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[GBalao888]

I managed to check the New Zealand PS Store and this is how much these cars cost:

(all are in New Zealand dollars)

Volkswagen Golf I GTI '83 - $1.65
Ford GT '17 - $3.95
Toyota Crown Athlete G '13 - $1.65
Porsche 911 Carrera RS Clubsport (993) '95 - $3.95

I'm still raw over the fact that it's a Toyota Crown and I guessed it wrong.

 

[TonyJZX]

 

[Nielsen]

A bit disappointed that the 993 isn't a turboed version (GT2), but other than that it is cool

I'm glad it's the Carrera RS, although I do like a good old turbo boost. The thing is, the GT2 styling looks pretty bad in my opinion, but the Carrera RS keeps the 993 design stylish.

 

[V1LR-GUE10]

I assume the one we get is the 3.5 hybrid which may make it Gr.X?

People still seem to not know how Gr.X works. Hybrid doesn’t mean Gr.X. Electric means Gr.X.

 

[TS050]

People still seem to not know how Gr.X works. Hybrid doesn’t mean Gr.X. Electric means Gr.X.

To be fair I don’t think PD themselves know what Gr.X means lol

 

[GTPNewsWire]

This is the discussion thread for a recent post on GTPlanet:

Ford GT Headlines Gran Turismo Sport Christmas Update, Arrives December 18

This article was published by Andrew Evans (@Famine) on December 17th, 2019 in the Gran Turismo Sport category.

 

[neddyie118]

Just waiting for the trailer now

 

[Loverson]

Hopefully they rework a bit the mileage store and instead of waiting weeks for new cars to cycle they can outright make all available or have a shorter period.
Also more customization stuff

 

[CSMDuty11]

That 993 can't be a BTR2

The BTR2 has a moustache

That and the pics were already out when I posted, oops

 

[SPhilli911]

I have been waiting for the 993 RS Clubsport to be in a videogame for years! Very happy to finally see it.

Now, time to start waiting patiently for the 964 Carrera RS. 👍

 

[Volksauto]

Volkswagen Golf I GTI '83 - $1.65

I didn’t realize it was a different year entirely. So it technically isn’t a returning standard car but a brand new car to the series.

 

[theschledy]

Unpopular opinion:

The fact that people are excited about cars like the Toyota Crown are mind numbing. If you could mod it like cars from NFS heat that would be one thing, but it's just a sedan. It looks like a really fancy Toyota Camry.

Ultimately I'm happy for anyone that enjoys driving these cars. Definitely didn't see PD going this route when I bought the game.

 

[neddyie118]

So i'm guessing the Ford and the Porsche will be 500,000 credits each.

 

[juanffy18]

Maybe the Pace/Police cars go to mileage exchange?
The rest all are new in the franchise, good job PD

500K for the Porsche
600K for the GT as the RUf CTR3

 

[EDK]

I didn’t realize it was a different year entirely. So it technically isn’t a returning standard car but a brand new car to the series.

I am just speculating, but this could be a US model of the car. Here it would have been called a Rabbit, but the model name on GT typically follows the home country model name, no matter the designated market for the specific sub model.

I say that because 1983 was actually a crossover year, the final year of MkI and the first year of the MkII Golf. And it also was the first year the GTI became available in the US, according to Wikipedia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Golf_Mk1#Golf_GTI

 

[DesertPenguin]

Now this is just getting so dumb. They took the time to money to get a new Ford GT modeled but not the race car version? Which is almost identical to the road car? The reasoning that PD has makes no sense to the outside world. Maybe if they gave more information on their future plans...

 

[GBalao888]

People still seem to not know how Gr.X works. Hybrid doesn’t mean Gr.X. Electric means Gr.X.

Some hybrids could be Gr. X (e.g., if ever they'll come one day: Toyota Prius and Koenigsegg Regera).

 

[Sage Ages]

They took the time to money to get a new Ford GT modeled but not the race car version? Which is almost identical to the road car? The reasoning that PD has makes no sense to the outside world. Maybe if they gave more information on their future plans...

