Gt5 which cars to use

For hardcore players of the game, we want to hear your expert tips for beginners to read — more importantly, a brief list of some of the best cars to use in the game.

To help you with this, there is a useful guide over at Pocket-Lint , which has listed a few models which they think are pretty useful in the game. If you have found the perfect car already on Gran Turismo 5, let us know what it is below. Alan has been working for Product-Reviews since and became the Editor-in-chief in He has a passion for technology, the latest mobile phones and gadgets, and the gaming industry. The later DLC cars that were added starting from Version 2.

Given the means necessary to obtain this car, it is considered rare. As this car is downloadable content, the proper DLC files must be present in the game's install data in order to use this car normally in GT Mode, but it can be raced as is in Arcade Mode, or against as an opponent car by using the game's Secret options. The car itself had been reported to appear in the B-spec based Remote Racing mode, which also depended on the online service.

A DLC car that was added in Version 1. On March 15, , the North American PlayStation Store announced a limited promotion with Schick and Edgewell, whom are companies that make personal care products.

Each product had an on-pack code that the consumer could then enter at a specific URL, along with their e-mail address, to obtain another code that could then be redeemed on the PlayStation Store. One of these products, which was one of the two Edge shaving gels, had Gran Turismo 5 on the packaging, and thus contained the code used to redeem this car. An exploit was figured out by users to easily obtain the downloadable content without having to purchase the product.

On the URL now offline used to redeem the product's on-pack code, users could use a code that was taken from an already purchased product; the same code could be used more than once , and was thus distributed widely around the Internet. Users could also use disposable e-mail accounts on the URL, avoiding having to enter their personal e-mail addresses and probably avoiding any marketing material sent to them. The promotion seemed to end a few months later, users reported, when the URL went offline and codes could no longer be redeemed.

The car is nearly identical to the Chevrolet Camaro SS '10 , except it has visual differences, featuring a violet paintjob that cannot be changed, a white Gran Turismo logo vinyl with twin racing stripes, small Gran Turismo graphics dotted around the car, and unique wheels that cannot be resprayed.

It also features a unique exhaust tip placement when tuned with a Titanium Racing Exhaust. A unique blob of text at the top of the car's description can be found, otherwise re-using the text of the car its based off of for the rest of its description:.

This is a special color version of the Camaro SS The following is a description of the base car:. As this car is downloadable content, the proper DLC files must be present in the game's install data in order to use this car in GT Mode, but it can be raced as is in Arcade Mode, or raced against as an opponent car by using the game's Secret options.

Added in Version 1. Its appearance is very similar to the "Stealth Model" DLC cars that were included in the Signature Edition of the game, with a matte black body paint with metallic chrome stripes running down the middle and an outline of the Gran Turismo emblem applied to the side panels of the car. While it copies the description of its base car, there is an additional sentence at the bottom of this car's description that makes a note of its unique design:.

As aforementioned, obtaining this car originally required players to participate in a European-exclusive Seasonal Event that was a part of the GT Academy competition which was ongoing at the time.

Since the event and this car were only available to European players, the circumstances make this model both rare and hidden. It is possible to add this car to the player's Garage in GT Mode by hacking it into the save data, or it can be raced as is in Arcade Mode, or against as an opponent car by using the game's Secret options.

A screenshot displaying various different race numbers on the car, which isn't normally customizable. An unused car added in Version 2. The car is in an off-white primary color with a red circular patch in the design of the Japanese flag, just like the name states.

It has a few text graphics of the car's full name on the engine cover near the red patch and in-reverse near the wheel covers. On the wheel covers themselves, there are yellow Pirelli graphics, instead of Bridgestone graphics that are on all other versions of the X The Red Bull graphics on the front wing, nose, and rear wing of the car are colored-in instead of monochrome, like on the S. Vettel variant. The car also has a setting for a Car Number in the Garage, but doesn't seem to appear anywhere on it when set.

Otherwise, the modeling and performance are pretty much identical to the colored X and the Prototype version. Vettel and the Gran Turismo Red Bull X Prototype ; the script is programmed to add these cars to the player's Garage if the appropriate rights information is detected. Ultimately, this charity DLC never materialized, probably due to the circumstance of receiving exclusive in-game content in exchange for donating to charity for an eventful natural disaster being rather insensitive.

It has a different description, while summarizing the descriptions from the other models, that denotes the uniqueness of the car:. The dream project known as the X is the result of a joint venture between the minds of Gran Turismo and Red Bull Racing. This particular version wears the colors of the Japanese flag, to support the recovery of Japan from the Great East Earthquake that hit the Tohoku region on March 11, To many of you, the X needs no introduction.

To make this dream a reality, GT sought the assistance of Red Bull Racing, the F1 race car constructor that has attained the pinnacle of the sport, winning several championships in recent years. This significantly increases the cornering speeds in low-speed corners. The car is hidden in the game's data, inaccessible by normal means. One can hack the car into their save data to access it in GT Mode, or by using the Secret options to play as it in Arcade Mode or race against as an opponent car.

A hidden vehicle added in Version 2. Obtaining this vehicle required a user to have purchased multiples of any downloadable content that was released in October , such as multiple Paint Packs for example; a one-time Gift Car Coupon of the vehicle would then be added to the player's inventory. As aforementioned, there are only very minor differences compared to the base vehicle, even sharing the same exact description as it. The "SPL. What's interesting is that the vehicle cannot be sold or removed from the player's Garage in GT Mode.

As obtaining this vehicle the intended way relied on purchasing downloadable content, which has since been delisted and is no longer available, it is now considered both hidden and rare. Despite the base vehicle being coded as DLC, this variant is not ; it can be added to the player's Garage in GT Mode by hacking it into the save data, or it can be raced as is in Arcade Mode, or against as an opponent vehicle by using the game's Secret options.

The second hidden vehicle added in Version 2. Obtaining this car not only required users to purchase the Complete Pack DLC released in October , but also an additional item that was in the Complete Pack, such as additional Paint Packs or Racing Gear Packs; a one-time Gift Car Coupon of the car would then be added to the player's inventory.

It is available in two colors, and despite being labelled as a Premium car, it lacks a detailed interior. Like the vehicle above, it cannot be sold or removed from the player's Garage in GT Mode. Also like the vehicle above, obtaining this car the intended way relied on purchasing downloadable content, which has since been delisted and is no longer available, so it is now considered both hidden and rare. It can be added to the player's Garage in GT Mode by hacking it into the save data, or it can be raced as is in Arcade Mode, or against as an opponent car by using the game's Secret options.

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