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Argentune - House of Innovation
"Winning is not the goal: it's merely the result."
Lucas Delfino, Owner of Argentune.
Argentune (also known as "Argentune - House of Innovation") is an Argentine automobile manufacturer and tuner company. Argentune is based on Buenos Aires, Argentina, and the name of the company itself is a portmanteau of the words "Argentina" and "tune".
Welcome to Argentune, fellow racer. Here, our motto is simple: if you want it to be done right, do it yourself. With that said: our cars do not use driving aids. At all. Period.
The cars on these thread have been tuned and tested by myself, obviously. Since I worry about endurance races, that means handling is a very important component of our cars. That doesn't mean the car is meant to be as fast as it could. Instead, I focus on making cars that won't get you killed in the last laps of an endurance race, just because you can't bother to control it anymore. I will gladly sacrifice 60HP if that means you will have an easier time controlling wheelspin, and in the end, don't having to worry about it in a race.
I don't go for maximum speed and tuning. I would rather have handling instead of power. So, if you are a power-freak, don't hesitate to leave this place, because you will likely never see 1000hp+ road cars. Even 700hp+ is a number we won't dare to reach, because as Keiichi Tsuchiya once said, "What is power without control?". I can assure you that, if possible, the cars in this thread will have maximum tuning as long as the car can handle all of it. I don't want any of our customers, including you, go around the track sliding or spinning.
The setups have been tested to the point of exhaustion. If a car I test doesn't handle like I want it to, then for sure it won't appear here. What brings us to this: I have a very, very peculiar driving style. I tend to go for flashy driving instead of racing lines, but when it comes to tuning, and driving properly, I tend to have a slightly oversteery driving style. Do not fear about this, as I said, you will not come across 700hp+ drift cars that you won't be able to handle. I will say that I consider myself to be a good driver, so you will need skill one way or another to get the best out of my cars.
I hope you will enjoy them, and with a bit of luck, you will leave your opinion and criticism.
As many garages out there, you can request a car you would like to be tuned under the Argentune name. That doesn't come for free, though: you will have to leave a review of one of our cars. 👍 Three rules for the cars you want to be tuned:
- It can't be a AWD car.
- It can't be tuned for driftting.
- It can't be a one time only car, like the Blastolene special.
There are other garages, like Mad FinnTuners Co., that can tune those cars for you, after leaving a review, of course. I personally recommend you to look at their setups before looking at the ones below, since they are more experienced than myself, and they have over 100 cars to choose from. 👍 Since most people are acquaintanced with Mad FinnTuners, as they should be by now, I will post the laptime of my tunes on the Grand Valley Speedway.
Please, make sure to read the AUP before posting here. As the name of the garage hints, I am from Argentina, so english is not my native language. I can understand textspeak somewhat easily, but not other members.
WARNING! All of our cars must be bought brand new when possible, or won. This is to avoid problems of lack of HP, therefore ruining the tune. Also, you will avoid confusions about rigidity refreshing or rigidity increase. Every car that can be won, or bought brand new will NOT have the rigidity refresher upgrade listed on the setups, as the car should not be driven before doing the tune. Every car that can only be bought second-hand WILL have the rigidity refresher upgrade listed, and cars that can be bought second-hand in 10km form, will have the corresponding sign on the tune name, for example: "Argentune Mate '10 (10km Special)". The numbers seen in the setups, at the beginning of each ones, belong to the garage screen where you see the car spin. This will avoid further trouble.
Without any further preambule, enjoy my work. 👍
Lucas
The Tunes (before closing garage):
- Argentune M550 Spec Nür '10
- Argentune Lotus Spirit '10
- Ford GT '05
- Honda Championship NSX '10
- Argentune S2000F Concept '10
- Plymouth Superbird '70
- Argentune Clio 300 '10
- Argentune Mate '10 (10km Special)
- Lotus Elise 111R GT5 '10 (Custom Tuned)
The Tunes (after reopening garage):
- Holden Commodore SS Series II '04
- Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport '96
- Ford Mustang GT '05
- Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.5 16V Evolution II '91
- RUF BTR Type-II '86
- Nissan 240ZG '71
The Grand Valley Speedway Power Board:
- 1'47.522 - RUF BTR Type-II '86
- 1'55.440 - Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport '96
- 1'56.537 - Ford Mustang GT '05
- 1'56.721 - Holden Commodore SS Series II '04
- 1'57.927 - Nissan 240ZG '71
- 1'57.961 - Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.5 16V Evolution II '91
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One more thing to note: the car is unstable on bumpy tracks, such as the Nürburgring, so it's better that you stay away from them. The car was driven at Autumn Ring Mini with a time of 0'41.264. Some may do it better, some not so much. What's the point of a benchmark time if you can't reach it? This is my personal best after... three laps 
A very fun car indeed.
rologue's Tuned Elise, and I think it looks just like it. Setup is for drifting use only, and I'm really happy how it worked out, pulling long drifts with full power. And, to be honest, this car is in my opinion the best Lotus Elise on the entire game. If it had those carbon-fibre parts of the original Tuned Elise, it would be undoubtely the best looking car of them all. 
I chosed some of the cars I like the most, like the Elise as you pointed out, the Plymouth Superbird, the NSX-R Concept, and the BMW M5. I hope this will be a succesful garage, and I certainly like to keep a low profile in my threads, or as you said, "a nice presentation". 
