Subaru Pleo RS 1998

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The Subaru Pleo was one of the first street cars in Gran Turismo to feature a 7-speed Gearbox. Though not as well known as rivals Daihatsu Move or Suzuki Wagon R, this car was fun to drive both on and off the tarmac. In GT2, the Pleo RS was the quicker car between this model and it's similar looking 4WD version, the Subaru Pleo RM (not to be mistaken with "Race Modified").

Here is the car, with performance aspects that were noticed from my usage of this kei-car in it's stock form in Gran Turismo 2.
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Subaru Pleo RS '98
1998_Subaru_Pleo_RS.jpg

The Subaru Pleo RS is a FWD Kei-Car powered by a 658cc 16-Valve DOHC Supercharged I-4 producing 63hp and 74 ft-lbs of torque and mated to the 7-speed CVT gearbox. Performance is similar to the Daihatsu Mira TR-XX Avantanzo-R and Mitsubishi Minica Dangan ZZ (which are also FF Kei Cars in the GT games), but has slightly better top speed. Handling is of a typical for a FWD City Car or Kei Car, very nimble at low speeds but at higher speeds starts to get some understeer. I believe it's a suitable option for players who prefer a Kei-Car that can run well in high speed circuits and possibly would try to run in a Drag Racing Lobby (with proper tuning).

Like all Kei Cars, they may be slow compared to the bigger, more potent cars. But, it's incredible agility makes them a blast to drive on tight mountain roads, street circuits, and any small race tracks. If you tune them right, you'll even make them competitive against bigger cars such as most 1-liter and some 2-Liter engined cars.
 
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2 similar cars, 2 different types performance
The Subaru Pleo Kei-Cars of GT2
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The Subaru Pleo was one of the first street cars in Gran Turismo to feature a 7-speed Gearbox. Though not as well known as rivals Daihatsu Move or Suzuki Wagon R, this car was fun to drive both on and off the tarmac. Both cars may be similar in appearance, but players who have played GT2 would know that both cars have different mechanical features.

Here are the 2 Subaru Pleos, with their performance aspects that were noticed from my usage of these 2 kei-cars in their stock form in Gran Turismo 2.

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Subaru Pleo RS '98
1998_Subaru_Pleo_RS.jpg

The Subaru Pleo RS is a FWD Kei-Car powered by a 658cc 16-Valve DOHC Supercharged I-4 producing 63hp and 74 ft-lbs of torque and mated to the 7-speed CVT gearbox. Suitable for players who prefer a Subaru Kei-Car with a better straight line speed, but can accept a little more understeer compared to the Pleo RM.


Subaru Pleo RM '98
1998_Subaru_Pleo_RM.jpg

The Subaru Pleo RM is a AWD Kei-Car powered by a 658cc 8-valve SOHC Supercharged I-4 producing 63hp and 66 ft-lbs of torque and mated to the 5-speed Manual gearbox. Suitable for players who prefer a Subaru Kei-Car with handling that is great in any terrain (something that's expected from any AWD Subaru) as well as some decent acceleration, yet can accept a bit less straight line speed over the Pleo RS.
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Like all Kei Cars, they may be slow compared to the bigger, more potent cars. But, their incredible agility makes them a blast to drive on tight mountain roads, street circuits, and any small race tracks. If you tune them right, you'll even make them competitive against bigger cars such as most 1-liter and some 2-Liter engined cars.

If at least one of those became a Premium (Detailed Interior) Car, that would be great. But even if neither get that kind of treatment, I would be more than able to accept that they at least got into the GT games again.
One car / thread right?
 
Technically, a CVT gearbox doesn't have 7 gears. It's an arrangement of four cones and a drive chain which constantly changes ratio, so really, its a 1 speed...
 
Sorry if I sound rude but I didn't mean that :) Thanks for correcting
It's no problem.

Technically, a CVT gearbox doesn't have 7 gears. It's an arrangement of four cones and a drive chain which constantly changes ratio, so really, its a 1 speed...
I know about the functions of traditional CVT gearboxes. However, according to Amayama (a site that has the specs for many Japanese cars), the 1998 Subaru Pleo RS featured a gearbox called the "SportShift i-CVT", which was basically a CVT gearbox with a 7-speed Manual Mode.
http://specs.amayama.com/specs-subaru-pleo-1998-october/28267/

The gearbox in this car on GT2 also used the 7-speed manual mode, but they did it even when using automatic.
 
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Technically, a CVT gearbox doesn't have 7 gears. It's an arrangement of four cones and a drive chain which constantly changes ratio, so really, its a 1 speed...
CVTs change seamlessly between a pretty much infinite amount of gear ratios at any time, and therefore can also simulate traditional gear ratios and incorporate virtual manual shift modes. Examples for this kind of CVT would be the Nissan V35 Skyline 350 GT-8 or, the Pleo for that matter.
 
CVTs change seamlessly between a pretty much infinite amount of gear ratios at any time, and therefore can also simulate traditional gear ratios and incorporate virtual manual shift modes. Examples for this kind of CVT would be the Nissan V35 Skyline 350 GT-8 or, the Pleo for that matter.

I'm a mechanic, so I'm familiar with CVT's. And if you read my original comment again, you'll see that I said that technically, CVT's only have one physical gear. I didn't say that they couldn't have different ratios...nevertheless, having different ratios does not equate to having different gears. Therefore, as I said originally, a CVT is a single gear arrangement.
 
I'm a mechanic, so I'm familiar with CVT's. And if you read my original comment again, you'll see that I said that technically, CVT's only have one physical gear. I didn't say that they couldn't have different ratios...nevertheless, having different ratios does not equate to having different gears. Therefore, as I said originally, a CVT is a single gear arrangement.
Only thing I was trying to say was that certain CVT boxes have simulated gears, not actual gears, virtual gears.
 

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