Danver Bass Cruiser

Danver Bass Cruiser
Manufacturer	Danver
Appearance	Ridge Racer 6 Ridge Racer 7
Class	Special (Ridge Racer 6) 1 (Ridge Racer 7)
Engine	10-liter diesel V8 with supercharger
Drivetrain	4WD
Handling type	Special (Dynamic)
Nitrous type	Standard triple boost (Normal Charge U)

• Ridge Racer 6
• Ridge Racer 7

"The BASS CRUISER was used as the escort car for a certain famous band. Not only does it look good, but this concept's performance and interior are fit for a king."

―In-game description

"Bass Cruiser (uncustomizable). A machine that has passed many military car endurance tests with ease, it even set a new time record in a driving test on rough terrain. Easily outclassing the average sports machine, this really is the ultimate SUV."

―In-game description

The Bass Cruiser is an SUV made by Danver, featured as the manufacturer's Special Machine in both Ridge Racer 6 and 7. Its name comes from the fact that this car is fitted with a massive sound system, taking up both rear seats and the entire trunk.

Performance wise, the car's main advantage is the acceleration, as it can reach its top speed rather quickly despite its large size and 4-speed transmission.

Whilst having very good acceleration, its heavy weight will show obvious side effects with its handling, with it being actually worse than the Danver Hijack, and as a result of this, it is prone to swinging itself violently as soon as a drift is initiated, which could take a lot of skill to stabilize, and could lead to a large loss of velocity if not handled properly, and can be a nightmare on tracks with consecutive sharp (and even blind) corners.

It has incredible Ultimate Charge levels, at the cost of a very poor Standard Charge rate. Nitrous-wise, it is only rivaled by the Age Ultranova.

Like the Age Ultranova, it can be a suitable substitute machine for online battles if players do not have access to the competitively viable plug ins and parts, the one difference being that the player would need to be well acquainted with driving a dynamic type machine. In Ridge Racer 6, however, this is a popular car on the Time Attack rankings, therefore, the Bass Cruiser is not for the faint of heart.

Trivia

• The Bass Cruiser's description as an SUV that has military pedigree in Ridge Racer 7 is a possible nod to Hummer vehicles, whose roots can be traced to the HMMWV (more commonly known as the "Humvee"), which was a military-spec vehicle. That being said, in Ridge Racer 6, it is implied to be popular with rock bands, which also alludes to Hummers being popular with celebrities.
  • Because the car has roots as a military vehicle, and that there are armored vans made by Danver seen in Tekken 6, it may imply that Danver's market clientele also caters to the military and defense sector, similarly to real-life Cadillac.
• The Bass Cruiser has been heavily modified to accommodate large sub-woofers, speakers and infotainment systems, with large wheels to match. This was a common modification on SUV's back in the mid-2000s.
• When the engine backfires, or if the player uses single or double nitrous, flames and vapor trails burst only from rear exhaust pipes. The side exhaust pipes somehow become operational only when triple nitrous is used.
• The Bass Cruiser has possibly the most detailed interior of all cars in the series, due to having a glass rooftop showcasing the fully modeled, one-of-a-kind sound system it is named after, and the bright blue leather interior. Ironically, Ridge Racer 6 and 7 lack the cockpit view camera feature.
• Like several other Special Machines in the Ridge Racer 7, the Bass Cruiser has a unique driver model: a dark-skinned man with tattoos, sporting a gold chain, wristwatch and sunglasses. The driver's shirt also has Danver text written in graffiti, referencing the Bass Cruiser factory livery. The other cars with unique driver models would be the Monstrous and the Namco Pac-Man.
• The fact that the Bass Cruiser has a relatively low redline at 4000 RPM (with maximum RPM at 6000) and its low engine sound may suggest that it has a diesel engine. Diesel engines, especially large truck ones, do tend to have large amounts of torque, which may explain the car's quick acceleration. This would also mean that this is the first and only known diesel-powered car in the series.
  • Even though most real-life diesel engines are turbocharged or naturally aspirated, Ridge Racer 7's rendition of the Bass Cruiser has a distinctive supercharger whine, especially heard around three thousand RPM. RR6's version lacks said whine.
• Two of the Bass Cruiser's liveries in Ridge Racer 6 have unique racing number designs. By the time Ridge Racer 7 released, these numbers were replaced with generic racing numbers, presumably to allow for customization like with the other two liveries.
• With the machine's immense size, other drivers in third person view can cause the camera to clip inside, allowing players to get a quick glimpse of the dashboard.

Gallery

Front quater view (RR6)

Front view.

Rear quater view, showing side exhaust being operational.

Rear view.

Sound system.

Ditto.

A glimpse of Bass Cruiser unique driver model.