Just a girls garage... (Upd 08/03/12) ::CR-Z Photoshoot::

[FishHunters]

Nice Gallery!

 

[Crispy74]

These pictures are fantastic, and you have a great eye for detail 👍

 

[grrlpurple]

Thanks guys - been taking advantage of the PSN downtime to get back to testing my "standard" collection

The Alfa GT

Was not so inspiring

The Amuse S2000 however...

Less Amusing and more Amazing!

Blistering performance and road holding

A little tune to get the balance right and this could be my new favourite

I was pleasantly surprised by this Aussie race car

I still think it is butt ugly though

Ah... I call this the Blitzenwagen - it came with comfort hard tyres out of the UCD and handled like a dream...

...but only in a straight line!

Old Nissan Silvia was quite a pleasant drive

I was excited about getting my hands on the E-Type

Sponge-cake suspension

I spent most of the lap looking like this - it would have killed me several times over!

This Honda Civic, not sure which version as I have so many...

...was one of the better handling Civics I have tried

I loved this old Mitsubishi Galant

So much fun

Yet another RX7

Nearly always a fun drive

I was surprised by this performance Jaguar

Not as surprised as I was with this Legacy

Absolutely gorgeous drive

Nothing much to say about this BMW M Coupe

Although in typical girlie fashion - I like the colour

Touring in the Merc

I am not entirely sure why a turbo was wasted on this car!

Entertaining on a tight circuit though

Unlike this Citroen

This car was the very definition of understeer

The Nissan Primera

Drove as you would expect it too

As did this older RX7

I can't remember what this thing is called

Not sure I want to remember

I definitely remember this old Nissan Silvia

Fantastic fun to drive

Pao

Nice styling... I think

Protege

Nothing to see here... move along

Ah... yet another MX-5, Roadster, Miata

Yet another Skyline

This one very nearly wiped me out though

I was bitterly disappointed with this RX7

I kept misreading that logo as 'Viagra' too

Ah... S2000 - loved the metallic lime green

It came with the wrong tyres though - a total cow to control

This one, however (and yes it is a different model S2000)...

Was fabulous fun

This was not fun

The Insight

Worth taking 3 shots - I won't be driving it again

This Skyline rocked!

Must be the wing

This old MR2 rocked as well

Underpowered, only the 1600, but beautifully balanced

The Jaguar S-Type had balance and poise in abundance

Unlike this Takata NSX - in fact the textures were so hideously lo-res that...

...they distracted me so much!

One of the best used cars I have found in GT5 so far

Stunning to drive - right out of the box

This Vibe gave me vibes...

None of them were good

I had some fun in this Viper though

Not as much fun as I had in this one though!

...and finally

Yet another variation of the RX7

Hope you liked them - more to come soon, including how I almost killed my virtual self in the Jenson Interceptor

 

[Jason_B]

Very nice update. First Legacy and E-Type shot are amazing.

And V8 Super cars aren't made to look beautiful, they're made to be monsters.

 

[franz]

I really enjoy reading those captions 👍 All photos are solid in composition. Some of photos even well present the beauty of standard cars.

 

[catastrophe]

I don't think I ever want to take pics of standards as some of them are just damn ugly and trees in GT5 looks disgusting too>_<

But nice to see you actually bother to take pics of standards.

 

[watermelon punch]

Love the PAO!
If you enjoyed the PAO, you should try the BE-1, the Honda N360, and especially the Honda Z Act. (Upgrade the Z Act, put it on racing tires, and run it through the k-cup seasonal tracks - it's a kooky zoomy funny little car!)

Obviously I'm not a premium snob. LOL
Most of my favourite cars are not "premium". Wish all cars were, but they're not, and I'm not going to let that stop me from enjoying all the cars the game has! (Except maybe not all 30-something Skylines. haha)

 

[GfxJG]

Some of these just look so awesome and real, especially the first Focus photo on the first page o.O

 

[[Nor]MclarenF1]

Another update in the standard car diary! Like it!
Tried drifting with the BP/Falken RX-7 an the Blitz R34? I've got the RX-7 myself but haven't tried it yet.

