Win the 4WD Challenge at Laguna Seca to receive a 618 hp custom car. Take that car to the Tuned-Turbo Challenge and enter the Test-Track race. You will win 50,000 credits and a car worth 30,000 credits for each 3-lap race that is won. The secret to winning on the Test-Track is in the corners. Stay smooth and off the walls/grass to pass the faster cars. Do not let them block your car, and drive defensively once in the lead. You will also need licenses to race.
Get a brand new Nissan Skyline GT-R Vspec (R34.J) '99 and tune it to the max. Then, get an International A licensee. Go to Special Events, go to Line Up 4, choose Tuned Turbo Car No.1 Race at the Test Course. Finish in first place to get 50,000 credits and a Skyline that is worth 30,000 credits. Repeat this until you win a 250,000 Mine's HKS 180 SX (racing modified). Repeat again until you win a 13,750 Mines Lancer V (racing modified). Note: You do not have to use a Nissan Skyline, just a powerful and fast car.
After wining all National races, race any of the Euro-Pacific races. Each win will give you 10,000 credits plus a 250,000 credit car.
Buy a used Nissan Skyline GTS-t Type M(R32,J) '91. Completely outfit it with all performance and handling upgrades(excluding "For Professionals Only" items). Enter "Grand Touring Cup" and win first in Midfield Raceway (about 4 minutes). You will receive 30,000 credits plus a 250,000 credit Unisia Jecs Skyline. Sell the car. Repeat this process four times to earn about 1,120,000 credits in under sixteen minutes.
Race in any "Muscle Car" race with a normal car. Since "non" muscle cars have better acceleration, once you get ahead of the muscle cars, just watch your back, and do not let them pass.
Go to the "Muscle Car" event and enter the second race. Win this race to get a car worth 75,000 credits and 8,000 prize credits.
Race the 30 lap endurance race. Win first place, and get 150,000 credits and a Supra race car worth 250,000 credits. A recommended car is a '91 Supra Twin Turbo R outfitted with sports tires, sports brakes, sports suspension, chip upgrade, stage 1 turbo, racing intercooler, racing exhaust, and stage 2 weight reduction. Note: The race will take approximately 50 minutes to complete.
Go to the Gran Turismo All Star League and win the Laguna Seca race. You will receive 50,000 credits and the TVR Speed 12 which you can sell for 500,000 credits. Getting the GT One On-Road from Toyota and putting a stage 4 turbo on it is recommended.
Race all of your licenses until you get all gold and a FTO LM. Take it to the Gran Turismo All Stars. Race the Red Rock Valley twice and sell the car you win to end up with 1.1 million credits.
Repeatedly win the Red Rock Valley course in the MR Challenge, then sell the 250,000 credit GT40 that is awarded. This is a good trick to use if you do not have the money for the highly prized Escudo or if you appreciate only having two laps to complete. A good car to use in the race is a Vector M12, modified to 590 hp, which costs significantly less than any special model.
Get a good car such as the Suzuki Escudo Rally and the I-A License. Go to the GT2 All Stars race under Special Events and win the third race to get a car worth 500,000 credits.
Start the game and buy a used car that is convertible. The drivetrain does not matter. Race the proper championship to make to quick money. If the car is fully upgraded and without racing modification, then go to Muscle Car Shootout. Win the second round of the Muscle Car Shootout to receive the Cobra that can be sold for 75,000 credits. Do this one more time to have about 150,000 credits. Now, fully upgrade your car. Once getting a fully mod convertible racing car, go to the Convertible Racing Championship and win the final round to receive the concept car (Copper Head). You do not have to race the first and second rounds. Do not sell the car. Race one more time to get another concept car. Sell one of concept cars for 125,000 credits, and change your car to the other concept car. Go to Dodge and upgrade the Concept car with TCS and ACS. Go to the Mid Engine Championship and set your car with lowest ride height, the anti-roll bar to 7 on both front and rear. And TCS and ACS to the middle (50 out of 100 and 25 out of 50). This will prevent spin out while you are on low speed tight turns and make this car one of the best racing machines. Win the final round of the Mid Engine Championship to receive the Ford GT40 Race car. Sell that car for the credits. Repeat this race until obtaining 1.5 million credits. Go to Toyota to buy the GT-One Road Car and upgrade it with stage 4 turbo , and other mods, including TCS and ACS (set to the middle). Unfortunately the car will not except the racing modification but car itself is excellent in street spec with any racing conditions.
