Daytona USA 2001 - Available Cars

Available Cars

There are four cars available from the beginning of the game. Unlike in the previous games, but like the Shutokō Battle series which also developed by Genki, six of the ten cars resemble Japanese tuner cars. The first four are numbered 41, despite being from different racing teams:

• Hornet
  • Base: Nissan Skyline GT-R (BNR34)
  • Performance stats: has 70/100 of grip, acceleration, and top speed. Its base car is still a popular tuner car for Japanese car enthusiasts, and its signature ATTESA-ETS system, making it an ideal all-rounder.
  • Top speeds: Automatic transmission = 199 mph (319 km/h), manual transmission = 208 mph (334 km/h)

• Grasshopper
  • Base: Subaru Impreza WRX STi (GC8)
  • Performance stats: has 90/100 of grip, but 40/100 of acceleration, and 30/100 of top speed. This rally car derivation making it an excellent car for beginners, and for courses with plenty of corners such as Desert City.
  • Top speeds: Automatic transmission = 183 mph (294 km/h), manual transmission = 193 mph (309 km/h)

• Falcon
  • Base: Mazda RX-7 (FD3S)
  • Performance stats: has 80/100 of grip, but 50/100 of acceleration, and top speed. This rotary-engined car making it another excellent car for beginners, and for courses with plenty of corners, although slightly less than for the Grasshopper as the Mazda RX-7s more focus on cornering than grip.
  • Top speeds: Automatic transmission = 193 mph (309 km/h), manual transmission = 202 mph (324 km/h)

• Lightning
  • Base: Toyota Supra (JZA80)
  • Performance stats: has 50/100 of grip, but 80/100 of acceleration, and top speed, making it an excellent car for experts, that will have the fastest lap on circuits. Although not as fast as the Unicorn (based on Mazda Cosmo or Mitsubishi Galant VR-4), or Alfa Romeo 158/159 Alfetta-based Rule of the 9th.
  • Top speeds: Automatic transmission = 206 mph (330 km/h), manual transmission = 215 mph (345 km/h)

There are also six unlockable cars:

• Unicorn
  • Base: Mazda Cosmo (JCESE) or Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 (EC5A)
  • Performance stats: has 35/100 of grip, but 90/100 of acceleration, and top speed, making it another excellent car for experts, that will have the fastest lap on circuits. Faster than Toyota Supra-based Lightning, or the Alfa Romeo 158/159 Alfetta-based Rule of the 9th.
  • Top speeds: Automatic transmission = 217 mph (349 km/h), Manual transmission = 226 mph (364 km/h)

• Red Cat
  • Base: Honda NSX (NA1) or Mitsubishi GTO (Z16A)
  • Performance stats: has 60/100 of grip, but 80/100 of acceleration, and 65/100 of top speed. This car is based on Honda NSX or Mitsubishi GTO in terms of styling and drivetrain, making it another all-rounder alongside Nissan Skyline GT-R-based Hornet, resembling a pace car.

• Pywackett Barchetta
  • Performance stats: has 85/100 of grip, but 80/100 of acceleration, and 40/100 of top speed. Making it an machine best used for courses with plenty of corners such as National Park Speedway.

• Rule of the 9th
  • Base: Alfa Romeo 158/159 Alfetta
  • Performance stats: has 50/100 of grip, but 85/100 of acceleration, and top speed. Making it like an slightly upgraded Lightning, and is best used for experts that will have the fastest lap on circuits. With the same grip als the Lightning but slightly faster. This is the oldest car featured in the game, even older than the tuned Nissan S30 in Shutokō Battle series that resembles Devil Z in the Wangan Midnight manga series.

• Javelin
  • Performance stats: has 20/100 of grip, but 100/100 of acceleration, and top speed. Making it an machine best used for experts, that will have the very fastest laps but only on circuits with a few corners, such as Circuit Pixie.
  • Info: unlocked after 100 hours of gameplay, resembling for much the Bloodhound SSC
  • Top speeds: Automatic transmission = 270 mph (435 km/h), manual transmission = 279 mph (450 km/h)

• Pywackett Barchetta Super
  • Performance stats: has 100/100 of grip, but 60/100 of acceleration, and 45/100 of top speed. Making it a machine best used for courses with a very plenty of corners such as Sea-Side Street Galaxy.