Well... I don't know if any of you are big Gran Turismo/GT2 (for Playstation) fans, but I am. In my opinion the Maxima would have been a great addition to the game. But, what really bugs me is the fact that they put the following cars in the game:

- Dodge Intrepid
- Ford Taurus
- Mercury Cougar
- Honda Accord

Not only is the Maxima superior to all of these cars in nearly every aspect, it's also a helluva lot quicker, and since it's a racing game that's what counts! I just thought it would be cool modding a Maxima up to like 500hp, they going and beating the **** out of some Type-R's in Laguna Leca. But maybe that's just me.....?

It's a little too late to be angry now, that was 3 years ago. BTW, GT3 doesn't have it either, but it has an Acura CL-S.

No SH!T, I feel the same way about that, the came has all of our competition, but not us, Why? I would love to have a maxima all built up on that came with a full race kit on it. I love the game but I would love it more if it had a Maxima in it, at least put it in the game if they are going to put a damn intrepid in it.

Did you know that the race modded Intrepid is a Dragster?

I definitely agree......we are left out once again...

This has been ****ing me off for years too. So what I did was buy a Accord and made it weigh the same ammount as my I30, same gear ratios, and Hp. It's still not as nice as a real max/I30 but it's fun.

There's a reason for it >>
 

The Cefiro/Maxima has never been used in any form of racing, not even in Japan. THe premier touring sedan in Europe and Japan is the Primera/G20. The Maxima is too large of a car. This is the same reason why Toyota races the Tom's Levin instead of the Camry, why the J-spec Accord is smaller than the US-spec and why Volvo went from the S70 to the S40.

I wanted to come close to the Maxima too >>
 

And the closest was the Opel Vectra.

Out of all the cars I modified on GT2, I most impressed with the old G20 that I bought to acrue some cash. I can beat all of the V8 cars an and the car handles like its on rails. I think if they had a Max it would be nice.
My favorite race car is the Daisin Sylvia. Needs a few more horses and it would be unstoppable, even for the Vipers.

You haven't played with the S4 then.

I got some money to waste, I'll try it.

The best car in the game hands down is the TVR Limited Edition Cerbera, that thing is very quick and handels incredibaly. There are cares that are faster then it but they are not as much fun to drive.

In the first GT my favorite car was the Cerbera too but right behind it was the FTO Limeted Edition.

July 11th seems to be the release date for GT3!! I can't wait!

Does anybody know if GT3 will have more cars than GT2? A friend told me it will have fewer cars. I rather have the same amount like GT2 than have less cars.

About 150 cars total.

Alfa Romeo
156 Super Turismo
156 V6 2.5v

Aston Martin
DB7
V8 Vantage

Audi
S4
TT 1.8 Quattro (2000)

BMW
328Ci (2000)

Chevrolet
Camaro SS (2001)
Camaro Z28 (1997)
Corvette C5-R #64 Racer
Corvette C5 Z06
Corvette GrandSport (1996)

Chrysler
PT Cruiser
Viper GTSR/LM Team Oreca/PlayStation #51 (2000)

Citroën
Xsara Rallier (2000)

Daihatsu
Mira TR-XX Avanzato R (1997)
stória X4

Dodge
Viper GTS (2000)
Viper GTSR ALMS #91

Fiat
Coupe 20v Turbo Plus

Ford
Escort WRC Rallier (1998)
Focus WRC (1999)
GT40 (1966)
GT40 Gulf Racer (1969)
Mustang SVT Cobra R (2000)

Gillet
Vertigo Racer (1997)

Honda
Accord Euro R
Civic SiRII (1993)
Civic TypeR version II (2000)
CL 3.2 TypeS
CR-X delSol SiR (1995)
Integra TypeR version II (1998)
NSX TypeR (1992)
NSX TypeS Zero (1999)
NSX JGTC/Arta
NSX JGTC/Raybrig
NSX JGTC/Castrol-Mugen
S2000 (2000)
S2000 Mugen Tuned (2000)
S2000 TypeV [Variable Gear Steering/VGS] (2001)
Spoon Sports Civic (2001)
Spoon Sports S2000 (2001)

Jaguar
XJ220 GT Spec Racer
XJ220 Street (1992)
XKR (1999)

Lamborghini
Diablo GT

Lancia
Delta Integrale Rallier
Stratos

Lister
Storm V12 LM (1999)

Lotus
Elise 190 (1998)
Elise Motorsport (1999)
Elise Sport 350 (2000)
Esprit Sport 350

Mazda
787B Racer (1991)
Demio GL-X
Eunos Roadster (1989)
Eunos Roadster (1993)
Roadster 1.8RS (1998)
Roadster RS [updated] (2001)
RX7 RS (1999)
RX7 RZ
RX7 Savanna GT SA Turbo
RX7 Sananna Infini III
RX8 Prototype (2001)

Mercedes-Benz
CL600
CLK55 AMG
CLK Tourer
SLK230 Kompressor

Mini
Cooper 1.3i (1999)

Mitsubishi
FTO GP Version R (1997)
GTO VR-4 (1995)
GTO VR-4 (1999)
Lancer EvoIV GSR (1996)
Lancer EvoV GSR (1998)
Lancer EvoVI GSR (2000)
Lancer EvoVI by Mine*s
Lancer EvoVI Rallier
Lancer EvoVI Tommi Makinen Edition (2000)
Lancer EvoVII GSR
Lancer EvoVII Rallier Prototype

