Top Car Companies to Race in GT4 Tournament

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Nine of the worlds biggest auto companies are set to race the virtual re-creations of their vehicles in a Gran Turismo 4 tournament to be hosted by Sony.

Ford, Daihatsu, DaimlerChrysler, Mazda, Nissan, Subaru, Suzuki, Toyota, and Volkswagen will all participate in the race to be held in Japan on March 2 of this year.

With a name like "Jidousha Gyoukai Shijou Kessen GT4 Maji Battle" (Car Industry Ultimate Showdown GT4 Real Battle) fans can expect some fierce competition between the industry heavy-weights.

For those that can read Japanese, full details of the contestant's and their cars can be found on the tournaments offical website.
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I for one really hope they make of the footage from this public, it would be a real hoot to see some coporate-types going head to head in some GT4.
 
Seen it, looks awesome though .. hope some footage leaks online !
 
damn thats awesome, i cant wait to hear more about this... can anyone translate the information on the official site?
 
i cant read japanese but are they racing a copen against an slr and gt. I predict a nice close race
 
LMAO have you tried translating the web page with google?

Some quotes from people after translation.
" By the car which you designed by your the fact that it is attacked ringing without either reluctance is the pleasure! "

"It wins absolutely " as the company which invents the automobile,! " "

" With the aloof rotary engine you aim toward victory! "

" Shout it is, the sufficient! It perseveres, ♪ "

"It is the アクチャル " more and more, from virtual? "

" Be aware. (it is not possible to be defeated)"

" Not to be defeated to the pressure from inside the company, it runs pleasantly ",

" With the stopping/deciding トツ, most it becomes! "

" Applying pride, it does not go to the meaning which is defeated! "



Hehe. The text about some of the cars are funny too.

The sea bass which makes the compact car proud, it is the コンセプカー which is exhibited in the Frankfurt show of 2003 years. It is the hatch-back of modern modelling, but 3 dividing, it has the electromotive top which it can house. The styling bore fruit swiftly this year you debut. (Suzuki S2)
 
My next pay check says Daihatsu will come in last.
 
On the official page, I see the Mercedes-Benz Logo... Are they in it too and not someone else?

Or is DaimlerChrysler Part of MB or Vice Versa?
 

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Daimler-Chrysler own Mercedes Benz I think...


And Daihatsu might come last, assuming Suzuki doesn't.
 
Hypoxiaicon
Or is DaimlerChrysler Part of MB or Vice Versa?
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Yeah. IIRC, chrysler bought out Daimler Motors which makes Mercedes. I might have who bought who backwards though. (Now singing AC/DC's Who Made Who after that last sentence.)
 
Just noticed your location. Hello fellow Yorkshireman:)
 
found this on the cheats page...

More power
When you are in a race and moving whilst moving hold down r2 and r2 whilst holding x and you will get a lot more power

oh my! now i have the edge ive been looking for to beat those nasty daihatsus! :)
 
hono
I for one really hope they make of the footage from this public, it would be a real hoot to see some coporate-types going head to head in some GT4.
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hah, can't wait to see the reaction after they see some cars are much faster than they should be.
 
hmmm.. this is an old news. anyway i will give you more info.


Cars
Group A
Suzuki Concept S2
Mercedes-Benz SL500
Mazdaspeed Atenza
Group B
Copen
Nissan Cube EX
New Beetle
Group C
Supra RZ
Mustang Cobra Limited
WRX STI

Tracks
Tsukuba
Fuji Speedway 2005 GT (for final)

Starting grid
random picks

you can watch races from "http://www.gran-turismo.com"

ask me for more info if interested :dopey:
 
Here's my hopes for winning

Group A
Mercedes

Group B
Daihatsu

Group C
Ford
 
dhwebb
Yeah. IIRC, chrysler bought out Daimler Motors which makes Mercedes. I might have who bought who backwards though. (Now singing AC/DC's Who Made Who after that last sentence.)
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Get your facts right, it was Mercedes that bought Chrysler and not the other way around.
 
Gil Abobeleira
Get your facts right, it was Mercedes that bought Chrysler and not the other way around.
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He said he might have had it backwards. Give him some slack. You aren't one to criticize, being a newbie.
 
dhwebb
Yeah. IIRC, chrysler bought out Daimler Motors which makes Mercedes. I might have who bought who backwards though. (Now singing AC/DC's Who Made Who after that last sentence.)
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Daimler and Chrysler merged and the resulting company (unorigionally named DaimlerChrysler) bought Mercedes.
 
ultrabeat
Daimler-Chrysler own Mercedes Benz I think...


And Daihatsu might come last, assuming Suzuki doesn't.
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I don't think that's right, I think MB has majority control. I think they merged to become 1 very big company.
 
hono
I for one really hope they make of the footage from this public, it would be a real hoot to see some coporate-types going head to head in some GT4.
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Does not a car company employ professional drivers to test its cars? Perhaps the professional test drivers will be going head to head.
 
corperate types racing? i doubt anyone at Daihatsu know what the hell moterracing is
'your supposed to drive as fast as you can?!!! what are you crazy?!!!!!!!!!!'
 
cerbman1
I don't think that's right, I think MB has majority control. I think they merged to become 1 very big company.
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MB does not have majority control. It was not merged into one big company. Mersedes is owned by DC.


