Thistle

The Thistle is the Three Roses' T-180 from the Speed Racer film.

Background
The car can be seen briefly in the Fuji Helexicon race. An orange and green version can also be seen in the Grand Prix.

Fuji Helexicon
The Three Roses car first appears at Fuji mainly in the background for most of the race. The car is mostly in the mid to back of the pack except for when Speed challenges Grey Ghost. Grey Ghost spins him out just in time for the Three Roses Driver to spear hook him. The reason he did was most likely because he was bribed by Royalton to make sure Speed crashes. His fate afterwards is unknown, but he survived the crash thanks to his Kwik-Save device.

Grand Prix
The Three Roses car also appears at the Grand Prix, colored orange with green detailing. It shows up few a times in the prix. It starts the race from the very back row but catches up to the mid field where it remains for most the race. It is seen being overtaken by Speed Racer on the moguls. It is seen throughout the race since then, and is finally seen being passed by Speed Racer on the final lap while on the Drift Tower.

Videogame
The Thistle appears in the Console and Nintendo DS versions of the tie-in Videogame as Rosey Blaze's T-180.

Console
In the console versions, the Thistle is unlocked upon beating Championship 1 of Class 1 (Royalton Rookies Cup). The car has average stats overall with focus on strength and lacking acceleration.

DS
In the DS version, the Thistle is a vehicle that is unlocked from the start. Its style is described as "All-Around".

Trivia

 * Thistle has the same body shape as:
 * Denise Mobile's Iodyde.
 * Esther "Rev" Reddy's Redliner / Scuttler.
 * Thistle and Chalk-Head are both numbered "33".
 * It is flower themed, specifically rose themed.
 * In the files from the Videogame, this car is referred to as "Thorn 3000".