Tempest



Tempest is one of the Cars in GRIP. It is the Tank class of the Cygon manufacturer. A large car with a long wheelbase, Tempest has a pair of prongs which dominate its frontal profile, running the length of the car before reaching its bulky rear section which appears to carry reactive armour plates - six at the root of each rear wheel. Tempest has two large rectangular jet exhausts with a blue flare whose casings extend significantly beyond the rear of the car. The fastest car in the game by a large margin and with surprisingly good acceleration, Tempest has very poor grip as well as low stability making it a risky proposition - especially on tracks with offroad terrain. While technically capable of outpacing all other cars on most tracks in the game, in practice Tempest dominates on smooth tracks like the roads of Orbital Prime but is kept in check by poor reliability on less ideal surfaces.

Performance

 * Top Speed (Wild Engine): 587kph
 * Acceleration rating: 6.5
 * Grip rating: 5
 * Brakes rating: 4
 * Strength rating: 7.6
 * HP: 150

Trivia

 * The blue grille between Tempest's thrusters brightens and dims in response to throttle input. This is a feature shared only with Eversor.
 * Tempest's original engine audio was transferred to Eversor when it was introduced, and Tempest received a deeper-sounding replacement.
 * Tempest was the sixth car added to the game, and the third tank.