Best street legal car in GT5?

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Meegulls
You must own an s2000 lol. The McLaren will wipe the floor with the s2000 including lap times
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I would like to own one... :P
I was surprised. On a track with short straights S2000 gives a really good competition for F1 and many times even beating it. Take them to the track and try it yourself.
 
The MacLaren was not a street modified Class C racecar. Was always planned and built as a 'no compromise' supercar and then was race modified to compete in various classes.

I would pick the '02 NSX Type R as my favourite. Beats my race modded Acura NSX by a long shot...
 
oze
I also hear that the Jaguar XJ220 '92 and Honda NSX Prototype LM Road Car are good choices.
Haven't tried personally those...
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You would be correct, sir! The XJ220 drives and handles fabulously - you won't be led astray. I'd suggest trying it if you get the opportunity.👍👍
 
grog
Just a little tid bit on stock cars and online racing: Yeah you could use the Nissan R390 road car or other Road car versions of race cars but I've found that most people will get upset at you for picking those types of cars. I've decided not to use them anymore in "stock car" or "road car" rooms.
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Those people are just cry babies. It's been my experience that what most of those whinners really want is for you not to have a better car than them. They don't care about the fact the car is street legal. Here is a list of cars I've had them cry about me using:

Amuse S2000 GT1 & 380RS
Citroen GT Road Car
Cizeta V16T
Jaguar XJ220 Road Car
Mazda Furai
Nissan R390 Road Car
Spyker C8
Suzuki GSX-R/4
Tommy Kaira ZZ-II & ZZ-S

See what I mean? Not only are they cry babies, but they're also stupid. I was actually booted once for using the Spyker C8.

In this game, if it doesn't have a number, it's not a race car as far as I'm concerned.
 
I've run a decent amount of practice runs to find out the fastest street legal car. The track was Grand Valley East. It favors a bit high top speed cars because of the long straight.

Constantly lapping under 58 seconds:
1. Nissan Nissan R390 GT1 Road Car '98
2. Cadillac CIEN Concept '02
3. Volkswagen W12 Nardo Concept '01

And the rest that come very close in lap times:
4. TVR Cerbera Speed 12 '00
5. Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR '08
6. Lamborghini Murciélago LP 670-4 SuperVeloce '08
7. Nissan GT-R SpecV '09
8. McLaren F1 '94
9. Amuse S2000 GT1 Turbo
10. Tommykaira ZZII '00

I have to say that after fine-tuning and learning to drive the R390, it's my favorite! :D
There are some other cars that I should test that would probably make the list...
 
Does anyone know about the street legality of Mazda Furai?

as said before its a concept car any concept car is not street legal thats why its called concept very few concept cars make it to production
 
calico
Does anyone know about the street legality of Mazda Furai?

as said before its a concept car any concept car is not street legal thats why its called concept very few concept cars make it to production
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It's not. They built 1 (I think just 1), and it was basically a race car through and through. It's since been dismantled.
 
IMO, anything that says "concept" or "road car" would not be considered a sporting choice for a "real car only" online room.

Concept cars are just that... theoretical builds of cars that never got manufactured for the public. They don't need to bog the concept car down with silly things like safety features or creature comforts, ignore laws that limit what the car should do, and do performance tests without worrying about long-term reliability.

I would consider cars like the R390 Road Car to be similar, as only two were ever built, and none were sold.
 
Mclaren F1 is the fastest street legal car, for circuit racing.

Mazda Furai - A racing concept car, not street legal
Pagani Zonda R - A racing/track car, not street legal
Corvette ZR1 RM - Rm turns it into a racing car, not street legal.


Any car with a RM is no longer street legal, however the Mclaren F1 can have the same downforce levels as racing cars (such as the Zonda R) with the aerodynamics kit, while remaining a street legal road car.
 
Depends on where you live as I doubt a McLaren F1 is "street legal" here in the states.

Is there any law here that DEMANDS you have a left-mounted wheel?
 
Bigbazz
Mclaren F1 is the fastest street legal car, for circuit racing.

Mazda Furai - A racing concept car, not street legal
Pagani Zonda R - A racing/track car, not street legal
Corvette ZR1 RM - Rm turns it into a racing car, not street legal.


