Rally Cars Featured in New GT5 Time & Drift Trials

Jordan Greer · · 109 Comments

The latest batch of Gran Turismo 5 Seasonal Events have just become available, consisting of new Time and Drift trial events. Here’s all the details:

Time Trial No. 30

  • Eiger Nordwand Short Course Time (4WD Rally Cars 1990 to Present)
    Period of Availability: 2012/02/22 22:00 – 2012/03/07 22:00
    Gold: Cr.250,000  Silver: Cr.150,000  Bronze: Cr.100,000
  • 350PP Kart Space I Time Trial
    Period of Availability: 2012/02/22 22:00 – 2012/03/07 22:00
    Gold: Cr.250,000  Silver: Cr.150,000  Bronze: Cr.100,000

Drift Trial No. 30

  • Eiger Nordwand K Trail / Reverse Drift Trial (4WD Rally Cars 1990 to Present)
    Period of Availability: 2012/02/22 22:00 – 2012/03/07 22:00
    Gold: Cr.250,000  Silver: Cr.150,000  Bronze: Cr.100,000
  • Clubman Stage Route 5 / Reverse Drift Trial
    Period of Availability: 2012/02/22 22:00 – 2012/03/07 22:00
    Gold: Cr.250,000  Silver: Cr.150,000  Bronze: Cr.100,000

The game’s Online Car Dealership has not been updated. Thanks to @RGNDI for the quick tip!

GT5 Photomode image by FishyJuice.

 

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Comments (109)

  2. graytotoro

    I managed to score gold on my first try using my modified Honda Insight. I actually got within 5 seconds of the GSX/R concept at the top of the leaderboard, which either says I’m a great tuner and/or a great driver. Or just damn lucky! :D

    Not quite sure how people snookered a Elise onto there; copious use of the power limiter?

  5. HuskyGT

    Well, this was interesting. 1,000,000 Cr and a couple of racing suits just for doing two laps at Kart Space with a Nissan Leaf :P

    The other one at Eiger took me just one lap to gold. I thought it would be difficult, so I thought of doing a couple of warm up laps before going all out, then I realized that after the first warm up lap I already got the gold.

    That picture made my buy that Celica for the challenge, btw.

    1. cooltool777

      what settings did you use on the celica? im at silver but i just cant even get close to 1:12
      and what did you use on the leaf?

    2. Fencedugout

      I kept the suspension as standard but put the tracking on the front to -5 and that’s about it. Turn off all driver aids Inc traction control and drift it round the corners

  7. Fencedugout

    And would be nice to have the rally cars sound like the real thing, turbos spooling up and group b dump valves chattering

  9. Blood*Specter

    It would really be nice to have FIA GT1, GT3 and WTCC class setups. Some of the cars (Not Porsche) are already in the game. How about making those cars premium (if they are not already) and giving us the ability to Race Mod them?
    How about a CTS-V with a race mod option? How about Aston Martin, Ferrari and McLaren Race Mods?

    This cant be that hard to do can it PD?. And finally, please give us one or two more tracks so we can have the thrill of racing those new cars and mods. The Nurburgring is nice for judging cars, but you don’t really get to race. You just wait for someone to make a mistake, and pray they don’t take you with them. Try it with heavy damage on-line and you’ll see what I mean. You need a room full of really clean drivers to survive one lap at the ring.

    a. Hockenheimring (with drag strip)
    b. Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari (AKA Imola)
    c. Silverstone (All configurations)
    d. Road America (Has Go-Kart and off-road tracks)
    e. Special Stage Route 11

    I would love all those tracks. But just one of them and the cars would be really sweet.

    1. King Something

      I’ll agree with this, so long as they include classic Hockemheimring and not just the Tilkedrome which currently exists.

      I would also like the return of a few other courses, like Motegi, Infineon, Midfield Raceway, Apricot Hill and Complex String.

  10. mrperfect189

    I wish they would give us more amg’s, m series’s, shelby’s (preferably the super snake), any v caddilac, more jags, and more aston’s (vantage isn’t enough). But this is just a fairy tail list lol. We probably won’t get any of these. Just more Nissan’s. I am willing to eat my words if they do but I doubt they will.

  11. Primus Ortus

    I’m grateful for the seasonal event, but perhaps a little better planning could be in order. This weekend is the Daytona 500 – why not a seasonal event to honor the occasion? The Formula 1 Monaco GP is in May, so why not a Monaco F1 seasonal then. F1 Belgium GP is in Aug/Sept at Spa – seems like a seasonal could coincide with that event. It would help keep GT5 relevant. Just a thought. Peace.

