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Friday, February 24, 2023

Hayabusa once made as four-wheeled sports car

Tiny BEAST Everyone here whose called themselves a true automotive fans should know the Suzuki GSX 1300R Hayabusa, an extraordinary motorcycle made by a Japanese manufacturer, Suzuki Motor Corporation, which was first released in 1999, and once held the title of the fastest motorcycle in the world.
The only Suzuki Hayabusa Sport Prototype was first shown to the public at the Tokyo Auto Salon 2002. (Picture from: GridOto)
It is undeniable again that the Hayabusa is one of the world's most phenomenal motorbikes ever made. But did you know that the Japanese manufacturer also made the Suzuki Hayabusa in a four-wheeled vehicle version? And the car was later dubbed the Suzuki Hayabusa Sport Prototype (HSP), which was first shown to the public at the Tokyo Auto Salon 2002.
The legendary Suzuki GSX 1300R Hayabusa which was first released in 1999, and once held the title of the fastest motorcycle in the world. (Picture from: IwanBanaran)
As quoted from Motor1, the car was given the name Hayabusa because indeed it was inspired by the triumph of the Suzuki GSX 1300R Hayabusa. Furthermore, this Suzuki HSP is also said as a street legal version of the company's racing car named Formula Suzuki Hayabusa, whose original form is like a Formula racing car, and used for hill-climb racing event in Japan.
The Suzuki Hayabusa Sport Prototype featured with the gullwing-style door adds to the TVR-made sports car aesthetic aura. (Picture from: Pedal2TheMetal)
Meanwhile, when viewed from the shape of the exterior design itself, this sports car is also referred as the "Japanese version of TVR". Moreover, with existence of the gullwing-style door adds to the TVR-made sports car aesthetic aura. 
The Suzuki Hayabusa Sport Prototype has a unique shaped bodywork made from fiberglass, and mounted on a steel tube frame chassis, no wonder if it has only weighs 550 kg. (Picture from: GridOto)
For your info, TVR is a British high-end sports car brand that is synonymous with light weight cars but has above average performance. Not only applied such a unique bodywork design, it also made from fiberglass, built on steel tube frame chassis, no wonder if it has only weighs 550 kg.
The Formula Suzuki Hayabusa, whose original form is like a Formula racing car, and used for hill-climb racing event in Japan. (Picture from: Global Suzuki)
Actually, the Japanese tiny prototype car could be an attractive sports car with quite small dimensions (in Japan dubbed as Kei Car) with 3.79 meters long, 1.76 meters wide and 1.1 meters high, of course it can be used comfortably and nimble in urban areas. As for its kitchen spur, of course it is taken from the legendary Suzuki GSX 1300R Hayabusa which is capable of producing a maximum power burst of 175 hp and torque reaching 138 Nm.
Unfortunately, with all these advantages it has not been able to arouse Suzuki's interest in making it happen into the production version. And left alone the Suzuki HSP as the only Hayabusa's four-wheeled version ever made (at least until the appearance of the Suzuki's Hayabusa-powered Vision Gran Turismo virtually). *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | GLOBAL SUZUKI | MOTOR1 ]
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