Lap record with WRX Sedan NUR
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We can easily emulate these changes with a couple upgrades.If you think the STi that recorded that 7:55 was producing just 320hp you're sadly mistaken. The bottom line is that the 7:55 car was FAR from a stock 2011 WRX STi.
With that said GT5 apparently set up the STi in the game as if it is really capable of a 7:55 as it's a lot faster than the EVO X (in the game) and I ran a 7:52 with ease and just 7:58 with the EVO X.
Of course in reality the EVO X blows the doors off the STi. It's funny how it's the other way around in the game though..
The 2010 WRX STi is over hyped due to that FALSE 7:55 RING time. I'd be really surprised if a stock 2011 WRX STi could pull a 8:20-8:25.
As I mentioned the E92 BMW M3 and 09 Porsche Cayman S recorded 8:05-8:06 at the Ring. If you think a stock 11' STi can keep up with those cars your kidding yourself.
With that said GT5 apparently set up the STi in the game as if it is really capable of a 7:55 as it's a lot faster than the EVO X (in the game) and I ran a 7:52 with ease and just 7:58 with the EVO X.
Of course in reality the EVO X blows the doors off the STi. It's funny how it's the other way around in the game though..
The 2010 WRX STi is over hyped due to that FALSE 7:55 RING time. I'd be really surprised if a stock 2011 WRX STi could pull a 8:20-8:25.
As I mentioned the E92 BMW M3 and 09 Porsche Cayman S recorded 8:05-8:06 at the Ring. If you think a stock 11' STi can keep up with those cars your kidding yourself.
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- RichiPuppy
Just because a car that should be faster posted a slower time doesn't necessarily mean that the sti could not have gotten the time it did, it may have had a better driver or at least one more familiar with the car or the track that could easily account for the lower time, especially on a track like Nurburgring.
RichiPuppy
You're not getting it...
The STi uses to run that 7:55 was NOT a stock 2011 WRX STi.
The times for the E92 BMW M3 and new 09+ Porsche Cayman S where set by extremely good drivers very familiar with the Ring. M3: 8:05 ; Cayman S: 8:06
There is flat out no way in hell a stock STi is running 7:55 at the Ring not even close!
The 2011 WRX STi is a lot slower than the EVO X ( in real life ) and even the EVO X is no where near a 7:55. The EVO X.
The STi is barely quicker and in some cases slower than a MS3 which recorded a 8:39 at the Ring.
The 7:55 Ring time by a stock 2011 WRX STi is a BIG FAT LIE period.
They did set up the STi in GT5 as if it's really capable of a 7:55 which is very misleading but it is what it is.
They even got it back words with the EVO / STi. The STi is a lot quicker in the game but in real life it's the opposite with the EVO X pretty much blowing the doors off the STi.
I don't own an EVO and don't plan to so it's not like I have a bias it's just the facts. The EVO X is in another league performance wise.
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- killer_kustums_6
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impossible, you must have changed the tires.
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ssyd780
If you want to talk about a car with A LOT of computer / electronic assistance look at the Nissan GT-R.
The EVO X has a very advanced AWD and transmission but it at least still manages to be a good drivers car. So the technology isn't a draw back in it's case.
The GT-R on the other hand doesn't score too well when it comes to driver involvement are at being a fun and rewarding car to drive unless it's being flogged around a race track at 120+mph. But then again almost anything can be exciting in those conditions.
The GT-R's main appeal is that it puts down super car numbers for a faction of the cost. But what some people don't understand (mostly younger / inexperienced) is that test track numbers are just a small part of the equation.
The experience behind the driving wheel is what is most important (for me at least).
And with that said I buy an EVO X over an STI without second thought.
And I'd buy a Porsche Cayman S over a Nissan GT-R without second thought.
With the 15-20k difference I saved buying the Cayman S I would use for an extra set of tires and maybe a hooker or two.
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- GCMBoxertech
ROFL @ Evo blowing doors off a STi!!!!!!!!!! The evo in most aspecs is better than the Sti but the margin is not big.
besides that ^^^^^^ bold and opinion fueled statement.
BUT i agree that the car used was not stock.
if you read the car and driver article, it was NOT a production impreza, it was a prototype hence why it was NOT added to the nurb production car lap times. (Spec C Motor w/Upgraded turbo, and the 2011 STi's use a WAY better suspension setup)
FYI the fastest subaru production/prototype around the ring was the spec C 8.06. (The car is in GT5)
Another thing i disagree with is that the times on GT5 is misleading.
Reason?
[Opinion]GT5 users will run ALL out on the ring with no fear of crashing, so we will take chances around corners that people in RL would not do because the car will not repair itself after a few seconds.[/OPINION]
IMO, A 320Hp Impreza is capable of breaking 7's on the ring. Every racer knows that POWER is not the only factor in racing expecially going around the ring.
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besides that ^^^^^^ bold and opinion fueled statement.
BUT i agree that the car used was not stock.
if you read the car and driver article, it was NOT a production impreza, it was a prototype hence why it was NOT added to the nurb production car lap times. (Spec C Motor w/Upgraded turbo, and the 2011 STi's use a WAY better suspension setup)
FYI the fastest subaru production/prototype around the ring was the spec C 8.06. (The car is in GT5)
Another thing i disagree with is that the times on GT5 is misleading.
Reason?
[Opinion]GT5 users will run ALL out on the ring with no fear of crashing, so we will take chances around corners that people in RL would not do because the car will not repair itself after a few seconds.[/OPINION]
IMO, A 320Hp Impreza is capable of breaking 7's on the ring. Every racer knows that POWER is not the only factor in racing expecially going around the ring.
*Steps back.........*
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*Flame Suit ON!*
GCMBoxertech
1. The EVO X is in fact a way better performer vs. 2011 WRX STi.
2. No one said "ALL" the times on GT5 are misleading.
3. The performance of the 2011 WRX STi vs. EVO X is misleading in GT5 NOT all the cars. It's backwards as the EVO X is the superior performer in real life and not just by a little bit.
4. A stock 305hp 2011 WRX STi is no where near a car capable of 7:55.
5. No one said power was "everything" but you're in serious denial if you think a 2011 STi with just 320hp is capable of 7:55 at the Ring. And power is more important than you think at a course like the Nurb.
The bottom line is that the 2011 WRX STi is no where near a car capable of a 7:55. The car that posted the 7:55 was not even close to a stock 2011 WRX STi. They should issue an apology for apparently misleading so many.
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