About

The Suzuki Escudo Pikes Peak Dirt Trial Car is a motorsport vehicle that took part in the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in 1998.

The car is best known for it's video game appearance in the Gran Turismo series where GT fans remember it for being overpowered and easy to win events with in the Second, Third and Fourth installments.

History

In 1998, Suzuki produced the Escudo Dirt Trial for Pikes Peak International Hill Climb event with two 2.5L Twin Turbo V6 engines (One on each front and back) controlling all four wheels with the output of 981 BHP (974 HP) (9000 rpm), making the vehicle able to reach up to speeds of 206 mph (336 km/h), driven by Nobuhiro 'Monster' Tajima.

Appearance in the Gran Turismo series (1999-present).

The vehicle marked an appearance on the 1999 racing sim Gran Turismo 2. This vehicle is purchasable in the Suzuki Special Dealership for 2,000,000 credits.

In Gran Turismo 3, this car is purchasable for 1,000,000 credits or can be rewarded to the player if they complete all rally events in Gold. The vehicle can be tuned up to over 1880 BHP (1906 HP) and can reach up to 460 km/h.