    2. hairystig

      maybe this seasonal is meant to coincide with the start of the British rallye, which I shall be attending this weekend :-)

  19. Gidz

    Great they are finally issuing some rally events :)
    I love that pic, I drove soooo many laps of Eiger in the Rally spec ST205 on GTHD.

    1. TokoTurismo

      You’ve actually played GTHD? :D You’re so lucky, how was it btw? I found some videos from youtube and notice the track look liked a rally course. :)

    2. Foxiol

      I still have installed GTHD and the best car was the Toyota Corolla Rally car. I was at the top of the leaderboard in that game some time ago. In GT5 Prologue and GT5 PD changed a lot of things in the physics and driving.
      @Toko Turismo It was great and quite simple at the same time.

  20. FishyJuice

    Really nice seasonal, reminds you of how much you want more premium Group B and 90’s rally cars.

    Oh, and thanks for including my image.

    2. Flagmo-T

      ANd a new updated Rally physics that mirrors the real world :P I had a Danish Champion on a visit, he spend 2 hours trying to understand the feeling of the Rally Car Citroen C4, on Gravel and on SNow and tarmac, Just a Big No no..

      He drives Richard Burns Rally in the Of season, and that is like spot on – But GT5 Long from real life, so my big Q is, what have the world champion been doing besides adding His Name to Commercials and stuff, He hasn’t been honest to PD and YK about the real feel Haha – Ahh well – still love driving Nordwan the edGar – :0)

      Hopefully GT6 will be more like a Rally Sim Physics kind of driving ..

  21. richiem2282

    Thanks PD, 15 months on and we’re still getting support… Keep up the good work and thanks to GTPlanet for the info… ;-)

  22. Caio

    Interesting. The online car dealership features old rally cars mostly. But the seasonal, on the other hand ………….

    2. another_jakhole

      that is the kind of attitude I can’t stand. it’s not like your comment was offensive or dragged on about how stupid something is.

      but, you didn’t care to explain why you disliked them, so you’re useless.

    5. BWX

      another_jakhole.. and you called him ”useless”.. That’s a jerky thing to say even for a child like you.

      scottypinthemix is right BTW, Seasonals have been unimaginative, boring, short, and predictable lately. You and Toko are fanboy flamebate mongers who do nothing but insult people and cause trouble.

    6. TokoTurismo

      Oh I’m sorry BWX if you’re the one who’s really a child whining 24/7. You endlessly keep bringing up the whole “OHHHH Theres not enough A-Spec events BLUH BLUH”. If you don’t like the seasonal events, then why do you keep whining simply don’t play them.

      BE patient.

    7. another_jakhole

      So now I know you truly are one-sided, BWX. I only don’t care for that guy’s comment because…

      it’s obvious. I don’t care to explain it to you.

      I didn’t say the guy was wrong, though, AT ALL. I know now that you’re not as rational as I thought you were.Really good to know so I don’t waste my time commenting back to junk like this.

      TokoTurismo is right. There’ve been too many times when I wanted to say what he said, but with a crappy S-for-brains attitude, instead.

    8. granddriver

      @ TokoTurismo and another_jakhole get a life. All you two do is troll every comment and put your two cents in. Let some one else have an opinion. All you want to do is start trouble. You are not going to agree with everything. Good God you two are so freaking annoying. I bet with all the time you two spend trolling’, you don’t even play this game.

      Seriously, does any one else find this to be annoying and childish!?!

    9. TokoTurismo

      Okay, THAT’S IT. I really didn’t want to make a insult but I’m driving the line with this thing.

      @granddriver SHUT UP and YOU GET A LIFE! First of all, we weren’t trolling. Second, how about minding YOUR OWN business and YOU stop trolling. Atleast @another_jakhole and I didn’t go ahead and insulted Kazunori and then started renting for something that can be seen in GT6. You’re just as annoying and I bet you don’t HARDLY play GT5 anymore from that insult you’d made.

      And for crying OUT LOUD! How are we starting trouble when YOU are starting it again. We were making our points and basically it’s true. You, yes Y.O.U. know it. This is a internet, you’re not my dad of it so BUZZ OFF!

