Panoz Roadster

"You've got to have a lot of muscle to drive a car like that!"

- Chicago Announcer, winning races with the Panoz Roadster

The Panoz AIV Roadster is a playable car that is featured in Midtown Madness, as well as its sequel, Midtown Madness 2.

The Panoz Roadster is a car unlocked by default in Midtown Madness 2 and Midtown Madness 1. It is one of the fastest standard vehicles in the first two games (behind the Panoz GTR-1), and the fastest that is unlocked by default. Though its fast speed sacrifices mass and handling.

In-Game Description
"Race with this sporty baby for a thrill in stylish speed and responsive handling." "The Roadster's top speed makes it great for paved streets, but don't hit anything or you'll be finished in a hurry!"
 * -|Midtown Madness=Panoz AIV Roadster:
 * -|Midtown Madness (unused)="The sporty Panoz Roadster handles the speed with style and agility, while preferring smooth roads that don't rattle its precision suspension."
 * -|Midtown Madness 2=Panoz Roadster:

Details
This is one of the fastest cars in the game, and the fastest starter car. It sacrifices durability and mass for speed. For this reason, it can easily destroy itself when it hits larger obstacles, and often flips in an unmanageable way when bridge jumping. It is known for its high speed, cornering ability, braking and acceleration. The handling is highly responsive, which can lead to spin-outs at higher speeds or on slippery surfaces. The Roadster is good for staying on leveled road or high, smooth pavement.

It is a fictional closed-top version of the real-life Panoz AIV Roadster.

History
The Panoz AIV Roadster was a variant of the original Panoz Roadster, released in 1996, which consisted of an entirely aluminum construction and used the engine from the fourth-generation Ford Mustang. By 1999, 176 AIV Roadsters had been made. Since then, Panoz has focused on its development of the Esperante road car, on which the Panoz GTR-1 is based.

Races As An Opponent
All races with the Panoz Roadster as a computer-generated opponent:


 * -|Chicago (MM1)=All races with the Panoz Roadster in Chicago:


 * -|San Francisco (MM2)=All races with the Panoz Roadster in San Francisco:


 * -|London (MM2)=All races with the Panoz Roadster in London:

Stats

 * Top Speed: 178 mph
 * Horsepower: 305 bhp
 * Mass: 2,595 lbs.
 * Durability: Very Low

Mods
In HQTM Team's Classic Madness mod, the Panoz Roadster is replaced by the Syrena Sport, a prototype sports car built in Poland.

Trivia

 * In the Midtown Madness series, the Panoz Roadster is a hard top model, despite being an open top model in real life. This is most likely due to 3D modeling limitations happening by the time the first two installments were under development, although over the years, custom convertible cars have been made and uploaded to websites for add-on content by users for Midtown Madness 2. However, a convertible version of the Panoz Roadster was made for Midtown Madness 2 by MysteryDriverX and released on August 18, 2020 in cooperation with Dummiesboy, available as an add-on or a default replacement.
 * It has new engine sounds in Midtown Madness 2, though the older ones can be reused through modding.
 * The Panoz Roadster is mistakenly a front-wheel drive in Midtown Madness 2, when it should be rear-wheel drive. The irony of this error is that the car still has poor handling and severe oversteer if one makes a sharp turn.
 * The front and rear bumpers float in front of each side of the car.
 * In Midtown Madness 2, the Panoz Roadster's front fenders are not visible in dashboard view.
 * In the early beta versions of Midtown Madness 2, this car has a different selection sound effect. In the final version, the one from Midtown Madness 1 was restored.
 * The cut purple and green colors were only featured in the early beta versions of Midtown Madness 1, so this was one of the only vehicles in it to have additional paint jobs in the beta versions of it but were cut from its final version, along with the Freightliner Century big rig. They were restored in Midtown Madness 1 via MM1 Revisited V3 and in Midtown Madness 2 via MM2 Revisited V5.
 * The only other driving video game besides the first two Midtown Madness installments that the Panoz AIV Roadster appears in is rFactor 2, where it is available only as an add-on for the game.
 * In the Midtown Madness series, like the Cadillac Eldorado and the Ford F-350 using different wheels, this car uses Ferrari wheels instead of its original ones, but a mod made by BUGATTIMAN253MPH changes its wheels to its original ones. It can be downloaded from the Midtown Club Discord server.

Sounds
All sounds for the Panoz AIV Roadster.

Quotes
All in-game commentary pertaining to the Panoz Roadster:
 * -|Chicago (MM1)= All Chicago quotes that apply to the Panoz Roadster, provided by the announcer:


 * -|San Francisco (MM2)= All San Francisco quotes that apply to the Panoz Roadster, provided by various announcers:


 * -|London (MM2)= All London quotes that apply to the Panoz Roadster, provided by various announcers:

Gallery

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