C-ZETA's car reviews - C-ZETA Awards 2012 - 21/12/12

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Wow, you should really learn what a tuner is y'know?

AEM S2000 - drifter
Art Morrison Corvette'60 - SEMA custom
Blitz Dunlop ER34 Skyline '07 - drifter
Buick Special - SEMA custom
Grand Touring Garage 1970 Ford Mustang Trans-Cammer - SEMA custom
HKS CT230R '08 - time attack race car (Tsukuba AWD Unlimited class)
HKS Genki Hyper Silvia RS2 '04 - drifter

Just because GT5 classes those cars as tuners doesn't mean they are.
 
Wow, you should really learn what a tuner is y'know?

AEM S2000 - drifter
Art Morrison Corvette'60 - SEMA custom
Blitz Dunlop ER34 Skyline '07 - drifter
Buick Special - SEMA custom
Grand Touring Garage 1970 Ford Mustang Trans-Cammer - SEMA custom
HKS CT230R '08 - time attack race car (Tsukuba AWD Unlimited class)
HKS Genki Hyper Silvia RS2 '04 - drifter

Just because GT5 classes those cars as tuners doesn't mean they are.

Wow... Just wow... Go be a troll elsewhere? They are pre-tuned vehicles, classing them as "tuners". Just because they arent ricers, doesnt mean they arent tuners...
 
Wow, you should really learn what a tuner is y'know?

AEM S2000 - drifter
Art Morrison Corvette'60 - SEMA custom
Blitz Dunlop ER34 Skyline '07 - drifter
Buick Special - SEMA custom
Grand Touring Garage 1970 Ford Mustang Trans-Cammer - SEMA custom
HKS CT230R '08 - time attack race car (Tsukuba AWD Unlimited class)
HKS Genki Hyper Silvia RS2 '04 - drifter

Just because GT5 classes those cars as tuners doesn't mean they are.

You just specified what kinds of tuners those cars are, you know...
 
Wow, you should really learn what a tuner is y'know?

AEM S2000 - drifter
Art Morrison Corvette'60 - SEMA custom
Blitz Dunlop ER34 Skyline '07 - drifter
Buick Special - SEMA custom
Grand Touring Garage 1970 Ford Mustang Trans-Cammer - SEMA custom
HKS CT230R '08 - time attack race car (Tsukuba AWD Unlimited class)
HKS Genki Hyper Silvia RS2 '04 - drifter

Just because GT5 classes those cars as tuners doesn't mean they are.

AEM S2000- Drifter tuned by AEM
Art Morrison Corvette '60- SEMA customtuned by Art Morrison
Blitz Dunlop ER34 Skyline '07- Drifter tuned by Blitz
etc.

Got it? :rolleyes:
 
All 38 tuners now done in the car-by-car section...coming up next, the ordered results! (For speed first)
 
I lol'd when I saw your description for the RE Amemiya RX-7. :lol:
 
Now then, how about some results?

Speed Test Results


These are all the results of the seven speed tests. The overall fastest, who will be revealed in the next post after this, is determined by adding the sum of the positions that it finished in.

0-60 Test Results


1. Mine's BNR34 Skyline GT-R V-Spec N1 Base '00 2.738
2. HKS CT230R '08 2.784
3. HPA FT565 Twin Turbo Audi TT 2.806
4. Mine's BNR34 Skyline GT-R N1 Base '06 2.966
5. HPA Stage II R32 3.014
6. Amuse S2000 GT1 Turbo 3.162
7. Amuse S2000 GT1 '04 3.361
8. Art Morrison Corvette '60 3.677
9. Nismo Skyline GT-R R-tune (R34) '99 3.705
10. Nismo Fairlady Z Z-tune (Z33) '03 3.791
11. Grand Touring Garage 1970 Ford Mustang Trans-Cammer 3.816
12. RE Amemiya FD3S RX-7 3.868
13. Mine's Lancer Evolution VI '00 3.89
14. Nismo Skyline GT-R S-Tune (R32) '00 4.021
15. Amuse Nismo 380RS Superleggera 4.053
16. High End Performance G37 4.135
17. Nismo 400R '96 4.193
18. Buick Special '62 4.246
19. Amuse Carbon R (R34) '04 4.264
20. Opera Performance S2000 #08 '04 4.516
21. AEM S2000 #04 4.57
22. Opera Performance 350Z '04 4.75
23. HKS Genki Hyper Silvia RS2 '04 4.778
24. Blitz ER34 D1 Spec '04 4.794
25. Amuse S2000 R1 '04 4.939
26. Blitz Dunlop ER34 Skyline '07 5.023
27. Spoon S2000 '00 5.137
28. Trial Celica SS-II (ZZT231) '03 5.3
29. Nismo Fairlady Z S-tune (Z33) '02 5.365
30. Tom's X540 Chaser '00 5.581
31. Amuse S2000 Street Version '04 5.63
32. Spoon Civic Type R (EK) '00 5.904
33. Spoon Integra Type-R (DC2) '99 5.931
34. Mugen S2000 '00 5.954
35. Nismo 270R '94 5.957
36. Toyota Sprinter Trueno GT-APEX (S. Shigeno Ver.) '00 6.248
37. TRD Celica TRD Sports M (ZZT231) '00 7.682
38. Spoon CR-Z 8.316

The Mine's '00 set a breakneck time to dethrone the HKS here. Just over half a tenth in it.

All of the drift machines struggled here obviously. Comfort Soft tyres does not help them.

Top 5 were all 4WD before the Amuse S2k Turbo broke the chain.

CT230R was fastest in Top Class. Mine's '00 was fastest in Higher Tier. HPA Stage II was fastest in High Tier. Corvette was fastest in American Muscle. AEM S2000 was fastest Drift Machine. RE Amemiya was fastest in Middle Tier. Skyline GT-R R-tune was fastest in High Road-Spec and the only car not on SS to break into the top 10. Amuse S2000 R1 was fastest in S2000 Mania (excluding Opera). Tom's X540 Chaser was fastest in Low Road-Spec. Spoon Civic was fastest in Lower Road-Spec.

0-100 Test Results

1. HKS CT230R '08 5.579
2. Amuse S2000 GT1 Turbo 5.979
3. Mine's BNR34 Skyline GT-R V-Spec N1 Base '00 6.166
4. HPA FT565 Twin Turbo Audi TT 6.318
5. Mine's BNR34 Skyline GT-R N1 Base '06 6.559
6. Amuse S2000 GT1 '04 6.663
7. HPA Stage II R32 7.238
8. Art Morrison Corvette '60 7.339
9. Amuse Carbon R (R34) '04 7.454
10. Buick Special '62 7.864
11. Grand Touring Garage 1970 Ford Mustang Trans-Cammer 7.882
12. HKS Genki Hyper Silvia RS2 '04 8.334
13. Nismo Fairlady Z Z-tune (Z33) '03 8.351
14. Blitz Dunlop ER34 Skyline '07 8.526
15. Nismo Skyline GT-R R-tune (R34) '99 8.699
16. Amuse Nismo 380RS Superleggera 8.832
17. Blitz ER34 D1 Spec '04 8.889
18. RE Amemiya FD3S RX-7 8.97
19. AEM S2000 #04 9.003
20. High End Performance G37 9.016
21. Mine's Lancer Evolution VI '00 9.233
22. Nismo Skyline GT-R S-Tune (R32) '00 9.363
23. Opera Performance S2000 #08 '04 10.219
24. Opera Performance 350Z '04 10.226
25. Nismo 400R '96 10.324
26. Trial Celica SS-II (ZZT231) '03 11.422
27. Spoon S2000 '00 11.972
28. Amuse S2000 R1 '04 12.038
29. Nismo Fairlady Z S-tune (Z33) '02 12.55
30. Spoon Civic Type R (EK) '00 12.696
31. Tom's X540 Chaser '00 13.136
32. Amuse S2000 Street Version '04 13.171
33. Nismo 270R '94 13.239
34. Spoon Integra Type-R (DC2) '99 14.194
35. Mugen S2000 '00 14.364
36. Toyota Sprinter Trueno GT-APEX (S. Shigeno Ver.) '00 14.446
37. TRD Celica TRD Sports M (ZZT231) '00 16.847
38. Spoon CR-Z 21.873

CT230R was a full .4 faster than anything else.

Most of the 4WD cars started to fall back at this point.

Equal 5/5 split between 4WD and RWD in the top 10.

HKS Genki Hyper Silvia was fastest Drift Machine. Nismo 380RS was fastest in Middle Tier. Spoon S2000 was fastest in S2000 Mania (excluding Opera). All other classes had same leaders as in 0-60.

1/4 Mile Test Results

1. HKS CT230R '08 10.409
2. Mine's BNR34 Skyline GT-R V-Spec N1 Base '00 10.703
3. Amuse S2000 GT1 Turbo 10.74
4. HPA FT565 Twin Turbo Audi TT 10.801
5. Mine's BNR34 Skyline GT-R N1 Base '06 10.969
6. Amuse S2000 GT1 '04 11.191
7. HPA Stage II R32 11.322
8. Art Morrison Corvette '60 11.604
9. Amuse Carbon R (R34) '04 11.815
10. Grand Touring Garage 1970 Ford Mustang Trans-Cammer 11.912
11. Buick Special '62 12.019
12. Nismo Fairlady Z Z-tune (Z33) '03 12.061
13. Nismo Skyline GT-R R-tune (R34) '99 12.094
14. RE Amemiya FD3S RX-7 12.304
15. Amuse Nismo 380RS Superleggera 12.343
16. Mine's Lancer Evolution VI '00 12.364
17. HKS Genki Hyper Silvia RS2 '04 12.434
18. High End Performance G37 12.443
19. Nismo Skyline GT-R S-Tune (R32) '00 12.447
20. Blitz Dunlop ER34 Skyline '07 12.572
21. AEM S2000 #04 12.631
22. Nismo 400R '96 12.822
23. Blitz ER34 D1 Spec '04 12.861
24. Opera Performance S2000 #08 '04 12.962
25. Opera Performance 350Z '04 13.077
26. Amuse S2000 R1 '04 13.586
27. Trial Celica SS-II (ZZT231) '03 13.662
28. Spoon S2000 '00 13.672
29. Nismo Fairlady Z S-tune (Z33) '02 13.945
30. Amuse S2000 Street Version '04 14.13
31. Spoon Civic Type R (EK) '00 14.194
32. Tom's X540 Chaser '00 14.209
33. Nismo 270R '94 14.452
34. Spoon Integra Type-R (DC2) '99 14.525
35. Mugen S2000 '00 14.57
36. Toyota Sprinter Trueno GT-APEX (S. Shigeno Ver.) '00 14.808
37. TRD Celica TRD Sports M (ZZT231) '00 15.842
38. Spoon CR-Z 16.627

CT230R won by almost 3 tenths.

