i.e. they are on default). In the future, I might update this to include all the gear ratios I used to get the above results. _______ RANKING _______ What are the best cars in each class? In this section, I try to answer this by ranking cars based on a performance index I devised. I'm not going to go into the details of this but basically I assigned a numerical value based on each cars stats in speed, acceleration and roughly, handling. Upgrading cars with new parts and tweaking their gear ratios boosts the PI. This results in some fully upgraded class C outperforming other fully upgraded class B cars. Same goes with class B and A cars. I used a letter grading system here, A (best) to D (worst). C is average so you should try to avoid choosing cars below this as much as possible since they are at the bottom of their class. Class A ------- A (15 cars) S30 Fairlady Z Revised Honda NSX (both models) Subaru Impreza WRX STi (6 models: all coupe & sedan) Mitsubishi Lancer Evo (4 models: IV, V, VI & VI modified) Porsche 911 Turbo Subaru Impreza 22B STi B+ (5 cars) Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R V-spec Mazda RX-7 Type RZ Mazda RX-7 Type RS BMW M3 Dodge Viper GTS B (5 cars) Subaru Impreza WRX STi (3 models of wagon) Nissan Skyline R33 GT-R V-spec (both models) C+ (7 cars) Toyota MR2 GTS Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III GSR Nissan 300ZX Fairlady Z Version R Nissan Silvia S15 Spec-R Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R (both models) Subaru Legacy B4 RSK C (12 cars) Nissan Skyline R34 GT-S Mitsubishi GTO / 3000GT (3 models: both VR-4 and regular) Toyota Aristo V300 / Lexus GS400 Mazda Cosmo Type-E CCS Toyota Supra RZ (both models) Toyota Celica GT-Four Toyota Mark II Tourer V modified Subaru Legacy Touring Wagon GT-B E-tune Toyota Soarer GT-T / Lexus SC400 D (7 cars) Porsche 911 Carrera 2 Toyota Chaser Tourer V (both models) Honda S2000 (both models) Nissan Stagea 25t (both models) Class B ------- A (4 cars) Mazda RX-7 Infini III Nissan Silvia K's S14 (both models) Mitsubishi Eclipse GS-T B (15 cars) Nissan Skyline R32 GTS-t Nissan 180SX (both models) Nissan Silvia K's S13 modified Nissan Sileighty Honda Prelude Type-S Toyota MR2 G-Limited Honda Integra Type-R (both coupe models) Mitsubishi FTO GP Ver. R Nissan Y34 Gloria Gran Turismo Ultima Mitsubishi Eclipse GT Nissan Y34 Cedric 250LV Nissan 300ZX Fairlady Z Version S Toyota Supra SZ-R C+ (7 cars) Mazda RX-7 GTX Nissan Cefiro Toyota Supra SZ-R modified Nissan Y33 Gloria Gran Turismo Ultima Honda Accord SiR (C) Nissan Y33 Cedric 250LV Honda Integra Type-R (S) C (8 cars) Toyota Soarer GT-L Nissan Silvia K's S13 Toyota Celica SS-II (both models) Toyota Altezza RS 200 Honda Accord SiR (3 models: both sedans & wagon) D (5 cars) Mazda RX-7 GT turbo Mitsubishi Stallion Turbo Nissan Skyline R30 RS-X 2000 turbo (both models) Datsun 240ZX GT Class C ------- A (5 cars) Nissan Pulsar VZ-R N1 Honda Civic Type-R (both models) Honda CR-X II Si (both models) B (8 cars) Honda Civic Si (both models: HB & C) Mazda Miata MX-5 Roadster Toyota MR-S S-edition Toyota BZ-R (both models) Peugeot 306 S16 Nissan Silvia S15 Spec-S C (13 cars) AE86 (all four models) Mazda AZ-1 Nissan Silvia Q's S14 (both models) Nissan Silvia Q's S13 (both models) Peugeot 306 S16 modified Toyota Altezza Suzuki Capcino (both models) D (5 cars) Mazda RX-3 Honda Step WGN Ultra Datsun 240ZX Nissan Skyline GT-R Honda Beat ____________ ENDING NOTES ____________ To improve your car's performance, you must buy/upgrade parts and/or tune it. This can take a lot of time but it's well worth it especially if you like to maximize your car's performance and get better time attack records. It is worth mentioning that SPEED and ACCELERATION mainly measured here are just two of the car's performance indicators. Others which I unfortunately have not been able to assess in any accurate way that need to be taken into account are: HANDLING - ability to grip the road and turn with ease BREAKS - ability to reduce vehicle's speed ENDURANCE - ability to continue driving at peak performance You may enhance the handling and breaks by tweaking the cars shocks, spring rate, break balance, etc. In some of these parameters, you may notice that they can vary greatly. The Honda Integras have incredible breaking power. In contrast, the Toyota MR2s appear to have very weak breaks. In term of endurance, I doubt you're able to control or boost this ability much other than to keep the turbo settings at a minimum or go back to the garage every few miles. Otherwise, you may notice that starting between 20 and 30 miles on the trip meter, you'll start to hear the tires screech more (as you lose gripping power) and your car drops in speed and acceleration. _______ CREDITS _______ Finally, we reach the end. This is the part where I give credit where credit is due. Thanks to all those who have contributed FAQs & Guides (shoryuken, shinya, urmie, RNA, Midnight Raven, JAcevedo, Gusmanchu, & PeterM2k). You guys made it possible for me to complete and unlock everything in the game. GameFAQ for hosting this and the previous guides/FAQs. TXR2 message board and its members for the wonderful discussions. Genki for making one of the best Dreamcast racers ever and Crave for tweaking and publishing it. you for reading this. _______ This Document is Copyright 2007 by zeleny.