Is the Suzuki Escudo used in Pikes Peak?

Is the Suzuki Escudo used in Pikes Peak?

No, ‘Monster’ does his mountaineering from the wheel of a 995bhp Suzuki Escudo. ‘Monster’ is the multiple winner of America’s legendary Pike’s Peak Auto Hill Climb event, having previously shot to the top of the 20km course in mad twin-engined versions of both the Suzuki Cultus (or Baleno in Europe) and Escudo (or Vitara, as it’s also known).

What kind of engine does Suzuki Escudo have?

The mid-mounted powerplant boasts a pair of turbochargers, squeezing out that awesome near-1,000 horsepower maximum output. This in turn is fed through a rapid-shifting six-speed sequential gearbox. To give the Escudo some hope of clinging on to the frighteningly steep Pike’s Peak route, a four-wheel drive system is fitted.

What kind of car is Monster Pikes Peak?

‘Monster’ is the multiple winner of America’s legendary Pike’s Peak Auto Hill Climb event, having previously shot to the top of the 20km course in mad twin-engined versions of both the Suzuki Cultus (or Baleno in Europe) and Escudo (or Vitara, as it’s also known).

What kind of engine does a Suzuki Sidekick have?

North American Sidekick became available for model year 1989 as a two-door convertible or hardtop. A fuel injected 80 hp (60 kW) 1.6-litre, eight-valve, four-cylinder Suzuki G16 engine was available on the JX and JLX. 1990 brought the deletion of the upscale JLX version.

No, ‘Monster’ does his mountaineering from the wheel of a 995bhp Suzuki Escudo. ‘Monster’ is the multiple winner of America’s legendary Pike’s Peak Auto Hill Climb event, having previously shot to the top of the 20km course in mad twin-engined versions of both the Suzuki Cultus (or Baleno in Europe) and Escudo (or Vitara, as it’s also known).

The mid-mounted powerplant boasts a pair of turbochargers, squeezing out that awesome near-1,000 horsepower maximum output. This in turn is fed through a rapid-shifting six-speed sequential gearbox. To give the Escudo some hope of clinging on to the frighteningly steep Pike’s Peak route, a four-wheel drive system is fitted.

‘Monster’ is the multiple winner of America’s legendary Pike’s Peak Auto Hill Climb event, having previously shot to the top of the 20km course in mad twin-engined versions of both the Suzuki Cultus (or Baleno in Europe) and Escudo (or Vitara, as it’s also known).

How big of engine do you need for Pikes Peak?

It was formerly known as the Pikes Peak Open Motorcycle class. Competitors are eligible to enter vehicles powered by two or four-stroke engines of no more than four cylinders, displacing 851cc to 1305cc.