Side by Side 2 Cars¶

The following are cars available in Side by Side 2 Evoluzione. Twelve cars from Japan's major automakers are featured; note that the Honda cars are disabled in the US (region A) version of the game.

Spec data in italics are what the in-game cars' true specifications according to the developers. (Because the full car logos were not waybacked, the order on specs on the website goes R32, FD3S, FC3S, RPS13, EG6/EF8, AE86s, GC8, CN9A, and ends at ST205. It is not clear if the AE86 specifications is for the Trueno only, or also for the Levin, due to missing images, although the developers did mention that the ride quality of both cars are exactly the same.)

Video of the game's attract mode showing car specifications

Toyota AE86 Levin GT-Apex¶

Dimension: 4180mm×1625mm×1335mm
Weight: 925 kg (800 kg)
Engine: 4A-GEU DOHC 4 Valve
1587cc (1762cc from 7A-GEU build)
130PS/6600r.p.m.+α (190PS/8000r.p.m.)
15.2kg-m/5200r.p.m.+α (18.0kg-m/7500r.p.m.)
Drivetrain: FR
Highlight the Trueno and shift up/down to select this car. (Except in the A version where it replaces the CR-X)

Notes

Color: High-Flash Two-Tone
Unlike in Battle Gear games, the Levin in this game is the 2-door/coupe model.
Trim changed to "GT" in Side by Side Special (although the "Apex" decal is still impliable in the textures), and in Type-Zero era Battle Gear, the Levin and Trueno swapped trim levels (GT Apex/GTV).
Dev-described tuning: "fully tuned 7A-GEU swap". (Toyota never made an engine designated like this, so it would have been custom build consisting of 7A-FE block and crank mixed with 4A-GE heads and pistons mated with custom connecting rods.)
In Evoluzione RR update, the AE86s now has a six-speed transmission.

Toyota AE86 Trueno GTV¶

Dimension: 4205mm×1625mm×1335mm
Weight: 940 kg (800 kg)
Engine: 4A-GEU DOHC 4 Valve
1587cc (1762cc from 7A-GEU build)
130PS/6600r.p.m.+α (190PS/8000r.p.m.)
15.2kg-m/5200r.p.m.+α (18.0kg-m/7500r.p.m.)
Drivetrain: FR

Notes

Color: High-Tech Two-Tone
Equipped with RS Watanabe 8-Spoke wheels.
Basically unchanged from the version it has in the first Side by Side.
Dev-described tuning: "fully tuned 7A-GEU swap". (Toyota never made an engine designated like this, so it would have been custom build consisting of 7A-FE block and crank mixed with 4A-GE heads and pistons mated with custom connecting rods.)
In Evoluzione RR update, the AE86s now has a six-speed transmission.

Honda EF-8 CR-X SiR¶

Dimension: 3800mm×1675mm×1270mm
Weight: 970 kg (900 kg)
Engine: B16A DOHC VTEC (B18C DOHC VTEC)
1595cc (1797cc)
160PS/7600r.p.m.+α (218ps/8250r.p.m)
15.5kg-m/7300r.p.m.+α (19.0kg-m/8000r.p.m)
Drivetrain: FF
Disabled in the US (A) version due to the Honda USA licensing issue, and has the SiR badging absent in the international English (OK) version.

Notes

Color: Torino Red Pearl
Equipped with full body color body kit.
Only appearance for the CR-X in the Side by Side/Battle Gear series (barring Side by Side Special).
Dev-described tuning: B18C DOHC VTEC swap, ECU, Super Induction Box air cleaner, exhaust, lowering kit

Honda EG-6 Civic SiR¶

Dimension: 4070mm×1695mm×1350mm
Weight: 1040 kg (900 kg)
Engine: B16A DOHC VTEC (B18C DOHC VTEC)
1595cc (1797cc)
170PS/7800r.p.m.+α (218ps/8250r.p.m)
16.0kg-m/7300r.p.m.+α (19.0kg-m/8000r.p.m)
Drivetrain: FF
Disabled in the US (A) version due to the Honda USA licensing issue, and has the SiR badging absent in the international English (OK) version.