Results here were largely determined by average of 0-60 and 0-100, if you compare the car's overall results (check Car-to-car section)

Equal 5/5 split between 4WD and RWD cars again.

RE Amemiya was fastest again in Middle Tier. S2000 R1 was fastest again in S2000 Mania excluding Opera. All other classes had same leaders as previous test.

1 Mile Test Results

1. HKS CT230R '08 26.616
2. Amuse S2000 GT1 Turbo 26.628
3. Mine's BNR34 Skyline GT-R V-Spec N1 Base '00 26.922
4. HPA FT565 Twin Turbo Audi TT 27.071
5. Mine's BNR34 Skyline GT-R N1 Base '06 27.468
6. Amuse S2000 GT1 '04 27.69
7. Amuse Carbon R (R34) '04 28.055
8. Art Morrison Corvette '60 28.254
9. Buick Special '62 28.676
10. HPA Stage II R32 28.971
11. Blitz Dunlop ER34 Skyline '07 29.115
12. Grand Touring Garage 1970 Ford Mustang Trans-Cammer 29.285
13. Nismo Fairlady Z Z-tune (Z33) '03 29.864
14. Nismo Skyline GT-R R-tune (R34) '99 30.356
15. Blitz ER34 D1 Spec '04 30.393
16. High End Performance G37 30.633
17. Amuse Nismo 380RS Superleggera 30.656
18. HKS Genki Hyper Silvia RS2 '04 30.743
19. AEM S2000 #04 30.854
20. RE Amemiya FD3S RX-7 30.855
21. Nismo Skyline GT-R S-Tune (R32) '00 31.088
22. Mine's Lancer Evolution VI '00 31.092
23. Opera Performance 350Z '04 31.884
24. Opera Performance S2000 #08 '04 32
25. Nismo 400R '96 32.828
26. Trial Celica SS-II (ZZT231) '03 33.433
27. Spoon S2000 '00 33.817
28. Amuse S2000 R1 '04 34.102
29. Nismo Fairlady Z S-tune (Z33) '02 34.376
30. Spoon Civic Type R (EK) '00 34.712
31. Nismo 270R '94 34.903
32. Tom's X540 Chaser '00 34.994
33. Amuse S2000 Street Version '04 35.041
34. Spoon Integra Type-R (DC2) '99 35.868
35. Mugen S2000 '00 35.976
36. Toyota Sprinter Trueno GT-APEX (S. Shigeno Ver.) '00 36.103
37. TRD Celica TRD Sports M (ZZT231) '00 38.212
38. Spoon CR-Z 41.227

CT230R and Amuse S2k Turbo separated by .012 of a second!

More powerful cars, especially the drift machines, gained a lot here.

Still a 5/5 split between 4WD/RWD in the top 10.

Blitz Dunlop ER34 Skyline was fastest Drift Machine. Nismo 380RS was fastest in Middle Tier again. Spoon S2000 was fastest in S2000 Mania again minus Opera. Nismo 270R beat X540 Chaser to become fastest in Low Road-Spec. Every other class had same leaders as previous test.

Max Speed Test Results

1. Mine's BNR34 Skyline GT-R V-Spec N1 Base '00 208.3mph
2. Art Morrison Corvette '60 207.7mph
3. Amuse S2000 GT1 Turbo 204.4mph
4. Mine's BNR34 Skyline GT-R N1 Base '06 203.3mph
5. Buick Special '62 202.4mph
6. Grand Touring Garage 1970 Ford Mustang Trans-Cammer 200.3mph
7. HPA FT565 Twin Turbo Audi TT 197.7mph
8. Nismo Skyline GT-R R-tune (R34) '99 193.2mph
9. Nismo Skyline GT-R S-Tune (R32) '00 190.4mph
10. Amuse Carbon R (R34) '04 190.1mph
11. High End Performance G37 189.1mph
12. Opera Performance 350Z '04 185.0mph
13. Blitz Dunlop ER34 Skyline '07 184.6mph
14. Blitz ER34 D1 Spec '04 184.3mph
15. Nismo Fairlady Z Z-tune (Z33) '03 183.1mph
16. Amuse Nismo 380RS Superleggera 179.3mph
17. Amuse S2000 GT1 '04 177.7mph
18. Trial Celica SS-II (ZZT231) '03 176.6mph
19. HKS CT230R '08 175.7mph
20. AEM S2000 #04 175.2mph
21. HPA Stage II R32 172.7mph
22. Nismo Fairlady Z S-tune (Z33) '02 172.7mph
23. Opera Performance S2000 #08 '04 172.3mph
24. RE Amemiya FD3S RX-7 171.6mph
25. Tom's X540 Chaser '00 170.1mph
26. Spoon S2000 '00 169.0mph
27. Nismo 270R '94 163.5mph
28. Amuse S2000 R1 '04 162.0mph
29. Nismo 400R '96 159.4mph
30. TRD Celica TRD Sports M (ZZT231) '00 159.2mph
31. Mugen S2000 '00 159.0mph
32. Mine's Lancer Evolution VI '00 158.2mph
33. Amuse S2000 Street Version '04 157.5mph
34. Spoon Integra Type-R (DC2) '99 157.1mph
35. Spoon Civic Type R (EK) '00 156.1mph
36. Toyota Sprinter Trueno GT-APEX (S. Shigeno Ver.) '00 155.9mph
37. HKS Genki Hyper Silvia RS2 '04 150.7mph
38. Spoon CR-Z 138.2mph

Mine's '00 took win by .7mph.

Barely any true correlation to previous results. Just came down to which cars had the best mix of powerband, power and downforce in the end, not to mention tranny setup.

Despite the different results, STILL a 5/5 split between 4WD and RWD cars (mainly because the Nismo Skylines both did so well).

Amuse S2000 Turbo took best in Top Class. High End Performance G37 took best in High Tier. X540 Chaser took fastest again in Low Road-Spec. TRD Celica actually took fastest in Lower Road-Spec :lol: Every other class had same winners as previous test(s).

Max G-Force Test Results

1. Mine's BNR34 Skyline GT-R V-Spec N1 Base '00 1.31G
2. Mine's BNR34 Skyline GT-R N1 Base '06 1.28G
3. HPA FT565 Twin Turbo Audi TT 1.27G
4. HKS CT230R '08 1.26G
5. HPA Stage II R32 1.24G
6. Mine's Lancer Evolution VI '00 1.13G
7. Nismo Skyline GT-R R-tune (R34) '99 1.10G
8. Nismo Skyline GT-R S-Tune (R32) '00 1.08G
9. Nismo 400R '96 1.05G
10. Amuse S2000 GT1 Turbo 0.98G
11. Amuse S2000 GT1 '04 0.89G
12. RE Amemiya FD3S RX-7 0.86G
13. Nismo Fairlady Z Z-tune (Z33) '03 0.85G
14. Art Morrison Corvette '60 0.83G
15. High End Performance G37 0.82G
16. Amuse Nismo 380RS Superleggera 0.82G
17. Grand Touring Garage 1970 Ford Mustang Trans-Cammer 0.81G
18. Amuse S2000 R1 '04 0.75G
19. Opera Performance S2000 #08 '04 0.74G
20. Buick Special '62 0.71G
21. Opera Performance 350Z '04 0.71G
22. Amuse Carbon R (R34) '04 0.69G
23. Nismo Fairlady Z S-tune (Z33) '02 0.69G
24. Spoon S2000 '00 0.69G
25. Amuse S2000 Street Version '04 0.67G
26. AEM S2000 #04 0.65G
27. Tom's X540 Chaser '00 0.62G
28. Trial Celica SS-II (ZZT231) '03 0.61G
29. Mugen S2000 '00 0.61G
30. HKS Genki Hyper Silvia RS2 '04 0.61G
31. Blitz ER34 D1 Spec '04 0.60G
32. Blitz Dunlop ER34 Skyline '07 0.57G
33. Spoon Integra Type-R (DC2) '99 0.56G
34. Nismo 270R '94 0.55G
35. Spoon Civic Type R (EK) '00 0.55G
36. Toyota Sprinter Trueno GT-APEX (S. Shigeno Ver.) '00 0.52G
37. Spoon CR-Z 0.47G
38. TRD Celica TRD Sports M (ZZT231) '00 0.45G

Mine's '00 was a full .03G ahead.

Drift Machines really suffered here with their horrific wheelspin.

All 9 of the 4WD cars in the test took the top 9 spots.

CT230R took highest in Top Class again. Evo VI was highest in Middle Tier. S2000 R1 took highest in S2000 Mania again INCLUDING the Opera this time. AEM S2000 was highest Drift Machine. HPA Stage II took back first in High Tier. Spoon Integra was highest in Lower Road-Spec this time. Every other class had same leaders as previous test(s).

