Mega-buck cars difficult to control.

[Lightsped]

So I bought the Toyota GT-One and Nissan R92.

I tried them out at several tracks and am unable to control them at high speeds. Going down the back stretch at Circuit de Sarthe (Le Mans) and the Test Track was a total nightmare.

When these cars turn, it is as if the front wheels stay turned causing lots of problems. Can't maintain a straight line at ultra high speeds.

Please help.

 

[JParker]

So I bought the Toyota GT-One and Nissan R92.

I tried them out at several tracks and am unable to control them at high speeds. Going down the back stretch at Circuit de Sarthe (Le Mans) and the Test Track was a total nightmare.

When these cars turn, it is as if the front wheels stay turned causing lots of problems. Can't maintain a straight line at ultra high speeds.

Please help.

These extremely high speeds can be hard to manage. But to progress through the game you will have to get used to it. If you have turned off all ASM's, I would suggest until you get more used to these cars use at least 1 or 2 on under/oversteer, and at least 4 on TCS. Plus I would also suggest that you drive these cars over and over. They take a lot of practice to get down. They jump from break point to break point in a matter of seconds. So practice throttle control, braking points. They turn better under acceleration in corners than breaking. If your using auto tranny, breaking is even tougher. These cars will maintain speed at an idle. To decelerate you must break hard or use manual to downshift.

 

[Greyout]

To decelerate you must break hard or use manual to downshift.

The "automatic" transmission in GT4 always keeps the transmission in the lowest possible gear, given the redline. if you had the ability to manually downshift, there would be no reason to. (Although most people like to downshift 3 gears instantly while traveling 170mph, with little regard for the engine... which is fine in GT...)

(and just as a disclaimer, I don't use the automatic )

 

[cango_uk]

How old is the car? I had teerrible trouble with my R8 Audi... til one of the other forum members told me to do the body refresh. That worked wonders, I could not thank him enough. I was back to doing 415 on the Mulsanne again :-)

 

[Zardoz]

So I bought the Toyota GT-One and Nissan R92.

I tried them out at several tracks and am unable to control them at high speeds. Going down the back stretch at Circuit de Sarthe (Le Mans) and the Test Track was a total nightmare.

When these cars turn, it is as if the front wheels stay turned causing lots of problems. Can't maintain a straight line at ultra high speeds.

Please help.

Are these the new cars or the black versions? The black ones need the Rigidity Refresher Plan (Tune Shop, "Other") to bring their worn-out chassis back to as-new condition, I've heard. Never bought a black car, so I don't know for sure.

All I can tell you is that the new ones both track straight as arrows for me down the long Sarthe II straight in stock form. They can be steered precisely at 250 MPH.

 

[Cosmic]

So I bought the Toyota GT-One and Nissan R92.

I tried them out at several tracks and am unable to control them at high speeds. Going down the back stretch at Circuit de Sarthe (Le Mans) and the Test Track was a total nightmare.

When these cars turn, it is as if the front wheels stay turned causing lots of problems. Can't maintain a straight line at ultra high speeds.

Please help.

Fully modded (stage 4 turbo)? That could be a problem too. Driving aids can also cause problems. Take a look at the settings

 

[Jmac279]

Play with the suspension settings ...

Race cars are typically set up for Professional drivers who are able to control the steering with amazing precision, so can afford to have the car literally turn on a dime ...

For most people, the first thing you should do is tune the immense amount of oversteer out of the car if you can't control it ...

 

[Nagarjuna]

If you bought the used black LMP cars then you will need to do the body rigidity refresher plan. Otherwise they are highly unstable at high sppeds....

 

[Zardoz]

...For most people, the first thing you should do is tune the immense amount of oversteer out of the car if you can't control it ...

Both of these cars (new ones, not used black ones) seem to me to have inherently understeering handling characteristics with stock suspension settings. They're both easy to drive and are very stable even on bumpy old Sarthe.