The healthy engine doesn’t seem to have run 180,000 km

“On the sixth day of delivery, I drove the Tsukuba TC1000 and was surprised at the difference in rigidity from the old Japanese cars I had been driving before, and the depth of feeling for the operation of a rear-wheel drive car with LSD. Engine power is also three times higher at 265 hp. The suspension settings, which make use of the stock geometry, are hard but not uncomfortable, and I feel like it’s the only way to go.”

The electronic throttle, which he says he experienced for the first time, initially felt “sluggish”, but he has cleared the issue of getting on with the electronic control and is now driving in a way that makes good use of it. The car is also very happy with the 3L straight-six N52B30A engine, which is so healthy that it doesn’t seem to have done 180,000 km.

“In the nine months since I got it, I’ve driven it on mini circuits such as Narita Motorland, Nikko Circuit, and Mobara Circuit. From now on, I want to actively drive on tracks I haven’t driven on yet, such as Sodegaura Forest Raceway and Fuji Speedway, and aim to become the fastest E87 in Japan.”

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