Hey,
A long time ago, SportWagon (where is this great member?) made this post: https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/threads/normal-car-cup.7786/#post-437667 .
Kind of a summary of which "Normal" car can win the Normal Car Cup. I love summaries. 
With his permission and using his post as a base, I'd like to go on with his idea, must say a perfect idea for a second post on page 3
.
Maybe it could be used as "Challenge List" ... ???
For the videos below, I tried to privilege the GT-Planet members ones, as far as their pseudo is the same on Youtube & here.
Cars from Chrysler/Dodge
Concept Car -
PAL
Viper RT/10 -
PAL
AND
Viper GTS -
NTSC-J
Cars from Toyota
Supra RZ -
PAL
Supra'95 RZ -
PAL
TRD 3000GT -
PAL
Supra JZA70 -
PAL (No NSX)
Supra MA70 -
NTSC-J -
Check here
Soarer 2.5 GT-T VVT-i -
NTSC-J
Soarer 2.5 GT-T '95 -
PAL (No NSX)
Chaser Tourer V -
PAL
Mark II '92 Tourer V -
PAL (No NSX)
MR2 GT-S -
PAL (No NSX)
Celica GT-Four -
PAL (No NSX)
Cars from TVR
Cerbera -
PAL
Griffith 4.0 -
PAL
Griffith 500 -
PAL
Cars from Mitsubishi
Eclipse GT -
PAL (No NSX)
Eclipse GT (vs NSX) -
NTSC-J
Galant VR-4 (great) -
PAL
Lancer Evo III -
PAL
Lancer Evo IV -
PAL
GTO'92 Twinturbo -
PAL
GTO'95 TwinTurbo
GTO'95 MR -
PAL
GTO Twinturbo
Cars from Honda/Acura
NSX type S Zero -
PAL (only a few races)
NSX Type S
NSX
NSX'92 TypeR -
PAL
NSX'90 -
PAL
Cars from Chevrolet
Corvette'96 -
PAL
Corvette'96 Grand Sport -
PAL
Corvette'67 -
PAL
Camaro Z28 -
PAL (No NSX)
Cars from Subaru
Impreza'96 WRX-STi III -
PAL
Impreza'95 WRX-STi II -
PAL
Impreza WRX Type R STi Version -
PAL
Imp.'96 WG WRX-STi Ver. III
Imp.'95 WG WRX-STi Ver. II -
PAL
Imp.'94 Wagon WRX -
PAL
Impreza'94 WRX -
NTSC-J (No NSX) -
check here
Legacy Touring Sedan RS -
PAL (No NSX)
Legacy Touring Wagon GT-B - PAL
Legacy Touring Wagon '93 GT -
NTSC-J (No NSX) -
Check here
Cars from Car Wash
Nothing here, everything is clean
Cars from Nissan
Silvia S14 (strong driving) -
NTSC-J
Pulsar'91 GTI-R -
PAL (No NSX)
Fairlady Z 2seater TwinTurbo -
PAL (Against NSX!!!)
R33 GTS25t Type M -
PAL (No NSX)
R33 GTS25t Type M-
NTSC-J (against NSX)
Check here
R32 Skyline GT-R'89 -
PAL
R32 Skyline GT-R'91 -
PAL
R32 Skyline GT-R Vspec -
PAL
R32 Skyline GT-R Vspec II -
PAL
R32 Skyline GT-R Nismo -
PAL
R33 Skyline'95 GT-R
R33 Skyline'95 GT-R Vspec
R33 Skyline GT-R
R33 Skyline GT-R Vspec
Nismo 400R -
PAL
Nismo GT-R LM -
PAL
Cars from Mazda
FD RX-7 '91 Type R
- PAL
FD RX-7 Type RB -
PAL (No NSX)
FD RX-7 Touring X -
NTSC-J
FD RX-7 Type RZ -
PAL
FD RX-7 A-spec -
PAL
Cosmo 20B Type-E CCS -
PAL (No NSX)
FC RX-7 Infini III -
NTSC-J (No NSX)
Check here
Cars from Aston Martin
DB7 Coupe -
PAL (No NSX)
DB7 Volante -
PAL (No NSX)
Questions:
- do you think a '96 Soarer 2.5GT-T VVT-i could win?