Yep. Totally the same car. Definitely not a multitude of bodywork and interior differences that need to be accounted for.

 

[CodeRedR51]

Now this is just getting so dumb. They took the time to money to get a new Ford GT modeled but not the race car version? Which is almost identical to the road car? The reasoning that PD has makes no sense to the outside world. Maybe if they gave more information on their future plans...

They may have the same basic shape but it's definitely not the same car. Not quite that easy.

 

[DesertPenguin]

I did say almost. And my point is that if they had access to this why couldn't get access to that?

 

[Volksauto]

I am just speculating, but this could be a US model of the car. Here it would have been called a Rabbit, but the model name on GT typically follows the home country model name, no matter the designated market for the specific sub model.

I say that because 1983 was actually a crossover year, the final year of MkI and the first year of the MkII Golf. And it also was the first year the GTI became available in the US, according to Wikipedia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Golf_Mk1#Golf_GTI

I know it’s definitely the European model because the GTI in the U.S. had large bumpers and squared headlamps. The plastic bumpers were only available in Europe unless you got the Cabriolet which could be had with the same bumpers.

This is a 1983 Golf (Rabbit) GTI from the U.S:

The United States also had the MKI for one more year as well. Last MKIs were available in 1984.

 

[WheelmanSteve]

Ford GT- YES! GTI-YES! Another 911- YES! A giant luxobarge- HUH? (Yes, there are some big sedans with moves. I still don't get it.)

 

[MatskiMonk]

Why does this Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG say "Athlete" on the license plate?

... I, I don't understand?

 

[EDK]

I know it’s definitely the European model because the GTI in the U.S. had large bumpers and squared headlamps. The plastic bumpers were only available in Europe unless you got the Cabriolet which could be had with the same bumpers.

This is a 1983 Golf (Rabbit) GTI from the U.S:
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The United States also had the MKI for one more year as well. Last MKIs were available in 1984.

Then it seems sort of an odd choice, but looking over Wiki, it also appears the later GTI's had a 1.8 liter vs. 1.6.

So a bit more displacement and the small amount of extra power and torque to go with that.

 

[theschledy]

I did say almost. And my point is that if they had access to this why couldn't get access to that?

Don't worry, we'll get the Ford GT Police car eventually

 

[Ddkklop]

I did say almost. And my point is that if they had access to this why couldn't get access to that?

Because in a Motorsport eSports based game, road version is more important.

No but seriously now, I don't known why. Project Cars 2, which is a bit older game, had this car from beginning. It's just PD. PD being PD.

 

[SSQES]

Because in a Motorsport eSports based game, road version is more important.

No but seriously now, I don't known why. Project Cars 2, which is a bit older game, bit it had this car from beginning. It's just PD. PD being PD.

Or maybe they are keeping the race cars for the next FIA season?

 

[NekoPufferPPP]

Because in a Motorsport eSports based game, road version is more important.

No but seriously now, I don't known why. Project Cars 2, which is a bit older game, had this car from beginning. It's just PD. PD being PD.

PD put the Mk.I and '06 GT in the game before the new one, but PC2 still doesn't and never will have either of those. I like PD being PD.

 

[Kiki_Haoru]

As much as I love having supercars or old school GT cars in the game, I'm rarely very satisfied with how they feel like to drive.
I love the new Ford GT but I bet it will handle like a sailboat on the tracks ...

Bear in mind that I have little to no experience driving sport cars on track (some laps in a Mustang GT, some more in a 997 GT3, with an instructor on the passenger seat).
But we keep reading or hearing test drives that the GT3 Porsches are basically street legal race cars, or that the Ford GT performance is mind blowing.
In game, that's entirely different : the level of grip is miles away from the basic gR4 race cars, and we Can only choose between traction control completely off, or some tractor like performance.

I'd love to be able to drive the GT with the same launch control as on the IRL car... Same goes for all modern cars.
And I believe the tire model for sports tires is sub par compared to what the real life équivalent compounds can achieve.

Am I the only one thinking this way?

 

[AKbizzy]

https://blog.eu.playstation.com/201...and-extra-gt-league-challenges-from-tomorrow/