Grand Valley Lap Test Results

1. Amuse S2000 GT1 Turbo 1:55.091
2. HKS CT230R '08 1:56.616
3. Mine's BNR34 Skyline GT-R N1 Base '06 1:57.458
4. Amuse S2000 GT1 '04 1:58.316
5. HPA FT565 Twin Turbo Audi TT 1:59.285
6. Mine's BNR34 Skyline GT-R V-Spec N1 Base '00 1:59.861
7. Amuse Carbon R (R34) '04 2:01.171
8. HPA Stage II R32 2:01.523
9. Nismo Fairlady Z Z-tune (Z33) '03 2:01.783
10. RE Amemiya FD3S RX-7 2:02.447
11. High End Performance G37 2:02.726
12. Amuse Nismo 380RS Superleggera 2:02.906
13. Mine's Lancer Evolution VI '00 2:03.678
14. Grand Touring Garage 1970 Ford Mustang Trans-Cammer 2:04.776
15. Trial Celica SS-II (ZZT231) '03 2:05.239
16. Art Morrison Corvette '60 2:05.981
17. Nismo Skyline GT-R R-tune (R34) '99 2:08.200
18. Opera Performance S2000 #08 '04 2:08.743
19. Nismo Skyline GT-R S-Tune (R32) '00 2:10.389
20. Buick Special '62 2:10.450
21. Amuse S2000 R1 '04 2:10.942
22. Opera Performance 350Z '04 2:11.790
23. AEM S2000 #04 2:12.636
24. Blitz Dunlop ER34 Skyline '07 2:12.785
25. Nismo 400R '96 2:14.055
26. Spoon S2000 '00 2:14.384
27. Nismo Fairlady Z S-tune (Z33) '02 2:14.560
28. Blitz ER34 D1 Spec '04 2:14.714
29. HKS Genki Hyper Silvia RS2 '04 2:15.058
30. Spoon Civic Type R (EK) '00 2:16.187
31. Tom's X540 Chaser '00 2:17.538
32. Spoon Integra Type-R (DC2) '99 2:18.346
33. Amuse S2000 Street Version '04 2:18.518
34. Toyota Sprinter Trueno GT-APEX (S. Shigeno Ver.) '00 2:20.501
35. Nismo 270R '94 2:20.769
36. TRD Celica TRD Sports M (ZZT231) '00 2:22.539
37. Mugen S2000 '00 2:23.004
38. Spoon CR-Z 2:29.376

Amuse S2000 GT1 Turbo finally actually did win something, this time coming out on top by a whopping 1.6 seconds over the CT230R.

Results here were mainly tyre based obviously. All of the top runners used SS, although the Buick Special was beaten by 3 SH runners. Only exceptions to this were Drift Machines obviously.

This also seemed to finely determine what the true 'classes of the cars were here. This is what I think it should be like, you can work out where they all are for yourself.

Top Class: 1:55-1:57
Higher Tier: 1:58-2:00
High Tier: 2:01-2:04
Middle Tier: 2:05-2:07
High Road-Spec: 2:08-2:10
Middle Road-Spec: 2:11-2:14
Low Road-Spec: 2:15-2:18
Lower Road-Spec: 2:19 or over

The Drift Machines and the Spoon CR-Z should be discredited from this obviously as they are considerably more unique in their ways. Though that said, the AEM S2000 and Blitz Dunlop ER34 Skyline were right next to each other, as well as the ER34 D1 Spec and HKS Genki Hyper Silvia...maybe the pairings could be put into their own form of class??? Spoon CR-Z is obviously too slow to hang with anything else here and should largely be left to spec series I find.

But either way, for the old classes I was using, S2000 GT1 Turbo was fastest in Top Class, Mine's '06 finally dethroned the Mine's '00 from its usual position in Higher Tier, the Amemiya RX-7 was fastest in Middle Tier, Trans Cammer beat the Corvette in American Muscle, S2000 R1 didn't beat Opera this time in S2000 Mania, Civic was fastest again in Lower Road-Spec. Every other class had same leaders as previous test(s).​

Right then, that covers every ounce of testing possible for these cars now. I do wish that people use my class theory for their tuner championships, I hope it will be very, very useful to you all.

Now though, to add up all the results and check and find which one, of them all...is the fastest in the game. Stay tuned, hearts will be properly broken here. :P

Pictures and writing by C-ZETA
 
Speed Testing Top 10

Right then, so now to see which were the fastest 10 of the tuners in this test. Beware of shock results in this one...

10.

Amuse Carbon R (R34) '04


This was tied with the Nismo Skyline GT-R R-tune (R34) '99, but through a tiebreaker (Grand Valley Lap position) the Amuse came ahead.

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If this was GT4, this thing would be getting nowhere near the results it does here. In GT4, this thing had some of the most terrible acceleration this side of the average kei car, and it wasn't terribly great to drive either. Here now, most of that problem has been fixed and the Amuse Carbonara has been much improved. I'm not quite sure what agreement was achieved to set the downforce on this thing to 0/15, but either way it is still rather fast. And plus, you can get more horsepower with this than any other tuner, with this maxing out at 740hp. Not that you might wanna handle that anyway...

...So either way, this is the Amuse Carbonara, it is number 10, and, though it could have been higher (the 0-60 time didn't contribute well), it did at least make it to the top 10.

9.

Grand Touring Garage 1970 Ford Mustang Trans-Cammer

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For a classic, this did very well to stick in there. Its results were all very well balanced, and despite being the heaviest of the entire cast of tuners, it also starts off as the most powerful of the entire cast of tuners, which helped it a lot. And it was also surprisingly rapid on the track, seeing as it beat off the other two American Muscle cars. However, it was the only one of the three that hit the limiter, which is odd given that GTG gave this thing a 7'6" 5th gear. Either way, it still did 200, but there is so much more there, I reckon. Still, its track performance is high, and that's good enough for most.

So 9th place for the Mustang then. However, it is now going to be sorely disappointed. Because just ahead of it, in 8th...

8.

Art Morrison Corvette'60

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This proved a pretty good surprise. It was able to hang in surprisingly well among the faster, younger tuners, getting a set of 8th places in the acceleration tests. It wasn't terribly fast on the track, but it scored a massive trump with the top speed test. It hit 207.7mph - a full 3.3 faster than the S2k Turbo managed and just 0.7 mph off of the top placed Mine's. Much of that came down to the lack of downforce, although I don't know how so much air is able to travel around to give speed when there's a great big gaping hole in the middle of the car. If this had a closed roof, the Mine's would be long gone in terms of top speed. But still, impressive for a car based in 1960.

So a worthy 8th for the Art Morrison Corvette then, and a win over its two American Muscle rivals. Now though, we move to some of the far more serious stuff...

7.

HPA Motorsports Stage II R32

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This one was quite weird when I drove it. The 4WD on this thing helped massively, but the powerband on it wasn't entirely that great. Massive turbos and all that. However, this thing still got good times on the acceleration sections, despite a big downfall in top speed. Pretty much akin to the HKS CT230R, that. On a track it actually did a pretty decent job too, with its seemingly heavy weight not proving a problem for this Canadian-modded car. I don't think I'll quite ever be happy with the way it just all feels though. :indiff:

Still, a 7th for HPA is not so bad thus far...but they have bigger things to come yet. The next car is not one of them though.

6.

Amuse S2000 GT1 '04


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The original S2000 GT1, usually snubbed in favour of the S2k Turbo now, still does have some worth. Apparently, the AI quite likes it now, and here it also manages to be pretty fast. Only beaten by the 4WDs and S2k Turbo in the acceleration tests, it also managed to get a 4th place in the Grand Valley Lap test. Top speed again was a bit of a killer here, and with the massive downforce you have everywhere you can rather see why. But that downforce would also appear to help it on the track too, so it's win-win.

So 6th then for the Amuse S2000 GT1. Now we move to the truly serious stuff in the top 5...

5.

HPA Motorsports FT565 twin turbo Audi TT


This was tied with the HKS CT230R '08 but lost the Grand Valley Lap tiebreaker.

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And now we have HPA's superspeed superstar. Despite being a little bit outclassed on track and having a pretty low ranking on top speed, this hopped up TT was able to get a very strong collection of results going, never featuring outside of the top 5 in any test bar top speed. However, most of its rivals were able to better it in the various categories, so while this HPA is fast, you can find faster. Still, that isn't to take away from its great acceleration and good speed on the track. Very good multi-purpose weapon this one.

So a 5th for HPA's main competitor then. Now though we move onto some even more serious stuff...

4.

HKS CT230R '08

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I know. Strange, isn't it?

You see, while the CT230R won almost half of the tests in this, its top speed rank was a lowly 19. And that is what cost it what effectively would have been 1st place.

But let's not get too bogged down in that, shall we?

This is immensely fast. Its speedo will never stop climbing - ever. It gets to 100 a good bit faster than its nearest contender and will cover a 1/4 mile a good bit faster too. The S2k Turbo can run it close over a mile as the CT230R begins to run out of steam, but clearly the CT230R is very well the fastest off the line. Sadly, the boundaries of the scoring meant the CT230R was never gonna finish very high, but oh well.

So then, with the CT230R down now, which 3 could possibly be left? If you've been following carefully, you could probably guess by now.

3.

Mine's BNR34 Skyline GT-R N1 base '06

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Arguably the most well-rounded tuner in the game. This thing did not finish one test outside of the top 5. It had it all. It was great straight away, then after that, then after that, then after that, then maxed out at 203 and then went to Grand Valley and set a rapid time there. There isn't a whole lot this Mine's Skyline won't do for you. The only thing it is missing in its set is a first place. That cost it quite badly: it was, in fact, just one extra position away from tieing with 2nd place.

But either way, it is a 3rd place for Mine's, and that leaves just 2 cars left...which is 2, and which is 1?

2.

Amuse S2000 GT1 Turbo


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Well, wouldya look at that? The so-called fastest has lost in my testing...through various flaws.

Yes, it is the fastest on the track and the fastest by a huge margin. But then when it comes to a straight line...there isn't 4WD to help it off the line. There isn't enough power to claw it back after that. There's too much downforce to make it the best at the top end, even despite the cheatsy 7th gear that they slotted in just so it didn't befall the same fate as the original GT1.

Still, there is no denying the actual speed of this thing. But despite all of it, it only ever won one test, and that being the track test, which I know people will say has more priority over a normal test, and you're right...it probably does. But really, the temptation to test these all on Route X is too great to not include them as such...

...so then, if even the Amuse S2000 GT1 Turbo can't win the overall fastest tuner in the game then...what the bloody hell could?

1.

Mine's BNR34 Skyline GT-R V.Spec N1 base '00

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Oh. It's my 'old favourite'.

Yet here, despite it being acclaimedly outclassed by many other cars here, it is still overall the fastest. Most of it comes down to sheer straight line speed, but every inch of performance counts in the world of cars...

