Namco New Rally-X

Namco New Rally-X
Manufacturer	Namco
Appearance	Ridge Racer (PSP) Ridge Racer 3D
Class	Special
Engine	Unknown
Handling type	Special
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"Congratulations.
You have acquired the special class machine,
NEW RALLY-X!
It pays to play the Mini Game, doesn't it?"

―Ridge Racer (PSP)

The Namco New Rally-X (also known as Rally-X Car or simply New Rally-X) is a a special machine that appears in Ridge Racer (PSP) and Ridge Racer 3D, manufactured by Namco.

Ridge Racer (PSP)

The New Rally-X car appears as a special machine in Ridge Racer (PSP). To unlock this machine, you must not only complete Pro Tour no. 18 ("Thriller"), but also score at least 50,000 points in the mini-game where the machine gets its namesake.

• Drift Type: Special
• Engine: Unknown
• Max RPM: 30,000
• Top Speed: 350km/h (217mph)
• Description: The only fact known about this machine is that it was created by Namco, which has a long 50 year history. Non-standard in all respects, it is supposedly powered by a mysterious engine that has been in use for more than 20 years..

Appearance wise, the machine seems to be built to resemble pixels, and when viewed top down, it looks like the original car from the game where the car gets its namesake.

The Rally-X car comes with its original tachometer and speedometer from the original Rally-X game. Its acceleration is very poor at low RPM's, with increasing torque at higher RPM's considering it has a single-speed fixed gear. It is also difficult to perform a rocket start due to the absence of a redline indicator on its speedometer; this can be achieved by having an RPM between 12,000 and 15,000 before the start, which will launch the machine over 100mph right off the starting line.

The machine boasts the longest Nitrous duration in this game, offset by a slower Nitrous charging rate. At the start of a race, it comes with a full Nitrous tank and one that is almost filled. Due to its prolonged duration, it is the go-to machine to be used for Lap Time attacks as nitrous is activated for much longer than any other machine. Upon activating Nitrous, the Rally-X car will emit smokescreen similarly to the original Rally-X game, however it does not have any effect on the opponents, and is purely aesthetic. Its handling allows it to be a suitable choice for tracks with many corners, providing a good response to turning and drifting.

Ridge Racer 3D

The New Rally-X returns in Ridge Racer 3D as one of the special machines and retains the qualities of its predecessor, only this time that it has new liveries to select from, and that it has a much higher top speed, at 369km/h (229mph) and has its Nitrous system upgraded to the standard nitrous type as with the other machines.

Firing single nitrous would release a red-colored smokescreen, while double and triple nitrous would fire green and blue, respectively.

As a result of its long charging time and boost duration, its Ultimate Charge rate is very poor.

Trivia

• The New Rally-X is the only machine that has more than one unlocking requirement in Ridge Racer (PSP). The other machine in the series to share a similar trait would be Pac-Man in Ridge Racer 6, which requires the player to score 15,000 points in the Pac-Man mini-game and to defeat him in the Crossbay Tunnel duel in the World Xplorer mode upon completing the requirement.
• With a 30,000RPM redline, the Rally-X car is the highest revving machine in the Ridge Racer series.
• Despite the wheels not being round, it behaves as if they were round and made out of the same rubber as tires used by ordinary machines and still makes a screeching sound when drifting.
• The fact that it has only one gear may suggest a CVT (continuously variable transmission) or a "direct drive" system, similar to the Koenigsegg Regera, but the engine is rather slow at low to mid RPM's which suggests an ungeared system with the engine directly powering the driveshaft, similar to an old moped.
• Because of the fact that the windshield is not transparent, in which visibility would be virtually impossible, it could potentially be an unmanned machine.