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- GTP_juniordee3
- Oddbug
Was he going downhill?
X1 Prototype- WOW!
- Thread starter GT_Prologue5
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Was he going downhill?
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- Queretaro
- GTP_Chiroracer
Of course that is true, I just think that at those speeds the drag is so high that it is much more difficult to go even faster, and then there is also rolling resistance from the tires. For example I dont think the Veyron or commercial airplanes have so much of a high resistance to wind because they dont need as much downfocre or "upforce" (if I can use that word)
- 1,580
- Alameda/Califor
- RADracing / RIGGracing
So Im thinking not all the power is transmitted too the wheels but from the trust of the turbine that makes it possible to accelarate that fast. Id hate to be behind that car on the starting grid since it will just blow my car backwards with all the trust exaust of the turbine engine. hehe!
- 6,804
- The Netherlands
I'll agree that the topspeed isn't actually very relevant on this car, in fact it probably won't be the car in GT5 with the highest topspeed anyway if this car isn't possible to tune any further or the transmission can't be altered much ( which could very well be the case I reckon ).
In GT4 I reached topspeeds of well over 400km/h in some Group C monsters or other racing cars ( even some roadcars were capable of that ) on the Mulsanne straight without the 2 chicanes ( which were introduced to actually prevent cars from going over 400km/h, which they did, in real life due to safety reasons ) or the Test Course and I guess this can also be achieved in GT5.
I actually like the fact its performance isn't outclassing every other car in each aspect ( despite being a relatively trivial element like topspeed ) and its true value and purpose being indeed about cornering through massive grip and fierce acceleration amongst other things.
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- SoCal
- GTP_MooCow
because as you go faster, you will look more and more like the machines of the future...
First and foremost, that aerodynamist should go back to english class ...
That hoop is there for a reason: Safety for the pilot.
If it was flush with the body, it wouldn't provide the clearance necessary to prevent the canopy to be shattered during roll over... furthermore when the car is upside down, you certainly dont want the weight of the car resting on the canopy... how on earth would the pilot have the chance to get out of the car quicky and safely
Everything on this car is there for a reason, it is the best compromise for each needs and applications... it's like a puzzle, you have to satisfy all the requirements without stepping over another: that is what engineers do, that is their constant work, to solve complex problems and be able to compromise reasonably.
The mouse would be dead in an instant.I am pretty sure the X-1 will hit 249 before the Veyron. It may blow the Veyron away 0-400 and 0-1000 and every straight away on every circuit in the game. At 4200lbs the Veyron would need much more braking distance and any lead it may get will be lost under braking.
Hmm Cat an mouse will be interesting with the X-1 with cars like the SLR and F1 as the mouse
💡 A heavier car will not go faster by the way ...Am I the only one a little disappointed here as it seems the car could be faster if it had more aero parts such as an F duct or a few inverted aerofoils or if they started to cause too much drag make them lamina flow (moving the bulge of a wing back to create less drag although less lift or downforce its what made the P51 mustang have such good range) And what about using jets (without burning any fuel) to alter air pressure?
Also what about the middle of the two nose connections build an inverted aerofoil into the floor of the car with two slits to alow air over the top of it with a wing piece on the nose connections to channel air to it.
(thats my idea of improving the X1 at 16 never set foot in a university and im probably about to be told that im talking trash)
But dont let us stop you, follow your dreams sonny.
Please do go to university...
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- Vancouver, BC
- Falango
The Veyron and Veyro SS go faster, and this is both superior in power, and aerodynamics. With the right gears, there's no reason why this can't go 275mph.
- 2,110
- Russia
Guys it's a REAL car or virtual GT5 car? Please answer!
So far its a Virtual car with real specs.. But there might be a real car built or being build.
mayonaiske
(Banned)
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- mayonaiske
If you havent see this please take the time to watch it
(i know there are special faster veyrons dont know the name but just watch)
The part about air risistance at high speeds i found interesting
Put other gear ratios on the X1 and i think it does more top speed than the Veyron (if the wings dont break off
)The Veyron is ajusted for topspeed and it is at his limit.
