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With nothing really going on to discuss newswise and since most essential topics already seem to be present in other threads I am asking your opinions on the following.
Ever since the Bugatti brand was confirmed for GT5 in the form of the mighty Veyron I was wondering that it would be nice to also include its spiritual forebears in the form of, for example, the late twenties grand prix racer Bugatti type 35.
Also, since Bentley was present in GT4, its nemesis the "Blower" Bentley
and you could name several contemperary cars from Alfa, Mercedes-Benz, etc., etc.
Honestly, the twenties and thirties are not my favourite period in the history of the automobile but they were essential in developing the car as we know it today.
I'm not asking GT to outbranch since it already touched it slightly in some ways in GT4 by offering the 19th century Benz and Daimler and the later model T but these cars, although fun in their own way, did not exactly set my heart on fire, and the closest thing resembling what I previously mentioned was the '39 Auto-Union although it was in record car guise, so quite useless on a twisty circuit.
Just to be clear, I would be perfectly happy with GT as it is now with a lot of new cars and a large selection of classics starting from the fifties onwards.
But if GT is an encyclopedia of automotive history as Kaz always claims it is, there is a large gap between the Model T and for example the '55 Gullwing.
There should not be a large selection, just maybe 3/4 examples to bridge the timeline and offer something more unique and certainly more exciting to drive than the previously mentioned.
I might be the only one though, who thinks driving an archaic straight-eight monster from a bygone era on skinny tyres, perfectly digitally recreated, might be a lot of fun.......
Ever since the Bugatti brand was confirmed for GT5 in the form of the mighty Veyron I was wondering that it would be nice to also include its spiritual forebears in the form of, for example, the late twenties grand prix racer Bugatti type 35.
Also, since Bentley was present in GT4, its nemesis the "Blower" Bentley
and you could name several contemperary cars from Alfa, Mercedes-Benz, etc., etc.
Honestly, the twenties and thirties are not my favourite period in the history of the automobile but they were essential in developing the car as we know it today.
I'm not asking GT to outbranch since it already touched it slightly in some ways in GT4 by offering the 19th century Benz and Daimler and the later model T but these cars, although fun in their own way, did not exactly set my heart on fire, and the closest thing resembling what I previously mentioned was the '39 Auto-Union although it was in record car guise, so quite useless on a twisty circuit.
Just to be clear, I would be perfectly happy with GT as it is now with a lot of new cars and a large selection of classics starting from the fifties onwards.
But if GT is an encyclopedia of automotive history as Kaz always claims it is, there is a large gap between the Model T and for example the '55 Gullwing.
There should not be a large selection, just maybe 3/4 examples to bridge the timeline and offer something more unique and certainly more exciting to drive than the previously mentioned.
I might be the only one though, who thinks driving an archaic straight-eight monster from a bygone era on skinny tyres, perfectly digitally recreated, might be a lot of fun.......
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, but i did mention the Auto-Union was '39 so therefor late '30's.
sorry for my part in this...