Any car with a RM is no longer street legal, however the Mclaren F1 can have the same downforce levels as racing cars (such as the Zonda R) with the aerodynamics kit, while remaining a street legal road car.
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The F1 gets front aero? I never got around to adding a lip to mine.


scarslasher
Depends on where you live as I doubt a McLaren F1 is "street legal" here in the states.

Is there any law here that DEMANDS you have a left-mounted wheel?
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No, it's legal. There are F1s driving around in the US.
Also, post office workers have RHD cars all over the country.
 
RugerGuy
Those people are just cry babies. It's been my experience that what most of those whinners really want is for you not to have a better car than them. They don't care about the fact the car is street legal. Here is a list of cars I've had them cry about me using:

Amuse S2000 GT1 & 380RS
Citroen GT Road Car
Cizeta V16T
Jaguar XJ220 Road Car
Mazda Furai
Nissan R390 Road Car
Spyker C8
Suzuki GSX-R/4
Tommy Kaira ZZ-II & ZZ-S

See what I mean? Not only are they cry babies, but they're also stupid. I was actually booted once for using the Spyker C8.

In this game, if it doesn't have a number, it's not a race car as far as I'm concerned.
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Well, see, a lot of people would look at several of these cars as 'the unfair advantage'. The Amuse S2000 is basically a RM'ed car, and cars like the Furai, the R390 and the Suzuki play be another set of rules, really. I see nothing wrong with the Spyker or the Cizeta, though.

The reason why people don't like it is because when cars like these are allowed, everyone will start gravitating to a small handful of cars, totally defeating the purpose of having a 'street car only' room, where the vast majority of the GT5 garage is in play. The one guy who shows up with one of these cars basically forces everyone else to do the same if they want to be competitive, and they're stuck doing something they didn't want to do in the first place.

When I play Forza online, the R3 class is dominated by the Mosler. So when one guy shows up with a Mosler, he's the douchebag who makes everybody else change their cars, rather than him adjusting to what everybody else wants to drive. The other guys never get a chance to drive the cars they want.

This is true if we're talking about street cars, it's true if we're talking about race cars -- when one guy brings the gun to the knife fight, it spoils the fun for everyone. So as far as I can tell, the crybaby is the one who insists on having it his own way.
 
VW Nardo is by far the fastest road car I own. awesome traction and acceleration. have won many many races with it.
 
ElSecundo
The Amuse S2000 is basically a RM'ed car
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Amuse S2000 GT1 Turbo is originally designed together by Kaz Yamauchi and Amuse founder Hideki Tanabe (r.i.p.) for GT5P and then made real by Power House Amuse. It's intention was to be the ultimate machine for Touge racing in Japan. Touge races are held on public roads so those cars are usually street legal. GT1 and GT1 Turbo were driven by Tanabe in his personal life. So it is perfectly street legal. It even has all the comfortabilities like air conditioning and audio system. The car is made without compromises as a true bloodied racer and every day drivable car. One can also buy a GT1 widebody kit from Amuse to modify their own S2000. :)
 
I would compare that Amuse with any other modded car. I would not call it a stock street car, but it would be fair to present up against tuned/modded street cars.
 
Any car that has front down force adjustability should be grouped with race cars. Street cars with out this adjustment, just can't keep up with those cars.
 
oze
Amuse S2000 GT1 Turbo is originally designed together by Kaz Yamauchi and Amuse founder Hideki Tanabe (r.i.p.) for GT5P and then made real by Power House Amuse. It's intention was to be the ultimate machine for Touge racing in Japan. Touge races are held on public roads so those cars are usually street legal. GT1 and GT1 Turbo were driven by Tanabe in his personal life. So it is perfectly street legal. It even has all the comfortabilities like air conditioning and audio system. The car is made without compromises as a true bloodied racer and every day drivable car. One can also buy a GT1 widebody kit from Amuse to modify their own S2000. :)
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Correct if I'm wrong, as I don't know much about "Touge" races.

