SAIKUDA Empress Turbo-R
1982 is the date of birth of Saikuda Motorsport with the first car they tuned: A regular Sakura Empress EP-T of 112HP.
For this first tuned car, SAIKUDA changed the turbo for a bigger one, to boost it to 185hp. But not only, the suspension tuning has radically changed, bigger brakes, different tires, new complete exhaust, and a special bodykit with different bumpers and lights.Let’s talk about how it performs: only 1050kg for an AWD, and a 0-100 in 6.66 sec. The Vmax is only at 182 km/h but the point of this car is its drivability.
At its time in Japan, the car was known for its drivability and was usef mostly for touge and time attack. But the main problem of the car was the high fuel consumption, because the base engine is a mechanical injection, and Saikuda put a bigger injection ramp and a bigger turbo.
Only 350 produced, every models are numbered like any SAIKUDA, and because of this it’s rare. It was available for 17291$ (market +20%) in 1982.
Sakura Empress - Saikuda Turbo R .car (59.4 KB)
Thanks to @UnderlovedGhost for his car!