Whelp, unlike the hint for this current battle, that one only refers to one of the next combatants :).

(Elaboration on the Kirby/Cops teaser: Cops, referring to Drive and Accel's occupations, but Wheel Kirby was used as a double reference- Wheel as in Tire Koukan due to turning a tire, and the Accel Part comes into what monster Kirby absorbs to turn into Wheel Kirby- The Wheelie, which looks like a sentient one wheeled motorcycle)

That would be a much closer fight. You can even include their upgraded forms since they are actually a compatible match with Accel base form versus Mach Deadheat form, and Accel Trial form versus Mach base form.

Proto-Ixa vs Ixa or Proto-Ixa vs Kiva (Father vs Son)?

OH. So it's only the top half of the picture, then. That's why the "VS" is out of frame.

I was thinking Ixa vs ZX, but I double checked and ZX was '84.

I initially voted for Drive but after thinking more about it I actually think Accel is the one that would be the victor in this match.

And the deciding factor in this is one simple detail about Drives powers. He needs Tridoron to use his Tires. And here is the clincher about all this cause the minute Terui will see Shinnosuke transform or change a Tire he will know that Tridoron is responsible for it and will not engage in a fight with Shinnosuke until he has destroyed the Tridoron first. And with his Bike mode he is faster than Drive is so he wouldnt be able to follow Accel easily.

And with Tridoron taken out of the picture Shinnosuke is pretty much helpless. He has nothing to keep up with Terui. Especially since Terui is just extremely Driven and it takes a whole lot to get him to stop.

Honestly, I don't think Accel could actually manage to destroy the Tridoron. Tridoron can be fully operated by Krim remotly, and has some serious firepower and armour on it. Even with the AccelGunner form, Terui doesn't have the kinda firepower needed to take out Tridoron.

Thats the question tough of how armored the Tridoron really is. We know that it can be fully destryoed which happens in the Surprise Future movie. Which is why Shinnosuke has to use Super Dead Heat during that movie. The Engine Blade alone is powerful enough to slice through normal cars without Terui having to transform and with the added strength of his Rider form its completely plausible that he could manage to penetrate the Tridorons armor.

And yes it can be controlled remotely but Teruis Bike mode is extremely fast and as bikes usually are much more maneuverable than cars usually are. And answering the question which one is faster we have to consider the "official" specs of both vehicles.

Taking those into account Tridoron has a top speed of 560 km/h and Teruis Bike mode can reach speeds of 920 km/h which would be enough to outrun any of Tridorons attacks.

Nah... Accel can't destroy the Tridoron. If he goes for it he still has Drive on his back... that won't happen. The Tridoron can just chill out of range or drive around while it deploys the tires and Drive fights Accel.

And for the necessary firepower Accel would need his Gunner-attachment, and that won't happen either. Transforming and docking onto the RevolGarry while fighting? Nah.

Don't think the blade is strong enough to slice through the Tridoron either.

And Drive cant reach the necessary speeds to even get close to Accel in his Bike form. Drive is only able to use super speed when hes using Forumla and Formula is out of the question in this fight.

Finding the Tridoron is also pretty easy for him when using his Beetle Phone to scout the area. Its even easier when he waits until Drive uses his first Tire and the Beetle just has to find where exactly it came from.

Actually docking onto the Revolgarry during a fight is extremely easy for him. Revolgarry can be controlled remotely and has the same if not more armor than the Tridoron. Accel just ha to hop on to it and dock to the Gunner attachement while the Garry is in armor mode. Which can be done as Double did it with its own attachements in the show.

Like I said the Engine Blade is already stron enough to slice through a cars whole front section with engine and all like its butter and Terui wasnt even transformed. Just taking into account how easy he wields the Engine Blade in his transformed state one can take from that that during transformation it could eaven slice through a lot stronger and thicker materials.