X2010 gear shifters look hard to reach

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nurburglapped
So my Bob is driving the X2010 and I'm following along in the cockpit view, and I can't help but wonder why they decided to put the gear shifters where they are. It seems like the whole hand needs to move upward each time Bob needs a gear change, thereby temporarily losing firm control of the steering wheel.

I would think that for a car this fast, you'd want to need as little movement as possible to change gears. Is there a design reason for this? Couldn't they have put it somewhere lower down and more easily accessible? Bob is basically turning and shifting all the time and it looks like a very risky move each time.
 
nurburglapped
So my Bob is driving the X2010 and I'm following along in the cockpit view, and I can't help but wonder why they decided to put the gear shifters where they are. It seems like the whole hand needs to move upward each time Bob needs a gear change, thereby temporarily losing firm control of the steering wheel.

I would think that for a car this fast, you'd want to need as little movement as possible to change gears. Is there a design reason for this? Couldn't they have put it somewhere lower down and more easily accessible? Bob is basically turning and shifting all the time and it looks like a very risky move each time.
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would say its pointless you will win every race with that car... you can slip on komfort tires and it still win
 
friedi
would say its pointless you will win every race with that car... you can slip on komfort tires and it still win
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I understand it's pointless in the game, but if they claim this car can actually be made, they have to really work on improving the placements of the shifters. It almost feels like they put them up that high on purpose.
 
nurburglapped
I understand it's pointless in the game, but if they claim this car can actually be made, they have to really work on improving the placements of the shifters. It almost feels like they put them up that high on purpose.
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I think it's down to the shifter animation itself, you watch almost any car in GT with paddle shifters and the driver moves his whole hand. Really it should be on their fingertips.
 
NFSCARBON1
I think it's down to the shifter animation itself, you watch almost any car in GT with paddle shifters and the driver moves his whole hand. Really it should be on their fingertips.
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Animating the drivers to shift that way is easier than having to do unique animations for every car with paddle shifters, that's my guess at least.
 
Its an imaginary car, they can make it do whatever they want. It does seem alitle bit of an oversight though.
 
UnionStrike
Animating the drivers to shift that way is easier than having to do unique animations for every car with paddle shifters, that's my guess at least.
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That makes sense. The actual design probably had it elsewhere.
It's just that for this specific car it looks downright dangerous.
 
I noticed that in the x2010 the "driver" gives the gear changer a gentle push and let's go of his hand when he does. I think it's more of the "driver's" fault.
 
gogatrs
It's somewhat of a safety issue. :p
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True, but if they create one in real life there's gonna be a whole new concept on how to redesign the blueprint of the X1 to make it more safer espically with the handling. :scared: :nervous:
 
I'd imagine that they'd invent something to help the driver withstand some of those G's...
Should we make a new thread for brainstorming ideas on how to make the X2010 a real car that is possible to drive?
 
NFSCARBON1
I think it's down to the shifter animation itself, you watch almost any car in GT with paddle shifters and the driver moves his whole hand. Really it should be on their fingertips.
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This.

Actually if you watch a cockpit replay the sound of the revs doesn't match the shift animation, specifically on down shifts.
 
buggs1a
It's not imaginary. They built it. It's a real car.
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Only a model. They cant build the real thing due to the fact that it is completly useless and insanly expensive. It's Imaginary. 'Nuff said.
 
gogatrs
I'd imagine that they'd invent something to help the driver withstand some of those G's...
Should we make a new thread for brainstorming ideas on how to make the X2010 a real car that is possible to drive?
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^^ This..........

Is a fanstaic idea there! 💡 I always keep thinking about that car eveytime when I look at it, my therories, scientific and car enthuiast loving self just explodes with great possibilties on this unusual machine. :D:tup:
 
gogatrs
I'd imagine that they'd invent something to help the driver withstand some of those G's...
Should we make a new thread for brainstorming ideas on how to make the X2010 a real car that is possible to drive?
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They would need fans to generate a 'Pull' towards the ground. 8 G's pulling to the side every turn, how would you not flip?

