The Assoluto Estasi is a sports car made by Assoluto and exclusively featured in Ridge Racer Type 4.
Design and performance[]
The Estasi is basically an improved version of the Rondine, featuring an enlarged engine, lightened and stretched body and also reworked aerodynamics. Despite the fact that the engine's only enlarged by 200 cc from 5.0 liters to 5.2 liters, power output rise significantly, giving the Estasi an ability to crack 320 km/hour and a good acceleration. On R4's branch system, it sits in the middle of Stage 4.
The following is a translated transcription of the car featured in the Japanese Ridge Racer Type 4 - Namco Official Guide Book R4:
"Its double wing is Assoluto's confident work."
"There are countless features of this Estasi, such as a low and calm body, a flowing front line, a wing that doubles as a center door and a huge rear wing that is extremely effective. However, the characteristic of this car is its engine, which has been honed to an artistic level. It's a horizontally-opposed engine that tends to cause troubles due to its peculiar delicacy, but now that it has been dispelled by the Rondine and Aquila, which is talked at numerous competitions, so there's nothing to worry about. On the contrary, the 16 horizontally placed cylinders have a total displacement of 5,200 cc, which run much smoother than expected and surprisingly deliver 1200 hp. It's such a masterpiece car that can be said to be one of the answers of Assoluto."
Trivia[]
- Estasi is Italian for "ecstasy".
- Based on the description from the Ridge Racer Type 4 guidebook, it is possible that the doors of the Estasi are opened as a single front canopy. The same may be true for the Rondine.
- In terms of design, the Estasi is mostly based on the 1989 Bugatti EB110 PM1 concept, albeit fitted with a front splitter and a rear wing similar to that of a Nissan R90CK, along with minor details taken from the 1991 Cizeta V16T and the 1986 Buick Wildcat concept.
Gallery[]
| Cars in R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Stage 1 | Assoluto Promessa · Lizard Bonfire · Terrazi Ambitious · Age Solo Prophetie | |
| Stage 2 | Assoluto Bisonte · Lizard Detector · Terrazi Troop · Age Solo Dirigeant Assoluto Regalo · Lizard Wisdom · Terrazi Rumor · Age Solo Bataille Assoluto Fatalita · Lizard Officer · Terrazi Wildboar · Age Solo Megere | |
| Stage 3 | Assoluto Rondine · Lizard Colleague · Terrazi Capital · Age Solo Antilope Assoluto Cavaliere · Lizard Comrade · Terrazi Cowboy · Age Solo Averse Assoluto Infinito · Lizard Ignition · Terrazi Starlight · Age Solo Licorne | |
| Stage 4 | Assoluto Aquila · Lizard Tamer · Terrazi Decision · Age Solo Espion Assoluto Estasi · Lizard Cataract · Terrazi Terrific · Age Solo Sorciere Assoluto Squalo · Lizard Reckless · Terrazi Destroyer · Age Solo Supernova | |
| Extra Trial | Assoluto Vulcano · Lizard Nightmare · Terrazi Utopia · Age Solo Ecureuil | |
| Other | Pac-Man | |