The Lizard Tamer is a sports/racing car manufactured by Lizard, exclusively featured in Ridge Racer Type 4.
Description[]
While it is a mediocre car in terms of speed, its performance is compensated with surprisingly good levels of maneuverability in non-drift-required tight corners. The car can be described as the amalgamation of Lizard Colleague with the rear end from the Chaparral 2J, since it has the same two fan configuration on the back. It has the fans to suck air from under, therefore provide more grip. Still, it handles badly on drifting, while better on brakeless cornering.
The following is a translated transcription of the car featured in the Japanese Ridge Racer Type 4 - Namco Official Guide Book R4:
Steel demon reigning on the circuit.
The feature of this machine is that it is made of special metal that you don't have to describe, and the design will cover the made-in-house and be designed for speed. The huge turbo engine that juts out behind is the United States itself. It tells all of the existence that provides a world of over 300km/h. The extremely straight body, which is far from flowing, is designed to have specifications that exceed those of magnesium alloys. The rear tire field also seems to be an extremely American machine. Once you put this machine in front of you, you have no choice but to give up on other machines, and it puts pressure behind you. The engine does its best at 750 horsepower with only 5,000 rpm.
Trivia[]
- The name "Tamer" is a possible double entendre: it could be the comparative form of the word "tame" (as in "taming a lizard"; lizard being an animal).
- The car may also resemble the 1978 Ghia Action concept, only with the addition of Chaparral 2J-like fans at the rear.
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