Purchase any car and race it in the Trial Mountain Endurance race. After getting first place you will receive a Denso Sard Supra worth approximately 125,000 credits. Go to the Gran Turismo All-Stars and race Red Rock Valley. After winning you will receive 50,000 credits and the TVR speed 12 that is worth 500,000 credits.
Get the international A license, then obtain a good, fast car. Go to special events and go to Gran Turismo All-Stars. Enter the Red Rock Valley Race. Finish in first place to receive 50,000 credits and the TVR speed 12. Sell that car to get 500,000 credits.
Win the 80's Sports Car race on Tahiti Road (last one) and to receive 10,000 credits and a car worth 125,000.
Earn enough money for a '99 Ford Cougar. Tune it to 295hp, buy racing slicks, and tweak the drivetrain. Then, if you have completed your license tests, enter the Endurance Challenge section of the game and race in the 30 lap race. You will win 150,000 credits, plus a '99 Denso Sard Supra. This car has 686hp, and maxes out at 230mph. Get in your new car and race it in the Test Track 3 race in the Tuned Super Car section. This will earn 50,000 credits, plus a drag car worth 250,000 credits. Keep repeating this strategy until you obtain the desired amount of credits.
First, get a B-International license. If you have a lot of money, go to "East City", and get a 1990 Mazda Inffini III. Tune it up to 364 hp with out racing muffler, manual transmission changes, weight reduction, or racing mods, but get everything else including both of the "for professionals only." Make sure that you get for professionals only on the suspension. Go to the 394 hp race on Tahiti Road in the 80's Challenge. Set the spring ratio to 4.5 both on front and rear. Change dampening bound and rebound to 6. Change the stabilizers to 5. Lower the car height to the lowest possible. Set the brakes to 15. Change the ACCS to 50 and the TCS to 30. After winning, you will get 10,000 credits and a 555 horse power Skyline R30 Sillotte Formula. If you want the car, race it with the same car and win it again. Go to your garage and sell the cars for 125,000 credits each.
After starting a new game on simulation mode, go to East City and by a used 1990 Mazda Inffini III RX-7and add the performance CPU. Also get the B-license. Race it as many times as possible on the Sunday Cup, and the other cup next to the Sunday. After winning all the races on the cup, all more than once, upgrade the car as much as possible. Use a 15,000 credit limit until you get the next set of upgrades. Also, start getting the A, I-C, I-B, and I-A licenses. Get all upgrades except for mufflers, weight reduction, racing mods, drive terrain changes, (only get the drive shaft, twin clutch, and simi-racing flywheel to keep max. speed) and all other tire sets besides sports. Only get sport tires. When you have everything listed at the Max, race the car on the race that is proper for the car (394 Hp races). As you are getting more money, buy more cars but not too many because you will lose money. Always keep the RX-7 as it is useful in future races. It is the best car for beginners and advanced racers in the game. Also, if you want to keep certain cars that give a lot of money, just race the track again and sell the second one.
Buy the Suzuki Escudo Pike's Peak version for 2 million credits in the east city. Go to the GT500 and win all the races. For each race you win, you will get 50,000 credits. If you win the all the races you will get a bonus 200,000 credits and the Amiya Skyline.
Get a car that you can compete and win the Muscle Car event. Take it to the event race and if you win, a new car will be sent to your garage. It should be a drag racing car. This car is extremely fast, but cannot turn well. Sell it for 250,000 credits. Continue to go back to the Muscle car race, then sell the drag racer.
Enter The Grand Touring Race in Special Races and select the Red Rock Valley race. After finishing in first place you will receive a GT car. Although it is a very powerful car, sell it for 125,000 credits. Since the race is worth 10,000 credits you will receive a total of 135,000 credits. Repeat this as many times as desired.
