Panoz Esperante GTR-1 Race Car '98

The Panoz Esperante GTR-1 Race Car '98 is a race car produced by Panoz. It first appeared in Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec and has been featured in all subsequent mainline games up to Gran Turismo 6.
The car appears to be the #4, driven by Andy Wallace and David Brabham, who participated in the 1998 United States Road Racing Championship (USRRC) as the car raced at the Mid-Ohio Sportscar Course. The car finished the race in 3rd place overall, achieving the class win in the GT1 class.
==In-game description==
"The GT race machine of Panoz, packing the newest equipment in a classic body."
==Acquisition==
==Trivia==
*The in-game depiction has incorrect specifications compared to the real counterpart. The game has its weight at 1,150 kg while the GT1 class car was 970 kg (although the Q9 GTR-1 Hybrid weighed close to 1,100 kg). Other chassis errors in-game are the car's wheelbase, width and track F/R; 2548 mm, 1838 mm, 1514 mm/1475 mm instead of 2687 mm, 1981 mm, 1595 mm/1554 mm respectively. These alterations to the real car's specs negatively impact the car's performance in the games it appeared in.
*The front bumper features a logo of Road Atlanta (prior to its Michelin sponsorship), a track that did not appear in any of the games the Esperante GTR-1 was in.
*Starting from Gran Turismo 4, the USRRC logos and its GT1 class decals were censored and were replaced with Gran Turismo logos, likely due to licensing, as the series had ceased to exist after 1999.
==Pictures==
Panoz Esperante GTR-1 Race Car Vehicle Banner.png|The vehicle banner as it appears in Gran Turismo 4.
==Notes==
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