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"New" Beetle Cup Car!
Maybe 17 years ago...
Curb jumping in an attempt to catch up to @Draggon
The humble VW Beetle is a rather innocent car. Compact, economical and easy to drive. It's quite the motoring icon, and an original, mint condition example is surely rising in value each passing year. The New Beetle is it's modern replacement, and serves as a cheap, perky German daily driver. However the difference between the old and new Beetles is that the New Beetle offers a cup car variation...
There are quite a few funky cars in GT6 you can by for the ripe, clean sum of $30,000. The Mitsubishi Lancer EVO 4, the Pontiac Firebird Trans Am and the Toyota GT86 (in all it's aliases) spring to mind. And those aren't bad cars. However only $25,000 will place the New Beetle Cup Car in your garage. Now think about that, $30k gets you a road car. But $25k gets you a fully fledged racecar!!! It's gotta be one of the cheapest ways to get a proper race car in the game, aside from perhaps the Hyundai Click Type R.
Visually, it looks very close (if not, identical) to the Beetle RSi, but with a livery. It comes in several basic colours, blue, green, yellow, red, black... the typical bright eye catching colours that are popular amongst race cars. To the untrained eye, it still looks rather cute and unassuming, but to those a bit wiser in the ways of the automobile, just looking at it gives it's hidden potential away.
Rinsky doing the business at Laguna Seca!
Close fast cup car action!
It has a tremendous beginner's appeal, you can push it hard and it doesn't display any nasty handling characteristics or traits that will make you think you're wrestling a titan. It may come with a few go-faster bits, pumping 200bhp as opposed to the 120bhp you'll find in the road car, but I still feel there could be... more. I'm not complaining though, power delivery is smooth and fluid, complimented by light and easy handling. You can take pretty much any line you like around corners, try different methods, "out-in-out" or the more technical "slow in, fast out.". The Beetle can do it all! Like @Rinsky mentioned, early braking isn't neccessary but late braking won't work out either. While certainly not excelling in the fields of either top speed, acceleration or handling, it strikes a nice balance between the three, presenting itself as an affordable, safe and simple option for learning how to peddle a race car, before moving up to something with a bit more grunt. An Integra Touring Car perhaps, or a Renault Clio Trophy Car.
The racing on Tuesday was awesome, with some really high quality racing and no shortage of overtaking and a good variety of results for everybody. I even challenged Vic to handicap himself by 10 seconds, then try to catch us in 3 laps, reminiscent of the old mission races in GT4. He nearly succeeded, but it was still a solid effort considering I pulled it on him out of the blue. But then hey, it's Vic, what did we expect. I love the Beetle, the only thing I found to criticise about it was the gearbox. I nearly never needed 6th gear, so the first thing I'd do to it is bring the gears in a bit closer, therefore improving the acceleration and making it that little bit zippier. Other than that, I'm quite a fan of it. It does exactly what you ask of it, goes exactly where you point it, and can be driven well by rookies and veterans alike. I'm calling this one a sleeper! 👍
And now for some videos. Max usage: Infinity. If symptoms persist consult your GP. T's and C's apply. See in store for details. Offer not avaliable in all states.
(Also, I've had my first lot of votes sent in for COTY awards! Hopefully you're considering your picks, and get them sent in to me via inbox!)
Maybe 17 years ago...
Curb jumping in an attempt to catch up to @Draggon
The humble VW Beetle is a rather innocent car. Compact, economical and easy to drive. It's quite the motoring icon, and an original, mint condition example is surely rising in value each passing year. The New Beetle is it's modern replacement, and serves as a cheap, perky German daily driver. However the difference between the old and new Beetles is that the New Beetle offers a cup car variation...
There are quite a few funky cars in GT6 you can by for the ripe, clean sum of $30,000. The Mitsubishi Lancer EVO 4, the Pontiac Firebird Trans Am and the Toyota GT86 (in all it's aliases) spring to mind. And those aren't bad cars. However only $25,000 will place the New Beetle Cup Car in your garage. Now think about that, $30k gets you a road car. But $25k gets you a fully fledged racecar!!! It's gotta be one of the cheapest ways to get a proper race car in the game, aside from perhaps the Hyundai Click Type R.
Visually, it looks very close (if not, identical) to the Beetle RSi, but with a livery. It comes in several basic colours, blue, green, yellow, red, black... the typical bright eye catching colours that are popular amongst race cars. To the untrained eye, it still looks rather cute and unassuming, but to those a bit wiser in the ways of the automobile, just looking at it gives it's hidden potential away.
Rinsky doing the business at Laguna Seca!
Close fast cup car action!
It has a tremendous beginner's appeal, you can push it hard and it doesn't display any nasty handling characteristics or traits that will make you think you're wrestling a titan. It may come with a few go-faster bits, pumping 200bhp as opposed to the 120bhp you'll find in the road car, but I still feel there could be... more. I'm not complaining though, power delivery is smooth and fluid, complimented by light and easy handling. You can take pretty much any line you like around corners, try different methods, "out-in-out" or the more technical "slow in, fast out.". The Beetle can do it all! Like @Rinsky mentioned, early braking isn't neccessary but late braking won't work out either. While certainly not excelling in the fields of either top speed, acceleration or handling, it strikes a nice balance between the three, presenting itself as an affordable, safe and simple option for learning how to peddle a race car, before moving up to something with a bit more grunt. An Integra Touring Car perhaps, or a Renault Clio Trophy Car.
The racing on Tuesday was awesome, with some really high quality racing and no shortage of overtaking and a good variety of results for everybody. I even challenged Vic to handicap himself by 10 seconds, then try to catch us in 3 laps, reminiscent of the old mission races in GT4. He nearly succeeded, but it was still a solid effort considering I pulled it on him out of the blue. But then hey, it's Vic, what did we expect. I love the Beetle, the only thing I found to criticise about it was the gearbox. I nearly never needed 6th gear, so the first thing I'd do to it is bring the gears in a bit closer, therefore improving the acceleration and making it that little bit zippier. Other than that, I'm quite a fan of it. It does exactly what you ask of it, goes exactly where you point it, and can be driven well by rookies and veterans alike. I'm calling this one a sleeper! 👍
And now for some videos. Max usage: Infinity. If symptoms persist consult your GP. T's and C's apply. See in store for details. Offer not avaliable in all states.
(Also, I've had my first lot of votes sent in for COTY awards! Hopefully you're considering your picks, and get them sent in to me via inbox!)
