Best cheapish car

[Tornado]

A good car for that race is the Mercedes SLK or TVR V8S. If they aren't fast enough for you, you can always soup them up or move up a class (Mercedes SL 500 or TVR Griffith 500).

 

[damianb]

ok, i just got another of those cars worth 250 grand to recash myself, gonna go buy the mercedes and do the roadster race, then im finished all the begginer ones

 

[damianb]

Ive got 3 mill cr, and i wanna know what cars i need for the following championships

world compact car
world classic car
gran turismo world championship


all of these are in the proffesional part, so if you dont know what the requirements and stuff are, then check there please

Thanks in advance

Damianb

 

[Mr. Sinistah]

Damian, tell me how you go, first 20% of GT4 is pretty boring/hard
get over that lil hump, and it's mad fun with crazy cars and insanely close races. (Especially the Formula GT in Extreme!!!)
if you need some advice, post em up, i'll be more than happy to help

 

[damianb]

im going really, really good, only problem is i cant find a car to do the compact car race in, can anyone give me help?

 

[Leonidae]

used 240sx. it helps with learning drift racing if your into that as well.

there is NO 240SX in GT4.. Silvia 240RS is prolly the one you meant. but 240 SX exist only in such pooptastic games as NFSU..

 

[dudejo]

actually there are some.

there's the 180sx lookalike and the S14 version. and if you count it, the NISMO 270R.

GTVault has the cars in their database and i'm sure this site has pics.

 

[Ske]

there is NO 240SX in GT4.. Silvia 240RS is prolly the one you meant. but 240 SX exist only in such pooptastic games as NFSU..

240SX is in the US version of the game. We get the 200SX instead (which is the equivalent model sold in Europe)

 

[just-some-guy]

best car to start game with:
-mazda rx-7 gt-x (fc3s '90)
if you can drive an FR, this car will take you far into the game. this car was actually the first car i've bought since GT1. it's cheap so you can buy it at the very beginning of the game, and it's not all that bad after you mod it (given if you can actually master the car).

best car to do world compact series with:
-toyota mr2 g or g-limited supercharged (aw11 '88)
if i remember correctly, the world compact series is the one with the car size restrictions right? the aw11 is BARELY legal for use in this series, but hey..it still meets the size requirements and will tear all those compact cars a new arse hole...even stock. LOL

best overall car:
-ANY mazda rx-7 (fd3s 91-02)
stop thinking about those big HP numbers and drive a real japanese sports car, you won't regret it...unless of course, you can't drive it. LOL

 

[damianb]

the aw11, what car is that, what year is it from and where do i buy it?

thanks in advance

damianb

 

[Leonidae]

hmmm.. does the US versions 240SX have 2.4l NA with 170 bhp, or 2l turbo?

 

[Ske]

hmmm.. does the US versions 240SX have 2.4l NA with 170 bhp, or 2l turbo?

I assume it's the 2.4, or they wouldn't have renamed it for the US version...

 

[alben_33]

whaddup, this is my first post EVER, so i'm a newbie, not a newbie to GT4 though, 71.9% done baby!


anyways....dude, do the Rally of Umbria (2nd on list) on Easy in Special Conditions, and you'll get a Toyota RSC Rally Car, sell that and you get 365K+...well on PAL version you do

i did that a few times when i was like 11% done, and saved up til 2.5Mil. It REALLY helps

the best way to earn quick and easy money is the la festa italiano (using the sizeta you get from the supercar festival) you will win an Alfa Romeo touring car woth around $256,000!

 

[dudejo]

note on the grand sport corvette.

stock, it's actually better than the ZR-1 version. despite the lower power, it's so much more agile that you're actually faster.

the ZR-1 has more tuning potential though.

 

[Tornado]

I assume it's the 2.4, or they wouldn't have renamed it for the US version...

Nope. It's just the Japanese version with American badges (SR20DET engine).

note on the grand sport corvette.

stock, it's actually better than the ZR-1 version. despite the lower power, it's so much more agile that you're actually faster.

the ZR-1 has more tuning potential though.