This thing shocked the CT230R in the 0-60 times, and beat everyone else in G-Force, then went on to set the fastest top speed. The secret to this? The tiny 0/15 downforce stat that changes everything.

Unlike the '06 Mine's which has a chocload of downforce to help it on the track, this does not have as such. Plus, this gets a longer tranny anyway. And so, while this may be a bit outclassed on the track, the speed in a straight line is so great, it might not even matter by the end.

And so, it is the Mine's BNR34 Skyline GT-R V.Spec N1 Base '00 that is the fastest tuner in the game. Which might not be good. It'll be GT4 all over again... :nervous:

And now, coming up next, a true test for these cars. We know which is the fastest, but we also know...speed isn't everything. So which of these cars aren't just ones for speedy occasions?

Stay tuned to All Tuners Tested to find out!

Pictures and writing by C-ZETA
 
And now, let's go to the overall results list.

Overall Testing Results


These are the results from the Overall tests. These were of course the Fun-o-meter, Soul-o-meter and Speed-o-meter tests. The winner will be decided by adding the three values the cars were rated together. And also, for the hell of it, I think I'll put a comment down, just to explain my reasoning.

Fun-o-meter Results


T-1. Opera Performance S2000 #08 '04 92/100 (So easy to get this thing sideways, and so easy to get it back)
T-1. Amuse S2000 Street Version '04 92/100 (You ask this thing to do anything, and it frickin' obeys)
3. Mine's BNR34 Skyline GT-R N1 Base '06 91/100 (Soooo grippy)
4. HKS CT230R '08 87/100 (Acceleration is just hilarious in itself)
5. AEM S2000 #04 85/100 (Slidey, but unlike other drift machines actually controllable)
6. Spoon S2000 '00 84/100 (Can get some decent slides, not to the level of the other two S2000s)
T-7. Amuse Carbon R (R34) '04 82/100 (Pretty fast drive and can be slidey too)
T-7. RE Amemiya FD3S RX-7 82/100 (Pretty obedient of you most of the time)
T-7. Mine's Lancer Evolution VI '00 82/100 (Top cornering)
T-10. Mine's BNR34 Skyline GT-R V-Spec N1 Base '00 81/100 (Not as good as the '06: lower downforce)
T-10. Opera Performance 350Z '04 81/100 (Nice and slidey this one)
T-12. HPA Stage II R32 77/100 (Just an average 4WD)
T-12. Nismo Fairlady Z Z-tune (Z33) '03 77/100 (You'd probably expect it to be a little looser)
T-12. Amuse Nismo 380RS Superleggera 77/100 (As above)
T-12. Nismo Skyline GT-R S-Tune (R32) '00 77/100 (Feels quite ordinary, SH tyres maybe a bit too little)
T-16. Amuse S2000 GT1 Turbo 76/100 (Can slide. But then won't stop sliding...)
T-16. Amuse S2000 GT1 '04 76/100 (Grip monster here, temptation to slide might take over a little though)
T-16. High End Performance G37 76/100 (Doesn't seem to slide a lot, low p/w probably doesn't help)
T-16. Nismo Skyline GT-R R-tune (R34) '99 76/100 (Much the same as the S-tune here)
T-16. Mugen S2000 '00 76/100 (Different, and not as good as the other S2ks on CS)
21. Grand Touring Garage 1970 Ford Mustang Trans-Cammer 75/100 (Doesn't really get stuck in, but is actually driveable)
T-22. HPA FT565 Twin Turbo Audi TT 74/100 (4WD, but not exactly a special drive. Handles better than I last remember though)
T-22. Tom's X540 Chaser '00 74/100 (Not wild enough)
T-22. Toyota Sprinter Trueno GT-APEX (S. Shigeno Ver.) '00 74/100 (Can get into some slides but lack of power kills it)
25. Blitz Dunlop ER34 Skyline '07 73/100 (Not very easy to control. Decently good to drift)
T-26. Trial Celica SS-II (ZZT231) '03 72/100 (FF drivetrain. Boredom at times)
T-26. Art Morrison Corvette '60 72/100 (Won't always stay straight)
T-28. Buick Special '62 69/100 (Completely hopeless for use on a track)
T-28. Nismo Fairlady Z S-tune (Z33) '02 69/100 (Just average again)
T-28. HKS Genki Hyper Silvia RS2 '04 69/100 (Even harder to keep under control and not as good drifting)
31. Nismo 400R '96 68/100 (Plain ordinary 4WD, no more)
32. TRD Celica TRD Sports M (ZZT231) '00 67/100 (Decent cornering here at least)
33. Spoon Integra Type-R (DC2) '99 66/100 (Not fast enough)
T-34. Blitz ER34 D1 Spec '04 65/100 (Still hard to keep under control and not anywhere near as fast or fun as the '07)
T-34. Spoon Civic Type R (EK) '00 65/100 (More speed required)
T-34. Nismo 270R '94 65/100 (Not enough slide for an FR)
37. Amuse S2000 R1 '04 64/100 (Does. Not. Slide.)
38. Spoon CR-Z 62/100 (Well, it's a CR-Z, what can you do?)

Soul-o-meter Results​

T-1. Opera Performance S2000 #08 '04 95/100 (Everything a proper performance S2000 should be)
T-1. RE Amemiya FD3S RX-7 95/100 (Engine/sound. That is all)
T-3. Amuse S2000 Street Version '04 94/100 (Basically entirely an S2000, just made slightly better)
T-3. HKS CT230R '08 94/100 (You can just tell it's trying to get to you - engine sound, speed...it just is)
5. Spoon S2000 '00 92/100 (Slightly more powered up than Street Ver. but still very S2000)
6. Toyota Sprinter Trueno GT-APEX (S. Shigeno Ver.) '00 91/100 (Well, it's an AE86.)
T-7. Mine's BNR34 Skyline GT-R N1 Base '06 87/100 (What everyone wants from a Skyline, tuned by the pros)
T-7. HKS Genki Hyper Silvia RS2 '04 87/100 (What Silvias do best, made better)
9. Amuse S2000 R1 '04 86/100 (Still a lot of S2000, but no sliding)
T-10. Mugen S2000 '00 85/100 (Still a lot of S2000, but not as good to drive as others)
T-10. Blitz Dunlop ER34 Skyline '07 85/100 (Yes, drivetrain change, but it still drifts with style)
T-12. Nismo Skyline GT-R S-Tune (R32) '00 84/100 (Just an R32 made better, simples)
T-12. Art Morrison Corvette '60 84/100 (It's a Corvette. Obviously you'd have to give this a big rating)
14. Spoon Civic Type R (EK) '00 83/100 (Still very much like a Civic. But faster. Though more decally)
T-15. AEM S2000 #04 82/100 (More extreme S2000 but built to sensible purpose)
T-15. Opera Performance 350Z '04 82/100 (Bigged up 350Z - good)
T-15. Blitz ER34 D1 Spec '04 82/100 (Not as soulful as the '07 - presumably because less crazy)
18. Spoon Integra Type-R (DC2) '99 81/100 (Loses to the Civic by less speed, which makes it slightly less soulful)
T-19. HPA Stage II R32 79/100 (4WD VW. Would be good but it's German)
T-19. Nismo Fairlady Z Z-tune (Z33) '03 79/100 (Might have been a lot higher without a few mutual consents to this thing)
T-19. Amuse S2000 GT1 '04 79/100 (Extreme S2000 but still within range)
T-22. Mine's Lancer Evolution VI '00 77/100 (It is an Evo VI, yes, but it doesn't really feel as good as it could)
T-22. Nismo Skyline GT-R R-tune (R34) '99 77/100 (Still covers R34 bases but not the most fun of drives)
T-24. Amuse Carbon R (R34) '04 76/100 (Not exactly what the R34 was though it is wild)
T-24. Grand Touring Garage 1970 Ford Mustang Trans-Cammer 76/100 (Classic Mustang...although moderned up)
T-24. Nismo Fairlady Z S-tune (Z33) '02 76/100 (Still all Z33, but that's the thing. It's exactly the same as stock almost...)
T-24. Nismo 270R '94 76/100 (All rather Silvia, although low fun rating costs it)
T-28. Amuse Nismo 380RS Superleggera 74/100 (Slightly deceiving looking body...plus it's been tuned twice)
T-28. High End Performance G37 74/100 (Techy beyond comparison. Would shoot much further if that PS3 were actually a flux capacitor but...it isn't.)
T-28. Trial Celica SS-II (ZZT231) '03 74/100 (Still FF, but that doesn't make it much more soulful)
T-28. Buick Special '62 74/100 (Yes, it is classic, but the lack of fun takes you away from where it really is at)
T-28. Nismo 400R '96 74/100 (4WD basicness...)
T-28. TRD Celica TRD Sports M (ZZT231) '00 74/100 (Still all Celica, which is a good thing, but still not fast)
34. HPA FT565 Twin Turbo Audi TT 72/100 (Audi TT. And 4WD)
35. Spoon CR-Z 69/100 (Hybrid and slow, but at least it does look good and has plenty of originality)
36. Tom's X540 Chaser '00 66/100 (Can't really judge this since there isn't another Chaser to base it on)
37. Mine's BNR34 Skyline GT-R V-Spec N1 Base '00 65/100 (Mutual problems here again I'm afraid. Sorry)
38. Amuse S2000 GT1 Turbo 0/100 (For description, PM me)

