The birth of the Itakara
It is the beginning of the 90s and TSR needed a fun and affordable sports car for the family. So, they designed a car and in 1993, the Itakara came out. It has 3 engine options, the NA SOHC 2 litre I4, NA DOHC 2 litre I4 and a turbocharged DOHC 2 litre I4. The suspension is McPherson struts in the front and multi-link suspension in the back. The Itakara has many trim levels. Let us explain.
First letter:
G - NA SOHC 2 litre I4
D - NA DOHC 2 litre I4
T - Turbocharged DOHC 2 litre I4, AWD standard (no need X)
Second letter and third letter
S - Tuned engine and suspension with alloy rims
X - All-wheel drive
Example: GSX - Tuned NA SOHC 2 litre I4 with tuned suspension and all-wheel drive with alloy rims
RS is not is not a combination of any of the letters mentioned. It means the sportiest and fastest Itakara with AWD.
This is the Itakara G. It is the base model. Equipped with an NA SOHC 2 litre I4 producing 116HP to the front wheels. These have steel rims only. When it was new, it’s price was $9292 without mark-up. That means that lots of young teenagers all around the world buy these cars and modify them.
This is the GS. It is the sportier variant of the G. It now has a sportier suspension, alloy wheels and the same engine but tuned to 138HP.
The D, DS, DX and DSX have their window trim gloss black. The D and DX have a 2 litre DOHC I4 producing 162HP. The DS and DSX have the same engine but tuned to 189HP.
The T and TS came standard with all-wheel drive. So, the letter X is not needed in the name. They both have gloss black roof and window trims. Both of them are turbocharged, hence the first letter is T. The T produces 236HP while the TS produces 253HP.
This is the ultimate first generation Itakara. In 1995, they wanted to go race in the Group A rally. They needed a good foundation to work on their Group A rally car. They created the RS. Only 2000 were ever made. They are the most sought after version of the Itakara. Due to the gentleman agreement in Japan, all of the JDM Itakara RS have a boost restrictor which limits the engine to 276HP. But, most people who bought them remove the boost restrictor for more power. Stock Itakara RS without the boost restrictor can produce 285HP.
The actual Group A rally car will be posted tomorrow. Stay tuned for more. Thank you.
If you want to try it for yourself, feel free to download it. Feel free to modify it as well!
G: TSR Itakara (IF1) - G.car (24.6 KB)
GS: TSR Itakara (IF1) - GS.car (27.3 KB)
GX: TSR Itakara (IF1) - GX.car (24.6 KB)
GSX: TSR Itakara (IF1) - GSX.car (27.3 KB)
D: TSR Itakara (IF1) - D.car (24.7 KB)
DS: TSR Itakara (IF1) - DS.car (27.3 KB)
DX: TSR Itakara (IF1) - DX.car (24.7 KB)
DSX: TSR Itakara (IF1) - DSX.car (27.3 KB)
T: TSR Itakara (IF1) - T.car (24.7 KB)
TS: TSR Itakara (IF1) - TS.car (27.3 KB)
RS: TSR Itakara (IF1) - RS.car (27.0 KB)