      Honestly… Trolling and starting trouble, seriously granddriver? When the DLC comes. I bet you’ll start a rent anyways because you don’t appreciate Kaz and PD’s hard work and support for this game…

      Conversation over…

    11. granddriver

      Oh I get it. You went and read all my post. Found some thing negative I said and now your going to bring it up. Thanks for proving my point!!

      Conversation really over…

    12. TokoTurismo

      lol. He actually thought I went back to read all his post HAHAHA. I remembered the one that delete from before you dummy.

      NOW coversation is and will forever be ignored. Have a nice day.

  24. blue night

    I like rally but apparently I suck at it in GT5. They’re the only Special events I can’t complete for some reason. I don’t even know what I’m doing wrong…is there some tips or tricks to it because I just get killed in them.

    3. uMadson?

      50/50 4WD torque split and soft suspension settings.

      And some knowledge about 4-wheel drifting/powersliding/whatever it’s called then it would be easy peasy.

    4. dmz_bean

      When planning out a racing line try to make it as straight as possible through the corners. Turn in early to slide right through the apex and use the Scandinavian flick method on really tight corners.

      Also, you have to use a car you are really comfortable with and understand what your co-driver is telling you!

  25. chucksstuntman

    I still have 9 hours of a suspended final endurance race to do in bspec so i wont be playing this anytime soon. and if i do play these events ill use my escudo for sure :) one of my first cars i got lol. it was also the only one that got that dream drifter trophy easily for me.

    1. cutemarilu

      I don’t know…. I lowered the pp as low as I could from 740 pp, which got me in range, yet it did not let me enter. Maybe because its a dirt car??????? I beg pd not to Put this car in the ocd…. a real gem, it has to be scoured for. How was the bspec?

    1. Brianuk1

      Not me. I only use what I feel like driving and not whatelse everyone else is useing. Thats why I never get on top of the scoreboared lol

  32. kalakanto

    I’ve been waited rally to seasonals long time, if there will be Nurburgring on timetrials too someday then I got everything ever wanted from this section of gt5. It’s nice to go timetrials with friendlist where I’m gladly have a lot of skilled racers. NICE!

  35. Praggia

    Rallying in GT 5 does SUCK!!! It should be left out of GT6 altogether they just cant seem to get it right at all. Seriously the physics is just all wrong making a jump on a rally stage you’d swear the cars were helium filled balloons and come to think of it even the road cars on asphalt tracks do the same when u fly over a crest. I’ve completed all the challenges in GT and now don’t go anywhere near the rally races i’m not hating just they could have done a much better job at it. Some may say if you want a proper rally game go buy WRC or whatever but if PD does it right I wouldn’t have to would I? GT would then be a one stop shop for all our motoring thrills…

    1. numanair

      Ice and gravel feel no different too. Gravel is a loose surface. Ice is a low friction surface. Despite all the problems with rallying in gt5, they should not leave it out from gt6. It’s an important part of driving and they should just work to get it right.

    2. Brianuk1

      They cant get everything perfect in this game. I love the fact there is more than just tarmac raceing. A game this big cant be perfect in everyway. Good work PD.

    3. Praggia

      This game is far from being perfect in any way and it never will be just like any other game but if you claim to be the real driving simulator???
      I love GT 5 but there are a few niggles that really get under my skin thats all

    4. KYD302

      Yeah they’ve had rally on a few games now you think it would have changed a little at least but it doesn’t get any better i’ve driven on black ice and had more control then the rallying has in the game like the new drift event with rally cars it feels like the car is about two pounds on a ice rink being hit like a puck they have dirt tires with zero traction PD needs to work with codemasters for there rally physics, I know Dirt isn’t the greatest but for overall gameplay with a novice to vetrean fanbase there rally’n is top notch WRC’s physics might be a big stretch for the novice players but would be excellent in terms of simulation, it’s like GT n PD paid first week college devolpers to do the rally aspect it’s so beyond horrible i think GT5 will be my last venture into Gran turismo i love the game but i’m so bored of it and it’s problems i can play Forza and not get bored the car customization makes that game what it is which is something GT lacks, Forza has the Fun Factor Gt has simulation and graphics thats it plus forza will prolly be on number 9 before we even see gt6

    5. TokoTurismo

      Believe this. GT6 will provide an even greater rally experience ever to continue to be a part of the GT series. :) I’ll never want to see rally go out of GT. If it did, then there won’t be pikes peak. So I’m super glad rally is in GT. ;)

    6. KYD302

      I’m glad we have rally but if PD don’t pull there heads out of there rears and improve rally even to Dirt’s specs they might as well scrap the whole idea and they need drag racing it’s a huge aspect of the online i like drifting but they could improve upon that also and feature more events focused around that and Gran turismo needs more tracks and in general but for GT6 if they dont add in car customization i’m gunna be pissed and they need to add more rims theres only like 4\5 rims that i use at all

    7. ManiacRS

      I like how KYD says that rallying sucks in GT5 and then suggests PD goes to Codemasters(!!!!!!!!!!!!) for a bit of a physics lesson.

