A car with a 7th gear.....

[Famine]

Yes and no... (sorry)

As a full-price game it represents fairly poor value, but if you can pick up a cheap pre-owned, or do well at an eBay auction it's top notch fun.

I rented mine for a weekend from Choices, reached 100% in a little over 4 hours (I had a break for dinner ) - but the new cars in it are enough to make it serious fun.

The Abt Audi TT is one of the best cars I've ever driven in a GT game (and I HATE the TT in all other applications), the new NSX-R is quality, as is the road and race version of the NSX-R LM (possibly the best looking GT car ever). The pod race was hilarious and set-off a bit of an OLR flurry.

So if it's cheap enough, get it.

 

[Jay]

its still $60 new about $35US
it was even more than that and i was about to buy it then i heard it wasnt worth the full price so i got something else
that was i while ago, i gonna go rent it tommorrow then

i was dissapointed when i heard there was no GT mode and i cant do up the cars

 

[Famine]

Yeah - it's just an Arcade Mode game. No mods, no nothing. But it's certainly worth a rental, if not a budget buy - the new cars are mostly fun. I might pick one up myself if I can find a spare tenner

 

[MistaY]

Originally posted by Famine
Nope. GT2 had a 7 gear car in it as well.

Subaru Pleo

What?
That's like the worst car evor, why the hell does that have a 7 speed gearbox.

 

[Famine]

Odd, innit...

I think one of the Pleos had a 4 speed, the other had a 7 speed. Wierdest box in the game was on the Prius - it had a single gear - CVT - but the engine revved itself on the line and wouldn't let you get above 3500rpm...!

 

[MistaY]

The honda Jazz in GTC has a CVT, but it revs all the way up to 6000rpm.
I've never tried the Prius or the Pleo, looks like i'll give em a go.

 

[Cobraboy]

Originally posted by chaser_fan
Cobraboy, did you take that photo? And if you did how did you take the photo with out picking up all the TVs pixels? I've got quite a good digital camera, got any tips?

chaser_fan

Yep, I just held the camera steady, in a brightly lit room so that the camera would use a fast shutter speed, and thats it basically, point and shoot.

 

[Rue]

Originally posted by VIPERGTSR01
is concept actually worth buying?
i was going to once but heard bad reviews about it

Viper, if you do buy it, make sure you get the 'Tokyo-Geneve' version, it's got heaps more cars in it (AMG SL55, Hyundai RC etc.)

I've got both versions and since I got 'Tokyo-Geneve' it's the only one I ever play.

You can look at the GTC board for more info. Hope this helps.

chaser_fan

 

[Rue]

Originally posted by Cobraboy
Yep, I just held the camera steady, in a brightly lit room so that the camera would use a fast shutter speed, and thats it basically, point and shoot.

Cheers, Cobra, I'll have a go at that and tell you what happens.

chaser_fan

 

[Rue]

Originally posted by Cobraboy
Yep, I just held the camera steady, in a brightly lit room so that the camera would use a fast shutter speed, and thats it basically, point and shoot.

I had a quick go and the results were better, I could do with increasing the exposure a bit though. I've attached the pic into another message in this forum.

chaser_fan

 

[Rue]

Originally posted by VIPERGTSR01
is concept actually worth buying?
i was going to once but heard bad reviews about it

Hope this pic helps influence your decision

chaser_fan

Honda NSX-R LM Road Version

 

[BadBatsuMaru]

Interesting... The wheels & fenders are very TVR-looking.

 

[Bollocks#999]

just try driving the W12, fast in a straight line, just dont try to stop or turn it

 

[Vasco]

Heh, the NSX-R is quite dreamy in it's looks...

I like the W12 as well...

I liked the Pod Race oddly enough as well... That was the weirdest GT race ever...

 

[daan]

Originally posted by Famine
The pod race was hilarious and set-off a bit of an OLR flurry.

Yes, I believe I was the World Pod Race Champion.
Although there were only 3 people in it!

 

[bengee]

Originally posted by Famine
Odd, innit...

I think one of the Pleos had a 4 speed, the other had a 7 speed. Wierdest box in the game was on the Prius - it had a single gear - CVT - but the engine revved itself on the line and wouldn't let you get above 3500rpm...!

that is what cvt's are supposed to do... bring you to hte point of maximum power and then comtinuously vary the gear ratio so no matter what speed you are always getting maximum power and torque out of the engine... audi also designed one for the tt but changed it becuase people disliked exactly what you said... people like the revs going up and down... old fashioned since of what sounds powerful... the low revs vroom vroom vroom or one high pitched annoying tone of VROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM... like a little girl was sreaming it i guess