Speed-o-meter Results

1. HKS CT230R '08 97/100 (Lethal. Nothing else to describe it)
2. Amuse S2000 GT1 Turbo 95/100 (Track speed cannot be denied)
T-3. Mine's BNR34 Skyline GT-R N1 Base '06 92/100 (The one for the corners...)
T-3. Mine's BNR34 Skyline GT-R V-Spec N1 Base '00 92/100 (...and the one for the straights.)
5. Amuse Carbon R (R34) '04 91/100 (Much improved over GT4)
6. HPA FT565 Twin Turbo Audi TT 88/100 (Brutal acceleration)
7. Amuse S2000 GT1 '04 87/100 (Very good on the track)
8. Art Morrison Corvette '60 86/100 (Huge top speed)
9. Grand Touring Garage 1970 Ford Mustang Trans-Cammer 85/100 (Huge track capability)
10. Buick Special '62 82/100 (Slightly less top speed but still very high)
11. RE Amemiya FD3S RX-7 81/100 (Despite low values on longer runs, good track car)
12. Nismo Skyline GT-R R-tune (R34) '99 79/100 (Very, very good in straight lines)
T-13. HPA Stage II R32 78/100 (Acceleration is very good)
T-13. Trial Celica SS-II (ZZT231) '03 78/100 (Good for an FF)
T-15. Nismo Skyline GT-R S-Tune (R32) '00 77/100 (Just a slightly lesser R-tune in every department)
T-15. Nismo Fairlady Z Z-tune (Z33) '03 77/100 (Good speed but among the class it's beaten by the HPA)
T-17. Opera Performance 350Z '04 76/100 (Beaten by the Nismo Skyline's, sadly)
T-17. Amuse Nismo 380RS Superleggera 76/100 (Doesn't feel that fast)
19. Mine's Lancer Evolution VI '00 75/100 (Pathetic top speed and not even that good off the line anyway...)
20. High End Performance G37 72/100 (Far slower than I would have expected. Good top end, mind)
21. AEM S2000 #04 71/100 (CS tyres - bad)
T-22. Opera Performance S2000 #08 '04 69/100 (Not the best top end in the world)
T-22. Spoon S2000 '00 69/100 (Feels powerful, but actually, the R1 is faster)
24 Nismo 400R '96 68/100 (Doesn't feel great for a 4WD)
25. Blitz Dunlop ER34 Skyline '07 67/100 (Terrible off the line and on the track)
26. Nismo Fairlady Z S-tune (Z33) '02 66/100 (Just a normal Z33, therefore just normal speed)
T-27. Amuse S2000 R1 '04 65/100 (Lack of ability to slide prevents power from really being felt)
T-27. Blitz ER34 D1 Spec '04 65/100 (Impossible on track, better off line)
T-27. TRD Celica TRD Sports M (ZZT231) '00 65/100 (Surprisingly good top end)
30. Tom's X540 Chaser '00 64/100 (Disappointing off the line and too heavy for track)
31. Mugen S2000 '00 63/100 (It was beaten by the TRD Celica on GVS. Goes to show what CS does, eh?!)
T-32. Toyota Sprinter Trueno GT-APEX (S. Shigeno Ver.) '00 62/100 (Very disappointing. Nowhere near a nearly identical specced Spoon Civic...)
T-32. HKS Genki Hyper Silvia RS2 '04 62/100 (Like other drift machines, but the problem is worse because it has no top speed)
T-32. Spoon Civic Type R (EK) '00 62/100 (Not particularly buzzy here)
T-32. Nismo 270R '94 62/100 (Very underwhelming)
36. Amuse S2000 Street Version '04 61/100 (Other S2000s will be faster)
37. Spoon Integra Type-R (DC2) '99 60/100 (Has portrayals of being fast, but doesn't live up to them)
38. Spoon CR-Z 52/100 (Well, it's a CR-Z. What can you do?)


And so then, those are the overall results in my testing/opinion. What would yours be? What do you think of mine? Either way, that's not a matter now, because it is now time to reveal, with these results, my top 10 tuning cars in this game...be prepared.

Writing by C-ZETA
 
Overall Top 10

These 10 cars are the luckiest of them all. The ones where the tuners got it absolutely, dead spot on. Using a mix of pure fun, pure soul and pure speed and combining them all in the absolute right way. Let's begin...

10.

Opera Performance 350Z '04


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This Opera Performance was an entirely new experience for me in this game, like many of the other tuners here. However, I'll tell you something, this one was, very, very lucky to make it to the top 10. The results show that 3 cars were within a single point of this thing (and I'd have decided the winner overall), and another 4 were within 5 of it.

But whatever. This Opera proved to be pretty good fun for me. It was all very slidey, with plenty of power to use, and for the most part much of Nissan's original creation was still in it too. The only slight problem was...erm, Opera...your S2000's faster than it. Might wanna fix that. Either way, this thing also had a very good top end, although the two Nismo Skylines are faster in most respects next to this thing.

But still, a good number 10 for this Opera (just!).

9.

Amuse S2000 GT1 '04​


Tied on points with the 8th place car, but I gave that the decision over this.

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This is Amuse's original rocket ship, the S2000 GT1, before it went clinical in Turbo form. And this one is better.

Only beaten by the top 4WDs and S2k Turbo in acceleration, this thing's main, key part is the sheer speed it has on a track. 4th overall is something not to be ashamed of in this thing on Grand Valley. And while the AI does seem to be going to developing a good liking towards this thing now, this is still a super fast thing no matter how you look at it.

So, 9th then for the original Amuse speed freak. But there is so much better to come...

8.

Art Morrison Corvette'60


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Art Morrison's Corvette doesn't look terribly powerful given the specs. Despite having similar power levels to the Buick Special, it has a decent level more weight to it. But still the Corvette proved to be a ridiculously fast thing with no respite in straight line speed.

And while it might not have been the fastest car on track, the power in the car is so great that it really can make up some decent time on the straights. And of course, as a 60's Vette, it's always gonna be a pretty joyful ride. This outclasses the Mustang in general speed and soul, and, while it is a pricey way of driving, it was rather worth it paying for this car, I find.

So this is the muscle car that I found the best and it comes in at a pretty strong 8th. Now then, moving on...

7.

Spoon S2000 '00​


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Spoon's S2000 was something I hadn't run in this game either before. And, seeing as I had tested it after the S2000 Street Version and Opera S2000, I was expecting similar results. With a power level that is slightly higher than the R1, this would more than likely be getting in many slides.

And it did. Spoon's finest did a pretty good job, but the thing is...compared to the aforementioned S2000s, it just felt a little bit colder. Where as the S2000 Street Version is a looks modification as well as a moderate performance and also slides a lot more, and the Opera is very fast, this doesn't slide as much nor is as fast. It's certainly a great car, but unfortunately the others better it.

Which will be proven by Number 6 now...

6.

Amuse S2000 Street Version '04


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Well, this one was a ball of fun like I'd hardly seen before. The Amuse S2000 Street Version.

This thing is one of the most obedient cars I have ever driven. If you plan on doing an early slide into a corner, get sideways enough and the Street Version just goes with it without exception. But try and keep it in a straight line, and it's easy. This thing is really very brilliant. It is slower than other S2000s, for sure, but this is really just a brilliant, slidey little thing that never fails to excite and give enjoyment.

And after that, you might as well be wondering who could ever be in the top 5. Well...

5.

Amuse Carbon R (R34) '04​


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Much like the speed tests, you now know I couldn't possibly be playing GT4. As I'll say again, this thing was treacherous in GT4 to say the least. Piss poor acceleration, horrific handling and a general sense of wanting the drive to be over as quickly as possible.

But Good News! The Carbonara is now a much better force here. It has decent acceleration this time, and has much speed when modified. And because it's now FR, you can slide it as well. Though it doesn't look 1123kg. Goes to show the miracles that Time Attack cars manage.

So a much improved Amuse Carbonara is our number 5. Now though, we are getting onto some of the very, very serious stuff here.

4.

Opera Performance S2000 '04


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I drove this on the Nurburgring first of all in my review, and if you saw it, you'll know I absolutely loved it. This thing is one of the easiest cars to drive in any manner you will. Though most of the time, you'll probably more than likely get yourself sideways on purpose, 99.9% of the time. Because this thing is a majestic thing at sliding.

It is so good at sliding, you wonder how it isn't a drift machine. Thing is, while it has not a huge deal of power, it has such a low weight I could lift it. I seriously recommend you find one of these now, because there's not much else like it...

And now we've reached the Opera S2000, you'd have to say it would be very hard to decide the top 3 from there. But still...

3.

RE Amemiya FD3S RX-7​


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This was something I certainly hadn't driven yet. So I was expecting quite a surprise from this thing I suppose. And sure enough, this thing shone.

The speed is good. On a track, it is superb, and while the low torque of the rotary doesn't help it in a straight line, it's not particularly dangerous to drive in a straight line. But the thing that gives this the max credit is the sound of the engine. This is what helps it to the top soul rating of all the tuners here...

I already said in my description of it what it sounds like again, so may I please quote it:

The rotary engine, with this exhaust, sounds totally amazing. Because it is what a rotary should always be. The area where you can hear the damn thing rotating...it sounds like it's almost fapping. And you should be too, to that bloody engine noise. Try and keep up :lol:

And now, I think that's quite enough explanation for the RE Amemiya. In short, the engine is epic, and not much else matters. Now, for No. 2.

2.

Mine's BNR34 Skyline GT-R N1 base '06


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Well, nothing better than to take a classic name in the tuning industry to this level of goodness, eh?!

The Mine's Skyline. Such a name in the world of tuning. No Skyline can ever better it, because this is one Skyline, taken to near perfection, and made by some of the best boys in the business.

The result is next to a perfect mixture. You've got all the handling you need, all the speed you need, everything you need to get this thing to the top of the speed chain. But it is still a Skyline in nearly every aspect of the word. Which might not be good if you don't like the overly high numbers of the silly things in this game, but this one is fully worthy of a place here. Every tuner is really worth a place in this game...although not every car in the game. You don't need 1070 cars with half of them being identical to another...I think.

And with this Mine's Skyline coming into number 2...what has beaten it? Whaddya think, guys?

1.

HKS CT230R '08


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This is the tuner. Not just a tuner. The tuner. The quintessential goodness to everything that is right about tuning. The ultimate, HKS CT230R.

This thing has some of the most lightning speed in this game. LMPs could effectively cower to this thing. In fact, they do, because I beat the XJR-9 three times in the Dream Car Championship seasonal, and before Spec I (where it's noteworthy this was not that good handling, I am using a tune in these instances yes, though not for this test) I beat a full field of them in the Gran Turismo All Stars. The AI seems to have gotten better since then and now I can't get much better than 2nd-3rd in some races, but the point is clear. This thing is bloody fast.

