GRX (T-180)


 * For other uses of "GRX", see GRX

The GRX is Jack "Cannonball" Taylor's T-180 developed by Royalton Industries in the 2008 Speed Racer film.

Technical Details
The GRX race car is powered by a next-generation inter-positive transponder, which is developed by Royalton in collaboration with Musha Motors. Cast of materials mined from the lunar surface, the longitudinally-mounted transponder is a significant step-up above anything equipped with a positive displacement supercharger in terms of horsepower and performance.

The vehicle's wheel wells feature a totally redesigned version of the T-180 joint system, dubbed "T-360", in which the wheels can swivel a full 360 degrees. A series of exhaust billows by Jonchee independently recycle excess thermal energy, which when combined with two dozen ground effect channels carved into a single-forge body system, puts the car "on a road that might be better suited for space travel".

All of these features make the GRX the most technologically advanced racing car of its time. Of course, it also has the T-180 standard jump jacks.

It was confirmed by Royalton that the GRX is able to reach speeds of 800 km/h (Equivalent to 497.20 mph).

Background
Already a fierce car, it became even fiercer as Arnold Royalton secretly installed a spear hook (illegal in WRL regulations) on the vehicle for the final race of the season, the WRL Grand Prix. In the end however, Taylor failed to beat Speed Racer let alone take him down, as the latter flipped both their cars and exposed the weapon to the track cameras, causing the GRX to crash and disqualifying Royalton.

Videogame
The GRX appears in the Console and Nintendo DS versions of the tie-in Videogame as Jack "Cannonball" Taylor's T-180.

Console
In the console versions, the GRX is unlocked from the start. The car has great speed, good strength, lacking acceleration and terrible handling.

DS
In the DS version, the GRX is unlocked upon amassing 140,000 fans. Its style is described as "Good Control".

Trivia

 * The Jonchee logo is seen on Pitter Pat's car, the Fera1, indicating that it is one of his sponsors.
 * The GRX undertook a whole redesign for the film from the original 1967 version, most noticeably the shape and the color going from gold with black parts to purple with gold parts.