More from Pikes Top: Suzuki SX4 Recreation Hillclimb Particular
Long-time Pikes Peak racer Nobuhiro Tajima will take the wheel of .. heavily modified Suzuki SX4 Sport hatchback in the hill climb this Sunday. Tajima and his Monster Sport team have entered one Suzuki or another in the Race to the Clouds since 1989. This year he and his SX4 are competing the Unlimited class against the Ford Fiesta Rallycross cars driven by Marcus Gronholm and Andreas Eriksson.
Suzuki has released specs on the Monster Sport SX4 hatch, dubbed the SX4 Hillclimb Special, And at least on paper, this car is on equal footing with the Fiestas, which are said to be making over 800 horsepower.
Steel space frame
Carbon/Kevlar cowl & wing
2736cc twin-turbocharged inline-4
873 hp @.8,750 rpm
654 lb-ft @.6,250 rpm
6-speed sequential gearbox
All-wheel-drive ./.3 limited-slip differentials
Tire size:.285/60.18
Wheel size:.18 by 11 inches
Curb weight: 2,469 lbs
Tajima and Monster Sport are also aiming for a sub-10-minute run on the 12.42-mile course, which starts at 9,390 feet and tops out at 14,110 feet, with 156 turns in-between.
