IGN review: GT4 vs Real Life - RX8 edition!
 

IGN compares the video game RX8 in GT4 to real life RX8

http://cars.ign.com/articles/652/652458p1.html

gt4 comes close to the feel of the real car but no cigar..

RX8 laptimes at Laguna GT4
Justin Kaehler (IGN) - 1.59.939
Haru Tagami (IGN/Civic Cup Driver) - 1.52.570
AJ Allmendinger (Champ Car Driver) - 1.46.356

SRT4 Lap times at Laguna GT4
Justin Kaehler (IGN) - 2.05.181
Haru Tagami (IGN/Civic Cup Driver) - 1.51.900
AJ Allmendinger (Champ Car Driver) - 1.44.691

apparently real lap times are to come

Those times are pretty close, not what I expected. Figured that hte srt-4 woulda done a little better :p I was ,however, excited to see real numbers as well, I guess I'll have to wait.

I just ran a 1:39:121 in an rx8 in forza motorsports on laguna. Clearly that makes me a better driver that this AJ Allmendinger character.

that sounds like a fake name...all men dinger...almond dinger i duno

I'm not sure under what conditions or how accurate these numbers are, but this website has track times for a number of cars at Laguna Seca. http://www.car-videos.com/performance/track.asp?track=2

If these numbers are to be believed, the track times in the GT4 game seem too fast. But the RX-8 and SRT-4 seem close in real life.

17. 2003 Dodge Neon SRT-4 (5M) 2:19.0 2:15.2
18. 2004 Mazda RX-8 (6M) 2:19.0 2:13.5

The first number is from a dead stop and both cars are dead even. The second number is the a flying lap time and it seems the RX-8 has the edge.

yes video game times are *usually* faster than real life numbers

I remember reading about a racecar driver commenting on GT3 when it came out. Paraphrasing, he said that the game is pretty realistic, but in real life, you wouldn't take your $80k NSX up to 150mph on the first hairpin turn of Laguna Seca.

Something to that effect.

the spleen-pounding stiffness of the SRT-4 or the poised rigidity of the EVO IX...are undeniably better on the corners. But those cars ride so hard, they'll make your one-night-stand ditch out on you at the next stop light, even if she was a sure thing.

haha

^ Another glorious thing about the RX-8. Our cars can handle the same or better than those cars without getting ditched by a sure thing one-night chick.

well, that is the SRT-4 ACR which I believe comes a lot stiffer than the regular SRt4. I think it's akin to the Mazdaspeed 8.

LOL

How different are the physics between the two games. I never played Forza, so I can't compare the two. I should probably go rent the game though, it seems like a kick-ass time. P.S. I will be your time :p

A data point: I pitted for a friend who drove his nearly stock '01 Z06 Vette at Laguna--he's no pro, but pretty darned good: he turned 1:45 times on street tires. The guys on the 'Vipers were turning about the same times. A CART car turns about around 1:00, I seem to recall.

Just buy it man. Do yourself a favor.

The physics are definitely a whole lot different than GT4, but they're still pretty realistic. The only problem I have with it is that it's really hard to judge cornering speeds without the racing line assist. I think if you mashed together the best parts of both sets of physics, you'd have a really solid game.

Fair enough. The only problem with me buying things though, is that there isn't a whole lot of money at my disposal :eek: I've got money in the bank, but that's gotta be used on the 8. I'll figure out a way to get it though and I will beat BlueEyes time. That is my new goal once I get the game. He probably didn't respond because my grammar owned me in my previous post. Alright, brunch time, I'm outta here.

So AJ Allmendinger (Champ Car Driver) - 1.46.356 put up times right next to your friend in the vette. It's either the driver or the car... :)

This is a really good point. Video game times are usually faster than real life simply because in a game if you go flying off the edge of a hairpin all you have to do is restart, but unfortunately that's not the case in real life :/

Even if you have balls of steel in real life, weather conditions/atmospheric pressure etc all make a factor whereas the game environment is controlled. So pretty close if you ask me.

And btw Luft, love your sign man!

Well thats not the case in this RX-8 GT4 vs Bestmotoring Comparo this is about as fast as i run TUSAKBA in GT4 as well so its not like the "gamer" wasn't going all out.
www.polakgraphics.com/images/gt4.mov

LoL, thats pretty good man. :D

Maybe there are just better videogamers than you :p

Probably, my playstation 2 and GT4 is stuck in New Orleans :(

I just saw your challenge Aoshi.

the gloves are coming off, no wait, I better put these ones on :p
https://store1.yimg.com/I/saferacer_1865_27258292

here's a preview of my victory dance:
http://www.websmileys.com/sm/cool/653.gif

That sucks man, but I was just kidding. What school were you going to? Tulane? I hope your stuff is alright, were you on a higher floor than most?