To win a total of 550,000 credits go to Gran Turismo All Stars and race Red Rock Valley (not Laguna Seca). Finish to win 50,000 credits and a TVR Speed 12, which is worth 500,000 credits.
Get any 4-wheel drive car. Save up enough money to buy dirt tires for it. Then go to the Rally courses and go to Tahiti Maze, and race the Rally Car. You must have the International B license. When you start the race, drive straight into the wall and sit there for the entire race. Just finish the race for 10,000 credits.
When you start the game, buy a car that has less than 99 hp and get your B license. Keep the hp at less than 99 hp and enter the Compact Car races. Win the race to get a car, such as the Mugen CRX and credits. You can also do this with the 146 horsepower races.
When you start the game, go to the East City. Go to Toyota and the used cars. Buy the 1991 Supra for about 5,000 credits. Race in the special events, for either the Clubman Cup or the Sunday Cup. Earn money and upgrade your car's horsepower to about 300 hp. Next. go the Station Wagon Cup and enter the second race, Super Speedway. It is extremely easy, and is merely an egg-shape. For winning, you will get 6,000 credits and a car worth 6,250 credits. That is equivalent to 12,250 credits in two minutes. Race until you have 200,000 credits and buy the Vector M12 in the South City. Next, race the second Muscle Car Event, which results in 8,000 credits and a car worth 75,000 credits. Race this a few times, then go to Red Rock Valley in the MR Challenge. For this, you will get money and the GT-40, an excellent car. It only has 492 hp, but do not upgrade the horsepower. 493 hp is one of the horsepower thresholds, and it can beat every car in those races. It has incredible acceleration and average handling. Race the GT-40 until you get enough money to get the car of your dreams.
When first buying a car, go to Mitsubishi and buy the FTO-GR. Go to tune, and immediately buy a new racing flywheel. ,When racing, go to FF Challenge and your car will be faster than all the others. Get first place to get 5000 credits and a new car worth 7000 credits. Sell them and upgrade your first car to get high HP.
Buy a car with a horsepower of 600 or more. Go to Special Events and race the Muscle Car. Then, go to Seattle Circuit and finish in first place. You will win a car with a credit value of 75,000.You can sell the car and get more credits.
Start a new game. Go to the Toyota dealership in the East City. Look at the used cars. Buy the Toyota 91' Celica GT-4 RC. Race at the Clumbman Cup-Rome Circuit three times to win enough money for Turbo Upgrade 1 and Weight Reduction. Race and win the first 4wd Cup. Sell the Legacy Wagon GT-b and tune the turbo up more on the Celica. Race at the last Eighty's race and win the Skyline Silhouete Formula. After that, go to the Gran Turismo All Star Cup-Red Rock Valley Speedway and with a little luck you win the TVR Speed 12 which is worth 500,000 credits. Note: You have to get an International A-Class license.
Under the rally races section on the Tahiti Maze, race against the Peugeot 206 rally car. You can always defeat it. For some reason either, the CPU crashes the car into the left hand barrier and then drives the wrong way on the track. When it attempts to turn around it hits the barrier again and becomes stuck. All you have to do is finish the race for an easy 10,000 credits. Of course, it takes a little while to finish this race and you can make more on other courses, it is fun to watch the CPU crash on the replay.
Buy the first Silvia on the used car menu. Get all the upgrades, except for the suspension or turbo. Go to Special Events and choose the Sunday Cup. Enter the Tahiti Road Race to win 3,000 credits easily.
Buy a GT40 and race the last race in the MR cup, which is only two laps. You win the GT40 Race Car which is valued at 250,000 credits.
Earn an International A license, then buy a four-wheel drive car with at least 300 hp. Go to the Muscle Cars Race. Win the second race to earn 8,000 credits and a Shelby Cobra that is worth 75,000 credits. Sell it and repeat the process as desired.
Get the '99 Mitsubishi 3000GT from the new car lot in the East City. Do small races and tune your car to the max. Next, go to the Muscle Car race. There should be three races. Choose the middle one. Before racing, try the track a few times to get used to it. Win the race to get 8000 credits and a 1967 467 cobra that is worth 75,000 credits. You can do the same thing in the third Muscle Car race to win the Phaetom. It has 500+ hp and can be sold for 25,000 credits. Note: The Phaetom cannot be bought.
