Originally posted by cmetom
yes, in the official english translations (done by tokyopop... damn them), the names are all 'simplified' for the 'dumb' western audiences...
GT7058, u mean K.T.'s RX7... mistay, yes his name is keisuke. keisuke takahashi, hence K.T.
takumi has been reduced to tak... this applies to the tokyopop manga, the arcade games in english-speaking countries and the tokyopop anime, coming out soon...
i'd rather learn japanese (which i'm gonna do!!!)
in arcade stage, v2, i have a white FC (RX7) on which i have completed story mode and am up to bunta challenge. i also got the subaru wrx type-r (GC8v) which is bunta's car in the later manga episodes... it has one race complete..
i find the R32s / R34s to have *terrible* handling and response due to its strange 4WD.. whereas the GC8v has quite good handling, similar to FR but with a bit more grip and a lot more stability (comparing to my FC)