      The rally physics are really bad in GT5… On top of that you have the worst possible co-driver ever. And finally pacenotes are unique to each driver. Driving with someone else’s pacenotes is really hard and 99% of the time will cost you a bit of time… So there should be an option to allow you to create your own pacenotes if you want.

      Also when playing any rally stage, you see the map scaling down when you go faster and becoming larger again when you slow down… PD should use that to make the co-driver call out the notes earlier or later according to your speed.

      And btw, there has only even been 1 real rally simulator.

      Richard Burns Rally!!! That’s where PD should go if they ever need a lesson in gravel and ice physics…

      Dirt is just some marketing experts deciding that they can make it feel different and then claim it’s a simulation because there’s nothing else on the market to compete with…

      P.S. GT5 rally physics are not good, granted… But you should try a rally setup on the cars, it does make them closer to reality… Just with a soft coushion of easiness when it come to correcting…

    8. Bom15

      WRC’s on PS2 were the best rally game imo. But after Blackbean took over it isn’t as good anymore. Graphics suck, Menu’s are slow and the driving is pretty unrealistic. especially WRC or Grp.B cars.

      The Colin Mcrae/DIRT series is by far the most fun. It’s physics aren’t the most realistic. Bit arcadey and now seems to be heading more xgames than real rallying. Gymkhana is fun but they should’ve left it out. Especially when in May? There realeasing a new DIRT which is nothing to do with rallying. Mainly its Demo Derby’s and Gymkhana from what i could make out.

      GT5 has always had the cars (Except the Metro 6r4), the graphics and sometimes the tracks. GT5’s lacking with its tracks as everyone knows. Especially Rally tracks and events. But GT5 tries to cater for everyones tastes. Rallying isn’t GT’s best quality but i would miss it if they left it out.

      So in conclusion. I don’t think there are any realistic, really good rally games for the PS3 anymore. I think the PS2 was the console for rally games.

    13. Quakebass

      I think that ALL of the features in this game, Rally included, would have been full-fledged and very well-made if PD had two more years with the game. Don’t forget that Sony forced the release of GT5 because of all the delays…

    14. TokoTurismo

      I can’t wait to see GT5 fully become complete with all these awesome supports and updates being put into the game. :D

    15. BWX

      Dirt 3 does have a good physics model. With some parameter tweaks, it could be better than GT5’s soft surface physics. RBR FTW

    16. BWX

      @Bom15 Dirt SHOWDOWN is ALL gymkhana and other ”game” type stuff. Dirt SHOWDOWN IS NOT DIRT 4. Dirt 4 will have a lot less gymkhana type stuff and will be mostly WRC type rally. Don’t talk about things you know nothing about. Dirt SHOWDOWN is not Dirt 4.

    18. Bom15

      Its his time of the month. But anyway i didn’t say it was DIRT 4. I said a new DIRT because at the time the name eluded me. I don’t see why they had to add the gymkhana crap to a decent rally game when this Showdown spinoff was coming a few months later.

  37. KYD302

    If this is a hint at whats to come in future DLC maybe we will see Pikes Peak or some other rally i wish we had Point to Point rally rather then Circuit rally’s But i’m hoping for cars more along the lines of the New Boss 302 and the ZL1 Camaro and possibly the new GT500 if it’s all rally i might not get it GT5’s Rally system sucks i was so dissapointed with it, for rally i’ll stick to the WRC and DIRT series GT5 bit the bullet with rally

  38. HuskyGT

    I was hoping for new tarmac events :( The rally will be fun. And since I don’t have Kart Space, this will be a nice way to try out the track for the first time :)

  40. Quakebass

    This “Rally Themed” seasonal event close time seems conspicuously close to the release of the March Update DLC…

    But, I’ve seen this a few times before… I don’t really know what to think, it probably has no relevance to this what so ever, but we can always hope, can’t we?

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