Get an Eclipse and tune it to 393 hp. Go to Touring Championship and run the first race. If you get first place, you will win 10,000 credits and get a car worth 125,000 credits. Sell the car for a total profit of 135,000 credits. Keep doing this until you get the desired amount of credits.
Start the game and get the Mazda RX-7 Infini III. Race it enough times to get 15,000 credits, then buy a Nissan Skyline GTS25t Type M '96. Get enough credits for a Stage 3 turbo, racing intercooler, and super soft tires for the Skyline. Race the Skyline in the 80's Sports car race. If you win, you will receive a Nissan Skyline Silhouette Formula (R30). Get into it and race the Grand Touring Car Trophy on the Midfield Track. If you win, you will get a Unisia Jecs Skyline which is worth 250,000 credits, plus 30,000 credits for the race. Use this car on the Tuned Turbo No. 1 Car cup and race the Test Track. If you win, you will either get a Mines Lancer, R33 drag car or a 180SX drag car. Both drag cars are worth 250,000 credits, but the Lancer is worth about 13,000 credits and you will also get 50,000 credits for winning the race. You will need to get all the licenses except for the super license. Note: The 180SX is faster then the R33 drag car.
Use any car under 390 hp and go to the Station Wagon Cup under Special Events. Finishing in first place is extremely easy, and will result in 6000 credits and a car worth 6,250 credits.
Enter the 80's Sports Car Race and win the last race (Tahiti Road). You will get a Skyline Rally car worth 125,000 credits.
Race the Japan National Races with the second fastest car you can afford (to have some money left over to buy upgrades) until you have enough credits to buy a faster car. Continue to win these races with the faster car to keep earning credits until you have stockpiled enough to buy yet another faster car. Continue to race and upgrade cars until you can move up to higher paying races; and repeat the steps for every level of hp and difficulty.
In Simulation mode, get all of your licenses then go to race. Go to Special Events then go to Tuned Turbo. The Test Course should be under there. Make sure you have a fast car, preferably the 3000GT MR Turbo tuned to the max. Get first place to get 50,000 credits and a new car. The new car is a Drag Car that looks like a Nissan Skyline. Go to your garage and sell it. It is worth 250,000 credits. Keep repeating this to get a lot of money to buy one of the Special Cars at one of the dealerships.
Hint: Good cars:
Buy a Mitsubishi 3000GT and enter into the 4WD Race. After winning that race you will receive a car that is great but only worth 125,000 credits. It has great handling and speed
First, get a fast car like a Suzuki Escudo Pikes Peak Version. Then, go to the Tuned-Turbo Challenge and enter the Test Course. If you win, you will get 50,000 credits and a drag car that is worth 250,000 credits. You have to defeat the drag car to obtain it. The drag car does not corner very well, so take them slow.
The Suzuki Escudo Pikes Peak Version hauls at speeds well over 200, and turns on a dime with 4WD. This is a rally car but can also win road races easily. You cannot upgrade from the original way because the car is already maxed. It may not be the fastest, but it is definitely one of them. It also gets to its top speed quicker than other cars.
If you win the Drag 180sx car, go to Turbo Charged Races and race on the Test Course. Then go to the settings menu and then change the gears to as wide as it can go. Race and car will get up to 174 mph.
When you raise up 2,000,000 credits, go to the Suzuki dealer and buy the Escudo Pikes Peak Version. With this, you should be able to win any free race.
Get a fast car with good handling. Go to the Gran Turismo All Stars and win Red Rock Valley to get the TVR Speed 12.
Get first place in the 100 mile Seattle Circuit endurance race twice in a row and win the Ford GT90, the best car in the game. Alternately, complete the race in under an hour (with a car such as a Ford GT40 tuned to the max).
When you win a Nissan R390 GT1 Road Car it only has 351hp. Go to Nissan and max it out to increase it to 833hp. It can now do 254 mph on the Test Track 3 lap race.
