Rocket Car

This object exists primarily or exclusively within the Sonic X continuity.

Information in this article may not be canonical to the storyline of the games or any other Sonic continuity.

The Rocket Car (ロケットカー, Roketto Kā^?) is an object that appears in the Sonic X anime series. It was a specialized racing vehicle used by Sam Speed in order to race Sonic the Hedgehog.

Description

While the car resembles Sam Speed's original Speed Team vehicle, the Rocket Car has a sleeker design and is built with a lot of modern features. True to its name, the Rocket Car's most notable feature is its powerful super rocket engine (called the "SSIII") which enabled it to propel at speeds that almost matched Sonic's supersonic speed.^[1]^[2]

The Rocket Car can hover above the ground while moving, though it has retractable wheels it can deploy. Curiously, it also has a spring attached to the back of the car that would launch away those who stand on it as demonstrated by Sonic.

Specifications

Length: 8.5 m^[1]
Weight: 15 t^[1]

History

Anime

Chaos Emerald Saga

According to Sam, the SSIII super rocket engine for the Rocket Car was designed by the world's leading engineers at the Department of Science and Technology and over one billion dollars was spent into the development of the project.^[1] After the Rocket Car was finished, the President wished for Sam to use it in a road race against Sonic to increase his popularity for the next government election. With it, Sam arrived at the Thorndyke Mansion to challenge Sonic. After a long process of persuasion, Sonic accepted and the race finally occurred. While Sam got off to a rocket start, Sonic managed to stay neck and neck with Sam most of the time.^[2]

As the race drew to the end, Sam used the full extent of the SSIII super rocket engine to take the lead, but Sonic caught up with him and easily reached the finish first (though it took some photos to reveal it).^[2] Despite the loss, Sam nonetheless congratulated Sonic.

When Sonic unexpectedly began running fast without constantly stopping, the rocket car was used once more when Sam Speed was called by Chuck Thorndyke and Chris into stopping him from running. The plan would be that Sam Speed would use the rocket car to challenge Sonic to a race in the canyons towards two doors that Chuck set up. Door "1" contained a glue trap to catch Sonic, while Sam had to go through Door "2" to avoid it. However, Sam's rivalry with Sonic got the better of him and refused to listen to Amy’s orders, and went on through Door "1", causing the rocket car to get stuck in glue, while Sonic continued running constantly. What happened to the vehicle remained unknown, though it could’ve been that it got scrapped after it got stuck.