And yet still, just because it is fast doesn't mean it's gonna be a completely geeky thing. Because the handling on this, since the days of Spec I when its suspension had a virus when stock, has now much improved. You can actually do better, I'm gonna admit that, but you can't deny this thing will handle. And plus, the acceleration is so, so good anyway, it might not even matter what the car handles like...

But there is soul in there. Plenty of it. You can tell. Listen to the sound...it makes you grin. It's trying to win you over. And with all the performance it brings too...it didn't win me over by half, did it?

Quite frankly, I see no reason why one shouldn't use a CT230R at any given point in your career in GT5. It'll honestly nearly do everything for you...unless you choose the S2k Turbo instead. In that case, I completely understand.

So there we have it. All Tuners Tested is now, officially, complete. And there've been many surprises. Many shocks. Many failures. Many successes. And many tuners. We've seen sliding, speed, sound, shock, superbness and more. And at the end of it all, it's the CT230R that took it all. And with this, all 38 of these tuned up, improved cars will now head home to their bases. And with others...

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The HKS CT230R is heading back to its AdrenaTune form...

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...and the Amuse S2000 GT1 Turbo is heading back to its grave.

Pictures and writing by C-ZETA
 
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The HKS CT230R is heading back to its AdrenaTune form...

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...and the Amuse S2000 GT1 Turbo is heading back to its grave.

Pictures and writing by C-ZETA

Meh…predictable ending is predictable. :P How did I know you were going to send the S2K to space? :lol: But I do agree with you about the CT230R. As usual, though I love it moar. :P I beat the XJR-9 damn near everytime I saw it on the 'Ring in the Dream Car Championship, which says something about it, does that not?

Anyway, you must be worn out like hell after that much reviewing, eh? 38 cars, 5 (?) tests, and look at where we are at the end.

…right back at where it started, with the HKS CT230R.
 
Threw the Nismo GT-R S-Tune (R32) in the hands of my level 34 Bobs ... Why can't Bobs drive this thing remotely close to fast. It's 11th!!!!!! 30 minutes into the Grand Valley Speedway 300km (EDIT: Now 12th :(); this is going up against like 350Zs and WRXs ... and that's on Sports: Soft tires, too!

With a 150 horsepower advantage over almost every car in the field with no significant weight disadvantage, you'd expect that it could at least beat a stock Impreza WRX or GTO Twin Turbo (which definitely has a weight disadvantage).
 
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Threw the Nismo GT-R S-Tune (R32) in the hands of my level 34 Bobs ... Why can't Bobs drive this thing remotely close to fast. It's 11th!!!!!! 30 minutes into the Grand Valley Speedway 300km (EDIT: Now 12th :(); this is going up against like 350Zs and WRXs ... and that's on Sports: Soft tires, too!

With a 150 horsepower advantage over almost every car in the field with no significant weight disadvantage, you'd expect that it could at least beat a stock Impreza WRX or GTO Twin Turbo (which definitely has a weight disadvantage).

Bob is your answer. :P
 
How did I know you were going to send the S2K to space? :lol:

I beat the XJR-9 damn near everytime I saw it on the 'Ring in the Dream Car Championship, which says something about it, does that not?

Anyway, you must be worn out like hell after that much reviewing, eh?

Because tuned car.

I beat the XJR-9 on Grand Valley by a long margin, Suzuka with a few accidents and Eifel after a couple of tries. Eifel was hard because of the long straights around which are death for the CT230R.

It wasn't typing this all up really, more the tedium of doing all the tests in one day. Once I'd gotten through the fastest cars and run into the brick wall of slower ones that's when I got rather bored, I find.

In regards to the Nismo S-tune, I actually beat the Laguna Seca 200 miles in the R-tune with an overtake towards the very end. My Bob led most of the race but as I wasn't watching he must have spun out or something and was 2nd. Going a lot faster than the leader, eventually got him to pass the leading Viper near the very end and got a 4 second win. 2nd-3rd closest enduro I've had I think...
 
Beauty Contest
Beauty can make cars. Does it make these ones? Who knows...

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GT by Citroen Race Car
Mazda Furai Concept '08​
Stats
Stats​
Power: 615bhp
Power: 511bhp​
Weight: 1200kg
Weight: 675kg​
Price: 5,600,000 Cr.
Price: 1,500,000 Cr.​
Prize: Yes (B-Spec Dream Car Championship)
Prize: Yes (B-Spec NR-A Roadster Cup)​
0-60: 3.288 seconds
0-60: 3.361 seconds​
0-100: 5.853 seconds
0-100: 5.893 seconds​
1/4 mile: 10.639 seconds
1/4 mile: 10.586 seconds​
1 mile: 25.851 seconds
1 mile: 25.611 seconds​
Max Speed: 203.2mph
Max Speed: 190.2mph​
Max G-Force: 1.04G
Max G-Force: 0.95G​
Drivetrain: --- (No, really. No one knows. :boggled:)
Drivetrain: --- (No one knows this either :boggled:)​

If you noticed right there, these two cars are incredibly hard to tell apart. Both are prizes. Both have very similar 0-60s Both have very similar 0-100s. Both have very similar 1/4 miles. Both even have the same drivetrain - a drivetrain which doesn't even exist in the real world!!!

But, they are in fact, completely different.

Let's start with the Citroen, among all its confusing title types.

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Now, you should well know I already reviewed this GT prior to this, so if you read that, you should pretty well know by now what I think of this Citroen and PD tie-up made lethal. So I might as well reiterate much of what I said here.

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And I shall start by saying again how this has the worst onboard view in the world. I will not kid - the thin window, combined with decal, combined with head-up display, combined with the ton of interior around it, make this the least usable on board view in the whole game. In fact, the only thing that could make it any worse was a lot of rain pelting down on it. A point I proved earlier in testing this thing.

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OH GOD NOOOO
HELP

If this thing actually existed in real life, Citroen would go bankrupt, for sure. They simply wouldn't be able to keep up with the piling costs of damage done to the GT Race Cars. In fact, for that matter, that could apply to the Road Car and Concept as well. Their views aren't much better. Although, as a matter of fact, Citroen might as well go bankrupt building it.

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5,600,000 Cr.? That is an asking price higher than any non-Formula or classic (race) car in this entire game. (Technically the Speed 8 has a higher base price but there's no telling how much you might actually get that for.) It's a good job you will win it from the B-Spec Dream Car Championship...but then the chance of getting the right colour is reduced considerably (for instance the one I won came in silver). Because, no joke, I would give up 5.6 million Cr. - and I did - for the red metallic this thing comes in and the effect it gives the car.

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In terms of Premiums, this is probably the most Premium of them all. Partly because PD will have actually built the shape themselves, but mostly because the damn thing looks so good to start that Aston Martin would even consider giving a look to this thing. This thing can rival V12 Vantages and One-77s every day of the week, and Aventadors, and...anything. This thing looks gorgeous and a half. There's nationalities I'd prefer more than French though. (Exception: Megane RS250.)

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You have some great looking lights, great angles, great arches, great side sills, great aero parts, great roof, great back end (hah), great exhausts and a great big bloody massive 🤬 wing. Dead on masterpiece. And no, the Road Car does not follow this on.

And the Citroen ain't half bad to drive either. It might have 615bhp which goes to the '---'th part of the car that doesn't exist, but since it's decently weighed down with 1200kg, which is heavy for race cars admittedly, it isn't going to kill you exactly. And that's good. And unlike most other Citroens, I'm expecting it doesn't fall apart either.

And now, with the Citroen setting down a bloody hard marker to follow, it's now time for the Fury of Mazda to come through and see if it can show this French structure some restaurant manners of its own.

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And here it is. This Furai. And I'm gonna start off where I finished with the Citroen. The drive.

With this Furai...it is scary. 511bhp is not a considerable amount, and it only has 300lb-ft, which is even less considerable. But then it has an absolutely near impossible 675kg weight, which is the least considerable of them all. On first thoughts, this would be great. And it is - it will beat the Citroen in many regards, though the top speed is very limited. But I won't blame you if you cower in fear with this thing when you get to a slow corner.

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If you saw my review of the W12 Nardo Concept, this has exactly the same problem: if you press the throttle an inch too sharply at the wrong point...you're gone. 511bhp is enough to launch 675kg into space at times, and even with the low torque the bhp will still overwhelm this thing a little. And according to the drivetrain, there isn't anything like 4WD to save you with this because everything goes to the '---'th part of the car, like the GT. Apparently, it's almost completely useless as a drivetrain on this, although it works well on the Citroen. Maybe it's better the heavier your car is...is it MR??? :confused:

Also, as aforementioned, the Furai is not exactly amazing in a straight line. Judging by the stats I got from the engine, it's almost exactly the same as what you could get from an RX-7 LM - the numbers were literally almost the same - but judging by the engine sound it is in fact completely different. However, rotary engines always have the problem of bad torque and that's bad for the top speed, much as you would have seen with the RE Amemiya RX-7 in the All Tuners Tested tests. Here you won't do more than 190 - but you are hitting the limiter, which makes one wonder if Mazda are being too strict with this thing. The low weight helps off the line, certainly, but stick to the twisties with this thing. Didn't necessarily stop it being 2 seconds faster than the Citroen on Sarthe...

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However, now the Furai will make up for a lot of that. This is mainly down to the way this thing is gotten.

You can buy a Furai for 1,500,000 Cr., which for its performance is certainly good enough. And honestly, you won't need to worry about colour this time - the Furai is almost perfect in any of the Gran Turismo xxxxx colours it comes in, not to mention that grey and red winged one you can find. However, there is an even easier way to get your Furai. The prize event. The B-Spec NR-A Roadster Cup. You can do this rather early on, and if you relatively tune up your Eunos/Miata/MX-5, or in the case of the Cars in General forum "just buy an NA", you can win it with enough strict abuse towards your Mr. B-Speccy. The prize, which you can get at Level 6 in either of your careers, is this Furai. In whatever colour it chooses, which doesn't matter. I got mine in GT Red Metallic, which is really one of the better ones. This one I bought is Champagne Gold. Makes you wonder why you just can't paint one of these... And having something of this speed, at Level 6, is taking the piss.