Purchase a Ford Taurus and upgrade to the max. Then, upgrade to race modification and you will get a Mark Martin Valvoline Ford Taurus Winston Cup car.
Buy the Volkswagen New Beetle GT (the special that costs 500,000 credits). It has great handling, great pickup speed, and it does not max out at high RPMs.
Use the following steps to boost up a Nissan Skyline GTR V-spec (R34) to 230+ miles per hour and have better performance. In order to do this you have to totally tune up the vehicle, max out on everything except the racing modifications. At first it will only go 176 mph. Go to the settings at the race menu, press L1 button to switch the settings and at the first menu, make sure the "Dampers Bound" and "Rebound" are at "7", the "Spring Rate" in the front is "7.2", and in the rear "9.0", "Stabilizers" at "1.3" front and rear, "Ride Height" down to "85 inches" front and rear. Then go to "Brakes" and make sure the settings for the "Brake Controller level" are "12" front and rear. Go to "Gears" and set the "Gear Ratio" to the following, but record the old settings before changing them: 1st- 3.385, 2nd- 2.147, 3rd- 1.516, 4th- 1.128, 5th- 0.884, 6th- 0.730, and Final- 3.585. Make sure the "Auto Setup" is at "25", (to the far right). If it is still not reaching 230+, drop all the settings by 10 except for the Final gear. Then, go to the last setting, with the LSDs, and set the LSD initial- 6, Both, LSD Accel.- 36, Both, LSD Decel.- 16, Both, ASCC- 101, and the TCSC- 5. Now the Skyline should hit 230+ on the test course, have quicker acceleration, and perform a little better.
The best car in the game is an Opel Tigra Ice Rally car. It is great in acceleration, speed, and handling.
Buy a Ford Taurus SHO '99 and get weight reduction steps one through three. Then, get it racing modified. The car will be Mark Martin's number 6 race car.
Go to Suzuki Motors and look under Special Car or Limited Edition(?). Find the Go Cart (it may be called Pike's Peak) that has over 900hp. It is very expensive, but is very light. Buy it and fit it with racing slicks. You can take it to any race for racing modified cars and it will easily beat the other cars.
The best car to run to achieve top speed at the Test Course is the 180 Sx Drag car. Drop the spring rate on the front and rear to "8.0", set the damper bound and rebound to "7", ride height to "105", camber on the front to "2.0" and the rear to "1.8", stabilizers to "6" front and rear, final gear ratio to "3.100", shift pattern to "28", spoilers to "30" on the front and "43" on the rear, limited slip to 12 int. 30 accel. and 10 decel. You can get the car to 273 mph.
The fastest car you can buy In the game is the Toyota GT One Road Car '98. It can go to at least 266 mph on the test track on only one lap. The easiest car to make money with is the Suzuki Escudo. The Suzuki Cutlus is also a good car but goes about 20 mph slower than the Escudo but has about the same great acceleration. The best track to race The Escudo on for money purposes is the Red Rock Valley under Gran Turismo All Stars. Win as many times as needed to get 50,000 credits and a car worth 500,000 credits.
Many players may think that the fastest car in the game is the Suzuki Escudo Pine Peak Version or the Nissan Skyline. However, this is not true -- it is the TVR Speed 12 (the version that is awarded after winning a race, and not the one purchased for 500,000 credits). When completely modified with full racing suspension, tweaked out gear ratios, lowered suspension for better aerodynamics (lower ride height), and a higher downfore (front spoiler, rear spoiler adjustments) to prevent the car from raising off the ground, this car reaches upwards of 262mph when raced against other cars on the Test Course. Note: By setting the gear ratios to wide will not give the highest top speed. You must also consider the fact that you have a given amount of track to accelerate on the straight away. Therefore, you also have to fine tune the individual gear ratios for best performance. This top speed can only be obtained when racing against other fast cars on the test course (180SX Drag). If you have not noticed, your car goes significantly faster when you are behind another cars because of the handicap settings. This setting must be turned on in simulation mode.