A G-Suit would be needed, its like an fighter jet that drives. And of course extensive training procedures.
 
crispychicken49
They would need fans to generate a 'Pull' towards the ground. 8 G's pulling to the side every turn, how would you not flip?

A G-Suit would be needed, its like an fighter jet that drives. And of course extensive training procedures.
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The Red Bull is 100% possible. It's built to work with real physics and fighter pilots already experiance higher G's than the Red Bull can manage, so a G-Suit and someone able to drive itall ready exist. All it needs is the funding, which Red Bull isn't short of. The only major issue is the tyres.
 
gogatrs
I'd imagine that they'd invent something to help the driver withstand some of those G's...
Should we make a new thread for brainstorming ideas on how to make the X2010 a real car that is possible to drive?
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It is a real car and.can be driven.fine. I've seen it.
 
Nismo34
Only a model. They cant build the real thing due to the fact that it is completly useless and insanly expensive. It's Imaginary. 'Nuff said.
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They built it and.have driven it around a track. I've seen it.
 
Yeah, in reality it's dangerous. One hand on the wheel on the 300km/h cornering car, deathbed. :sick:
But virtualy, nah. Not just X2010 car, there're some other cars too.
Paddle are meant to be shift by using a finger but the animation. A little failure. :p

buggs1a
They built it and.have driven it around a track. I've seen it.
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I think you might mistake Caparo T1 for a X2010.
If not then, i need proof. ;)
 
buggs1a
They built it and.have driven it around a track. I've seen it.
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It's a model and has no engine, gearbox etc. Unless you work for RedBull and they have some secret testing going on the 'car' doesn't exist, only a model. The Caparo T1 looks similar to the X2010, but is much slower and road legal.
 
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I guess it could be about lining up with different steering wheels, but I had always assumed they do that wacky wristbreaker animation just so that, like with a proper shifter, you can use the animation to get a hint of when you're supposed to shift. It looks terrible, and [in both cases] it's timing is easily completely defeated and doesn't work at all for rapid downshifts.

But then it's not like it is something they can really have "accurate" unless the game were to make you wait for the animation to finish before it actually shifted. That'd be fine for fiddling with a brake bias knob or some such but not for shifting, that needs to be 100% in sync with your button presses, not to mention the need for doing it quickly. All the animations for shifting in games I've seen look like somebody who is half asleep waiting for a traffic light.
 
NFSCARBON1
The Red Bull is 100% possible. It's built to work with real physics and fighter pilots already experiance higher G's than the Red Bull can manage, so a G-Suit and someone able to drive itall ready exist. All it needs is the funding, which Red Bull isn't short of. The only major issue is the tyres.
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True, soooooo very true.

But would it be easier to train a fighter pilot who is expeirenced and train him for F1 racing? Because their bodies can withstand all those G's that fighter jets can do could easily tame the X1 and jets are two different machines that run on different specs: i.e. fighter jets=air, looser handling etc; X1=ground with areodymamics provided with fan/vaccum sucking technology, outrageous handling with defying gravity in a split second etc.

Think about those possibilities and IF they create one, a fighter pilot trained in F1 racing would be a great choice, or raido controlled formula 1. :dopey: :cool:
 
VspecZR1GT2RS89
True, soooooo very true.

But would it be easier to train a fighter pilot who is expeirenced and train him for F1 racing? Because their bodies can withstand all those G's that fighter jets can do could easily tame the X1 and jets are two different machines that run on different specs: i.e. fighter jets=air, looser handling etc; X1=ground with areodymamics provided with fan/vaccum sucking technology, outrageous handling with defying gravity in a split second etc.

Think about those possibilities and IF they create one, a fighter pilot trained in F1 racing would be a great choice, or raido controlled formula 1. :dopey: :cool:
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Think of how much training Astronauts go through on top of their Aircraft Training. I don't think the X2010 would require nearly as much training as that. Either an F1 driver could be trained to put up with the extra G's or a Fighter Pilot could be trained to drive the car. Either way, it's possible.
 

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