I've been a big Mitsubishi fan for a good while now, and I'm pretty keen on all of the ones in this game. So it would only seem right that I would try out your three Mitsu tunes, right? Plus I'm starting my tuning garage on Wednesday (I've decided now
) So, that's what I'm going to do, on Tokyo R246. And so, I give you...
The 3vo Shootout
All cars in this review were tested with 1 TCS, SRF On, Active Steering Off, ASM On and ABS to 1.
To kick off this celebration of the best 4WD car known to man, I'm starting off with the first of the tunes, the last of the Evo's
and the most powerful of the cars tested. It is...
The "Tuner Correction" Evo X
So then, this car supposedly started off in the hands of another previous tuner - Mazdaman. RKM however received a version and changed its settings in an attempt to make it better. The result is...very good.
Acceleration on both tyre types was simply blitzkrieg. It gets some remarkable speeds down the home straight and also can get through some sharp turns very well. However, I noticed it suffers from some kind of clear understeer. You notice it even on the Racing Softs, even when you're going through corners much faster on them. My best laptimes were 1:49.6 on Sports Softs and 1:44.4 on Racing Softs.
However, the best part of this car is it is a
true tuning car. It has everything the average tuning car has - masses of power, great acceleration and occasionally a slight tendency to understeer.
I don't care if it isn't the best thing in the world to drive, it is almost an advertisement for tuning cars. Kind of like a Maserati - the build quality isn't great, but you don't care since it's so special. As a result of this kind of status, I give it an
8/10.
And now it's time for two cars with the same name but one letter. These two are both underpowered compared to the mighty Evo X, but even so, these two still make great tunes. Up next...
The Emperor IV
This car, after driving the Evo X, certainly doesn't feel as fast as it probably would be - it certainly is fast, but I didn't feel it as much after driving the Evo X. However, this isn't a problem.
Easily the best quality of this car is it's handling. It, very much like Juliet, handles very well, although it is occasionally twitchy at times - I think I've seen other people say it was a difficult drive, but I have aids on with this thing, so whatever. But either way, this car feels almost like Juliet - but this seems to be able to take corners even faster than her. Which is pretty impressive considering its higher weight. My best laptime around Tokyo was a 1:57:1.
The Emperor IV is, in my opinion, a very good handling car that goes through corners very quickly, and feels decently fast. As a result of this, I give it a well deserved
9/10.
And so, the last car has a hard act to follow, but I was sure it could follow it with aplomb. So, it's time to bring on the final act to the stage...
The Emperor IX.
The Emperor IX feels a lot faster than the Emperor IV, and on first thought you would think that would make it a better car straight away. Heck, this thing felt even on par with the Evo X - even though it's nearly 5 seconds off the Evo X's time. The time I got with it was a 1:54.2.
However, the handling simply isn't as refined as it is with the Emperor IV. It certainly isn't terrible, but you get a bit more unfortunate understeer as a result. This doesn't compromise it too much, but it brings the Emperor IV back into the game in a royal (no pun intended) style.
So, which emperor is more worthy? The IV is an moderately easier car to drive, but the IX is faster...which one is it gonna be? It is really almost too close to call...
...but at the end of the day, for me, it's the IV that gets it for me.
Just. At the end of the day, while the IX is definitely the faster car, cornering tends to decide a good fair share of races, and I've already said the IV takes that title by a decent way. All credit to the IX and it's sheer speed, but I just think the IV is a better car to drive for me. And I believe the IX deserves an
8.99, simply because the margin between it and the IV is so slim that it deserves the rating.
And that concludes my review of the 3 great Evo's that you two have provided me.
...or it would have been, except I have something else to review.
Back when the Review for Premium competition was still on, I decided to do a review of the wonderful Juliet. And of course, as the rules say here, 1 review = 1 request. The request I chose has since been completed, but I can't tell you anything about since it hasn't been released publically yet, and won't be until Roj's basket of infinite requests runs out (gotta give credit to you for all the great tunes you've done during this time. You deserve some wages
). So, therefore I present you...
A Mystery!
The horror...
I originally did a test with this car on Nurburgring GP/F and I also did one on Chamonix since it is also very dirt compatible. The settings on the TCS was 5 at the Ring and OFF at Chamonix, so this review is largely a new opinion to the one I gave to Roj before.
Firstly, I will tell you, this car isn't actually that fast. It's more of a relaxation than a speedster, which is really what I needed after these Evo tests. However, the acceleration does seem to feel more rapid with TCS at 1 rather than 5, which is a good thing.
The handling is also improved without so much traction control too. Before with TCS 5 it suffered slightly from understeer not to dissimilar to that seen on the Evo X tune - just slightly heavier. However, with TCS 1, the cars previous understeer gets mostly annulled. I like this, as it makes the car much faster than it was before. It becomes a very simple car to drive, and I think it will be popular when it does get released with the reviewers...that is, when it gets released. My best laptime around Tokyo was a 2:04.7, which does rather prove the slower but steadier pace of the car.
As a result, I give this Mystery Car a
8.75/10. But it will, for now remain a Mystery...
And now I can conclude this, and I have to say it was very interesting to compare these tunes. The pure tuning car that is the Evo X, the great handling Emperor IV, the speed machine Emperor IX, and the Mystery...classic tunes, all awesome. Sometimes, you guys make me proud to be a player of GT5. This is one of those times. Thanks, guys.
And there's another review coming tomorrow.
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I think the Challenger will decimate the AMG but still looking forward to the shootout. 
sorry I've never really used a forum before.. learning all the time
I dont usually have this problem with a ds3. Just looking for some tips on that.
I'd guess you need to keep the weight at the rear so it doesn't lose traction. Perhaps brake earlier and try to keep some power on through the corner, then brake again for the sharp right once you're straight?
