how many miles to break in a car

[Rallywagon]

thats the question, I've been hunting and searching the board, but I havent found the answer. anyone know?

 

[Ross]

178 I think

 

[Rallywagon]

Thanks for the quick reply. Ive always just kinda adjusted things as they needed as the power increased, which really, I never adjusted much, so I never paid attention to the mileage as things changed.

 

[I Love GT6]

200 I think, But carcrash could be right too.

 

[Eric W]

I'm not sure it's exactly the same for every vehicle but 50 laps at Daytona will fully break in the Ferrari Enzo. 50 Laps at Daytona is only 125 miles.

 

[TP1]

200 km / 124 miles
http://www.mygranturismo.net/article.php?id=15

 

[crcn11]

My GTR Black Edition was 150 miles I'm sure

 

[Eric W]

Some cars like the Veyron don't need to be broken in.

 

[TP1]

Some cars like the Veyron don't need to be broken in.

That is false.

 

[ImTheZobi]

but isnt there a way to fix them i mean..engine overhall or chasis maintaince doesnt help?

 

[Eric W]

That is false.

Well, my fully tuned Veyron started with 0 miles on it had 1256HP. It has not gain a single HP and it has well over 1000 miles on it now. There are other cars that seem to have max HP at 0 miles.

 

[Eric W]

but isnt there a way to fix them i mean..engine overhall or chasis maintaince doesnt help?

Break-in not Broken.

 

[Jmac279]

Well, my fully tuned Veyron started with 0 miles on it had 1256HP. It has not gain a single HP and it has well over 1000 miles on it now. There are other cars that seem to have max HP at 0 miles.

If you bought it from the Online Car Dealership, those ones are already broken in for some reason.

 

[Eric W]

Even the Veyron that I won from winning the "GT World Championship" had max HP after I fully tuned it.

 

[watermelon punch]

If you bought it from the Online Car Dealership, those ones are already broken in for some reason.

I don't think this is true.

 

[Techy]

I don't think this is true.

I think so as well, and since the cars start off with a clean mileage.
And for the OP, most likely 200 km is when the car is fully broken in.

 

[TP1]

Well, my fully tuned Veyron started with 0 miles on it had 1256HP. It has not gain a single HP and it has well over 1000 miles on it now. There are other cars that seem to have max HP at 0 miles.

I have just tested this.
0/0 Veyron max tuned + oil change = 1256 BHP

So there are some cars which do not need to be braked-in

 

[watermelon punch]

I have just tested this.
0/0 Veyron max tuned + oil change = 1256 BHP

So there are some cars which do not need to be braked-in

How about on an unmodified one?
Perhaps there's some cap to the HP upon modification?

I'm pretty sure OCD cars do need to be broken in though. As well as other 0 miles cars from the UCD, or prize tickets.

 

[CodeRedR51]

I have just tested this.
0/0 Veyron max tuned + oil change = 1256 BHP

So there are some cars which do not need to be braked-in

*broken-in.

Now run that car in B-Spec to put 200 miles on it and report back.

 

[jlbmel]

There is not a single mileage number for a car to be fully broken in. I have always used a range of 180 to 200 miles. I think it depends on the type of car itself. In my opinion, a higher HP car like the Toyota Minolta may take more miles than a VW Beetle for instance.
A few months ago, I wanted to max the HP on all my 2010 Nascar cars. The mileage on these cars ranged from 184.3 to 209.3 miles when they reached max HP. Today I noticed one of the cars was 14 HP below the max and it had only 107.6 miles. I just took this car and ran it in practice at Daytona. It finally reached max HP at 200.3 miles.
The 0 mile cars in the OCD have a higher HP reading than a 0 mile car received from any of the tickets. That is why people say the cars are already broken in. I do not know if this is true and I have not driven any of the OCD cars a long enough distance to see if they actually increase in HP like a normal car does during break in.

 

[watermelon punch]

The 0 mile cars in the OCD have a higher HP reading than a 0 mile car received from any of the tickets. That is why people say the cars are already broken in. I do not know if this is true and I have not driven any of the OCD cars a long enough distance to see if they actually increase in HP like a normal car does during break in.

What do you mean by "higher HP reading" ??
Where?

 

[jlbmel]

What do you mean by "higher HP reading" ??
Where?

If you compare the stats of any two identical cars with 0 miles (one from the OCD and one received from any ticket), the car from the OCD will have more horsepower when you view it's data in the garage.

 

[watermelon punch]

If you compare the stats of any two identical cars with 0 miles (one from the OCD and one received from any ticket), the car from the OCD will have more horsepower when you view it's data in the garage.

How about in the tuning screen when "you're in the car"?

I ask because I've noticed some flaws in the garage hp display.
Particularly, I noticed this with my various karts. The garage display will show something different from the view inside the garage of the car, and different still from the hp in the tuning display when you're "in the kart".

 

[whereSTheFUhd]

200 km / 124 miles
http://www.mygranturismo.net/article.php?id=15

If you're using the chart listed in that link, it would be up to 186 miles to break-in a car, under what they have categorized as 'Long Term Variation' - i.e., initial break-in of engine and then eventual wear down of engine beyond overhaul repair-ability.

