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Hello, im a little new to gran turismo and i need some help.

I have no idea what I should look for when i buy a new car. for example.What is torque? Should a car i buy have as much as possible or little as possible torque? RPM, should my car have as much RPM as possible or as little RPM as possible? Another confusing thing is that RPM appear in two places! both behind Horsepowers and behind torque.:dunce: . Ide allso be happy if someone could explain differences between 4wd FF, and RR (drivetrains) etc. I know that 4wd is 3 wheel drive cars and MR is back wheel cars whith a mid placed engine or something. but how will this affect the cars preformance on the road?
 
Right, first welcome! And then the explanation...

Torque is the amount of brute force the engine produces to turn the crankshaft and thus the driving wheels. Bigger engines have more torque and a high torque figure helps you to accelerate out of slow corners, the downside being the tendency to spin tyres.

RPM is not a big deal overall, some engines have lots of RPM but little power (many small Japanese engines) and some have low RPM figures but tons of power and torque (most US V-8's). The RPM figures after power and torque indicate the spots on which the power and torque are at their highest. High horsepower RPM makes for a high-revving engine with a quite lifeless low end and vice versa, the same applies to torque. Compare the figures to the maximum RPM of the car (you'll see it from the tachometer, where the red area begins) you're driving and proceed from there.

Then the drivetrains:

4WD = four driving wheels, superb traction but often higher weight and more understeer.

FR = rear wheel drive, engine at the front, the classic sports car layout with good balance, speed and even tyre wear.

MR = rear wheel drive, engine at the middle, the fastest layout but also the trickiest to drive, master it and you'll be the winner.

RR = rear wheel drive, engine at the rear, tricky to drive but fast when mastered. Used on Porsches (RUF's in the game) and that tells something about the capabilities of it.

FF = front wheel drive, engine at the front, the modern family car layout with (usually) lots of understeer and heavy front tyre wear.

Hope this helps,

- R -
 
ok, so i should look for a FR or MR car with lots of HP, above avarage torque and the RPM dosent matter? and if uve got lots of torque u should have an anti spin control mounted?
 
The main three figures to look for are bhp, torque and weight, the more torque and bhp the car has, the more powerful is will be, too powerful isn't good, if the car has too much power you will lose control easier. Weight is the other wa round, a lighter car tends to be more agile, better round corners and generally faster at acceleration as well. Ultimately, you don't need the best car to win races though, but combining too much power and too little weight is a bad thing, you'll have a car you can't control. As you get better you can start driving more powerful car's and so on until in the end your doing 250+mph down the Mulsanne straight in an LMP or group C racer.
 
good write ups greycap and live4speed:tup:
 
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