GRAN TURISMO 3: DRIVETRAIN GUIDE by Jamie Stafford/Wolf Feather feather7@ix.netcom.com Initial Version Completed: January 25, 2003 Version 2.0 Completed: February 21, 2003 ==================================== ==================================== ==================================== JOIN THE FEATHERGUIDES E-MAIL LIST: To be the first to know when my new and updated guides are released, join the FeatherGuides E-mail List. 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Permission is granted to download and print one copy for personal use. ==================================== ==================================== ==================================== INTRODUCTION This guide is designed to assist those players searching for or considering cars with specific drivetrains (FF, FR, 4WD, and MR) in Gran Turismo 3. This can be useful for those beginning Gran Turismo 3 who are more comfortable with certain drivetrains than others, and also for those looking for potential cars to enter the drivetrain-specific events in Beginners League, Amateur League, and Professional League. After a brief description of the various drivetrains, each drivetrain-specific section lists the vehicles by make and model using the designations in the game. Notes: 1.) Some of this information comes from my General Racing/Driving Guide, available exclusively at GameFAQs (http://www.GameFAQs.com/) and FeatherGuides (http://feathersites.angelcities.com/). 2.) Models with an '(x#') means that there are two or more models of the same car available (differing by more than just car color and/or paint scheme) in Gran Turismo 3. 3.) Vehicles followed by an asterisk are those which can be purchased with the initial 18,000Cr a player has to begin a Simulation/GT Mode game (this amount covers the North American version of Gran Turismo 3; the initial amount of money may be different in other versions of the game, to which I do not have access). 4.) All accents have been removed from vehicle names, as standard English-based text-only files do not support accent marks. 5.) For some race cars, the official name does not begin with the name of the manufacturer used in the game, but are nonetheless listed as such to make it easier to locate these vehicles in the Car Dealer area of Gran Turismo 3. ==================================== ==================================== ==================================== DRIVETRAINS There are four drivetrains used for the many vehicles in Gran Turismo 3: 4WD: All four wheels are drive wheels. In many forms of auto racing, 4WD vehicles are banned due to the inherent advantage of using all four wheels as drive wheels (due to the added traction advantage). FF: The engine AND the drive wheels are at the front of the car. FF vehicles are fairly easy to drive, but do not generally handle high horsepower outputs very well. This type of vehicle tends to understeer, meaning that they take a lot of effort to turn. FR: The engine is in the front of the vehicle, but the rear wheels are the drive wheels. This type of car has a great tendency for oversteering, and throttle management is VERY important when exiting corners to try to prevent the oversteer condition. NASCAR uses FR vehicles. MR: The engine is located between the axles (usually just behind the driver), and the rear wheels are the drive wheels. This type of car can be a bit tricky to drive. Typical MR cars are those used in F1, CART, and IRL. In open-wheel cars (such as those in the aforementioned racing series), there is extremely little material to absorb the shock of a front-end collision in an accident, thus providing fairly little protection for the driver (especially the driver's legs); it is truly amazing that there are not more driver injuries in open-wheel cars with MR drivetrains due to this 'non-protection' issue. ==================================== 4WD VEHICLES Audi S4 Audi TT1.8T Quattro Daihatsu Storia X4* Ford Escort Rally Car Ford Focus Rally Car Lancia Delta HF Integrale Rally Car Mitsubishi 3000GT VR-4 Mitsubishi 3000GT VR-4 Turbo Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV GSR Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution V GSR Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI GSR Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI GSR Tommi Makkinen Edition (x2) Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI Rally Car Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI RS Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII GSR Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII Rally Car Prototype Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII RS Nissan Nismo Skyline GT-R S-Tune Nissan Skyline GT-R V Spec (x2) Nissan Skyline GT-R V Spec II (x2) Open Calibra Touring Car Peugeot 206 Rally Car RUF CTR2 Subaru Impreza 228 STi Version Subaru Impreza Rally Car Subaru Impreza Rally Car Prototype Subaru Impreza Sedan WRX STi Subaru Impreza Sedan WRX STi Version VI Subaru Impreza Sports Wagon WRX Subaru Impreza Wagon WRX STi Version VI Subaru Legacy B4 Subaru Legacy B4 RSK Subaru Legacy Touring Wagon GT-B Suzuki Alto Works Suzuki Sports Limited* Suzuki Escudo Pikes Peak Version Toyota Celica GT-Four Toyota Celica Rally Car Toyota Corolla Rally Car Toyota Tom's X540 Chaser Volkswagon New Beetle RSI ==================================== FF VEHICLES Acura 3.2CL Type S Acura Integra Type R Acura RSX Type-S Alfa Romeo 156 2.5 V6 24V Chrysler PT Cruiser* Citroen Xsara Rally Car Daihatsu Mira TR-X Avanzato R* Fiat Coupe Turbo Plus Honda Accord Euro R Honda Civic SiR-II Honda Civic Type R Honda CR-X Del Sol SiR Honda Integra Type R Mazda Demio GL-X* Mitsubishi FTO GP Type R Peugeot 206 S16 Toyota Celica SS-II (x2) Toyota TRD Celica Sports M Toyota Vitz Euro Edition* Toyota Vitz RS 1.5* Volkswagon Lupo Cup Car Volkswagon New Beetle 2.0* Volkswagon New Beetle Cup Car ==================================== FR VEHICLES Aston Martin DB7 Vantage Coupe Aston Martin V8 Vantage Aston Martin Vanquish BMW 328 ci Chevrolet Camaro SS Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Chevrolet Corvette C5R Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Dodge Viper GTS Dodge Viper GTS-R Concept Dodge Viper GTS-R Team ORECA Ford Mustang SVT Cobra R Gillet Vertigo Race Car Honda Mugen S2000 Honda S2000 Honda S2000 Type-V Jaguar XKR Coupe Lister Storm V12 Race Car Mazda Miata MX-5* (x2) Mazda Miata MX-5 1.? (the ? represents a kanji character) Mazda Miata MX-5 LS Mazda RX-7 Type RS Mazda RX-7 Type RZ Mazda RX-8 Mazda Savanna RX-7 Infini III Mercedes-Benz CL 600 Mercedes-Benz CLK 55 Mercedes-Benz CLK Touring Car Mercedes-Benz SLK 230 Kompressur Nissan 240SX Fastback Type X Nissan 240SX K's Aero Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo 2by2 Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo 2seater Nissan Nismo GT-R LM Road Car Nissan Penzoil Nismo GT-R Nissan Silvia K's 1800cc Nissan Silvia K's 2000cc Nissan Silvia Spec-R Aero Nissan Silvia Varietta Nissan Skyline GTS-t Type M Nissan Z Concept Opel Astra Touring Car Panoz Esperante GTR-1 Shelby American Inc. Cobra Tickford Falcon XR8 Race Car Toyota Altezza RS200 Toyota Castrol Tom's Supra Toyota Lexus IS Toyota Sprinter Trueno GT Apex* Toyota Sprinter Trueno GT Apex SS Version Toyota Supra RZ Toyota Supra SZ-R TVR Griffith 500 TVR Tuscan Speed Six TVR Tuscan Speed 12 ==================================== MR VEHICLES Acura NSX (x2) F1 cars (all) Ford GT-40 Race Car Ford GT-40 Road Car Honda Castrol Mugen NSX Honda NSX Type R Honda NSX Type S Zero Jaguar XJ220 Road Car Lotus Elise 190 Lotus Esprit Sport 30 Lotus Esprit V8-SE Lotus Motor Sport Elise Mazda 787B Nissan R390 GT1 LM Race Car Opel Speedster Pagani Zonda C12 Pagani Zonda S Renault Clio Sport V6 24V Renault Clip Sport Race Car RUF 3400 S RUF RGT Tommykaira ZZ-II Tommykaira ZZ-S Toyota GT-One Race Car Toyota MR2 G-Limited Toyota MR2 GT-S Toyota MR-S S Edition ==================================== ==================================== ==================================== THANKS Thanks go to smokeyisafatcat for pointing out some information I had inadvertently left out in the initial version of this guide. ==================================== CONTACT INFORMATION For questions, rants, raves, comments of appreciation, etc., or to be added to my e-mail list for updates to this driving guide, please contact me at: FEATHER7@IX.NETCOM.COM; also, if you have enjoyed this guide and feel that it has been helpful to you, I would certainly appreciate a small donation via PayPal (http://www.paypal.com/) using the above e-mail address. 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