The Devil Z - Scariest Car Of All Time #Blogpost

Happy Halloween, my fellow gearheads! My name is Flux, and welcome to another blog. In the spirit of Halloween, I felt it would be fitting to do the obvious: Write a blog post on, well, scary cars. But then, I thought “Why do a bunch? I could just do one”. But the problem was, which one? Everyone is aware of cars like the GNX, Cerbera, Christine, and others. Those would be too easy.

But then, it hit me. The one car that no-one has ever done before in the “scary” section. The one thing absolutely NOBODY expected. The car that could wrench fear into the hearts of thousands! Are you ready for the scariest car ever?!

HERE IT IS:

It’s the Devil Z. Yeah, the title was a giveaway. You’re also not very scared, I can tell. And I don’t blame you. To the average person, it just looks like a random widebody 240Z on 8-spoke rims. Nothing very scary about that, as a multitude of cars have that exact same setup. But what makes the Devil Z scary is not its looks alone.

In Wangan Midnight, the Devil Z was found by our protagonist Akio Asakura in a junkyard while looking for a car. That’s where we not only learn of the Devil Z’s performance, but also its tragic and terrifying history.

Here, we learn that the Devil Z is powered by a bored, stroked, triple carbureted, twin turbo, 600-hp pushing L28 engine from the 280Z. It sits on racing suspension and Watanabe 8-spoke wheels, naturally. On the body are a blue paint job and an S30 race aero kit. This car is not only extremely fast, but it’s also incredibly unstable. It’s unstable to the point of “having a mind of its own.” This is what the first driver of the Devil Z learned, when he died in a car crash while racing in it.

—along with the second.

And third.

And fourth, if we count Akio, but he survived.

Four times has the Devil Z crashed, and three times has someone died because of it. And to add to the creepiness, the Devil Z regenerated from each crash without any repairs being needed.

“But Fluuuuuux! It’s not real! That’s not scary at all!”

Let’s go back to the 90s!

Back in this time in Japan, there lived a mysterious, legendary racing crew called the Mid Night Club. These racers were like no other. They’d take their cars, and upgrade the hell out of them. They’d race them on the Bayshore Route (aka Wangan) at speeds of over 160 miles per hour! And these weren’t drag races; they could last for over 15 minutes.

It’s here that we learn something very interesting. The Devil Z was REAL.

Meet the ABR S130Z. This beast was powered by a bored and stroked, twin turbocharged, triple carb, L28E engine pushing 680 horsepower. Almost the exact same thing as the Devil Z. Heck, it was even sitting on 8-spokes. Granted, it probably wasn’t haunted, but the sheer fact that it even existed is not only mind-boggling, but kind of bone-chilling.

To make things even more interesting, there was ANOTHER real Devil Z for the live-action movie. It was built by Speed Shop Shinohara, with the same specs as the one in the anime. And, since SSS no longer exists, the car’s current whereabouts aren’t known.

I don’t know about you, but I don’t think that there are many cars that can pull off being scary, regardless of being real or not. The fog of mystery that envelopes the Devil Z, on and off the 16:9 screen, is incredibly fascinating. Let’s give a round of applause for the Devil Z, for being what is arguably the scariest car to ever exist. Let’s also run so it doesn’t scare us on the highway, yes?

Thanks for reading, my friends. I’ve been trying to get back into blog posts for a long time. I figured that this would be a great time to get back into it. Maybe I’ll do more on some famous cars. Who knows?

As always, this has been Flux of CarThrottle. Don’t forget to leave a comment and tell me what you thought. Peace!

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