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Bear in mind, this thread could be pure speculation. It's a topic that has been discussed before but it seems there's an update regarding this so it's worth posting. I think...
The '99 Impreza Rally Car Premium to Standard issue is something that has baffled many GT players over the course of GT's life on the PS3.
For those that are unaware, the '99 Impreza Rally car was actually a Premium vehicle in GTHD. Then when GT5 came about, it suddenly became a standard car. Absurd no? It's a question that has been left unanswered and no one really knows why.
The Premium car
I recently stumbled upon this article though
To which I quote:
It seems that the car has been out and about under different owners and even left for dead for a while. So now the car has been restored to its former glory.
Now get this, there's been rumours of "Sony Employees" scanning various cars for an upcoming racing game. I don't have links to the images that I've seen because they're all over GTP and I don't remember all the threads or posts.
So PD had the Premium Car, were they perhaps unhappy with that model , trashed it and opted to make a better model only to discover that the car was being restored to world class quality and now since they're out and about scanning cars, this could be next on the list because the restoration is complete and is going on auction? A premium car can't simply go poof and fly away. I've also picked up many different nuances between the GT model and the pics I posted above. I'm really thinking that PD just wasn't happy with the Impreza model or there was some legal stuff going down. *Cough *cough Virag... (I don't blame PD or Sony for that though.)
It's still weird because how come a car like the Isuzu 4200R which doesn't even exist anymore be modeled into a Premium car? Yet the Impreza suffered a standard fate.
That aside, I suppose this is an opportune time for PD to have full access to the car and make a plan.
With these new developments (The car being restored & PD apparently being out and about.) do you think PD will actually do something about this or will the Impreza just suffer fate and continue being a standard car.
What do you think happened or what's going to happen?
Let's have a chat shall we?
The '99 Impreza Rally Car Premium to Standard issue is something that has baffled many GT players over the course of GT's life on the PS3.
For those that are unaware, the '99 Impreza Rally car was actually a Premium vehicle in GTHD. Then when GT5 came about, it suddenly became a standard car. Absurd no? It's a question that has been left unanswered and no one really knows why.
The Premium car
I recently stumbled upon this article though
To which I quote:
The first ever WRC-spec Subaru Impreza, built by Prodrive in 1997, has been consigned to H&H’s next auction at the Imperial War Museum on 14 October.
Do rally cars get any more iconic that a bright blue Subaru Impreza with the names McRae and Grist on the side? Perhaps, but few would disagree with the importance of such a machine. An estimate of £175,000-200,000 has been put on this piece of modern rallying history.
The story of the car’s history is an interesting one. Built to take advantage of the new less strict rally regulations, this Impreza along with its sister car went on to win the WRC outright.
After the 1997 WRC season, Prodrive sold the car to an Italian rally team who competed it in the Italian Rally Championship. Chassis 001 then went on to Ireland, where it was used and abused in many clubman rallies, before being left to gather dust. It was then rescued by a collector, who approached Prodrive to carry out a full restoration.
There were huge problems with rust, and the car had been bashed about and filled many times. Prodrive undertook the restoration, and it was completed to a word class standard, ready for many more years of rallying.
Source: http://www.classicandperformancecar....ads-to-auction
It seems that the car has been out and about under different owners and even left for dead for a while. So now the car has been restored to its former glory.
Now get this, there's been rumours of "Sony Employees" scanning various cars for an upcoming racing game. I don't have links to the images that I've seen because they're all over GTP and I don't remember all the threads or posts.
So PD had the Premium Car, were they perhaps unhappy with that model , trashed it and opted to make a better model only to discover that the car was being restored to world class quality and now since they're out and about scanning cars, this could be next on the list because the restoration is complete and is going on auction? A premium car can't simply go poof and fly away. I've also picked up many different nuances between the GT model and the pics I posted above. I'm really thinking that PD just wasn't happy with the Impreza model or there was some legal stuff going down. *Cough *cough Virag... (I don't blame PD or Sony for that though.)
It's still weird because how come a car like the Isuzu 4200R which doesn't even exist anymore be modeled into a Premium car? Yet the Impreza suffered a standard fate.
That aside, I suppose this is an opportune time for PD to have full access to the car and make a plan.
With these new developments (The car being restored & PD apparently being out and about.) do you think PD will actually do something about this or will the Impreza just suffer fate and continue being a standard car.
What do you think happened or what's going to happen?
Let's have a chat shall we?
where's Scooby and the gang?
