User:GarThorTmk/Sandbox:Kevin's Himitsu X-12

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Kevin's Himitsu X-12 is a customized sports car, which first appeared in "Beach City Drift". It was driven by Kevin and was used in a race against Greg's Dondai Supremo, driven by Stevonnie.

Appearance
The visual appearance of the Himitsu X-12 and its driver Kevin's character are loosely based off of Initial-D's Keisuke Takahashi and his FD3S. The FD3S in Initial-D is a third generation Mazda RX-7, who's rotary platform is fairly unique, even among other sports-cars. The rotary platform gives the RX-7 and RX-8 a very distinctive sound, which is also replicated in the show. Kevin's iteration appears to be heavily modified though, as a stock RX7 came with a modest spoiler, and a stick shift, as opposed to Kevin's X-12 which has a truly massive rear spoiler typical of the tuner community. Kevin's X-12 also has a flapy-paddle gearbox, a feature usually reserved for more modern sports cars. The latest RX8 never even had this feature. The blacked out weatherstripping on the sides is also obviously a custom touch, as well as the addition of a nitrous switch. The Himitsu X-12 also bears some similarity to a 6th or 7th generation Chevy Corvette, as well as Racer-X's "Shooting Star".

"Beach City Drift"
Kevin drives his yellow Himitsu X-12 in a race against Stevonnie in Greg's Dondai Supremo. Kevin ultimately wins the race against Stevonnie by using a generous supply of psychological warfare and his nitros boost at the last second, but looses face when he acts immaturely; trying to rub the win in their face.

"Kevin Party"
Kevin comes to a screeching halt in the Himitsu X-12, directly in front of Steven on the boardwalk next to the beach. The boardwalk is usually seen as a pedestrian zone, furthering Kevin's obnoxious jerk image by driving there. In the process of coming to such an abrupt stop he blocks Steven's path startling Steven, who drops his missing lion posters. He does all this in order to invite Steven to his "Kevin Party".