 

[ceiling_fan]

My favorite has to be this one, it's one of the best examples of partial color I've seen to date

 

[grrlpurple]

Thanks for the replies everyone

@Jason_B very true, it would appear that those V8's are indeed designed purely to be monsters

@franz thank you, I just like to share my thoughts on these cars and glad you like the captions

@catastrophe I know a lot of the standard cars are really rather ugly but there are some hidden gems amongst them

@watermelonpunch if you follow my thread back a little you'll see that some of the most fun I have had has been in the little, often overlooked, cars

@[Nor]MclarenF1 I couldn't get the Falken Rx7 to drift at all and when I tried it in the Blitzenwagen it just ate me for breakfast lol

@ceiling_fan thank you so much, that is the first time I have used the partial colour filter. I steer away from filters as they can be overused but it just felt like the right thing to do for that shot.

 

[Shidapu]

The revenge of the standards..! Very good pics sis!

 

[el fayce]

less hondas+less toyotas=X5 good gallery
its still good

 

[sems4arsenal]

How did You make that Partial Color Filter work (Fantastic work).Love the Takata (I know I know)shots as well as the First Legacy Shot .

Some of the cars you tried are well lets just say You are a brave one 👍

 

[kanisama]

I love the varieties of cars you have here. It's almost like a used car reviews blog Also like your framing on cars 👍

 

[Evolvedsoul]

Its like reading a very well-written blog with very good pictures as well!
Very enjoyable to read!!~ 👍

 

[kaede]

Nice varieties of cars. Nice narrations. And you make the standards not so standards after all.

 

[grrlpurple]

Thanks guys

I don't know why there is so little love for some of these standards - the physics modelling of them is so unique between each model it really is a joy to try them all out, even the insignificant seeming cars can provide a lot of fun

 

[Apok]

Take good care of that mr-2. It's one awesome car!

 

[jgda9rs]

i'm really liking the shots of the e-type.

 

[CCShaft7]

lol... never seen the "viagra" car before . cool update (as per usual .)

 

[grrlpurple]

I just realised it has been exactly a month since I last uploaded a batch of GT pictures... time for another update I think!

The Amuse S2000

Nice to look at

Bit of a handful though

Mazda Atenza - nothing noteworthy

This Autobacs MR2 was outstanding!

Wonderfully balanced

Not all MX-5's are the same - this one was great fun to 'play' with

Though the Camaro was quite, well, bland

A beautiful Corvette

That ate me alive and spat out the bones!

Nissan Fairlady Roadster

Not a bad drive - well balanced

This GT2000 almost killed me

Handling was worse than the Jaguar E-type

Yet another NSX

I had some awesome fun in this S2000

I could have drifted it all day long

This S2000, a different model apparently, was not so much fun

I did manage quite a rooster-tail out of it though

The Jenson Interceptor was quite a challenge

Bear in mind I test all these used cars exactly as they arrive - no tuning, no change of tyres (except rally cars) and no oil change

I suspect a little tuning would make this a real treat to drive

This Lancer was one of the nicest Rally Cars 'out of the box' that I have tested

Nicely balanced with predictable handling

Shame about the 8bit pixelation in the smoke - come on PD, you can do better!

This is supposedly different to the other one I have - look and drive identical to me

This, errrr, Mazda something... I don't even remember driving it!

I remember this piece of classic muscle though

Total soft suspension fun!

I could not keep the Mines Lancer on the track!

It did arrive from the UCD with comfort hard tyres though

Yet another MX5

Another NSX - though this one was torturous on the track

Pink and Fit? is that even possible?

Uninspiring is the word

How ugly is the Opel Roadster?

I have driven vans that handled better!

Don't dismiss the little guys...

This Suzuki Wagon was great fun around a tight track

This TVR surprised me too

Managed my 2nd fastest time on the Top Gear Track

Quite a looker too

Last but not least - The Loctite Zexel Nissan Skyline

One word - Astounding! Oh yes, this was a blast!

Hope you liked them - testing continues

 

[ImaRobot]

im really digging the subtle editing on your photos. Its a good change of pace. Keep em comin

 

[FosterG]

I agree, very nice and not a Lambo or Ferrari in the bunch good job.

 

[grrlpurple]

Thanks guys .... I just use Lightroom to adjust the balance on tonal qualities, exposure and mayble a little vignetting - cropping of course, but other than that no photoshop editing at all

Glad you like them.

 

[ceiling_fan]

Another excellent batch! The Jensen Interceptor and the light blue MX-5 are my favorite, nice captures!

 

[eugene2023]

nice pics, it's hard to make good shots of standard models 👍

 

[SMfan]

You got some really nice shots of those standarts!! great work!

 

[ashes619]

Very nice work with the standards.

 

[NBDESIGNZ]

loving your standard shots and comments on each one, nice work