Formula GT

[my porsche]

is tehre any way to get the polyphony formula car without getting 50% game completion? on gran turismo 4

[dul]

If the endurance races open before 50%(I don't remember when they open it has been so
long since I played GT4) you can get it easely.

[Ferrer]

Endurance races open when you have completed 25% of the game, and you can get the Formula GT in the Nuburgring 24h Endurance race.

[Dino Scuderia]

is tehre any way to get the polyphony formula car without getting 50% game completion? on gran turismo 4

As long as you can get into the 24 hours of the 'ring you can win it.

[henk4]

As long as you can get into the 24 hours of the 'ring you can win it.

is there a way you can change your avatar? Seeing this after diner makes me want to puke :)

[my porsche]

ok i am at a lowly 18.6%game completeion but i have been farting around, so by tomorow i should have the endurance races open, then i will do the nurburgring

is that the fastets car in the game?

[Ferrer]

is that the fastets car in the game?
In the corners and in acceleration easily, in top speed no.

[my porsche]

what is the highest top speed car in the game?

[lightweight]

ok i am at a lowly 18.6%game completeion but i have been farting around, so by tomorow i should have the endurance races open, then i will do the nurburgring

is that the fastets car in the game?

It is the fastest by far. But don't ever try to play the 'Ring with the F1. If you complete a lap without shunts you are the new Mansell. Put it on top gear and drive smoothly. You'll end up doing a much better time, that going in the reds.

Another exceptional car is the Suzuki GSXR-4. After the F1 it's the fastest around corners. With wings it even beats R8's. Nevertheless on the straights it gets blown away...

[Quiggs]

Some of the older Japanese LM cars will outrun the F1 car in a lap, but they do it with an extra 300hp or so. The Minolta Toyota is regarded as the fastest overall car.

The F1 car handles like it's on rails though.

[lightweight]

what is the highest top speed car in the game?

Don't have tried yet. But it should be the escudo. On GT3 it reached 510 km with all hp plus special gearing. But performance varies from GT3 to GT4.
The F1 tops at 355. Even when you change gearing it doesn't change much.
The f1 is much more tricky in GT4. You have to be careful during corners. The rear end can bite at the limit. It's pretty involving. If you have a steering and pedals it's pure enjoyment. You play with throttle input and place it on corners. :eek:

[lightweight]

Some of the older Japanese LM cars will outrun the F1 car in a lap, but they do it with an extra 300hp or so. The Minolta Toyota is regarded as the fastest overall car.

The F1 car handles like it's on rails though.

I think you're wrong.
Only if we're talking about the test course. Even on the Le Mans with the big straight, the F1 makes amends in the corners.

[my porsche]

It is the fastest by far. But don't ever try to play the 'Ring with the F1.
what do you mean? why?

[Quiggs]

The F1 car is nasty to drive on the Ring. It's too twitchy for a super-bumpy track.


And yes, the Minolta will hand the F1 car its ass on LeMans and the N-ring.

[dul]

I reached 1300+km/h with the Escudo in GT3. In GT4 only around 400km/h. But in a TVR Cerbera Up to 475 km/h.

[my porsche]

1300kmh? hahahaha ok

is the minolta in arcade mode?

or how do you get it

[Quiggs]

The Minolta is won in the El Capitan enduro.

[my porsche]

what are the specs on it?

[lightweight]

what do you mean? why?

Well, the 'Ring is full of bumps. You don't see them, but when you play with the F1, you'll certainly feel them :eek:
When going 270+ (all the time :D ) the car will be uncontrollable.

The reason for this i believe is the minimal suspension travel. Even with max Ride height and soft set-up the problem is the same.

[Quiggs]

what are the specs on it?
~800hp, 600lb-ft, same weight range as the other LM cars of its day. I think it's only a 5 speed gearbox, but that doesn't seem to bother it much. It'll do 230-240 down the Mulsanne straight. And the big turbo kit will net 1100+hp. Handles very well.

[lightweight]

I reached 1300+km/h with the Escudo in GT3.

:eek:

How did you do that on GT3? Going on the Banked end? I've heard such stories.

[dul]

1300kmh? hahahaha ok

is the minolta in arcade mode?

or how do you get it

The 1300km/h was with the Suzuki Escudo in GT3, it burned rubber until 370km/h an then it changed into 6th gear and the nose went up in about a 70 degrees and the speedometer just kept on going until you hited the wall on the test cicuit. :)

[lightweight]

Cheat:

On day 694-700 you can buy used LM cars (787B, GT1 etc). They are painted black. They are gorgeous in black colour and no stickers. It should put you back about 7,000,000 cr

[my porsche]

Cheat:

On day 694-700 you can buy used LM cars (787B, GT1 etc). They are painted black. They are gorgeous in black colour and no stickers. It should put you back about 7,000,000 cr
i bought them, got tired of them and sold them, they come every 694 days, so if you miss it you can have another chance

they all were so-so except the mazda 787, which i intended to keep but accidentaly deleted

[Jack_Bauer]

~800hp, 600lb-ft, same weight range as the other LM cars of its day. I think it's only a 5 speed gearbox, but that doesn't seem to bother it much. It'll do 230-240 down the Mulsanne straight. And the big turbo kit will net 1100+hp. Handles very well.

