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Where and when is an interesting matter.As pointed out several times, laser propulsion is already something used.
Where and when is an interesting matter.As pointed out several times, laser propulsion is already something used.
Extremely futuristic and in my eyes a bit unrealistic.
But hey, it smacks the socks off any of the other VGT cars which are basically just angled/rounded bodys on existing cars.
I've had a couple runs in the Chaparral 2X Vision Gran Turismo at the LA Auto Show. After its unveiling, I was able to test it out on Circuit de la Sarthe 2009. It's a really twitchy car under braking and cornering. It was also able to hit about 245mph before braking for the 1st chicane. Unfortunately, I didn't get any footage from Le Mans.
However, I had someone record my run the very next day. It was at Special Stage Route X since they began to restrict tests only on that track. I believe I topped out about 290+mph.
Yes, it's in portrait, not landscape, and the gameplay sound is very quiet. And it was taken quite far from the screen. Guess my cameraman wanted to showoff the custom Chaparral rig instead.
I've had a couple runs in the Chaparral 2X Vision Gran Turismo at the LA Auto Show. After its unveiling, I was able to test it out on Circuit de la Sarthe 2009. It's a really twitchy car under braking and cornering. It was also able to hit about 245mph before braking for the 1st chicane. Unfortunately, I didn't get any footage from Le Mans.
However, I had someone record my run the very next day. It was at Special Stage Route X since they began to restrict tests only on that track. I believe I topped out about 290+mph.
Yes, it's in portrait, not landscape, and the gameplay sound is very quiet. And it was taken quite far from the screen. Guess my cameraman wanted to showoff the custom Chaparral rig instead.
Straight-line performance seems really iffy in Gran Turismo 6 some cars slower than real life others maybe the same or quicker. Tough to say what a lazer powered car would do. I hope its a match for one of the Red Bulls, but cornering speed seems to be a work in progress as they seemed to want to hide it, final rendition likely will be different to the initial test or promotion phase. I think it will be faster than the RB standard as evidenced by the top end speed, and maybe slower than the X2014 fan but we can always limit the Fan car's HP to make up the difference and have some interesting colorful races.First of all, thank you very much for the footage, even if you only could film it at SSRX, it still gives us an idea as to how the car drives. 👍
Secondly, your thoughts on the handling are quite interesting. I guess all that power does make the car a bit twitchy, but I wasn't expecting to hear that about cornering. The top speed of 290+mph achieved at SSRX also betrays GM's own information about the top speed (they mentionted a max speed of 240, at best), another interesting fact which puts the 2X more in line with the RedBull X2014 Standard car.
Finally, pity that your cameraman was more interested in the custom 2X rig, it'd be curious to see how does it sound when driven fast. The ticking noise fits with the few bits of sound heard in the final trailer, so that much can be said. The wind effects cover the sound, so you'd need to resort to a chase cam view to actually hear the "engine" noise.
All in hear, good feedback you gave us, and once again thanks for sharing your thoughts with us. Can't wait to drive it myself, honestly.
Straight-line performance seems really iffy in Gran Turismo 6 some cars slower than real life others maybe the same or quicker. Tough to say what a lazer powered car would do. I hope its a match for one of the Red Bulls, but cornering speed seems to be a work in progress as they seemed to want to hide it, final rendition likely will be different to the initial test or promotion phase. I think it will be faster than the RB standard as evidenced by the top end speed, and maybe slower than the X2014 fan but we can always limit the Fan car's HP to make up the difference and have some interesting colorful races.
The future.Where and when is an interesting matter.
Hooray for interior!
Yes, because we need an interior to affirm the realism of this Laser Powered Thrust Forced Down Flying Suit 290mph car...
Well, if we dismiss the laser propulsion, the car is somewhat realistic. Emphasis on the "somewhat"...
I'm actually a big fan of the VGT project in general, it's a high point of GT6 for me... but this... this is a little too far beyond plausible for me. I wonder if you could use Lasers to form the BANG in a more conventional combustion engine design.
It isn't that far fetched to have Laser propulsion, it's not an "unheard of" technology. It's just the fact that GM tries to tell us that a laser-assisted generator system can exist in a car, while pulling the numbers the 2X pulls. Not today, but it could be a plausible setup in the next 30 years or so. After all, people 30 years ago would not believe that nowadays car manufacters are creating cars that drive themselves...
But hey, at least it's a unique powerplant, for the better or worse.
30 years wasn't that long ago and any futurists in 1984 were more down to earth when projecting the world in 2014. There were some ideas that the world be running out of oil by now requiring hydrogen fuel cells and electricity, but laser jetpowered cars are too far out there. And I agree with @MatskiMonk, better ways to use 630kw than lasers.It isn't that far fetched to have Laser propulsion, it's not an "unheard of" technology. It's just the fact that GM tries to tell us that a laser-assisted generator system can exist in a car, while pulling the numbers the 2X pulls. Not today, but it could be a plausible setup in the next 30 years or so. After all, people 30 years ago would not believe that nowadays car manufacters are creating cars that drive themselves...
But hey, at least it's a unique powerplant, for the better or worse.
The most effective way to use any energy is certainly not motor racing. Any other line drawn is utterly arbitrary.I get that, but I still don't think the application of the technology is relevant to motor racing or cars. If you had a 630KW of sustainable power on board, is this the most effective way to use it?
You can use lasers for the heat in a Stirling Cycle engine, that'll get pistons moving but better than gasoline Internal combustion?I'm actually a big fan of the VGT project in general, it's a high point of GT6 for me... but this... this is a little too far beyond plausible for me. I wonder if you could use Lasers to form the BANG in a more conventional combustion engine design.
Without imagination and innovative engineering none of this would have been possible.
I have no problem with a laser car, but I'd prefer to see a realistic portrayal of one. If it isn't realistic, then the laser becomes nothing more than a graphical effect.
It would be deadly and cost billions in todays money but in a game that doesn't matter. I think Newey said hundreds of millions to build one car, so factor 3 or 4 of them (enough to test and crash) that's 1 billion right there. But cool, if I were the richest man in the world I'd have them make one for me after driving all the red bull F1 cars from over the years. (if I were still alive after that)"Colorful races"? More like "Death races" to me... Driving a X2014 is enough danger already, adding a 900-hp laser won't help.
Jokes aside, you belive that handling is still WIP? It'd be odd if that was the case, shouldn't PD and Chevy\Chaparral show a finished product for players to drive? Then again, we still have to wait more than half a month to drive the 2X ourselves, so it is possible that the car is still being tweaked for its game appearance.