Alright, its been mostly older cars, so let’s take a look at somethings a little different.
– 2019 Tristella Gryphus–
The current Grand Tourer that Tristella offers, the Gryphus features a 5.2l Twin Turbo V10, based off the same engine as their flagship Cygnus hypercar. Still, with 730HP on tap, this is very much a super grand tourer. As you can expect from Tristella, the quality is far up there.
This one in particular has been left stock by its owner - why change what doesn’t need to be changed? It is painted in a particularly rare colour however - Dusk Metallic Purple - a deep purple with a light orange flake, emulating its namesake.
There is however, another Tristella around here… with a very different philosophy on how to personalize their car by the owner.
– 2017 Tristella Cygnus –
Ah yes, this is the Cygnus. Visually, a very… differently modified Cygnus, that is no doubt not approved by anyone at Tristella’s HQ. If you do want to read about the base Cygnus however, you can do so here.
So, onto this chrome-wrapped hypercar. The owner here - a rather shady individual, I should mention - has done this up in a bōsōzoku style. Flashy, with bright LEDs, a widebody kit for a car that’s already plenty wide and a huge GT wing. Its not like you don’t attract enough attention driving a Cygnus, but this is definitely going to turn heads, rather positively or negatively.
Of course, while this wasn’t the most conventional of cars to modify, there is some more of what you expect.
– 1996 Kuma GP-R –
Right, let’s go through with what this base car is all about before going into its extensive modlist. This here is a Kuma GP-R, Kuma’s flagship sports car from the 90s. Like all your favorite Japanese sportcars of that era, it produced “276 HP”, from a 3.0L Turbo Inline 6. Plenty fast and plenty tunable, they were often seen on the track and on the highways, not to mention being a bit of a car commonly used in your ProStation racing games.
This one of course, like many others of its model line, has been heavily modified both inside and out. Its exterior features a widened body, decked out with an eyecatching itasha paintjob. Inside, the interior has been lightly stripped, with a rather serious (pink) rollcage taking the place of where the rear seats once were. In terms of power, the engine had been thoroughly touched by SCH. Stroked to 3.2L and with a big snail in, quoted power figures are now roughly 750HP.
