Introduction
Performance list
Methods
Ranking
Ending notes
Credits
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INTRODUCTION
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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.
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PERFORMANCE LIST
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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
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METHODS
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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.
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RANKING
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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
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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
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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)
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.
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CREDITS
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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.