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This thing, with tuning, will win the Gran Turismo All Stars. It has already been seen as one of the best ways to secure a win in Like the Wind, and I personally won the B-Spec Indy 500 in one (it was a great race. You should know more of it). This thing, without question, comes in as a nominee for absolute most useful car in all of GT Mode. Although, to be fair, I already had the Stealth Models and Chrome Lines when I got the Furai and I got my Furai a decent bit after I did Like the Wind in my 787B.

And...well...what of the looks? Well, really, they're very much excellent. Yes, Standard quality limits your ability to get in real close (without using some of the tricks I use, which I never bothered with on the Furai 'cause they didn't really seem to work), but really, all over, you still can't mistake this thing. It really is a...unique experience of a car in terms of looks.

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At the front, you have the lights, blue like veins, and wriggling around like them too. Then you have that lovely, 5-star body of it: simply letting air slide all around it, with intakes to provide relief. You have the black roof, and at the back you have the basic, proto-style wing, and behind that the superb brake lights: the arteries of the car. See, this thing's got blood in it!

And it would. This is meant to be a follow-up to the great 787B, and while it won't perform just as well, it still knows what's in it. This is technically the closest you will ever get to an LMP2 car in this game, minus the insanely low weight, until PD put in Nissan's Signatech LMP2 car. You know it's coming. It is.

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And now then, here we are, finished with these two gorgeous wonders. The French, a brilliantly powerful machine with hugely aggressive looks to give you a big smash in the face. And the Japanese, a super-lightweight, super-speed, super-sleek wonder with calm looks, designed to blow you away with the detail and loving care its makers put into it.

So...which one is better? ...Very, very tough.

Based on drive alone, I'd rather have the Citroen. With the Furai, you have to be so much more careful with where you put your points, because if you don't, you're in for a wild ride. The Citroen just stays put though. However, the Furai is nowhere near defeated - as a car, it is unbelievably useful, unbelievably good looking, unbelievably speedy. The Citroen is more pricey, more picky and compared to the Furai, as a car, it seems much more aggressive in its ways. Really, it's nearly impossible to choose between the two. The Furai has the style, the Citroen has the power. Which one you choose is largely up to you...and it's why I'm keeping both.

Final Score (Furai): 17/20

Already done score for Citroen, check that in the review there.

Pictures and writing by C-ZETA
 
Alfa Romeo Spider 1600 Duetto '66
Brought to you by Car of the Week, designed to give out your opinions.

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Alfa Romeo Spider 1600 Duetto '66
Specs

Power: 110bhp
Weight: 960kg
Price: 35,300 Cr.
Prize: No
0-60: 11.028 seconds
0-100: 31.267 seconds
1/4 mile: 18.365 seconds
1 mile: 45.549 seconds
Max Speed: 123.6mph
Max G-Force: 0.42G
Drivetrain: FR

Spiders!

This is the Alfa Romeo type, or more specifically, the 'old' type. Since the 'old' type was discovered, there have been newer versions of the Alfa Romeo Spider, but this was the original type.

But enough of your David Attenborough getaway because this is actually a car. Not an actual spider, sorry.

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And it's an Alfa Romeo, from 1966, and if you've seen my stuff before, you will know I've got a good soft spot for these things. The Giulia series specifically. The GTA is a classic rally style Alfa that is very nippy, the Speciale is true luxury and the TZ2 is fast and handles like not much else. This though, is the Spider, which is like a Giulia with the roof cut off. Or, put back on, as it would seem here. And given a very different body, which on first impression, is simplicity at a fine level. It's a very basic oval style shape, but it gives beauty alright.

Driving it, you might have as well noticed it isn't particularly fast. This might be able to make up for that then by being a joy to drive...and it pretty well is. The handling isn't perfect, presumably from much wear and tear after 5 miles of driving, this being an Alfa. But it's far from deathly, and as a nice little bonus, you have a great mix of growling for the soundtrack.

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This is very much like the XKR of the 1960s. Only not at all. It sounds far better in chase cam than anything else. But that's about it. Mind you, they're both pretty similar in their style and you can buy an XKR as a drop-head anyway.

This then, is one of the cars in this game that bases itself more over style than speed. If I'm honest, every Alfa pretty much does that...this is your average classic for this game. And that's good. I like my classic cars. They're all pretty much good. :)

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Final Score: 13/20

Pictures and writing by C-ZETA
 
Very nice review of the Alfa, convinced me to go buy 1 from the OCD :lol:
Personally, I couldn't give a damn how an Alfa drives. As long as it looks good I couldn't care less. 👍
 
Being the fact that the GTbyCitroen road is MR, safe to say the race car is also MR?
Also, being that the Furai is based on an LMP Chassis and most the weight is in the back, also safe to presume its MR? :lol:
 
Being the fact that the GTbyCitroen road is MR, safe to say the race car is also MR?
Also, being that the Furai is based on an LMP Chassis and most the weight is in the back, also safe to presume its MR? :lol:

As far as I know the Furai is MR, I'd assume the GTbyCitroën is as well.
 
And now, it is time to do
THE COOL WALL!!!
*cue applause that will play every time I put a post up for an update on this*

I'm sure that most people will want to know how my kind of style of coolness goes. And I'm showing it here. Hope you somewhat agree, although you probably don't.

As a note though, this is not just limited to cars from GT5. Seeing as this is a place where I don't just limit myself to the confines of GT5, I'm gonna do so here. There will be cars on this wall that I will mainly want in this game, although there will be some I'll just put on.

Anyway, since I'm not starting off with such a small amount of cars on the wall here, I'm doing a ton of preset cars to put on the wall to start with. These will eventually get added with other cars as I release reviews every week.

This will also more than likely stop once I hit 200 cars (if that happens) as that is the limit of images you can put on the posts of this site (as Jordan kindly told me before).

Updates:
1 April 2012 (no April Fools, honest!) - Honda CR-X del sol LM Edition, Nissan Pulsar GTi-R, Subaru BRZ, Singer 911, Audi R18, Alpine A110/A310 & Ford Mustang
13 April 2012 (oh god, now this one's Friday 13th! :lol:) - Peugeot RCZ, Volkswagen W12, Mercedes-Benz 190 E, Land Rover Range Stormer and Audi RS2 Avant
5 May 2012 - G-Wiz, HKS Silvia, SSC Tuatara, Mazda Lantis and Ford Focus RS

Seriously Uncool
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Uncool
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Cool
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Sub-Zero
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Hotpoint Freezer
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Worded descriptions
Anything without a description has been described in an update.


Seriously Uncool
Cars that for the most part turn you off as a person. You could put these in an incinerator and they'd still not be any hotter

Amuse S2000 GT1 Turbo
Duh. Not cool in any sense of the word, nor is it an S2000 in any sense of the word either...the only thing this thing shares with an S2000 is (probably) the colour

HKS CT230R
I know. Didn't expect to see that in this area, did you? No really though this thing is a horror movie for social life. It's red all over with the biggest bodykit this side of the S2k Turbo and is a track day car...though you feel with enough road conversion, all the girls would love you. :3

Volkswagen W12 Nardo Concept
G-Wiz
Ford Focus RS


Uncool
Mainly dominated by cars that would bore the mind. But also for some that don't, provided they're unlucky enough

Mazda Eunos Roadster/MX-5/MX-5 Miata NA
2 problems. 1) The Cars in General forum. Make sure you do not ask for recommendations because all they will ever say - EVER - is 'NA'. b) Every one in the world is in GT5.

Maserati Vitaphone MC12
In-joke for the DLC wishlist thread. Look hard enough (you don't need to look hard) and one guy will always find a way to snag it into a conversation somehow. Yes, it dominated GT1...that's a BAD thing. Domination is BAD. Not that I watch GT1 much anyway so I shouldn't care and I don't

Nissan Silvia 240RS
Classic, yes, but it's a box. And judging by how light it somehow is, it was probably made out of them too

Porsche 911
It's too old. And for christ's sake, it will NOT appear in GT5

Audi R18
Alpine A110
Ford Mustang
Land Rover Range Stormer
HKS Genki Hyper Silvia


Cool
This is where some of the actually good stuff might as well go. This is stuff you should probably get :)

Jenkins
Cat.

Mercedes Why So Serious, SLS, AMG. feat. Jenkins
Features a cat.

Mercedes SLS AMG
Might be a bit showoff but it's got power! And a Stealth Model. As shown above

Volkswagen Race Touareg
You'll know when you see what it has to go through every year. Apart from this one, as VW have pulled out now, but either way, this thing is a beastly little thing

Suzuki Pikes Peak series of cars
Anything Pikes Peak Suzuki makes is just so awesome. No matter what the looks of the recent models, it has at least now managed to break 10 mins at Pikes Peak. Cultus is probably the coolest, despite looking the least wild. Fact

Megane Renault Sport
It's the wrong one, and you can make it better, but it's still all good and decent. And RenaultSport. And they made an advertising theme out of it's 'arse'. That is fantastic

Subaru BRZ
Peugeot RCZ
Mercedes-Benz 190 E Evolution II
SSC Tuatara


Sub-Zero
Where the best lie. Stay clear if you wanna stay warm

Mazda RX-7 LM Race Car
LM, + buzzing rotary awesome and super, super speed

Renault Megane RS250
The best looking French car on sale today. And it's fast too! :eek:

Mercedes CLR
Fantastic back-flip celebrations, and looks super awesome too

Maserati MC12
Pure power, good looks too, and general ridiculousness make the damn thing quite awesome

Mazda Autozam AZ-1
Looks awesome with a good body kit (as shown), but it doesn't look bad to start with. And as a kei car, it's a cute little button too

BMW Z4 GT3 Hatsune Miku GoodSmile Racing GT300 (Champion 2011)
The first itasha to win something properly good. Come on, Audi, bring one to Le Mans. It'll make up for Peugeot not turning up

Fiat 131 Abarth
Most-all Italian classics are cool. Many Fiats follow this, and many Abarths follow this too. You can now see where this is going. Add rally pedigree and serve to Sub-Zero section

Ferrari FF
The only Ferrari I'm actually interested in now - because it renders most others obsolete. You can use it everyday, in the snow, and it still has 660hp. And for the love of god, it is not ugly :grumpy:

