GT7 | '00 Honda Castrol Mugen NSX GT500 (JGTC) | Gran Turismo 7 Car Review

Описание: This millenium era NSX Super GT machine quickly became the standout car for me from GT7 1.48, especially given how mixed my history has been when it comes to JGTC NSX's, particularly with their more unusual handling profile back in the PS3 era when the Supra and Skyline were much more straightforward and 'expected' in their driving manners...

''During the 2000 season of the Japan Grand Touring Car Championship (JGTC), the three big automakers Honda, Toyota and Nissan were engaged in a fierce battle for GT500 prominence. The Honda (Acura) NSX engineers made major changes to its race car that year, placing an idler gear between the output shaft and transmission. They also used thinner and more compact gears of Formula cars. As a result, the exhaust pipes that once ran under the engine were moved around the sides, allowing the powerplant to be lowered for improved centre of gravity.

Five teams raced the revived NSX in 2000. Among them were the Castrol Mugen NSX and Takata Dome NSX, which assumed the role of advanced-development "works cars" for the NSX camp. The car with the overwhelming speed was the Takata Dome NSX, and it took two wins right away. Because the JGTC used a weight handicap system to even out the competition, the Takata Dome NSX's handicaps were too much to overcome to take the championship. In its shadow emerged the Castrol Mugen NSX that progressed through the season with consistently good finishes. The driver were Ryo Michigami and Sebastian Philippe, with Philippe being replaced by Hidetoshi Mitsusada halfway through the season. The Castrol Mugen NSX handled the weight handicaps incurred from its 1st place finishes and went on to take the series championship.

It became the first Honda NSX to win a high-level Japanese GT championship. In the top GT500 class of the Japanese GT Car Championship (JGTC), there was a real dogfight between the factory teams of Honda, Nissan, and Toyota, who were always trying to one-up each other. Since 1997, Honda had been competing with its NSX GT race car. But tuning regulations in the JGTC restricted the development of the NSX GT. This led to less than satisfactory results on the track, but Honda's race department refused to give up. Through tuning of the car's aerodynamics and improvements to weight balance, the NSX steadily improved year after year. All of that perseverance came to fruition in the 2000 season when the Castrol MUGEN NSX took home the series championship. Today, the original NSX has become a consummate collector car, an icon of Japanese automobiles. And this car represents the model's legacy as a timeless, persistent race machine.''

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