Keep on Truckin'!

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Originally posted by The Vanishing Boy
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Nice looking Isuzu Bighorn/Trooper (aka. Opel Montery & Acura SLX) there...oops, I mean Holden Jackroo. :D
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This thing is awesome! This would make the best huntn' vee-hickle for me. So long it's not too big, or tall.
 
some of you seem to be blurring the line a bit too much between what a truck is and isn't.

A "Truck" is a body-on-frame utility vehicle. Body on frame means you have a Ladder-frame, on top of which a cab & bed (truck), or wagon body (SUV), is bolted. Examples of this would be a Silverado, Suburban, Explorer, etc. The SSR is also body on frame (it uses a trailblazer frame).

Many of the SUV's and sport-wagons described here are glorified, lifted wagons. Unibody construction is used on cars like the Jeep Liberty, Acura MDX, Nissan Morano, Honda CRV, and the Subaru Forester. A Unibody vehicle is built when layers of sheet metal are stamped and welded together to create a body, and the body is the frame. Through styling, larger wheels, and suspension geometery, you seperate cars and station wagons from midsize SUV's.

The Honda CRV has the underpinnings of a Honda Civic. The Nissan 350Z provides the bassis for many cars & SUV's, including the Morano and the Infiniti FX. The Cadillac SRX is a lifted, wagon version of a Cadillac CTS. BMW X3 and X5 have the DNA of 3 & 5 series sedans, respectively. This is where the term 'crossover' comes from.

While many of these crossover SUV's have strong performance intentions (BMWs, SRX, etc) and could be fun to flog around a track, I think the Body-on-Frame full size trucks are better left in the paddock as tow vehicles. Use the time and resources for something else...
 
I'd love to see how steep an angle you can put the truck. You could have max height at the fornt and minimum at the back, how would you see where you're going? Though might give some assisstance if (big if) there is drag racing.
 
I dout those cars would be popular in the states. The Baja wasnt a hot seller and those Assuie GM El Comino's (:lol: ) would cost too much for anyone to want.
 
That Maloo R8 (if that is what it is called) is awesome. I've always liked the design idea behind a pick-up car.

Thanks for the pictures.

Cheers,

MasterGT
 
O.K lets start some fun........




NASCAR TRUCKS!!!!!!!!!



Let the chips fly!!!!!!!!
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Originally posted by Greyout
some of you seem to be blurring the line a bit too much between what a truck is and isn't.

A "Truck" is a body-on-frame utility vehicle. Body on frame means you have a Ladder-frame, on top of which a cab & bed (truck), or wagon body (SUV), is bolted. Examples of this would be a Silverado, Suburban, Explorer, etc. The SSR is also body on frame (it uses a trailblazer frame).

Many of the SUV's and sport-wagons described here are glorified, lifted wagons. Unibody construction is used on cars like the Jeep Liberty, Acura MDX, Nissan Morano, Honda CRV, and the Subaru Forester. A Unibody vehicle is built when layers of sheet metal are stamped and welded together to create a body, and the body is the frame. Through styling, larger wheels, and suspension geometery, you seperate cars and station wagons from midsize SUV's.
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Not that I disagree with the point that body-on-frame trucks should be left out, but your definitions for truck and 'glofified lifted wagons' cannot be as simple as body-on-frame versus unibody.

According the that definition,

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= truck

and

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= glorified car


I'm still pulling for one of these to show up in the game, even though I know it ain't gonna happen...
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Remember that the Utes are kind of half-car, half-truck. Now what car from GT3 had a similar

(buzzer pressed) The Chrysler PT Cruiser.

"You're right! You win a trip to Antartica! Congratulations!"

Anyhow, the Utes of Australia are more stylish than the El Camino in my view. And I mean, the Utes nicely balance car and truck. To say they can't be raced is like saying an "econo-box" can't be a real race car, no matter how much tuning is done. I'd say that the Holden Utes make SWEET machines to put in. In fact, I'm siding with Australia on this one. Bring on all the Holden sportscars. The Utes will be a wonderful alternative for those who don't prefer trucks, but still want a stylish car. Kind of like my tastes. Of course, if I wanted a truck- Dodge Ram all the way. Especially the newer ones. And yes, it has a Hemi. From Japan? Maybe the Tundra or that bad boy of a truck, the Nissan Titan. Subaru can bring back the Forrester for GT4 for a nice diversion from trucks. I don't know about any European trucks that would be cool, so you European folk can take a crack at this one.
 
Most Holden and some Ford Utes do have that sports Sedan look. If you look at this pic. What would you say it is? Those who have never heard of the Procar Brute Ute Series and have never seen this pic before. Would you say that is a Ute or Sedan? They just make Utilitie vehicles look damn good. They are quite powerful too.

Ofcourse it's a Ute. It's Grant "Mad Dog" Denya's VIP Petfoods Ford Falcon ute.
 
Allow me to bring back the topic on trucks for GT4 and the possibilities thereof. I kind of count vans as cars, but what about more vans for GT4? Do you have an idea as to welcome the Dodge Ram SRT-10, being the fastest pickup in the world? I say it needs to be tested on Grand Valley, but first, lightening the weight and making good use of racing tires and a sporty suspension.

You all want more trucks? Dakar models? Utes? Come on down!
 
To make another update to this topic, I totally forgot something? What about those big rig trucks that race in Europe and the STRANA series here in North America? MAN. Volvo. Mercedes-Benz. All of them. I almost forgot! Now sure, they aren't as fast as sportscars, but why not take a look at these racing trucks? I can't find a website, so if I update, I'll come up with a website. In the meanwhile, reply if you wish.
 
That's right, GTXLR! For those who love racing in big vehicles (like the Escudo Pikes Peak), those big rig racers are fun to watch. You sit so high up, you have a durable machine, you can make it work in the rain, plus you have a lot of horsepower (10,000 or 25,000 to be exact), but a lot of weight as well. So yeah, that's what I meant, GTXLR. Would be interesting to race some of those. But I'm sorry that I totally forgotten them.
 
Those huge race rigs are sweet! And yes, they are fun to watch indeed, that is the very few times they're on. That would be fun to drive. Eh, maybe in GT5? :)
 
JohnBM01
plus you have a lot of horsepower (10,000 or 25,000 to be exact), but a lot of weight as well.
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Your a bit off there John, racing trucks usually have between 1000Bhp and 2000Bhp.
 

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