Unicorns of Gran Turismo: PS1 Edition

Thousands of cars have been seen in the Gran Turismo series, but even then only a handful survived the transition to PS2 and onward. I want to take a look at some more of the cars that were odd, obscure, or rare in reality. But this time, we’ll highlight cars that remained on the original PlayStation. Here are more unicorns of Gran Turismo, covering the first two games in the series.

Notes and corrections:
-Megatech operated out of Bermuda, but was jointly owned by Tommy Suharto (son of the then-President of Indonesia). Megatech was sold to Volkswagen in 1998.
-Test Drive 6 strikes again! The Dodge Concept Car was also featured in TD6, but the LM Edition remained exclusive to GT.
-The Drag R33 also appeared in the PS1 game Option Tuning Car Battle Spec-R (Japan only). Like all the cars in that game, it's not licensed by Nissan but is licensed by HKS.
-Yvan Muller is pronounced "Yee-Van Mull-Uh". I'm 0-3 on pronunciations and not paying attention in French class played a part. Thanks to MillennialChicken for the correction!

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Additional resources:
TOM’S Angel T01 (SpeedHunters): https://www.speedhunters.com/2023/05/...
HKS Drag 180SX (SpeedHunters): https://www.speedhunters.com/2009/03/...
HKS Drag R33 GT-R (SpeedHunters): https://www.speedhunters.com/2015/08/...
Internet Game Cars Database (IGCD) was invaluable in research for this video! https://www.igcd.net/

Additional footage:
“Dodge Concept Car Tribute | Gran Turismo 1 & 2 | MattJ155” – MattJ155
   • Dodge Concept Car Tribute | Gran Turi...  
“Gran Turismo 2: CHEATING AI” – MattJ155
   • Gran Turismo 2: CHEATING AI  
“Beating the Vector M12 LM Endurance with 276hp Impreza (Gran Turismo 2)” - TeaKanji
   • Beating the Vector M12 LM Endurance w...  
“Honda NSX-R LM GT2 | Gran Turismo 1 – PS1 | Gameplay – Full HD” – Electronic Cars
   • Honda NSX-R LM GT2 | Gran Turismo 1- ...  
“Gran turismo 1 – World Cup HSR - (R) NSX-R LM GT2” - Mancasti
   • Gran turismo 1 - World Cup HSR - (R) ...  

Renault Espace F1 photo:
By Thesupermat - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Yvan Muller photo:
By Morio - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Music used:
“Home”, “Go Race” – Gran Turismo 2
Isamu Ohira

“Like a Snake (Port Town)” – F-Zero GX
Hidenori Shoji, Daiki Kasho

“Climb Up! And Get The Last Chance!” – F-Zero X Guitar Arrange
Composed by Taro Bando, Hajime Wakai

“Eat’em Up!” – R4: Ridge Racer Type 4
Hiroshi Okubo

“Love and Gold” – Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 6
Yuzo Koshiro

“TAMASHII” – Tekken 8
Ryoko Shiraishi, Yoshihito Yano

“White Land” – Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Composed by Yumiko Kanki, Naoto Ishida

“Constructive Demolition (Jaguar version)” – Tempest 2000
Alastair Lindsay, Ian Howe, Kevin Saville

“Snibbit” – Lethal League Blaze
Klaus Veen

“On Your Way” – R4: Ridge Racer Type 4
Hiroshi Okubo

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
2:22 Dodge Concept Car "Copperhead"
5:31 Suzuki Cultus Pikes Peak Version
7:38 Renault Espace F1
9:37 Vector Motors
13:33 TOM'S Angel T01
15:18 Opel Tigra Ice Race Car
17:04 HKS Nissan Drag Cars
20:09 Honda NSX-R GT2
22:24 Conclusion