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SaaaWeeeeeTTTTT! I can't wait to check out the first epi of this. I just hope I did a decent job of editing it. If all goes well it should be killer.
Nice read! well done!
I will add that the GT 86 had to run comfort soft instead of its stock sport hard tires, all other cars had comfort soft.![]()
Great write up Mitch! Let me know the next time you're getting on so I can throw some ideas and suggestions at you 👍
Btw, Chief test driver?! I'm honored!![]()
Really nice read and sweet pictures as well! 👍 Reading this really made me wanna go race these cars.
Ever since I met you in that room one night when you were testing I've been eagerly waiting for your writeup and it didn't disappoint. Hope you do more in the future.
LVracerGTGreat write up Mitch! Let me know the next time you're getting on so I can throw some ideas and suggestions at you 👍
Btw, Chief test driver?! I'm honored!![]()
Well done, man. You should work for Motortrend.
The test was well made. There were a lot of factors to consider, and I think you made it through well. Too bad I couldn't make it to the photo shoot since it looked like fun.
The Silvia S15 is showing its age, but I think it was fair that it made it through 2nd place, since that car has a lot to offer if we consider it's weight and that it has the strongest engine in the group. too bad that it's handling isn't too good. But consider that the Japanease made that car to be tuned.
The S2000 is an awesome little car, but I feel like it doesn't behave too well. It's like if it's lacking rigidity, but at the same time, if you ad the rigidity upgrade it gives it more under-steer.
The RX8 is the obvious winner, but I must point out that such low torque makes it feel like it only has 180HP. You should try it with the SC; that makes a HUGE difference whithout ruining it's natural ballance.
About the Toyota, I think the car's chassis could handle at least 280hp. If you drive it on big tracks it's underpower 2.0 engine shows it's weakness. It's like if they placed the wrong engine under that hood. It's a great car, but lets wait until Subaru Tecnica International takes care of the car(if it ever makes it to GT5, that is).
Great job, man. I remember when I was younger and made stuff like thins when playing GT2. I actually had a notebook where I made comparisons and small journals about cars.
Nice writing and photos Mitch. I'm surprised that the RX-8 won, because it's outclassed by it's predecessor. I like all of the cars here a lot.
I have a soft spot for the S2K, because my dad works on Hondas and Infinitis a lot. It's a revvy, fun,lightweight roadster, so I'm disappointed that it came in last, but you do have a point. It has low torque and somewhat unbalanced handling.
The S15 Silvia is a really fun car. With a powerful, torquey engine and low weight, it moves itself pretty quickly. It's good looking too, with an aggressive front fascia and a good overall shape. This car is loads of fun to drive, but pretty tail-happy. Like others said, this car benefits greatly from tuning.
The Toyota 86 is a fun car to toss around, but it suffers from not being as tail-happy as I wished it was. More realistically it should come with comfort soft tires, something that's bothered me. The car is a bit down on power, but something easily remedied with things like ECU tuning or an air filter.
I was surprised with all of the praise the RX-8 gained, but I suppose they don't call it the torqueless wonder for nothing. In it's nickname lies the weak point of the rotary engine: Low torque (it's also fuel thirsty but in GT5 I couldn't care less). I was surprised it had the fastest track times though. Personally, I'm not a huge fan of the styling either, I think it looks a little overweight and kind of bland. But I do like the rotary shaped triangle on the front and rear, because it shows pride in being rotary-powered.
Oh hey, I've written a little micro-review myself!
~Turtle![]()
To all Involved in this fantastic Job guy's...
One that I have found good comparing is HOT Hatch's
Golf
Megane
Mini
207 gti
etc.
These are great little cars to hot lap around the ring and TGTT. We used to pick a small standard hatch back etc, and see who can get the fastest time round each track. One thing that this proved ot me, is how good the TGTT actually is as a test track for cars. As generally of a pack of cars, the fastest round the ring, was also the fastest at TGTT.
Anyway bit off topic. Again Great job to all on this. I would love to see a hot hatch review.
Some new DLC no one is aware of?![]()
Great work as always guys, I love the photos especially! I do have a suggestion for future episodes though, perhaps you could have a results chart; showing the cars performance specs side by side with their competition, like magazine comparisons. find them useful because its difficult to remember whats fastest when they're separated my just tenths of a second.
Thanks for the great read!
great work guys, really appreciated; as someone said before, You should eventually add results charts; also, gradually posting new episodes You should add direct link on the first page of the thread;
really look forward to read next episode.
bravo, bravissimo!
If you have friends who hack GT5 you would be able to get hold of more accurate replica's of the AMS and UGR cars as they can share them.
Having 'built' (pfff) both myself I can attest that 1,600bhp (what I believe the full-bore AMS speed run has and maybe the UGR too) isn't something GT5 likes on non-race cars!
Hey MTmitch.
How about a AUS/USA/GER edition?
Say, Monaro CV8 '04 vs Camaro '10 vs BMW M5 '05