The Volkswagen R*Beetle GT which is purchased at their special models area is an excellent FWD race car in Rally and Road races. It has quick acceleration and it is good when competing with cars up to 500hp.
For good handling on mid engine cars use the following settings. With a "Full-Customization suspension", drop "Spring Rate" all the way down on the front and rear (2.0 lbs/in), "Damper Bound" and "Damper Rebound" at level 5, "Camber" 6.2 for the front and 5.2 for the rear, and "Toe" down to -0.20 on front and rear. Set "LSD" initial, "Accel", and "Decel" to 28, "ASCC" to 52 and "TCS" to 26. The car should handle corners fairly well after these adjustments are made.
Go to the Toyota dealer. Go under the special models and purchase the GT-One for 1,000,000 credits. Modify it as much as possible (including stage 4 turbo and excluding for professionals). It will have 946hp and will go approximately 246 mph. Do not mistake it for the Nissan GT1, which only has a speed of 130 mph.
The trick to getting all the best cars in Endurance Racing is to not pick a really high-powered car to run the race. Make a selection that is between 900 to 1100 kg; with a power output of 300-400hp. This will make the racing "hard", but at least you will get a good car at the end of your two-hours. Also, the opposition are not top racing cars; they are rather slow and spin often. Do not be afraid to use FR cars or MR; most Magazines advise using 4WD, but unless you know how to tweak the LSD they tend to be "boring to drive."
The Ford RS200 rally car is great for the low horsepower race events. The RS200 is worth 100,000 credits.
The Ford Focus rally car is a very good car for any endurance race because it excels on turning.
One of the best cars in the game is the Audi TT Limited Edition. It is a special car that costs 1,000,000 credits. This car has excellent acceleration and handling. It can also go about 211 mph on the machine test max speed test.
You can drive 274.1 mph with the GT-One Road Car '98 on the max speed test. Use the following settings: Tires SS SS, Turbo Spec 4, Sping rate 20 20, Ride height: 55 95, Bound 10 10, Rebound 10 10, Camber 2.0 0.0, Toe in 0.0 0.0, Stab. 7 7, 1st 3.295. 2nd 2.047, 3rd 1.425,4th 1.046, 5th .809, 6th .660, final 3.35, auto 25, downforce 52 85, LSD I 16, LSD A 36, LSD D 26. Enter the turns low and make sure you keep the wheels turned left at all times during turn.
Buy a Honda S200 and equip it with all the options that you can buy, including weight reduction and racing modification. It will be the best handling car.
Buy a Audi S4and tune it to the max to get a 4WD car with 601 bhp and superb handling. Also try the 206 WRC Rally Car for 4WD and 480 bhp and the Mitsubishi 3000GT for fine handling, 4WD, with lots of power.
One of the fastest cars in the game is the Toyota GT-OONE with 975hp.
The Mini Cooper, if tuned to the max, is the best car in the game and is better than the Escudo Pikes Peak version.
A good cheap mid-powered car is the Mitsubishi Galant Super VR-4. You can get 460 hp in it. It is good to in the GT League and in the Luxury race.
The Audi S4 is a good car. Its maximum hp is 607, and has a top speed of 240 (only on the test track, racing against high speed cars). It will cost about 35,000 to 45,000. Tune it and go to the Tuned Car Championship.
The Suzuki Escudo is the fastest accelerating car by far. It is possible to get a 8.4 second run at 179mph on the 1/4 mile.
The Mitsubishi Evolution 4 or 5 is the best in handling and luxury sedan type races. With a horsepower of about 400 to 589, this car fully equipped to be a great car.
A good car to use is the Honda S-2000 Special in the East City. Set the rear stabilizer to the highest setting so the back end will not spin out on turns. It has good acceleration and speed.
Get a car that can compete in the 80's Sportscar races. Compete in the last race to win Drag Type A car that is worth 125,000 credits. You can race it in the tuned car races, but you have to set the rebound and stabilizer to the correct setting to keep the back end on the ground. This car is good at accelerating and excels at turning with the correct settings. It does not go faster than the Escudo Pikes Peak, but it is easier to get.