What you're referring to (124 miles) is what they have categorized as 'Short Term Variation', which is the horsepower and torque gained/lost due to an oil change and the subsequent break down in proper viscosity of the engine oil.

The last category of 'Middle Term Variation' is in reference to power loss due to engine wear that is repairable with an engine overhaul.

 

[Lock2Lock]

This is what i have done everytime since this game came out.... Go to daytona super speedway... Turn tirewear and fuel consumption on.... nothing else has to be on... I do a total of 80laps... usually do 2 sets of 40 just encased i get disconnected from my room.

 

[GTP_Monkey]

Any car from the OCD (they are not new cars) will already be broken in, They used to have mileage but PD zeroed it at a previous update but left them all broken in.

OP, It take between 150 to 230 mile to break a new car in, why certain cars are different I dont know I always thought they all broke in at same mileage till recently when I compared 2 cars on different acc. 1 with 3000 miles at 897 bhp and the other at 220 miles at 870 both oil changed and fully tuned.

 

[watermelon punch]

Any car from the OCD (they are not new cars) will already be broken in, They used to have mileage but PD zeroed it at a previous update but left them all broken in.

Then why did we have to break in our Nissan 240zg cars that we all bought for a race from the OCD a couple of weeks ago?
https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=241756
Mine was gaining HP with every practice race I did. (It reached the peak HP at about 157miles.)
Another guy's was significantly lower in HP by the time he started practicing, that he gave it to his bspec bob to break-in.
???
So are we sure it's ALL cars from the OCD that are broken in?

 

[snowgt]

There is not a single mileage number for a car to be fully broken in. I have always used a range of 180 to 200 miles. I think it depends on the type of car itself. In my opinion, a higher HP car like the Toyota Minolta may take more miles than a VW Beetle for instance.
A few months ago, I wanted to max the HP on all my 2010 Nascar cars. The mileage on these cars ranged from 184.3 to 209.3 miles when they reached max HP. Today I noticed one of the cars was 14 HP below the max and it had only 107.6 miles. I just took this car and ran it in practice at Daytona. It finally reached max HP at 200.3 miles.
The 0 mile cars in the OCD have a higher HP reading than a 0 mile car received from any of the tickets. That is why people say the cars are already broken in. I do not know if this is true and I have not driven any of the OCD cars a long enough distance to see if they actually increase in HP like a normal car does during break in.

OCD cars are fully broken in.
UCD cars are fully broken in (as long as they are below 6,000km when they start losing power permanently). This can be observed with concept cars which usually are to be found below 300km.

NCD cars or Prize Cars are not broken in.

The various figures for "km until broken in" that people report most likely result from different power of cars. For low-powered cars, the maximum probably will be reached earlier, because of rounding. E.g...

- Base power with oil change: 40hp
- Fully broken in power with oil change: +5% -> 42hp
With a linear increase between 0-300km, 42hp (displayed) would be reached when 41.5 (actual) is reached. That would be at 225km already. But in reality, it could still increase until 300km and you wouldn't notice.

From what I have observed, it is reached at 300km.

 

[esoxhntr]

OCD cars = broken in
UCD cars = broken / broken-in

0/0/0 cars from tickets = need break-in
cars from premium dealer = need break-in

you need in the vicinity of 300-400kms to break a car in from what I've seen.

 

[jlbmel]

How about in the tuning screen when "you're in the car"?

I ask because I've noticed some flaws in the garage hp display.
Particularly, I noticed this with my various karts. The garage display will show something different from the view inside the garage of the car, and different still from the hp in the tuning display when you're "in the kart".

It does not matter where you view the max power of the car, the 0 mile OCD car will always have more power than an identical 0 mile car obtained elsewhere.

Then why did we have to break in our Nissan 240zg cars that we all bought for a race from the OCD a couple of weeks ago?
https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=241756
Mine was gaining HP with every practice race I did. (It reached the peak HP at about 157miles.)
Another guy's was significantly lower in HP by the time he started practicing, that he gave it to his bspec bob to break-in.
???
So are we sure it's ALL cars from the OCD that are broken in?

I just ran a stock 0 mile Nissan 240ZG bought from the OCD. With an initial oil change it had 156 HP. I did 60 laps at Daytona in practice mode. After 151 miles the HP was still 156! I tried another oil change and it stayed at 156 HP. Based on my experience, the car was already broken in.
I also ran two stock 0 mile Toyota Tundra X-Runner trucks from the current OCD. The first truck with an initial oil change had 259 HP. After 151.4 miles at Daytona it still had 259 HP and remained there after another oil change.
I did not do an initial oil change on the second truck so it had only 247 HP. After 151 miles at Daytona, the HP remained at 247. After an oil change the HP increased to the same 259 as the first truck.
I also checked my three Chaparral 2J race cars that were bought from the OCD and fully tuned. The mileage on the cars range from 0 to 582 miles and they all have the same identical HP.
Based on my own experience with these vehicles and all the other posts that have been made , it appears that ALL the OCD cars are already broken in. However, there is always a possibility of there being exceptions.