Nissan
180SX TypeX (1996)
Fairlady Z Version S Twinturbo (1998)
Fairlady Z Concept Car (2002)
Silvia S13 K's 1800cc (1988)
Silvia S13 K's 2000cc (1991)
Silvia S15 Spec R (2000)
Silvia S15 Varietta
Skyline R32 GTS-t Type M (1991)
Skyline R32 GT-R Vspec II (1994)
Skyline R33 GT-R Vspec (1997)
Skyline R34 GT-R N1 Vspec by Mine*s
Skyline R34 GT-R Vspec (1999)
Skyline R34 GT-R Vspec II (2000)
Skyline JGTC/Calsonic (2000)
Skyline JGTC/Pennzoil-Nismo (1999)
Skyline JGTC/Zexel-Loctite (2000)
R390 GT1 LM Racer (1998)
R390 GT1 Street (1998)

Opel/Vauxhall
Astra DTM Team Phoenix
Speedster
Calibra Tourer (1995)

Pagani
Zonda C12
Zonda C12 S

Panoz
GTR1 Racer

Peugeot
206 S16
206 Rallier (1999)

Renault
Clio V6 Trophy
Clio Sport V6 24v (2000)

Ruf
3400s
CTR 2
RGT

Shelby
Cobra (1967)

Subaru
Impreza 22B STi (1998)
Impreza Rallier (1999)
Impreza Rallier Prototype (2001)
Impreza WRX STi (2001)
Impreza WRX Sports WAGON STi(2001)
Impreza WRX STi Version VI (1999)
Impreza WRX STi Version VI Wagon (1999)
Legacy B4 Blitzen (2000)
Legacy B4 RSK (1998)
Legacy Touring Wagon GT-B (1996)

Suzuki
AltoWORKS Suzuki Sports Limited (1997)

Tickford
No confirmed cars

TommyKaira
ZZ-S Coupe (2000)

Toyota
Altezza AS2000 (1998)
Altezza RS200 (1998)
Celica GT-Four (1995)
Celica SSII (2000)
Corolla Rallier (1999)
GT-One Racer (1999)
GT-One Street (1999)
MR2 G-Limited (1998)
MR2 GT-S (1998)
MR-S S-Edition (2000)
MR-S JGTC/Autobacs-A'PEXi (2000)
Sprinter Trueno GT-Apex (1985)
Sprinter Trueno GT-Apex Shigeno Edition
Supra RZ Twinturbo (1997)
Supra SZ-R (1997)
Supra JGTC/DensoSARD (2000)
Supra JGTC/Castrol-Tom's (2000)
Vitz Euro Edition
Vitz RS 3Door (2001)

TVR
Griffith 500 (1999)
Speed Twelve
Tuscan SpeedSix

Vector
M12

Volkswagen
newbeetle 2.0 (1999)
newbeetle RSi
newbeetle Cup
Lupo Cup

Only 1 BMW? Ouch! I was hoping for an M3 in that game. :(

Somebody here is on top of this game huh?

I can't understand why they would still choose some of the slower cars when testing when there are plenty of other cars they people would love to try out in this game. Honestly, beside winning the class of race you are entering, who here has taken the time to mod the 50HP econo cars?

I modded a Mini-Cooper and it had a little something to give.

Only the Mitsubishi Pajero, and the little golf cart thing. The about list may be added to.

A MPEG of the opening of GT3. NOTE: THIS FILE IS VERY SIZABLE. I WOULD SUGGEST DOWNLOADING IT ONLY IF YOU HAVE BROADBAND.
http://www.gamefiber.com/GT3_Intro.mpg

Yeah,It ****ed me off to.I just take the 4 door skyline you can win on there.And pretend it is my Max.Vrrrooooommmm

32.7 Megs in 3 minutes. Lovely.

imagine modifing a CRX... handled great...lack of power...

I also raced the Spoon Civic... i could beat most of my friends when they choose a car with less than 400hp.

The intro is phat. There is a Panoz GT1 in there too.

One car theat is hard to beat with soft tires is the Ford GT40. The car is a beast at high speed acceleration.

Yes the ford gt40 is a good handeling car.But I dont think there is a car on that game that can beat me in my Suzuki Escudo...I bought it for 2 million and man it does the 1/4 mile in high 8's the fastest and best handling car on the game without a doubt.

Race against the GT40 with a good driver. The car can beat most of the cars on GT2. It has that high end power. I just checked my times for the last time I machine tested a car. The Zexel Skyline did the 1/4 in 9.9 and that is faster than the Toyota GT1 at 10.1.

Check out the Suzuki Escudo.I am telling you it owns any car on that game.

Re: There's a reason for it >>
 

Heh, not true! The Maxima/Cefiro was used in South Africa in their touring car series. I have some pics I can post somewhere on my HD too..

I forgot about that car from getting the license on the rally part. That car has 981 HP, no wonder.

Re: There's a reason for it >>
 

I think toyoko exteme racer 2 in dreamcast or toyoko exteme racer xx(something) in PS2 has a cefiro in it. That game is pretty fun racing on the highway and awsome graphics

Re: Re: There's a reason for it >>
 

Ok Mikey...I was wrong...send me those pics...I'd be interested in seeing how they look in race dress.

oooh racing max's! me wanna see too :)~

As for gt2/3, go to www.granturismo.com for the latest info. I am also mad about the lack of Max's/I30's. :(

GOOD LORD, they have a POS ford taurus in there?
and No maxima!! ahahah jeez!
and whats with this obcession with TypeR's? its a drivers race stock to stock. dont' need to mod up to 500 hp!
ahah