Cizeta V16T
:cool: Transverse engine for starters, with awesome sound. Yes it might just be two V8s stuck together, which could be fake, but still, the numbers say enough

Nissan Signatech LMP2
Lucas Ordonez drove it. + You should see the liveries it comes in - it has eyes on it for god's sake! :eek:

Mitsubishi FTO LM Edition
The leader of the LM group and has been since it came. This was the first, it was awesome in every way and if you haven't tried it, go and do it

Mazda RX-7 LM Edition
Not the same as the LM Race Car, FYI. This is another original from GT1 and another super cool one. Go ahead and try this one too

Mitsubishi FTO Super Touring Car
The FTO LM's "son" and possibly the best car in GT5. Is it 'the' best? Maybe. I haven't tried all 1089 yet, we don't know for sure

Honda S2000 LM Race Car
Mainly GT3 for owning the modern day S2k Turbo, but still a cool cat today with the speed it can offer at its level

BMW M Coupe
Sexy and awesome. The best looking thing BMW has offered. Only things that are as cool as this from BMW are M635CSi, Isetta and Z1

Alfa Giulia TZ2
Not for the looks, but the sheer drive and grunt of it. Classic 'grumpy old man' style, car, knows it all, but has aged well among competitors

Honda HSV-010 GT
Won the Super GT on its first outing and shouts like nothing else I know. PD, put this thing in. NOW

Mazda Furai
Looks wonderful and is a 787B for today

Citroen GT Race Car
Has several good looking features and is ridiculously fast. Onboard view marks it down a little but not enough to keep this out of the frost zone

Honda CR-X del sol LM Edition
Nissan Pulsar GTi-R
Alpine A310
Singer 911
Audi RS2 Avant
Mazda Lantis Coupe Type R


Hotpoint Freezer

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When the Sub-Zero zone isn't enough, we just have to go to extremes. So we put them in a classic Hotpoint freezer and leave them lying there. Forever

Mazda RX-7 LM Race Car #00
No, this is not an ordinary RX-7 LM. This has a completely different colour scheme style, with white at the top and black at the bottom, has a number of 00 and still kicks ass. Don't diss this thing, you'll just be eaten instead


More to come eventually. You can tell.​
 
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How is dominating gt1 a bad thing? If you watched it, it was allways a hotly contested crown. Gt1 had lots of variety, shame gt1 has been replaced with gt3.
 
@C-Zeta your missing the greatest car in GT5 and ultimate one for the Hotpoint Subzero category...the "Daihatsu Cuore/Mira TR-XX Avanzato R!:crazy::cool::bowdown::gtpflag:

You just don't get any cooler than a microbox that actually has one of the best sounding engines in GT5 and that can dust cars costing many times what it does.:D:cheers:
 
A Tale of Two Lightweights
Author: C-ZETA
Illustrator: C-ZETA

Setting: London, 1999. (Well, not really. Otherwise this'd be a GT2 review)

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This is Elise. She's a simple girl, not too fussed by much, although she can get a bit lairy when tempted too much. She is also very adorable, and as a result of this, she's in contact with many of the boys around the area.

However, a new kid on the block had arrived in London...

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This was Tommy. He might have looked small, but god did he pack a punch. As part of the rugby team, due to his light weight and small size, but sheer speed, he was the winger. From Japan, where he had previously played football a lot, he was a top guy down the wings there too. And usually not very good at headers.

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Then, one day, as Elise turned off Regent Street...

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...and Tommy went off of Charing Cross Road...

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...that was when they first met. And that was when The Tale of Two Lightweights began.

Lotus Elise '96
Tommy Kaira ZZ-S '00

Stats
Specs​
Power: 120bhp
Power: 195bhp​
Weight: 755kg
Weight: 690kg​
Price: 37,600 Cr.
Price: 59,500 Cr.​
Prize: No
Prize: Yes (B License Gold)​
0-60: 7.442 seconds
0-60: 5.880 seconds​
0-100: 19.327 seconds
0-100: 13.593 seconds​
¼ mile: 15.851 seconds
¼ mile: 14.502 seconds​
1 mile: 39.560 seconds
1 mile: 35.258 seconds​
Max Speed: 147.9mph
Max Speed: 164.2mph​
Max G-Force: 0.64G
Max G-Force: 0.60G​
Drivetrain: MR
Drivetrain: MR​

So here we are then, with two MR lightweights in perfect harmony.

Let's start with Elise, then.

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She's not particularly powerful, a lot less powerful than Tommy and rather a bit slower in general. Not to say she's a slowcoach exactly, because she ain't. And like has been said, she can still slide a decent bit too. In fact, she might as well slide a little more than Tommy.

And of course, as I said before, she has got great, cute looking looks. Much better than she evolves to be at least, not to discount from them, but Elise, to start off with, was quite adorable. Not sure if that's quite what was meant from her but it's worked and it's worked well.

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And if we now take a look at Tommy...

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...well, let's say he's quite a bit faster than Elise. As would be expected of what is like a winger-like thing if it played rugby. He seems a little more stable though, which is impressive given how fast he is and the competition he faces.

He also looks quite good too. But if you see the lump in the back, where the midship engine lies, you can tell he's got a secret under the pocket. That being the combination of the engine and the very low weight he has - you won't get much lighter in this game to be honest.

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And so, as these two danced around London by themselves, time after time...

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...all seemed very well. But a problem was to emerge. You see, Tommy's dad owned a company...but it was going bust here. As a result of this, his father felt the need to move to Japan to try some business there. And with that...Tommy was gone with the wind.

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Setting: Tokyo, 2004. (But not in GT4.)​

Over the next years, Tommy was matured, and became a less wild thing. He still missed Elise though...but then, somehow...

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"...I'm back."

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Lotus Elise 111R '04
Autobacs Garaiya '02

Specs
Specs​
Power: 192bhp
Power: 201bhp​
Weight: 860kg
Weight: 800kg​
Price: 54,400 Cr.
Price: 65,000 Cr.​
Prize: No
Prize: Yes (IC License Silver)​
0-60: 5.544 seconds
0-60: 5.706 seconds​
0-100: 13.314 seconds
0-100: 13.240 seconds​
¼ mile: 14.136 seconds
¼ mile: 14.158 seconds​
1 mile: 35.086 seconds
1 mile: 35.606 seconds​
Max Speed: 162.7mph
Max Speed: 154.3mph​
Max G-Force: 0.76G
Max G-Force: 0.69G​
Drivetrain: MR
Drivetrain: MR​

And so, they were back together.

Let's start with the all new Elise.

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She is now even more slidey than previously. Not that the picture never told you that of course - that slide in fact, when correcting resulted in a huge slam to the wall. Though she was still facing the right way after impact. Yeah, she's wild.

And she looks far more aggressive than before. She's even grown a big pair of...headlamps. :lol: But it supports her much faster speed now, and her much faster speed is very noticeable. Her speed is now brutal, with a 192hp unit now, a 72hp increase from before. Which is a decent amount.

Especially if she weighs just 860kg. Which is 105 more than before, but hey, it's 'evolution'.

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And then there's Tommy, who's undergone a decent name change at this time. (Tommy Kaira was bought out by Autobacs in '01)

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You'll be amazed at how he works now though. Instead of being a lethal brawler like Elise, Tommy (Garaiya now to be precise) is actually very stable. Which is strange when you see he's got more power and less weight than Elise. How does that work...

Either way, he does eventually get slides, but they're not particularly big ones and even still you don't feel like you want to do them, so you find yourself balancing the throttle to avoid them - because at first, the stability seems like second nature for the car, and really, sliding ruins that nature.

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So the pair of them were now back together.

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And they stayed together this time, eventually moving up to the mountains of Fuji. Look how they've evolved since then though...

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Setting: Fuji, present day.

This is Elise...

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...and this is Tommy (Garaiya ;))

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Lotus Elise 111R RM (ZedTunes)
Autobacs Arta Garaiya '08

Stats
Stats​
Power: 293bhp
Power: 301bhp​
Weight: 720kg
Weight: 1175kg​
Price: 134,500 Cr. (for Race Mod.)
Price: 500,000 Cr.​
Prize: No
Prize: No​
0-60: 3.678 seconds
0-60: 3.613 seconds​
0-100: 7.898 seconds
0-100: 8.419 seconds​
¼ mile: 11.793 seconds
¼ mile: 12.022 seconds​
1 mile: 29.551 seconds
1 mile: 30.715 seconds​
Max Speed: 180.0mph
Max Speed: 164.1mph​
Max G-Force: 0.98G
Max G-Force: 0.94G​
Drivetrain: MR
Drivetrain: MR​

So then, what's up with these two now? Well, let's start with Elise again.

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Yes, I know, it's my own tune. So? It's the only Elise 111R RM I have, and it still is one.

Thing is though, Elise is not quite as slidey as before, with the turbo she now has limiting it to high RPM ranges, but when she does slide, she is a smoke grenade of a car. Everywhere you look afterwards, it's just smoke. It's like an explosion. Tyres fear this thing.

The looks haven't changed much with the RM though. Apart from a wing, a decal and a new wheel on the interior, this is very much the same as before for looks. That means the same headlamps! Heh. :mischievous:

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Then we have Tommy, who is still a Garaiya, yes. I could have had a ZZII but this is a closer relation.

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Tommy is still more powerful, but a lot heavier now. He still doesn't slide a lot though either, though that would be down to the downforce he now has. The looks have changed wildly on him though and now he looks full-on striking, where as smart and curvy like previously.

He can get some slides, but you do need to have a sharp corner and the only one that was sharp enough on Fuji was the sharp double hairpin before the section that everyone hates for whatever reason. :irked: Unfortunately, regulations this year mean the Garaiya is being removed from Super GT, which is sad. It was always a top contender there, with 3rd in '05, 2nd in '08 (the year of this car) and 2nd again in '10. I'll miss it.

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And so that concludes A Tale of Two Lightweights. Both of these series of cars are excellent, and there's far more to the Elise series for sure. These were the most significant additions to them, but either way most of them fit the bill for this. The Sport 190 was probably a far, far better match against the ZZ-S but I didn't feel like searching. :lol: Thank you for reading, good night.

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Pictures and writing by C-ZE...oh wait I already said that at the top
 
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