What's up with the American cars?

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Did that "Fantasy" Camaro happen to have 900 bhp???
 
Originally posted by DODGE the VIPER
Isn't the GTO already out??? I hope they put in the Monaro, hopefully the 7.0 litre racing version...and a GTS Coupe for fun. :D
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From what I read, the new GTO is a re-badged Monaro coupe(?)w/ left-hand drive & the 5.7 V-8. It's supposed to be imported very soon.
 
Originally posted by BudNC6721
ha just took a camaro race car past 2 Japanese race cars.
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That Camaro's got some nice power. The trick is getting it to stop & turn. I'm still tweaking.......
 
Yeh, the Pontiac GTO is just a rebadged Monaro with a few minor changes...the front grille is awful, i think it was released in America about 2-3 months ago at the least. (Sorry for going off topic)
 
Originally posted by BudNC6721
go to gtvault.com and get a setup by a guy named fumes, this guy has some of the best setups ive ever seen.
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Thanks, Bud. I've already got the site bookmarked. Just a matter of time.
 
I dunno, depends what car you're talking about, and if they were equal in PRICE, I'd think maybe a Supra or a Skyline could beat a Mustang...maybe not for straightline speed, but almost definitely in the turns.
 
Here is a Lotus Elan. It is slow. Here is a Lotus Esprit 350. It is fast.

Here is a Ford Fiesta. It is slow. Here is a Ford SVT Mustang Cobra. It is fast.

Here is a Nissan Micra. It is slow. Here is a Nissan R34 Skyline GT-R. It is fast.

Get you head up out of your ass and see that fast cars are fast, slow cars are slow and racism - for that is what it is - doesn't help anyone.
 
I wasn't being racist...but I was probably acting like an idiot...:\
 
Originally posted by BudNC6721
thats bs, if this game was made in a neutral country, U.S. cars would smoke them Japanese.
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India's pretty neutral but in a game made in India ALL the cars would drive like crap because Indian cars are crap.
 
I was thinkin more along the lines of North Korea, Iraq or Cuba with an outside chance of france....then u would see US cars drive really ****ty
 
Originally posted by Josh
If by "ricer" you mean any Japanese car...
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... which I don't mean. ;)

And anyway, that's really not the point... I was trying to point out that it's silly to believe that a company's origin automatically dictates the quality of the product... I'm just sick of the whole "All American cars suck" attitude, because it couldn't be farther from the truth.
 
Like i said, I expected all the "Anti-American" stuff from people. The fact is, the real-life capabilites of the Viper, ZO6 'Vette & SVT Cobra R are not represented in the simulation mode of any GT game without EXTENSIVE tweaking:irked: And except for FWD cars and every Skyline I've tried so far, it's relatively easy to get any Japanese car to handle w/400, 500+HP (Skylines have always been pigs, it's only huge power +4WD that makes them worth anything.):eek: Not that I mind shoving around a 700 HP 4WD car now and then.
Seriously though. The 3 cars mentioned earlier are entirely capable of competing w/any street car in the world. Bring in Hennessey, Lingenfelter & Saleen.......Goodbye!!!!!! Not to mention the UNSTOPPABLE ORECA Viper (Soon to return.) & 'Vette in GTS CLASS @LeMans.......
Going back to the game, to keep things in perspective....The TVR's are SWEET & the Vertigo is like freakin' glue on the track.......Other European cars to be explored as I progress.....Don't get me started on the Pagani:odd:
 
Let's just hope that they don't do this caristic approach in GT4

caristic - segregating cars :D I just made that up :D
 
Have you by any chance tried the American cars without TCS and ASM, tweaked out with only hp mods to about 600-900 bhp? If you accelerate out of turns with them, or any car with 600-900 bhp, you get the same effect...a big spin...I don't think the American cars are misrepresented, I just think there are a lot more Japanese cars, which is naturally expected...(duh)

Talking about tuners like Lingenfelter and Hennessey...bring in Top Secret, Mugen, or Spoon...those are probably the Japanese equivalents...I don't really care, but I think only being biased to American cars being the best cars in the world is wrong, I think Famine pretty much summed it up with his post before...
 
The fact is, I enjoy any car that's powerful & responsive. I'm just showing some national pride and giving retort to the "American cars suck" people (I know I set myself up for it);)
 
I certainly am not one of those people that goes and says, "This car sucks"...I am a car lover, but I just want to prove it doesn't matter WHERE a car comes from, it's quality that counts. :D
 
Originally posted by DODGE the VIPER
I certainly am not one of those people that goes and says, "This car sucks"...I am a car lover, but I just want to prove it doesn't matter WHERE a car comes from, it's quality that counts. :D
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Never said you were....Just having some fun.
 
I was joking when I said "American cars blow.";)

I've owned 3 American cars, and 2 Japanese. The American cars may be quicker than the Japanese cars I've owned, but their build quality wasn't nearly as good. BTW- The only reason the American cars are quicker is because they're 2 Z28's, and a built Trans Am vs. an S2000, and a Lexus GS300.:lol:
 
Originally posted by Thio
I mean, just look at the Cadillac Sixteen. Who will drive it since gas prices are so high right now? It doesn't make sense.
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Hehe, if you can afford that car then my guess is that you can also afford to run it. Fuel costs probably wouldn't hurt you ;)

grtz
 
Originally posted by Race Idiot


Look, all cars have their advantages and disadvantages so could we please just stop judging cars from their place of origin.
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They do this because is unacceptable to do it to people so they become car bigots instead. Very annoying indeed.
 

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