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"The Mercurio is Rivelta's full-time, all-wheel drive sports car that delivers speed and control in an elegant body design."
Ridge Racer V, standard version
"This model of the Mercurio is a race-bred monster that's tuned for high performance."
Ridge Racer V, extra version

The Rivelta Mercurio is a car introduced in Ridge Racer V, serving as the hero car of the game.

Design and performance[]

The Rivelta Mercurio physically and mechanically resemble the Mitsubishi GTO/3000GT (Z16A), as it features a V6 engine and all-wheel drivetrain, alongside with pop-up headlights that were discarded in later facelifts of the GTO/3000GT, with smoothed lines influenced from more recent cars of Ridge Racer V's release, such as the Ferrari 360 Modena, Mazda RX-7 (FD) and Chevrolet Corvette (C5). It's headlight shape and front fenders closely resemble the Mitsubishi FTO.

The Mercurio is a grip-type car that does not drift, and is often thought of as the intermediate level grip car due to the car's high power and weight (the same traits the GTO/3000GT had) compared to the car's grip-type rivals. Ridge Racer V marks the car's only appearance in the entire series, and was the game's cover car, where it was billed as the "symbol of Ridge City".

In the game's Extra specification, the car is modified with contemporary FIA GT Championship style aero parts, including fixed headlights that resemble those from the Chevrolet Corvette C5.R, while retaining the four-wheel drivetrain.

Following the closure of Rivelta, the Soldat Meltfire is considered to be the car's spiritual successor, although the Meltfire is a mid-engine sports car instead of a front-engine grand tourer.

Performance chart[]

All the three engines available for the car:

Engine Specification Class Maximum speed Power
Rivelta R16C 3000cc DOHC V6 Standard 281 km/h 405 ps
VECT VCT18 3000cc DOHC V6 twin-turbo Extra 342 km/h 505 ps
VECT VCT24 5200cc DOHC V6 twin-turbo Oval 436 km/h 777 ps

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • Mercurio means Mercury in Italian.
  • A ChoroQ-style version of the Mercurio is used as the save file icon when the game's save data is being viewed on PlayStation 2's memory card browser. If the game is completed, the save icon will be replaced with a super-deformed model of Ai Fukami.
  • The font in the tachometer of the Mercurio has been recycled into the tachometer of the Sinseong Jujak.
Cars in Ridge Racer V
Regular cars Kamata Fiaro ยท Danver Toreador ยท Rivelta Solare ยท Kamata Fortune ยท Rivelta Mercurio ยท Himmel E.O.
Duel cars Danver Spectra ยท Rivelta Crinale ยท Soldat Rumeur ยท Kamata Angelus
Pac-Man cars Pac-Man ยท Pac-Man's Ghosts (Blinky, Inky, Pinky, Clyde)
See also: Jeger ยท VECT Engineering
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