Get a Mazda R-X7 Special in East City for 1 million credits. Change the stabilizer settings to the highest setting to keep the back end on the ground. This car will excel in turning and top speed.
The Mitsubishi Special-Traviom Trampio (second special) excels in turning and is also fast. This car has low horsepower but it makes up for the lost speed with low weight and good turning.
Use the following steps to get a car with a lot of horsepower on the Simulation Disc. Get a Toyota GT-OONE, then go to Special Events in racing mode. Go all the way to the end to the Tuned Turbo Car No.1 Cup. Then win the Test Course in that to get a RR33 Drag GT-r(J) car with 1011 horsepower that can also be sold for 250,000 credits. Note: You cannot go off the track or hit a another car or wall to get it.
The fastest race car is the GT-One Race Car '99. You can get this car to a maximum speed of 278.23 mph after it has been tweaked out. You have to win the car at the "Super Licence Car Test".
To get best four wheel drive car, use the Impreza Rally 2B2 Coupe to beat the Tigra Ice Race Car in "Arcade Mode". Buy the car at the Subaru Dealer in the used car section it is worth about 23,000 credits. Soup it up and tweak it and you could get that car to a speed of about 175.32 mph
To get the best looking drag car, go to the Dodge Dealer section and buy an "Intrepid ES". Tweak it all to the best performance. The maximum speed of this drag car is approxmetly 215.21 and the HP is about 510.
For a good mid-price car buy the Mazda RX-7 Type R. It costs 34,000 credits, but is a very good car. Use it in the 80's Sports Car race. With a little practice you should be able to get first place, 10,000 credits, and a car worth 125,000 credits.
Get enough money to buy a 1999 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI and upgrade it to the maximum (including "For Professionals Only" and the three turbos). This should bring it to around 593 HP. This is too powerful for the third race in the Special Races: Grand Touring Car Trophy (Midifield Raceway). Therefore, go to an endurance race that says "Free" where the HP limit would be. Change your muffler from a "Racing" to a "Semi-Racing". This will bring it down to 580 HP. If you got all the upgrades in the "Drivetrain" section of your tune up menu, you will be able to defeat the CPU opponents easily. The first place prize is 30,000 credits and a car worth 250,000 credits. Sell it for a total of 280,000 credits. Repeat as desired.
If you win enough races on the simulation disc, purchase the Dodge Neon R/T or ACR. Modify it to the max with high performance exhaust, tires, etc. Then, take it on the Max Speed course. The Neon will exceed speeds of 155 mph and do the 1/4 mile in 14 seconds (400 meters). It will run great for under 20,000 credits.
The purple Concept Car is the fastest car in the game. When properly tuned, it will beat any car in the game, including the GTO Twin Turbo and Skylines, by a good ten seconds in a three lap race.
Go to the Chevrolet dealer in South City and buy a '95 or '96 Corvette. Fully upgrade it, and make sure to get the level 3 NA tune-up upgrade instead of a Turbo upgrade. When it is fully upgraded, it should have 667 horsepower and be able to easily hit 215 mph. Note: You do not need the racing upgrade or any of the "professional" upgrades -- just get the weight reductions.
Hint: Recommended cars:
Dodge Neon R/T, Dodge Challenger, Plymouth GTX, Plymouth Superbird, Mercury Cougar ('67) Shelby GT500 Shelby Cobra, BMW 325i, Toyota Supra (used), Ford SHO Taurus.
Hint: Record times:
It is not possible to set record times on the simulation disc. The only way to set record times for a track is on the Arcade disc in time trial mode.
Hint: Drive 470 kph:
Get an S license, select arcade mode, and go to Motor Sport Land. Get your 180SX Drag (not the Skiline drag) -- it weighs under a ton. Go to the corner after the hill. Go flat tack so the reverse sign appears, and drive straight into the hill. You will go through it and just keep going (it will say off course). You will not be able to go fast if it is like your on the dirt. You will see mirages of the track and need the gearing right. This is why the map is so small. If you want to get back on the track, you must keep your green dot on the screen.
Hint: Better car performance:
On any car that has full racing gears, go to change parts menu and select "Gear". Make sure "Auto Setup" is set to "Wide" for more top end speed.
