Fuel usage in GT4...

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Depending on what car you ar driving you can overhual it by buying a new one or winning it again. :LOL:

But ya I know what you mean oil should be changeable considering they do it in real life. My stratagy will be to find out the AI's lap times for each 24hour race then aqquire two of the same car that can beat that lap time. Then take one around the ring for 24hours and when it finishes the race with a 50% loss in HP I wont be sad because I have the same exact car still in my garage in mint condition.
 
I have cars well over 50K of KM and it all seem good after oil change :)

The fuel consumption is base on distanced travelled.
 
cjrciadt
I wish my car went the speed limit when the tank went dry :)
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I'm just guessing, but maybe PD intended for us to think that when we are forced to cruise at 80km/h it's like our fuel light is on and we should have just enough to make it into the pits. Of course, this all goes out the window if it's possible to go 80km/h for say, twenty more laps in an endurance race. :)
 
ppith
I'm just guessing, but maybe PD intended for us to think that when we are forced to cruise at 80km/h it's like our fuel light is on and we should have just enough to make it into the pits. Of course, this all goes out the window if it's possible to go 80km/h for say, twenty more laps in an endurance race. :)
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I think it Auto-Pits next time you get near one so that wouldnt ever happen. Thats jsut my understanding of running out of gas though.
 
Here is what happened when you pit:
1. The game asks you what you want to do in the pit, options are: What kind of tires do you want to put on the front, what kind of tires do you want to put on the back, refuel yes or no.

2. The the pit crew start working on your car, changing the tires and refueling at the same time. (default)

3. If you had run on harder tires, it means the tires wear out slower compare to fuel usage, so by the time when the tire changing is done you would still be refueling, and if you want, you can tell the pit crew to stop refueling; however, if you are on softer tires, refueling is often done before the tire change is finished.

So here are answers to your quesitons:
1. The fuel guage is always on.
2. Everytime you start a race you always start with a full tank.
3. Only fueling option you have in control is that you when you want to stop fueling you can can press "X" to tell the pit crew to stop, and the car will automatically exit the pit.
4. You cannot overfill the tank.
 
Majarvis - thanks for pointing that out. I neglected think about how long 24-hour pitstops can be, and the fact that your car isn't the only one taking forever to pit. :dunce:
 
Well I'm happy they added the realism of fuel in GT4. It was something that was always bothering me in GT3. However, I don't like the fact that the car doesn't just stop if you run out of fuel..... and it can still drive at 80.
 
dreams
I have cars well over 50K of KM and it all seem good after oil change :)

The fuel consumption is base on distanced travelled.
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So, are you saying that you have a car in GT4 with more than 50,000 km on it, and after an oil change, it doesn't lose power?
Ten
Majarvis - thanks for pointing that out. I neglected think about how long 24-hour pitstops can be, and the fact that your car isn't the only one taking forever to pit. :dunce:
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Yep, exactly :) If every other cars stop takes just as long, then you're really not losing out. If a pit stop takes 10 minutes, and everyone elses takes 10 minutes, it equals out, obviously.
 
I never tried running out of fuel yet.

And I didn't know that you can actually press X to ask the pit crew to stop refilling. Sweet!
 
dreams
I have cars well over 50K of KM and it all seem good after oil change :)

The fuel consumption is base on distanced travelled.
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So, are you saying that you have a car in GT4 with more than 50,000 km on it, and after an oil change, it doesn't lose power?
 
Ducati999
Yup... after the Nurburgring 24 HR the oil turned almost black and I lost about 50 bhp even after the oil change.
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Damn, that sucks, but at least it isn't very much, I mean 50 hp isn't THAT much to lose, but it still sucks, oh well...
 
Majarvis
Damn, that sucks, but at least it isn't very much, I mean 50 hp isn't THAT much to lose, but it still sucks, oh well...
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I'm not sacrificing 50 horsepower for a race...especially if it CANNOT be recovered. :grumpy:
 
Yeah I know what you mean, but at least it isn't 50% like someone else thought. It is somewhat realistic, because engines do lose horsepower with more mileage, but I still wish there was an overhaul option.
 
Thats awsome! its alot of money, but makes me feel better. If your low on fuel and drag race does it help out your times with the weight? Im going to guess no, but it'd be nice
 
Hyde
u can spend 5,000,000 CR and rebuilt the car and get the power back
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I thought that was only a chassis refresh, and did nothing for the engine (although I am more than likely completely wrong, so please, correct me, and if need be, mock me) :)
 
Majarvis
I thought that was only a chassis refresh, and did nothing for the engine (although I am more than likely completely wrong, so please, correct me, and if need be, mock me) :)
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No mocking (at least from me anyway :sly: ), but it was mentioned earlier that it does restore hp, I just forgot about it.
 
If you look at what cars compete in the 24h race, they All lose power, especially the 600+ PS ones, am I right?

Well, maybe not 50 PS, but you know the durability of the racing engines....... 💡
 
Hmm interesting stuff.

So by my reckoning, if you're doing the ring and you unfortunately run out of fuel just past the pit entrance, by the time you get back round you could be 2 laps down.

Not sure about all this losing horsepower stuff, sounds like it hasn't been implemented all that well. Some cars get better with age, the old Golf GTI's were notorious for getting better the more miles they had on them. Does the weather make any difference to cars performance? (beside's being wet) Turbo charged cars like cold dense air, not hot weather - it's estimated the loss of power is around 1 BHP per degree C, meaning you can lose about 40 - 50 BHP just like that.
 
Hyde
u can spend 5,000,000 CR and rebuilt the car and get the power back
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Is that the option next to weight reduction? If so, it's a chassis refresh and engine overhaul? Methinks that will be one of the options I will use on the shagged MR-2 I just bought.
 
Messiah
Hmm interesting stuff.

So by my reckoning, if you're doing the ring and you unfortunately run out of fuel just past the pit entrance, by the time you get back round you could be 2 laps down.
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If the alternative is that you instantly lose the race if you run out of fuel, then going 2 laps down doesn't seem so bad.
 
They would never make you instantly lose. Could you imagine being o nthe last 20seconds of the nurb 24hour and instantly losing? In GT5 im guess that even with car damage and being able to flip them you will not instantly lose the race after you hit a wall at 200+mph. I'm guessing it just messes up your car royaly and you go really slow the whole race.
 
05_Stang
They would never make you instantly lose. Could you imagine being o nthe last 20seconds of the nurb 24hour and instantly losing? In GT5 im guess that even with car damage and being able to flip them you will not instantly lose the race after you hit a wall at 200+mph. I'm guessing it just messes up your car royaly and you go really slow the whole race.
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I would rather instantly loose than drive 5mph around the Ring. I would rather be declared dead and have my save game erased.
 

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