Very true. The Grand Sport is much faster than the ZR-1 stock because it weighs 300 lbs less and has more torque lower in the revs. Cheaper too. 👍

 

[dudejo]

Very true. The Grand Sport is much faster than the ZR-1 stock because it weighs 300 lbs less and has more torque lower in the revs. Cheaper too. 👍

actually it's 200 lbs less.

you forgot to read the last 2 digits.

either way, i also think the grand sport is faster because it has better weight balance.

the grand sport has a pushrod OHV while the ZR-1 is packing a 32v DOHC.

i would think that the cam engine is heavier therefore ruining the weight balance.

 

[B_B_B]

note on the grand sport corvette.

stock, it's actually better than the ZR-1 version. despite the lower power, it's so much more agile that you're actually faster.

the ZR-1 has more tuning potential though.

but if you get the GS be warned she has massive understeer so brake early and brake hard

 

[B_B_B]

actually it's 200 lbs less.

you forgot to read the last 2 digits.

either way, i also think the grand sport is faster because it has better weight balance.

the grand sport has a pushrod OHV while the ZR-1 is packing a 32v DOHC.

i would think that the cam engine is heavier therefore ruining the weight balance.

doesnt the zr1 have an aluminum block(could be wrong here)

 

[dudejo]

the ZR-1 had massive understeer, not the grans sport.

i can get the grand sport around curves MUCH faster than the ZR-1.

as for the ZR-1's engine, i say it's havier than the GS's engine because of a similar situation with the Mustang.

the old 5.0 engine wasn't an aluminium block but it was smaller and lighter than its aluminium 4.6 descendant. in fact, the 5.0 easily fits in a MX-5 miata's engine bay without severely affecting the weight distribution. from what i heard, the weight distribition only goes 1% towards the front.

 

[B_B_B]

pushrod engines will always be lighter compared to the modular
funny thing is the 4.6 SOCH weighs 25lbs more than the DOHC

and i'd have to disagree with 1% heavier in the front that little 4 in miatas weighs almost nothing and the 302 albeit not a BB is much heavier than a miata engine

 

[eiriksmil]

there is NO 240SX in GT4.. Silvia 240RS is prolly the one you meant. but 240 SX exist only in such pooptastic games as NFSU..

It's the Silvia S13, 200SX, 240SX (I really think so) and Silvia S15.

 

[B_B_B]

It's the Silvia S13, 200SX, 240SX (I really think so) and Silvia S15.

isnt the 240/200sx just the stateside version of a silvia?

 

[eiriksmil]

isnt the 240/200sx just the stateside version of a silvia?

Nah, you could say that, but it's not completly right. The Silvia S14 are identical to the 240/200SX in the US, but you have a different S13, much like the 200 SX. It's pretty difficult to explain, but no, they are not identical... (At least I don't think so).

I think the 240/200 SXs in the game are LHD. If I am right there, I am also right now: In GT4 both the JDM and USDM spec Silvias/SXs are featured.

 

[dudejo]

pushrod engines will always be lighter compared to the modular
funny thing is the 4.6 SOCH weighs 25lbs more than the DOHC

and i'd have to disagree with 1% heavier in the front that little 4 in miatas weighs almost nothing and the 302 albeit not a BB is much heavier than a miata engine

from what i read on different websites, the more current models (i'd say the oldest fixed lights ones to be sure) of the MX-5 don't even need suspension mods to support the V8. all you apparently need to do is drive it around a bit to get a feel of the new weight balance. no retraining needed.

sure, the car gains 300 lbs, bringing it to 2500 lbs with the new engine but considering the engine usually pulls 3100 lbs, you can't deny the performance gains.

 

[B_B_B]

from what i read on different websites, the more current models (i'd say the oldest fixed lights ones to be sure) of the MX-5 don't even need suspension mods to support the V8. all you apparently need to do is drive it around a bit to get a feel of the new weight balance. no retraining needed.

sure, the car gains 300 lbs, bringing it to 2500 lbs with the new engine but considering the engine usually pulls 3100 lbs, you can't deny the performance gains.

very true indeed killer performance for sure although im not sure how long the stock rear end would last with that much more torque even with say a stock 302 im not too sure on specifics but you prob have to upgrade the front suspension to handle the extra weight its bound to sag

 

[dudejo]

only the oldest miatas need a front upgrade.

they stuck RX-7 shocks in front but it made the handling too stiff for comfort.

like i said, that engine swap was more viable on the more curren models because they didn't NEED to change the suspension at all.