Changing the setup to "Wide" will result in more top end speed. Move the setup to "Close" for more acceleration. The only reason to change the setting is from track to track. For example, for the Test Track, set it all the way to the right. For tracks such as the Special R5 track, set it all the way to the left.
Hint: LSD settings:
For a rear-wheel drive machine, set up as follows:
Initial: 30 to 50.
Acceleration: 9 to 13 (depending on car)
Deceleration: 25 to 32
One would assume the opposite setting for a Front-Wheel Drive machine, and something of both for the Front and Rear wheels of a 4x4. Initial seems to sap the car's inertia, which is vital for control of a heavy machine. If you have bought a rather flabby Viper this is useful, so that you do not have to brake excessively in turns, and thus lose speed. Acl seems to be bad for a FR machine if this figure is high; it worsens spin-outs. Keep this low for FR machines. Decc is very useful for over-steering the car through corners. When set just right, say in a Viper, it swings the cars rear-end out, thus helping in turning. Also, to set up the Speed 12, you need to lighten the front damper setting (20 to 30); then do the above. You do not need the anti-spin devices once you have sussed out the LSD, which saves money.
Hint: Do not buy too many cars:
When entering the Special Events races, it is not necessary to have the same kind of car as the event specifies. (i.e. You do not need a muscle car to race in the Muscle Car Classic.) With the exception of the drivetrain specific events (FF, FR, MR, 4WD) and the Tuned/NA races, as long as your car meets the horsepower requirements, you do not need the kind of car that the title specifies. Basically, pick the car that you like the most, and race all of the races you can within the horsepower restrictions. Doing this means you do not have to buy a luxury sedan to compete in the Luxury Sedan Cup, etc.
Hint: More car indicator:
When you want to buy a car and you are browsing, make sure you look in the right hand corner of the screen. If an arrow points to the right, click on it to see more cars. This also works with some special models. (Example: Ford has four special models).
Hint: Rearrange cars in garage:
Press Start when browsing trough the list of cars to send the highlighted car to the top of the list.
Hint: Using soft or medium tires in Endurance Racing:
You can use soft and medium tires in combination in Endurance Racing without using only hard tires for durability. This depends on the type of car you use (MR, FF, FR, 4WD). You can use super-soft tires on the front wheels of FR and MR machines while using medium or hard tires on the rear wheels. But 4WD machines should generally use medium or hard tires. You do not need to use the most powerful car. Also, the competition during Endurance Mode are rather feeble; most suffer from spin outs. To make the Escudo turn more easily; set the LSD as - INITIAL - front 6, 6 on rear; ACCL 56 - front, 10 on rear; DEC 10 - front, 56 on rear.
When you are racing in an endurance event it does not matter what kind of racing slick tire you use because they all wear down at the same rate. You should use super soft tires for the best handling and performance.
Hint: Easier turning:
When in a turn, hit the brakes until your hear your tires squeal. Then, turn with the D-pad.
Hint: Almost flip car over:
Although it is impossible to flip your car over on ether disc, there is a way to give your car a wild ride. Buy a Suzuki Escudo Pike's Peak version and enter a race at the Green Forest Roadway. Set up your car so that the downforce on the rear is at its highest and front at its lowest. On the bumps, your car should be at a 90+ degree angle.
Hint: View opponent replay:
Press Up or Down while watching your own replay pad to select the car that you wish to see the replay from. Note: You must be racing against the CPU or another player for this trick to work.
Hint: Hidden replay views:
Finish a race and watch a replay. Press Circle and the view should appear to the inside car. Continue to press Square and cycle through other views such as from the top or top left wheel. Note: This can also be done in a two player and demo replays.
Hint: Easy first place in arcade mode:
Purchase a "special" model car on the simulation mode disc, which costs approximately 500,000 to 1,000,000 credits. Save the game. On the arcade disc, choose to load the simulation mode game. When choosing the class of car in a race, choose "home garage" and use your new car.
Hint: Increasing the number of days:
Exiting a race at the options screen will result in losing the race, although there was no contest.
Hint: Listen to entire music track:
