Does GT5 Need More OLD Cars?

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I'm very excited about the Jaguar XJR-9 '88 and VW 1200 '66. Not only will they be fun, but they may just open the door for more classic cars in future DLC.
 
Most definately.

There are loads of fantastic older cars that deserve to be in the game in premium quality.

New cars lack a certain something for me.
 
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You can never too many classic cars, I think. They could make a game of cars from the 80s back and it'd be awesome.
 
No it needs more new supercars
 
Definitely need more muscle. They missed out on so many of the big name cars.
 
Definitely! But GT5 doesn't need more cars, per se. It needs a wider, more comprehensive range of cars, IMO. Not just old but middle-aged and new, too.

This has been a GT5 development mystery to me from the get go (as has been stated ad nauseam):

Why have 1000+ cars, a "museum" of car history collectibles, and NOT have a more complete range of historical cars? Where is the Model T for example? The Alfa Romeo Alfetta 158? The Pontiac Bonneville Special? The Lotus 25? You could go on and on!
Surely PD doesn't believe the SKYLINE to be one of history's most legendary of vehicles.
Granted, I don't know how many Nordschleife races I'd do with a Model T but it's probably about the same amount I'd do with a Schwimmwagen. Of all the many confounding miss-steps PD have made in their otherwise brilliant game (stunted menu design, half-baked customization options, under-developed course maker, etc, etc, etc, aside) this one bothers me the most. They seem to have taken a step in this direction and then abandoned it for more GTRs and Miatas.

Diversity would seem like a no-brainer. Instead with GT5, arguably one of the PS3's and Sony's most profitable and revered franchises, Polyphony Digital focuses an insane amount of effort and detail on some of the least interesting cars.

When a game as beloved as GT does so many things right in terms of graphics and physics it still feels like such a disappointing missed opportunity that the rest of it's framework (some of it quite innovative in it's initial concept) is so strangely skewed and unfinished.

This is coming from someone who has played the game religiously since launch, and to be clear, I love the game and still laud PD for their successes. I just hope, for GT6's sake, PD can learn from their mistakes, from their fans, and from their rivals, too.

(rant over! :guilty:)
 
This was something I was envisioning myself. We are all so enamored with some of today's automobiles and racing cars that not as many people care about classics. The classics we do have are all mostly revered by a lot of true car fans. Especially the eight-figure classic cars (like the Ferrari 330 P4, for example) are surely some of the loveliest classics in any GT game. Classics can range from significant cars of their time to perhaps even some underrated old cars. Then of course, you get into the vintage racing scene. For a game that is about racing, I think it's equally important to feature classic racing machines to show the forward progress of motorsport over the years. I would surely enjoy racing any of the lovely F1 cars of the 1960s, like the Lotus 49. I'd even enjoy racing old-style IMSA cars and Can-Am racing machines. World Sportscar Championship, anyone? What about the Targa Florio and Mille Miglia machines?

Lay it on me, PD!
 
More cars from any era would be a plus. It's not all about racing, and that's one of the things I really enjoyed in GT4.
 
I don't have an issue with PD adding more old cars as long as they are relevant choices.
 
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I don't have an issue with PD adding more old cars as long as they are relevant choices.
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What choices would be relevant
 
Speaking of old cars, can somebody answer me this....

Is the top speed of the '69 Camaro Z-28 (premium) and other muscle cars of the same era actually gear limited to 110 mph?

It's really annoying that I can't really use those cars for anything because they're so slow on the top end.
 
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Speaking of old cars, can somebody answer me this....

Is the top speed of the '69 Camaro Z-28 (premium) and other muscle cars of the same era actually gear limited to 110 mph?

It's really annoying that I can't really use those cars for anything because they're so slow on the top end.
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Yes they were, these muscle cars were designed with acceleration as the main goal, you can fit a custom one in GT5 though.
 
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Yes they were, these muscle cars were designed with acceleration as the main goal, you can fit a custom one in GT5 though.
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Although I wish there was a way to change the rear end gears to increase the top speed without going to a full racing transmission (would like to drive one without the gear whine). :(
 
I would love a mix. The latest DLC is a good start. Semi Modern Race car (it'll be vintage next year...), Super Car, Modern Cars, Iconic Vintage Car. I would love to see more muscle from the 30's-50's though. All of the Auto Unions and Silver Arrows, some 30's-60's Grand Prix, Vintage Sports Cars, and Can Am for starters.

The Race Cars from the 30's and 40's sculpted a lot of our automotive history.
 
Yes, old cars have flavor, plus, it was a time before exhaust noise regulation, when a Camaro SS could pump out 100+ db out of the exhaust.
 
Yes. I think older cars that aren't Japanese are needed in gt5, such as the mk1 escort (should be great for drifting)
 
Yeah, can't have to many classics. Like a lot of people said, classic that aren't Japanese cars would be pretty sweet.
 
I'd love to see some more older racing cars. I can't believe they don't have any GTP cars. I think it would be superb if it had Toyota Eagle mk3, Intrepid, Corvette GTP, Jaguar xjr14, xjr16, Nissan npti 90. They would fit very nicely into the group c and lmp races. I'm sure some of those cars would be made faster than r92cp, Toyota Minolta etc.

I also would like to see some more CanAm cars like some McLarens, Lolas and Shadows. That would make the notorious "historic racing car cup" even tougher.

The game is also very short of touring cars notwithstanding the dtm cars. I'd like some btcc cars like Honda Accords, Ford Mondeos, Volvo S40s etc. MAybe throw in a Cosworth RS500 Sierra. They could maybe have made a championship just for this type of touring car.
 
More Lola race cars please, shame they have got into financial issues :(
 
I'd love to see PD retain the vast majority of the current GT4/5 cars, all Premiumnized for GT6. I think it's be a major step back if they removed the all those average non-sportscars models, cause that is truly what makes Gran Turismo what it is - having cars that we have all sat in and seen on the road every day. If they can pull that off and then add about 150+ new cars to the line-up, then GT will remain what it has been.

I don't want to see all these beautiful cars disappear, especially all the "average" sedans from the 80's and 90's, there's something special about driving those, even if they don't provide the best racing. It's more about providing a wonderful "Automobile Museum", in which we can go back in history and admire the cars inside and out, then take them for a drive. That's what I hope, I wish PD would just take those 800 standards and hand them to a private modelling team and just have them do the "dirty work" all to PD Premium standards, that way the PD team could concentrate on new vehicle additions and tracks. That would make this game untouchable in the racing game world and wouldn't be a step back in any way.
 
More classic cars? Yes please! So many possibilities....:drool:

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There are so many amazing classic cars as well as new model cars that make excellent additions to the series. The only questions is , where do you start?
 
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