269hp-1570kg/3439Lbs - Edit 04/13/20: possible on JP
- '95 Soarer 2.5GT-T?
266hp-1570kg/3461Lbs - Edit 05/18/20: possible vs the TRD 3000GT
- '92 Mark II Tourer V?
266hp-1450kg/3196Lbs - Edit 05/06/20: possible vs the TRD 3000GT
- Chaser Tourer V?
286hp-1470kg/3240Lbs - Edit 05/07/20: possible on PAL
- Celica GT-Four?
245hp-1380kg/3042Lbs - Edit 05/05/20: possible against the TRD 3000GT
- Fairlady Z TwinTurbo?
272hp-1530kg/3373Lbs -
Edit 04/18/20: Great run against NSX on PAL: here
- VR-4 Galant?
272hp-1480kg/3262Lbs - Edit 04/17/20: possible on PAL !!
- Nissan Pulsar'91?
Edit 05/14/20: possible against the TRD 3000GT
Apologies:
If I forgot a car able to win, or if I'm a total dreamer about the Fairlady Z, for example. I'll be happy to add/correct it.
Also, this is based on the PAL specs of the game, it seems there are some difference between this and the NTSC-U & maybe J of Gran Turismo.
Later videos additions (edit):
04/08/20: a successful run with a gamesharked Corvette'67. Super-easy, much fun bothering the NSX
04/11/20: a scandalous wallriding run with a Lancer Evo. III GSR. & a run with the Brilliant Black RX-7 Type RZ
04/13/20: a run with Toyota Soarer (!! - Submaniac), & a run with RX-7 Type RB
04/14/20: an outrageous wallriding run with a Lancer Evo. IV GSR, & a great Submaniac run with the 4-speed gearbox RX-7 Touring X on JP version (!)
04/15/20: an atrocious wallriding run with a Nissan Fairlady Z, without any NSX
04/16/20: a nice run with a Subaru Impreza '95 WRX WG WRX-STi Ver. II , a 2-parts run with an RT/10, & a run with a Mitsubishi GTO'95 MR
04/17/20: a Master's run with a Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 (Submaniac) & an Impreza STi Type R
04/18/20: a superb run with a Fairlady Z TwinTurbo, another one with the "lowest" GTO, the 1992 model. Finally a run with the NSX'90
04/20/20: a run with the MR2 GT-S from Toyota, against TRD 3000GT
04/21/20: a run with the Subaru Legacy Touring Sedan RS, against TRD 3000GT
04/26/20: a run with the 1991 Nissan Pulsar GTi-R, against TRD 3000GT only
04/29/20: a run with a Chevrolet Camaro Z28 against TRD 3000GT only (04/29/20)
05/02/20: runs with a Subaru Impreza STi II, a Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R '89, & an Aston Martin DB7 Volante
05/05/20: runs with the Celica GT-Four vs the TRD 3000GT, & with an Impreza'94 Wagon WRX
05/06/20: a run with a Toyota Mark II '92 Tourer V versus TRD 3000GT only
05/07/20: a run with the Toyota Chaser Tourer V vs the NSX
05/08/20: a run with a R33 GTS25t Type M versus TRD 3000GT only
05/10/20: a run with a Cosmo 20B Type-E CCS, no NSX
05/18/20: a run with a Soarer '95 versus TRD 3000GT only
06/04/20: runs with both R32 GT-R V-Spec & V-Spec II , and a failed attempt with an FC RX-7 against the TRD 3000GT only, on PAL
11/16/20: a run with the Corvette Grand Sport, because it's a nice car
11/21/20: added @m2595 achievements on Japanese version with FC-RX7 (!) , R33 GTSt Type M (vs NSX), Eclipse GT (vs NSX) and Legacy Wagon (vs TRD 3000GT) - Change of the video link for the Eclipse GT against the TRD 3000GT; @Sough 's one sadly disappeared
11/26/20: added a run with a Subaru Legacy Wagon GT-B vs the NSX (driving not clean)