(would like to see a veyron beat an f1 car on a track
NOT!)
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- TheIshter
Here's the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport (top speed run):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxHCjDhL9R0
(Fix please? The YouTube button wont seem to work).
Virtual car in GT5 (as for now, anyway).
He misspelled "I love it!".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxHCjDhL9R0
(Fix please? The YouTube button wont seem to work).
Virtual car in GT5 (as for now, anyway).
He misspelled "I love it!".
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- GTP_juniordee3
- Oddbug
- 895
- RF_Stonemonkey
Maybe there are cranes in GT5 so they can lift it in the air
(could be useful in Monaco
Wrecked cars have to go somewhere. I'd like to see stuff like that (with yellow flags on part of the track where a car's being lifted or moved away) and moving camera cranes and booms, things like that to make the environment more alive and dynamic.
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- Sweden
- Autavia
Really? I was not aware Brabham turned one back to fan spec so soon after '78, and raced it, no less!
Thank You!
- 1,580
- Alameda/Califor
- RADracing / RIGGracing
It's kind of common as far as turbines are concerned. Well I don't know if common is a good word, but it's been done many times before. Ford (I think it was them) had a turbine powered transport truck. Turbo prop airplanes work in a similar way. The turbine powers the propeller. So the prop moves the plane through the air and not the exhaust of the turbine.
Mike
I've got a CVT in my Jeep patriot. it was indeed very strange at first. If I accellerate from a stop to 100kph (foot on the floor) it will stay at redline until I let off. At first you anticipate the gear change but it never comes
and it also sounds like the engine is gonna explode Acceleration uphill is much smoother than any auto trans car I've ever driven. It does seem to have a lot of "slip" off the line, but that might have more to do with the low power in the 2.4L than the tranny.Mike
edit: that should have been one post, not two.
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- SolidSnakeSSx
I really doubt it. I think Red Bull is going to be handling to media for that. They even mentioned on their website that they'll be releasing additional media for it.
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top fuel dragsters can do 320mph, was expecting more tbh
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- SolidSnakeSSx
It has nothing to do with that. Build a real version, drive it 20 seconds faster than a F1 car on Suzuka and I will care about it, but until then, it is just a car they made up in a video game.
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- SoCal
- GTP_MooCow
Centura and other people with the same mentality of refusal ...
... and thinking you are the GT purist ....
and that's where you are completely wrong!
The idea behind the X1 is analogous to this situation:
Say Kaz ask your favorite car manufacturer (insert brand here)
to build their project/concept car that they think is more probably to realize in the short future 5 to 10 years, what would that car look like.
Personnally if BMW "were given" that opportunity by Kaz and accepted,
i would love to drive their engineering ideas ahead of time,
try it in exclusivity on the PS3 before it would be made available in the showroom floor.
And this is exactly the same situation with the X1. You get to try out the reality of the near future today!
This is not to be confused with the Nike car from previous GT games.
This is more researched than that... not just pure fiction.
Please dont call yourself, dont think of yourself as a GT purist if you dont get what the X1 is supposed to be.
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And you are going to pay for that right?
Did you care about the Citroen GT?
... and thinking you are the GT purist ....
and that's where you are completely wrong!
The idea behind the X1 is analogous to this situation:
Say Kaz ask your favorite car manufacturer (insert brand here)
to build their project/concept car that they think is more probably to realize in the short future 5 to 10 years, what would that car look like.
Personnally if BMW "were given" that opportunity by Kaz and accepted,
i would love to drive their engineering ideas ahead of time,
try it in exclusivity on the PS3 before it would be made available in the showroom floor.
And this is exactly the same situation with the X1. You get to try out the reality of the near future today!
This is not to be confused with the Nike car from previous GT games.
This is more researched than that... not just pure fiction.
Please dont call yourself, dont think of yourself as a GT purist if you dont get what the X1 is supposed to be.
EDIT:
And you are going to pay for that right?
Did you care about the Citroen GT?
