Hooray for updates! I'm having way more fun with the Unimog than I thought I would. I've already done three laps at the ring in them, and I think we should have a little NBR challenge in stock 'Mogs... haha.
As we know now, this thing is pretty crazy to mod. Wheel sizes up to 24", slicks, and all sorts of add-ons. I was one of those who thought it was cool to have, but wouldn't be fun to drive, and it ended up being something where even going slow is fun. Plus in VR it's nice to sit up so high!
For now I just did a simple Braubus look and think it turned out pretty nice.
Also had fun modding the Z4, and love when GT gives us a car where we can push the wheels all the way out to the corners of the widebody. This version is super-stanced, and surprisingly drives this way, though the fronts tires will hit. Bumping it up 10mm
mostly keeps the wheels out of the fenders...
mostly. Looks great laid out though. I'll be doing a Z4M replica sometime soon as well.
Here's the NBR time for the stock "Mog. 6th gear almost the entire time, and only used the brakes once! Up the long back straight 5th gear is needed, and the hill shortly after the carousel takes 5th gear too, but other than that just keep her in 6th and enjoy the scenery!
This run was in the "Brabus" tuned to 227hp, sport brake pads. Full weight, CH tires, stock suspension. Only shaved
10 minutes off the stock time! It will be neat to see what a full-tilt, lightweight version on tuned suspension will be capable of.
I played with the gearing a bit, and even setting it down to 140kph (87mph) you still won't use 6th gear. This thing punches a big hole in the air. I think the minimum final-drive speed of 120kph is probably the best.
I did drive the pug and enjoy it as well, just don't have the time to mess around with it yet. I have to say though, the stock brakes on it
suck. Takes forever to haul it down. But it's got good power, and a bunch of torque.
One thing I'm not enjoying so much is the reduction in FFB for my T300. It's
weak now and I've never had issues with it before. Now I've had to bump the torque up to 7, and think I might need to raise it a little more because it's still kinda soft.
And there we are for the moment. Having all sort of fun in these lame "mom" cars, haha.