Side by Side Cars

The following are cars available in the first Side by Side. Eight cars from Japan's major automakers are featured, each with two cars per car number class (3-number and 5-number).

Video of the game's attract mode showing car specifications (music added for video purposes)

Toyota JZA80 Supra RZ

• Dimension: 4520mm×1810mm×1275mm
• Weight: 1490 kg
• Engine: 2JZ-GTE Two-way Twin Turbo
  2997cc
  280PS/5800r.p.m.
  44.0kg.m/3500r.p.m.
• Drivetrain: FR

Notes

• Color: Silver Metallic Graphite; changed to Super White II in Side by Side Special.
• Equipped with JGTC-style centerlock wheels and rear license plate garnish (dealer option), the latter removed in Side by Side Special.

Nissan R33 Skyline GT-R

• Dimension: 4675mm×1780mm×1360mm
• Weight: 1530 kg
• Engine: RB26DETT DOHC Twin Turbo
  2568cc
  280PS/6800r.p.m.
  37.5kg-m/3500r.p.m.
• Drivetrain: 4WD

Notes

• Color: Champion Blue (LM Limited); changed to Sonic Silver Metallic in Side by Side Special, possibly to match car driven by Takayuki Kuroki from Wangan Midnight?
• Chassis code updated to full form (BCNR33) in Side by Side Special.

Honda NA1 NSX

• Dimension: 4430mm×1810mm×1170mm
• Weight: 1350 kg
• Engine: C30A V6 VTEC
  2977cc
  280PS/7300r.p.m.
  30.0kg-m/3500r.p.m.
• Drivetrain: MR

Notes

• Color: Indy Yellow Pearl
• Equipped with a three-spoke wheel.
• "V6" is mispelled as "VG" in the original game's spec sheet, which was fixed for the NA2 NSX in the first Battle Gear. For the purpose of this website, the corrected spelling has been included.

Mazda FD3S efini RX-7 RZ

• Dimension: 4280mm×1786mm×1230mm
• Weight: 1250 kg
• Engine: 13B-REW Sequential Twin Turbo
  654×2cc
  265PS/6500r.p.m.
  28.0kg-m/4000r.p.m.
• Drivetrain: FR

Notes

• Color: Brilliant Black
• "Efini" is mispelled as "Enfini" in the car selection screen, and not used in the English version as the badging was used only in Japan.

Toyota AE86 Trueno GTV

• Dimension: 4205mm×1625mm×1335mm
• Weight: 940 kg
• Engine: 4A-GEU DOHC 4 Valve
  1587cc
  130PS/6600r.p.m.+α
  15.2kg-m/5200r.p.m.+α
• Drivetrain: FR

Notes

• Color: High-Tech Two-Tone
• Equipped with RS Watanabe 8-Spoke wheels.

Nissan S13 Silvia K's

• Dimension: 4470mm×1690mm×1290mm
• Weight: 1190 kg
• Engine: SR20DET Twin Cam Turbo
  1998cc
  205PS/6000r.p.m.+α
  28.0kg-m/4000r.p.m.+α
• Drivetrain: FR

Notes

• Color: Pink (not an Nissan factory color); changed to Super Red in Side by Side Special.
• Equipped with a three-spoke wheel (Yokohama Super Advan SA3R), which was changed to a mesh wheel as used by the 180SX in Side by Side Special, and an optional front grill.
• As the car has an SR20DET engine, the chassis code should be technically "PS13". This was never corrected in Side by Side Special.

Honda EG6 Civic SiR

• Dimension: 4070mm×1695mm×1350mm
• Weight: 1040 kg
• Engine: B16A DOHC VTEC
  1595cc
  170PS/7800r.p.m.+α
  16.0kg-m/7300r.p.m.+α
• Drivetrain: FF

Notes

• Color: Samba Green Pearl (not a Honda factory color for EG Civic, but was offered on the Del Sol; loose apparoximation); changed to Granada Black Pearl in Side by Side 2 and to maroon loosely based on Milano Red in Side by Side Special.

Mazda FC3S Savanna RX-7 ∞

• Dimension: 4335mm×1690mm×1270mm
• Weight: 1250 kg
• Engine: 13BT RE Twin Turbo
  654×2cc
  215PS/6500r.p.m.+α
  27.5kg-m/3500r.p.m.+α
• Drivetrain: FR

Notes

• Color: Blaze Red (loose; has orange tone in-game, though in website/flyer render it does have true red shade; changed to Crystal White in Side by Side 2.
• Color likely chosen as a reference to Top Speed/Full Throttle, Taito's earlier arcade game that starred a (zenki) FC RX-7.
• Savanna name not used in the English version, as the car was sold without that moniker outside of Japan.