Fuel Consumption is Finally Fixed

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21+ minutes 36.5 miles 12.85 laps 9%~ tire wear

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23+ minutes 34.04 miles 9.2 laps 8%~ tire wear 1.84 mpg

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35+ minutes 41.4 miles 27.6 laps 8%~ tire wear 2.85 mpg

I'm guessing you won't ever have to worry about tires though considering they will replace all of it when you pit.

I'm going to try out the Corvette next as we can actually know the fuel tank size for comparison.
 
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So that's 30 miles on a track till empty for the the corvette?

I hope we can fit racing fuel tanks to road cars :D

Regardless, great news, I wonder if the electric cars and hybrids cars energy consumption is correct.
 
MildAshers
So that's 30 miles on a track till empty for the the corvette?

I hope we can fit racing fuel tanks to road cars :D

Regardless, great news, I wonder if the electric cars and hybrids cars energy consumption is correct.
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I messed up the count it must've been 9.2 miles.
 
That's really cool that they got the fuel consumption fixed, or at least so it seems more realistic. In FM5 You could driver hundreds of miles and still not pit for fuel or tires.
 
In the indy race I noticed the Fuel depleting at a much faster rate then what we were used to in FM5. I think by the end of the race I was down by at least 1/4 to 1/3 of the tank.
 
Finally! Have they put gaps displayed between cars as in + or - to the position in front or behind in yet? That was a terrible omission from Forza 5 and one the community constantly asked to get patched in.
 
Those 2-4 hour stints will be interesting, that's up to 12 refuels needed in a single stint.
 
MildAshers
That's in, there's an option to turn in on the hud menu in the demo.
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I missed this. Will have to try to make sure it works. Absolutely essential in online races.
 
What do you guys think of the tire wear rate? is 8-9% after 20 minutes a good amount?
 
FordGTGuy
What do you guys think of the tire wear rate? is 8-9% after 20 minutes a good amount?
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No idea how close to reality that is, but in terms of gaming that's pretty pointless.

Unless there's either a huge difference between 1% and 9% or some 2 hrs plus races it's pretty pointless.
 
I've not raced in a league. If pits are open during safety car period, may be some good strategy to play out.
 
FordGTGuy
What do you guys think of the tire wear rate? is 8-9% after 20 minutes a good amount?
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I think it is way low... Maybe so looking at the results of the 12 hours of Sebring for 2015 the GTD (GT3ish cars) pitted for tires around 69 minutes in, or 33.3 laps at an average of 2:04 per lap using the best times since that pit was under yellow and at the beginning of the race I am assuming they were more like ~29-30 laps in. Also since it was a full course caution I can't comment on how much the tires were needed, it was most likely a strategy call. If we use the 29 laps as a marker they went ~108 miles before pitting for tire or fuel.

Now here is the disclaimer that none of this matters: the Corvette in the demo is running street tires, I don't know in race conditions which would last longer street vs race, I assume race since they will be built to handle the abuse but I haven't personally looked into it. I don't know what size fuel tank is on the GTD Porsches, I'd be willing to bet money it's not 37 gallons at the S3 rate or 58 gallon tank at the Z06 rate.
Personally I think fuel consumption and/or fuel tank size is off (consumption high/ tank size modeled low) according to your results @FordGTGuy tire wear seems to be low.

There is my kinda geeky post for the month, if you have gotten this far thanks for reading, it's a pain to type this much on an iPhone.
 
Frizbe
I think it is way low... Maybe so looking at the results of the 12 hours of Sebring for 2015 the GTD (GT3ish cars) pitted for tires around 69 minutes in, or 33.3 laps at an average of 2:04 per lap using the best times since that pit was under yellow and at the beginning of the race I am assuming they were more like ~29-30 laps in. Also since it was a full course caution I can't comment on how much the tires were needed, it was most likely a strategy call. If we use the 29 laps as a marker they went ~108 miles before pitting for tire or fuel.

Now here is the disclaimer that none of this matters: the Corvette in the demo is running street tires, I don't know in race conditions which would last longer street vs race, I assume race since they will be built to handle the abuse but I haven't personally looked into it. I don't know what size fuel tank is on the GTD Porsches, I'd be willing to bet money it's not 37 gallons at the S3 rate or 58 gallon tank at the Z06 rate.
Personally I think fuel consumption and/or fuel tank size is off (consumption high/ tank size modeled low) according to your results @FordGTGuy tire wear seems to be low.

There is my kinda geeky post for the month, if you have gotten this far thanks for reading, it's a pain to type this much on an iPhone.
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Should be noted that the times I listed are when the cars hit absolute zero fuel. Race cars generally have much larger fuel tanks than street cars and 1.8 mpg sounds about right for a Corvette at WOT around a track.

A Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 has a 30 US gallon fuel tank, I don't know what the fuel usage rate is but I would bet that race cars in GT3 have better fuel economy than a WOT 15' Z06.

A Ferrari 458 GT3 could manage 108 miles by getting 3.7 mpg on a 30 gallon tank.

Also from a quick search it seems that street tires had more tread than slicks and will last much longer on the road than slicks could.

Once we get the full game we can continue these observations and see how they match up with race cars.
 
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Some race cars start ay 3mm of rubber on a slick. Average car might have 7mm. I'd think a road car might wear out quicker going full throttle around an abrasive race track. Then, I've not tested a race cat vs road car for tyre wear around a modern race circuit.
 
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Some race cars start ay 3mm of rubber on a slick. Average car might have 7mm. I'd think a road car might wear out quicker going full throttle around an abrasive race track. Then, I've not tested a race cat vs road car for tyre wear around a modern race circuit.
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I'm guessing the Corvette in the game has some version of racing slicks for wet conditions.

Burning up the tires in the game will waste a set of tires very quickly.
 
FordGTGuy
I'm guessing the Corvette in the game has some version of racing slicks for wet conditions.

Burning up the tires in the game will waste a set of tires very quickly.
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This will be awesome for team strategy online. We haven't even seen how Formula E will turn out. Should be exciting things to come.
 
FordGTGuy
I'm guessing the Corvette in the game has some version of racing slicks for wet conditions.

Burning up the tires in the game will waste a set of tires very quickly.
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Well no the corvette probably has standard road tyres which can be used in wet or dry. AFAIK only the race cars have specific wet tyres as they would normally have slicks.
 
MildAshers
Well no the corvette probably has standard road tyres which can be used in wet or dry. AFAIK only the race cars have specific wet tyres as they would normally have slicks.
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Ah, I thought they said every car gets wet slicks in the rain...

BTW I grew up in Norfolk in Virginia, it is actually name after your Norfolk.
 
FordGTGuy
Ah, I thought they said every car gets wet slicks in the rain...

BTW I grew up in Norfolk in Virginia, it is actually name after your Norfolk.
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But not as flat I hope (if that Laurel & Hardy song about the Blue Ridge Mountains is accurate).
 
What was the time of the first and last laps? Ex. 3rd lap time and 15th lap time.

Since consumption would leave the car lighter, the laps should be faster.
 
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What was the time of the first and last laps? Ex. 3rd lap time and 15th lap time.

Since consumption would leave the car lighter, the laps should be faster.
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Probably not as good considering the wear from the tires on the lap would likely undo any weight saved from the gas.
 
ImaRobot
Probably not as good considering the wear from the tires on the lap would likely undo any weight saved from the gas.
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But the tire wear was only 9%!?

If the fuel actually influence the car's weight , should have a greater gain in car performance as the tire is still in good condition
 

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