Having a race on a public road does not require a street legal car.
If the race is a) officially sanctioned then any car could be used, or b) illegal street racing, then again, really any car can be used as you're doing something illegal anyway.
We have a hillclimb event every summer on a local, public road. Plently of non-street legal cars compete in the race. They are trailered to and from the course.
That said, that car may well be street legal, I don't know anything about it. :)

And in general:
All street legal means is that it complies with the local and national regulations. These include ride height requirements, headlights, taillights, reflectors, the kinds of tires, brakes, emissions, etc.
For an amusing comparison, there are plenty of raised trucks around here which are not legal, however a McLaren F1 is 100% legal to drive on a public road.
 
For me, so far it's the Mine's R34 base '06

Pretty much looks road legal

Love the way it attacks the 'ring, especially on the 4h enduro.
 
D_M
Any car that has front down force adjustability should be grouped with race cars. Street cars with out this adjustment, just can't keep up with those cars.
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The F1 requires you to buy the aerodynamics kit for this, the performance increase is quite considerable due to the extra downforce.

Should be said though that the Mclaren F1 LM cars, a few of the standard Mclaren F1 road cars (with the bodykit upgrade option) and the converted Mclaren F1 GTR (race cars) are all road legal while having racing car aerodynamics on them.

In GT5 we only have the normal Mclaren F1 road car available, but the tuning/upgrade options and aero allow us to fairly closely recreate both the LM and GTR versions. The LM was a road car built for the road, so i think it is valid as a street car, and for that reason i think though it may be slightly unfair, it is valid to have the Aero on the Mclaren F1.



But even without the aero upgrade, as a stock car it is still the fastest road legal car in the game for many tracks.
 
freedomweasel
Correct if I'm wrong, as I don't know much about "Touge" races.

Having a race on a public road does not require a street legal car.
If the race is a) officially sanctioned then any car could be used, or b) illegal street racing, then again, really any car can be used as you're doing something illegal anyway.
We have a hillclimb event every summer on a local, public road. Plently of non-street legal cars compete in the race. They are trailered to and from the course.
That said, that car may well be street legal, I don't know anything about it. :)

And in general:
All street legal means is that it complies with the local and national regulations. These include ride height requirements, headlights, taillights, reflectors, the kinds of tires, brakes, emissions, etc.
For an amusing comparison, there are plenty of raised trucks around here which are not legal, however a McLaren F1 is 100% legal to drive on a public road.
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There are both types of Touge races but usually they're illegal as far as I understand. And yes, there might be not-street-legal cars participating but most of them guys drive around in those cars day to day. And Amuse cars are all street legal. It's their "must"

And yes, F1 is perfectly street legal in real life as are all one or two of a kind road going versions of LM cars. Which is, like someone said, unfair but it's all within the rules. :)

About the concept cars... I'll guess that most of them wouldn't be street legal in real life... Does anyone have accurate information?
 
I like to max out the road legal cars and test them on the same track...

I've generally stuck RS tyres on, but i've found it pretty much levels out most of teh cars and covers up any natural traits in the handling... I think i'll go back and try them with a lower state of tune and SS tyres..

Anyway, So far I've achieved these times:

Trial mountain / maxed out performance / Racing softs

Mclaren F1 '94 - 1:21.314
GT-R SpecV '09 - 1:22.054
Veyron - 1:22.487
Viper SRT10 ACR '08 - 1:22.564
R8 5.2 FSI Quattro '09 - 1:22.567
S2000 GT1 turbo - 1:22.884 {i dont think this was a clean lap}
XJ220 '92 - 1:22.921
SLS AMG '10 - 1:22.927

I havent bought all that I want to buy yet... and i'm a pretty rubbish driver on GT5, too aggressive lol... and using DS3.
 
scarslasher
Depends on where you live as I doubt a McLaren F1 is "street legal" here in the states.

Is there any law here that DEMANDS you have a left-mounted wheel?
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I believe it is legal. Here is what I found.

" Yes the F1 is legal. It passed the madatory 5mph crash test with flying colors. And it used a pre-approved BMW V-12. "
 
-Skyline and NSX LM Road Cars .
-The nissan GT1 Road car (R390 or something) But strange enouf this one isnt as fast as it looks.
 

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