To be honest all of the LM prototypes of that kinda era (late 80s/early 90s) are pretty well matched. The Minolta, Sauber-Mercedes, Jaguar XJR-9, Nissan R89 and R92, Mazda 787B all have roughly the same power/weight/downforce. They can all also be boosted up to 1100+ bhp with the turbo upgrade. If you get any one of these cars there isn't gonna be much difference in their relative performance and laptimes.

In terms of quickest cars around a lap it's tough to beat the more recent prototype cars. The Bentley and the Audi R8 don't have the same power out of the box but with the turbo upgrades can be made almost as powerful. I think that they both have better balanced and controllable handling, so they're much easier to drive quickly than the older prototypes IMHO. :)

[dul]

Cheat:

On day 694-700 you can buy used LM cars (787B, GT1 etc). They are painted black. They are gorgeous in black colour and no stickers. It should put you back about 7,000,000 cr

It's 8,000,000 cr and the cars are Nissan R390 GT1, Toyota GT1, Mazda 787B and Nissan R92CP.

[my porsche]

yeah, i made a trhead about it with acceleration figures, hp and torque figues, and mileage and then quiggs posted some pics for me

[lightweight]

Best time around the ring? Which car?

[my porsche]

my best time? 5'57" in i think a mazda 787, you?

[lightweight]

my best time? 5'57" in i think a mazda 787, you?

I've never tried with an LM prototype. I think the best I've made was 6:15 with Suzuki GSXR-4. I made an attempt with the F1, but I crashed it 2355778 times per lap.

[Quiggs]

I turned a 6:4x.xxx in a stock Abt Audi TT. That car's fun. Not blindingly fast, but it'll hold its own.

[lightweight]

The thing that makes a car fun to drive is the ability to corner fast : not applying too much brakes before a corner, even better taking it flat out.
For me the best way to achieve this is take any car and do all the mods, but leave the engine stock. The wings help a lot, even though most cars look like crap with it. Even the 120 bhp Elise will go like hell and pass in the corners for fun even stock Saleens or stock Paganis.
Nevertheless when the straights arrive, you must run for cover

[Ferrer]

Talking of top speeds I managed 499,2km/h in the Toyota Minolta, of course tuned to the max.

[my porsche]

i like to spend the money first on lightening, then brakes, then exhaust then engine

in that order, i have about 3M credits so i dont really have to save up, but i just like doing it in that order

[shr0olvl]

The best thing to do in a turn is to slow down and then floor it where it like drifts around the corner. It's so fun but only some cars can do that :o

[lightweight]

I think tyres make the biggest difference in cornering performance. I could be wrong though

[my porsche]

yeah, i always put supersoft racing tires in arcade mode, because i turned rcade mode tire wear off, so you can go as long as you want on ss tires :D

[Jack_Bauer]

Sorry to drag up an old thread but I've just won the Formula Gran Turismo car and I was wondering if there was anyway to get into the tuning screen for it so I can buy some different tyre compounds for it? :confused:

In arcade mode the car comes listed as Japanese but I can't seem to see it in the Japan section of GT mode. Anyone got any clues?

[my porsche]

ugh i havent had much time to play it lately cuz ive gotten bored with it, how much does one race raise your game completion?

im at 20.7% right now and i want to get higher fast so i can do endureos

man you won the formula gt, i cant wait till i get it

[Jack_Bauer]

how much does one race raise your game completion?


Not a lot unfortunately! :o

I thought it would vary from race so did the Nurburgring 24hrs thinking that that would earn me a good 4-5% points at least but nope, only gave me about the same as all the other races from what I can see! :rolleyes:

Have you done the rally events yet? The 'Easy' and 'Normal' sections are fairly straightforward and you get a reasonable amount of % for each one plus you only have to complete 2 races to win a new car. It's probs the easiest way to rack up the % and the cash. :)

[my porsche]

Not a lot unfortunately! :o

I thought it would vary from race so did the Nurburgring 24hrs thinking that that would earn me a good 4-5% points at least but nope, only gave me about the same as all the other races from what I can see! :rolleyes:

Have you done the rally events yet? The 'Easy' and 'Normal' sections are fairly straightforward and you get a reasonable amount of % for each one plus you only have to complete 2 races to win a new car. It's probs the easiest way to rack up the % and the cash. :)
thats what ive been doing :) all of the easies and most of the normals, i find it wierd that as a stradegy the car im against will run striaght into me at the starting line so that i get a penalty and they can get ahead... :confused:

[Vaigra]

thats what ive been doing :) all of the easies and most of the normals, i find it wierd that as a stradegy the car im against will run striaght into me at the starting line so that i get a penalty and they can get ahead... :confused:
lol it's usually because you're a lot faster most of the time and when trying to get past you end up driving into them ;)

[my porsche]

or its a japanese conspiracy against all game units coming to america! :p

[Jack_Bauer]

thats what ive been doing :) all of the easies and most of the normals, i find it wierd that as a stradegy the car im against will run striaght into me at the starting line so that i get a penalty and they can get ahead... :confused:

Just another example of the fairly shoddy opponent A.I. in the Gran Turismo series! :( :rolleyes:

[Ferrer]

Sorry to drag up an old thread but I've just won the Formula Gran Turismo car and I was wondering if there was anyway to get into the tuning screen for it so I can buy some different tyre compounds for it? :confused:

In arcade mode the car comes listed as Japanese but I can't seem to see it in the Japan section of GT mode. Anyone got any clues?
With the Formula GT you can't buy any new parts... you can't even change the oil... :confused: All you can do is play with the adjustments of the car.

[Jack_Bauer]

With the Formula GT you can't buy any new parts... you can't even change the oil... :confused: All you can do is play with the adjustments of the car.

Ok, thanks man!

To be honest I'm a little disappointed with the competitiveness of the F1 cars. I've just done the first race in the Formula GT tournament (thinking it would be the hardest, most challenging tournament in the game) and I won the race by over a lap from the nearest car! I'm hoping it's gonna get a bit harder on some of the trickier circuits. :(

[my porsche]

ok i won the formula gt this morning

it handles pretty well through the cornerx but the acceleration/top speed is dissapointing

where do you race it? and can i tune it?

[Rockefella]

ok i won the formula gt this morning

it handles pretty well through the cornerx but the acceleration/top speed is dissapointing

where do you race it? and can i tune it?
You have to unlock the extreme races and there is a Formula World Championship 15-event Cup. If you go to settings before the race, you can tune the gear ratios and suspension and whatever else. You can't upgrade the car in any way or change tires because there is no Polyphony Digital Manufacturer. You can't bring it to GT Auto either to change oil and sh1t.

BTW, what color is it?

[my porsche]

i got a geen and white one which one did you get?

if i can figure out how to get a picture from picture mode to my digi cam ill show you, for some reason it says that a usb devise isnt hooked up...but it is :confused:

[Rockefella]

i got a geen and white one which one did you get?

if i can figure out how to get a picture from picture mode to my digi cam ill show you, for some reason it says that a usb devise isnt hooked up...but it is :confused:
It only works on some cameras. Make sure the USB is plugged into the PS2 and the camera, and make sure your camera is ON.

Mine's blue.

[Quiggs]

I've had about 4 of them. My first was orange, then I got a white one I think, then purple, and the last one that I kept is red.

[my porsche]

why would you do the nurbiurgring 24h 4 times?!?!

[Rockefella]

why would you do the nurbiurgring 24h 4 times?!?!
To sell the car for a mil and a half.

[my porsche]

is that the most valueable prize car?

how many colors does it come in?

[Rockefella]

is that the most valueable prize car?

how many colors does it come in?
I'll try to remember: Blue, Red, Black/Silver, White, White/Purple, Green/Orange or Red/White, and I think there is a Green, Orange, and Blue/Silver one too. Once you reach 100% game completion, you get the all-black F1 car. There are probably like 8.

[my porsche]

what is there left to do after 100% though? i mean why get such an awesome car if you cant use it?

oh and what do yo get for 50% and 75%? any other % milestones?

[Quiggs]

50% is the old Jag race car, nothing at 75%. And after 100% you can keep racing. The game doesn't end.

[my porsche]

what you just re-do races youve done?

ive done 4 enduros now :)

[Quiggs]

what you just re-do races youve done?

ive done 4 enduros now :)
I usually re-run the 24 N-ring race when I need some cash to buy a new LMP car. The pace is slow enough I can use something not stupidly fast and worry about crashing all the time in B-spec.

[my porsche]

you have 100% game completeion?!?!

[Quiggs]

No, I'm just under 70% and I haven't even played in 2 weeks. I just rerun stuff when I feel like it, or need more money. I like doing the Sunday Cup in the F1 car and seeing how much I can win by. :)

[my porsche]

yeah i do the dtm over tog et 950k easy (750 plus 100 pls 125 :) )