The Assoluto Regalo is a car made by Assoluto, featured in Ridge Racer Type 4.
Design and performance[]
The Assoluto Regalo is a sports car that appears only in Ridge Racer Type 4 and performs in the middle of its two Stage 2 counterparts. Length-wise, it's slightly longer than the Bisonte, but its rear end makes it assume a somewhat stocky proportion, despite being narrower and shorter than the Bisonte in terms of width and height. Power comes from a turbocharged, overhead camshaft 3.0 liter V6, mated to a 5-speed transmission. The rating for the Regalo's handling and overall rating is Average.
The following is a translated transcription of the car featured in the Japanese Ridge Racer Type 4 - Namco Official Guide Book R4:
Its flowing aero form is all for speed.
While the Bisonte has an acute and aged bodyline, the Regalo is characterized for its streamlined form. It was built around the same time as the Bisonte, but both have very different designs. The reason is that it was designed by a design studio called 'Pinan Fanini', it's streamlined design is very beautiful, since that design studio thinks that fast cars are beautiful. Like the Bisonte, this car is a long-lived model, so its tune is very mature and has a turbocharged V6 OHC specification.
Trivia[]
- Regalo is the Italian, Spanish and Filipino word for "gift".
- The car is based off of the on Alpine A310 and A610 models, with rear end from 993 generation of Porsche 911.
- The "Preset D2" car, available when the player has not chosen any car in the garage's first slot (out of eight), is the Pac Racing Club specification of the Regalo.
- 'Pinan Fanini' is an anagram referencing Pininfarina, having designed lots of vehicles for many brands, most notably including Ferrari, which, story-wise, Assoluto is based on. This may suggest that they had a long-term partnership with them.
- As such, this and the Fatalita are two known Assoluto vehicles to be designed by them.
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 | |