Just on a side note. If you go by the fact that the car company is not owned by anyone else, nor does any other car company own a stake in it, Toyota is the SINGLE largest car company in the world.
Just thought I'd mention that.

This was "as of november 2004) Anyone know of and can PROVE any changes in this list, please PM me. Thanks.


BMW owns:
-BMW
-Mini
-Rolls Royce

Daimler/Chrysler owns:
-AMC (brand discontinued -- Chrysler bought AMC primarily for the Jeep brand which was owned by AMC)
-Chrysler
-Dodge
-Eagle (brand discontinued)
-Hyundai (Daimler/Chrysler only owns 10% )
-Jeep
-Maybach
-Mercedes-Benz
-Mitsubishi (Daimler/Chrysler owns 37%)
-Plymouth (brand discontinued)
-Smart

Fiat owns:
-Alfa Romeo
-Ferrari
-Fiat
-Lancia
-Maserati

Ford owns:
-Aston Martin
-Ford
-Jaguar
-Land Rover (bought from BMW)
-Lincoln
-Mazda (Ford owns 33% of Mazda)
-Mercury
-Volvo cars

Fuji Heavy Industries owns:
-Subaru (Owned 20 percent by GM, which is why you see the Saab 9-2 and think, hmmm, subaru tranny, drivetrain and engine.....WRX anyone?)

General Motors owns:
-Buick
-Cadillac
-Chevrolet
-Daewoo (GM owns 44%)
-Fiat (GM owns ~20%)
-Fuji Heavy Industries (GM owns ~20%)
-GMC
-Holden
-Hummer
-Isuzu (GM only owns a percentage)
-Oldsmobile (brand discontinued)
-Opel
-Pontiac
-Saab
-Saturn
-Subaru (GM owns 20% throught the aforementioned Fuji Heavy Industries)
-Suzuki (GM only owns a small percentage)
-Vauxhall/Opel

Honda owns:
-Acura
-Honda

Hyundai owns:
-Hyundai
-Kia

Nissan owns:
-Infiniti
-Nissan
-Renault (Nissan owns 15%)

PSA Peugeot Citroen owns:
-Citroen
-Peugeot

Porsche is an independent company (they do work very closely with VW, however)

Renault owns:
-Nissan (Renault owns 44%)

Toyota owns:
-Lexus
-Scion
-Toyota

Volkswagen owns:
-Audi
-Bentley
-Bugatti
-Lamborghini
-SEAT
-Skoda
-Volkswagen


Toyota loans its 1.5 and 1.6 liter engines out (now also 1.8 liter) to a few companies, however, those companies pay fee's per engine to use them and in NO way own a stake in Toyota.
 
I thought the Daimler-Chrysler was Mercedes-Benz. My take on that was when MB took over or merged with Chrysler, they created Daimler-Chrysler with MB in control. I could be wrong.

They also owned a large chunk of Mitsubishi, but were looking to ditch them last year,so they've probably done that by now.
 
no, Mercedes-Benz is a subsidary of D-C, it does not own the controlling share.
 
speedy_samurai
Does not a car company employ professional drivers to test its cars? Perhaps the professional test drivers will be going head to head.
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I think you missed something.
The corp types are not racing real cars. They are having a race within gt4............if you need a professional test driver to play a videogame for you.....................then you're lame.....or something.......yeah.........."L"

Seriously, I'd love to see all those suits running into walls and stuff. It'd be funny.
 
S31Ender
no, Mercedes-Benz is a subsidary of D-C, it does not own the controlling share.
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Technically, yes. I meant D.C. was created by M.B. I don't know this for fact, but I bet people who actually run D.C. are the people from M.B. All German, no one major from Chrysler.
 
a6m5
Technically, yes. I meant D.C. was created by M.B. I don't know this for fact, but I bet people who actually run D.C. are the people from M.B. All German, no one major from Chrysler.
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Ummm. no. How many times do I have to say it. DC was NOT created, started, owned by, or anything with MB. DC merged, then bought MB. Mercedes-Benz is DC's little gopher, it's pawn, it's kid............a fast one, but one no less.

Now when Deimler-Benz merged with Crysler, it did of course own a part of Mercedes. However, it wasn't until Crysler came into the picture that Benz became owned completely by the parent company that resulted.......Deimler-Crysler
 
Daimler Benz of which Mercedes Benz was a part, merged with Chrysler "DC merged" to become Daimler Chrysler, you should note it says 'Daimler Chrysler' not Chrysler Daimler. Daimler Chrysler is run by the Germans which tells me that Daimler Benz has the Majority.
A quote from the Daimler Chrysler site.
"In 1998, two companies steeped in tradition – Daimler-Benz AG and Chrysler Corporation – merged. They actively shaped, and left their mark on, every chapter in the history of the motor vehicle."
 
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