Notes

Color: Granada Black Pearl (changed to to maroon loosely based on Milano Red in Side by Side Special)
Dev-described tuning: B18C DOHC VTEC swap, ECU, Super Induction Box air cleaner, exhaust, lowering kit

Nissan RPS13 180SX¶

Dimension: 4470mm×1690mm×1290mm
Weight: 1190 kg
Engine: SR20DET Twin Cam Turbo
1998cc
205PS/6000r.p.m.+α (263PS/7000r.p.m.)
28.0kg-m/4000r.p.m.+α (28.0kg-m/6000r.p.m.)
Drivetrain: FR

Notes

Color: Impact Blue (not an Nissan factory color)
Given the color and bodykit, it is a reference to Mako and Sayuki's Sileighty in Initial D, minus the S13 front-end.
Dev-described tuning: ECU, electronic valve controller, air filter, exhaust, blow-off valve, lowering kit

Mazda FD3S RX-7 RZ¶

Dimension: 4280mm×1786mm×1230mm
Weight: 1250 kg
Engine: 13B-REW Sequential Twin Turbo
654×2cc
265PS/6500r.p.m. (293PS/7250r.p.m.)
28.0kg-m/4000r.p.m. (30.kg-m/6000r.p.m.)
Drivetrain: FR

Notes

Color: Competition Yellow Mica
Body kit based on Keisuke Takahashi's car from Initial D, specifically the First Stage model.
Even in the Japanese version, the Efini logo is not used, with blank space where it should be. It likely may have the Efini logo in pre-release builds, before Mazda retired the Efini branding in 1997 (the same year the game came out).
Dev-described tuning: ECU, intake manifolds, exhaust (megaphone type), lowering kit

Mazda FC3S RX-7 ∞¶

Dimension: 4335mm×1690mm×1270mm
Weight: 1250 kg
Engine: 13BT RE Twin Turbo
654×2cc
215PS/6500r.p.m.+α (263ps/7000r.p.m.)
27.5kg-m/3500r.p.m.+α (28.0kg-m/6000r.p.m.)
Drivetrain: FR

Notes

Color: Crystal White
Body kit based on Ryosuke Takahashi's car from Initial D.
Savanna name not used in the English version, as the car was sold without that moniker outside of Japan. Even in the Japanese version, the Savanna name is also not used in the car selection screen, only in the car logo during attract mode.
Dev-described tuning: ECU, intake manifolds, dual exhausts, blow-off valve, lowering kit, clutch

Nissan BNR32 Skyline GT-R¶

Dimension: 4545mm×1755mm×1340mm
Weight: 1430 kg
Engine: RB26DETT DOHC Twin Turbo
2568cc
280PS/6800r.p.m. (397PS/7500r.p.m.)
36.0kg-m/4400r.p.m. (40.0kg-m/5500r.p.m.)
Drivetrain: 4WD

Notes

Color: Black Pearl Metallic (the version in Side by Side Special, for some reason, has a bluish shade)
Full form of chassis code (BNR32) is used in car selection screen, but the car specfications screen in attract mode uses shortened form (R32).
Dev-described tuning: ECU, air cleaner, exhaust, electronic valve controller, tuned shocks

Subaru GC8 Impreza WRX STi Version III¶

Dimension: 4340mm×1690mm×1405mm
Weight: 1250 kg
Engine: EJ20 16 Valve DOHC Turbo
1994cc
280PS/6500r.p.m. (283PS/7000r.p.m.)
33.5kg-m/4000r.p.m.
Drivetrain: 4WD

Notes

Color: Sports Blue (V-Limited)
Equipped with Group A-style wheels. On the wheel/tire textures, "PIRELLI" is also somewhat legible, indicating it's taken from the rally car.
Dev-described tuning: Misfiring system/anti-lag

Mitsubishi CN9A Lancer GSR Evolution IV¶

Dimension: 4330mm×1690mm×1415mm
Weight: 1350 kg
Engine: 4G63 16 Valve DOHC Turbo
1994cc
280PS/6500r.p.m. (293PS/7000r.p.m.)
36.0kg-m/4000r.p.m.
Drivetrain: 4WD

Notes

Color: Steel Silver Metallic (changed to to Scotia White in Side by Side Special)
Equipped with Group A-style wheels, evident by the Enkei logos and it having four bolt nuts.
Dev-described tuning: Misfiring system/anti-lag

Toyota ST205 Celica GT-Four¶

Dimension: 4420mm×1750mm×1305mm
Weight: 1380 kg
Engine: 3S-GTE 16 Valve DOHC Turbo
1998cc
255PS/6500r.p.m. (293PS/7000r.p.m.)
31.0kg-m/4000r.p.m.
Drivetrain: 4WD

Notes

Color: Super White II
Equipped with OZ 5-spoke wheel (WRC style?)
The in-game specifications has a typo where the listed horsepower was only 225PS. This was fixed in the manual for Side by Side Special, as well in the Battle Gear games; for purposes of this list, the corrected power is included.
Although not indicated anywhere in the game, the car in the game is actually the WRC edition model. This was made clear in Side by Side Special by adding "WRC" to car's name.
Dev-described tuning: ECU, misfiring system/anti-lag, "floating" air restrictor mount (probably the same type that got Toyota Team Europe in trouble with the FIA?)

Subaru BG5 Legacy Touring Wagon GT-B¶

Dimension: 4680mm×1695mm×1490mm
Weight: 1460 kg
Engine: EJ20 16 Valve DOHC Turbo
1994cc
280PS/6500r.p.m.
34.5kg-m/5000r.p.m.
Drivetrain: 4WD
Highlight the Impreza and shift up/down to select this car. (Except in the A version where it replaces the Civic)

Notes

Color: Pure White
The only playable station wagon car in the entire Side by Side/Battle Gear series, barring the Taito Van in Side by Side Special. While later Battle Gear games did feature later Subaru Legacy models, the sedan models are used instead.

CPU-Only Cars¶

Subaru GF8 Impreza WRX STi Station Wagon Version III¶

A car that only appears as an opponent in April and March tracks, and not selectable by the player. Note that the regularly playable, sedan version of Impreza does not appear as an opponent. Why is this car here in this state is unknown. It is defenitely not simply the Impreza texture applied to the Legacy wagon, as this car has different roof rails and spoiler modeling.

In Side by Side Special, the opponent in the aforementioned tracks are replaced with the playable sedan model.

Special/22:00 Course Tuned Cars¶

For the 22:00 (Special) course, the opponent cars have further tuning to emphasize the increased difficulty, according to the developers. (Due to missing logo images, the order goes BNR32, FD3S, FC3S, RPS13, EG6, AE86s, GC8, and CN9A.) These cars also have close-ratio six-speed transmission except for the Civic, which keeps a five-speed (but also close-ratio) gearbox; the playable AE86s would later be converted to six-speed in Evoluzione RR update.

Some of these cars also have different rims to distinguish:

The FC RX-7 gains the 8-spoke RS Watanabe wheel as used in the Trueno.
The FD RX-7 gains the mesh wheel as used in the FC RX-7.
The EG Civic gains a white 5-spoke wheel as used in the previous Side by Side game.
The R32 GT-R gains a black 5-spoke wheel as used in the FD RX-7 in the first Side by Side.
The 180SX gains the silver/gold mesh wheel as used in the AE86 Levin.
The AE86 Levin gains a unique steel wheel not used in any other car in either games.

Nissan BNR32 Skyline GT-R¶

Weight: 1430 kg
Engine: RB26DETT DOHC Twin Turbo
2568cc
450PS/6800r.p.m.
45.0kg-m/7000r.p.m.

Notes

Dev-described tuning: High compression camshaft, upgraded turbos, etc.

Mazda FD3S RX-7 RZ, FC3S RX-7 ∞¶

Weight: 1250 kg
Engine: 20B Rotary Engine
654×3cc
424PS/8000r.p.m.
42.0kg-m/4200r.p.m.

Notes

Both the FD and FC are listed with the same engine tuning, so they are here together.
It is not clear if the NA 20B used is a detuned Mazda 787 Group C engine, or Eunos Cosmo's engine with turbo removed (as the 20B-REW on the Eunos Cosmo was turbo only).

Nissan RPS13 180SX¶

Weight: 1190 kg
Engine: RB26DETT DOHC Twin Turbo
2568cc
356PS/7500r.p.m.
37.5kg-m/5000r.p.m.

Honda EG-6 Civic SiR¶

Weight: 900 kg
Engine: C30A V6 VTEC
2977cc
339PS/9000r.p.m.
30.0kg-m/7500r.p.m.

Toyota AE86 Trueno GTV, Toyota AE86 Levin GT-Apex¶

Weight: 800 kg
Engine: 2JZ-GTE Two-way Twin Turbo
2997cc
332PS/7000r.p.m.
44.0kg.m/4000r.p.m.

Notes

It is not clear if this tuning also applies to the Levin. However, as the Levin does have changed wheels (the Trueno does not have its wheels changed), only the Levin is pictured here.

Subaru GC8 Impreza WRX STi Version III¶

Weight: 1200 kg
Engine: EJ20 16 Valve DOHC Turbo
1994cc
402PS/6500r.p.m.
48.0kg-m/4000r.p.m.

Notes

Built equivalent to Prodrive World Rally Car spec car.
Despite being listed on the webpage, the Impreza does not actually appear as an opponent in the Special course.

Mitsubishi CN9A Lancer GSR Evolution IV¶

Weight: 1200 kg
Engine: 4G63 16 Valve DOHC Turbo
1994cc
402PS/6500r.p.m.
48.0kg-m/4500r.p.m.

Notes

Built equivalent to Ralliart Group A8 WRC spec car.