In hindsight I did say...
So I actually dared hoped PD would let us do something really 'special' with this 'special' 12R
...And let us make it visually resemble that of the Super Taikyu Racing car it’s based on. But I should know better, you take a plunge when you start to hope for anything good these days, but I did it anyway.
This is as far as I got. PD went through the trouble of making the widebody aesthetically similar along with the aero parts, but unfortunately no hard top though.
If you haven’t installed the update already, you may be thinking, '
ah well that’s not too bad it’s the Super Taikyu racing version without the roof, so what?'
Well, you’ll have to leave what you know about the official Racing Roadster 12R’s performance figures at the door, because it gets even worse for the roadster!
When I saw the null figures for its weight and BHP readings, I thought “
oh boy”. Brought it to the tune shop and my fears were realized. Aside from installing power restrictor, ballast and adjustable aero, you cannot tune the Roadster 12R mechanically what so ever.
Now, I knew this 12R was going to be a clone, but I didn’t think it would be a mechanically useless one as well! Can a free gift ever feel like a burden? I’d post a meme right now, but I’ll leave it alone….Damn it PD.
So, it turns out the only car I was looking forward to in this 1.63 update…..
Was the
only car I was looking forward to in this 1.63 update.
The Elantra N, has everything I ‘
hoped’ going for it in this update. It’s the reason alone why I now finally own a Hyundai at all in GT7, specifically two now.
From the short sessions I’ve had with it in game, the Elantra N in GT7 is quite the performer and, given the right tuning, it would have no problem simulating the performance accredited to it’s TCR sibling.
Personally, I’ll leave the TCR/Gr.4 criteria to be filled by the official one. I can only ‘
Hope’ (Damn I'm using that word again) we’ll see some actual TCR’s in the GT series one day.
Otherwise, the real-life touring car categories below that of GR.4/GT4/TCR hardly exist in GT7. It doesn’t help that PD have been grooming Gr.4 to facilitate and balance cars reminiscent to an Elantra N Cup car into it either. Most likely because the current physics themselves rule out the idea of distinguishing them in the first place. But that’s where we can make a difference. Or not. Whatever, more power to us in any case. Above all very happy with the Elantra!
