From action RPGs to first-person shooters, the digital world lets your wildest dream come true, and one of the more recent additions to the Gran Turismo 7 franchise echoes that sentiment. This is a glimpse at the ferociously cute Suzuki Vision Gran Turismo.
Suzuki’s image is synonymous with compact, reliable, and stylish nameplates in the car and motorbike genres. A recent video posted on YouTube unveiled the latest addition to the Grand Turismo digital garage. The Suzuki Vision GT is a tiny but mighty 2-seater convertible powered by an engine from one of Suzuki’s most esteemed motorcycles, the Hayabusa.
This undersized Suzuki Vision Gran Turismo is fitted with a 1,3-litre inline 4 has a power output of 318 kW coupled with 610 N.m of torque fed to the rear wheels, and since it’s a bike motor, the redline may reach 10,000 rpm, but the max output is delivered around 9,700 rpm. The car only weighs 970 kg making its power-to-weight ratio greater than a 2009 Honda S2000 Type V, BMW Z3 Roadster, and 2019 Audi TT RS coupe. Aiding the potent Hayabusa power plant are three electric motors, meaning that this miniature roadster is also a hybrid vehicle. Two electric motors are placed on the front axle and one motor on the rear.
Power figures aside, the Suzuki Vision GT is a gorgeous car. It follows some of the body lines found on the Suzuki Swift Sport and the Cappuccino. Its low-slung body hugs the ground and sits on a pair of, what appears to be 19-inch or 20-inch, multi-spoke concave wheels. The front fascia of the car includes a gaping front bumper punctuated by headlights flowing onto the front fenders. On the rear of the car, we are met with a centre exhaust setup surrounded by what seem to be two rear diffuser elements. You can also see what appears to be a dorsal fin placed in the middle of the seating shrouds.
Notice how there is a lack of side mirrors, well in place of the traditional mirrors are cameras on either side that project onto two screens that are on either side of the steering wheel. There’s so much to take in once you gaze into the interior. A stylish and F1-esque steering wheel with what appears to be a mounted heads-up display takes centre stage in the interior. An absence of a shift knob becomes apparent soon after, but there are designated buttons for drive mode selection.
Theres no word on whether we’ll ever see the Suzuki Vision Gran Turismo in the “flesh”, but for now, it is available in Gran Turismo 7 with a classic-sports-car, the Gr.3, making its way into the digital world soon.
