TsukubaTrueno
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TechArt
Ah, I must have been looking at their tuned vehicles since they still seem to recognize themselves like Gemballa & Ruf; Manufacturer/Tuner.No, they dropped the model names. Just found that since 1995 TechArt has it's own WMI (World Manufacturer Identifier) number, making it an official car manufacturer. Source
Exactly, though if I recall, Alois Ruf always thought the Porsche was the perfect platform with a flawless design.What I like about Ruf is it's subtleness that makes it profound, while the Techart/Gemballa cars scream "Here I am...Rock you like a hurricane!" enthusiasm. Ruf is like the artist, while Techart/Gemballa are the rockstars.
Well after finding out that Ruf isn't the only one considered a manufacturer I really hope PD takes advantage of this and gets these other guys in there as well.
Also, it's probably way too late to add them. For Gemballa to have been added, Kazunori would have had to ask them as soon as Porsche had "supposedly" rejected the offer.
He could have arranged it a long time ago, who knows maybe Porsche told him right after GT3 that they would never have a Porsche in a GT game. We can't say whether or not it is too late to add something because we have no idea what is/is not in the game currently.
Your assuming that he:
1. Expected to get Porsche and thus never asked Gemballa/TechArt
2. Didn't ask them at the same time as asking Porsche, because he perhaps wanted all of them.
3. Didn't model them before he even considered asking the companies. He could model the cars and then whether or not they are put in game is determined by the contracts and agreements reached. It would be a very bad idea to only model cars after you get contract approval to have them in your game.
So until we are told otherwise or play the game, we will really have no idea
Well, they already had talks. Porsche was fine with their cars being damaged. So, I don't think they ever would say "no, we don't want to be a part of GT".
In regard to your last thought, yea you're pretty much right.
I was talking about the Porsche that appeared in GT3, that may have upset them enough to not allow PD to ever gain the license.
It still required a Lamborghini license as the Diablo GT1 is a factory-made vehicle.^ The thing was that the "Nomad Diablo" was licensed thru the JDM-market only Japanese Lamborghini Owners Club (JLOC) JGTC (now Super GT) racing team not Automobili Lamborghini. JLOC isn't directly affiliated with Lamborghini at all. The Diablo was only licenced in JDM-Land so the Diablo was not licensed outside Japan.
-> For more info regarding JLOC visit: http://www.jloc-net.com/
Porsche: "Yeah, sure KY, we'll be in GT5, if you kick RUF out. We don't want our cars to be compared to RUFs, it makes Porsche look bad.
KY: "Ah, but I don't want to remove those cars from our game, especially considering their heritage, and performance. Not to mention, all the work on them is done already."
Porsche: "Tough luck"
KY: "Indeed, I guess they'll just have to content themselves with RUFs".
Okay off topic!! What the heck does AFAIK stand for? I'm old need to know.
"Okay off topic!! What the heck does AFAIK stand for? I'm old need to know. "
that's right, i'm not even sure if it was the '99 or later nomad diablo. whatever.
AFAIK stands for As Far As I Know (i'm not even english).
Nomad is just a sponsor. The car was run by the JLOC team just like every other Lamborghini in the Super GT.seems GT's diablo was not a JLOC but a Nomad.
whatever.