Gran Turismo Six Nurburgring Car Review, #1 1991 Mazda RX-7

"Matthew Diaz" (rotavision) 04/22/2014 at 07:34 • Filed to: Gran Turismo Six, GT6, Gars, Racing, Nurburgring, RX-7, Mazda, FD3S, Type R, drift, race

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On the first installment of my Nurburgring Nordschliefe car reviews, GT6 edition, we'll be looking at one of the best test bed tuning cars for the ring, the 1991 Mazda efini RX-7 Type R. Now, keep in mind, this one was completely stock, and just had an oil change, so it managed an 8:32.3 on sports hard tires with my fists of ham on the Ring. However, despite my fists being made of pork, the RX-7 definitely delivered.

With 252 horsepower on tap from its rotary engine and it's low curb weight, this makes for a very good contender for 450pp races. The car, even on low grip tires, hugs the road exceptionally well, and the power is very nice and evenly distributed along the whole powerband, unlike the Fairlady Z 300ZXs and 3.0 Supras. The RX-7 is also a lot lighter than it's similiar performance point rivals. The FD3S handles all the corners very well, and as long as you use throttle control, you can kiss apexes and fly into corners. That being said, it does need a bit of finesse to drive. Because of its low weight, the FD can be a bit of a handful if the brake balance or suspension is off, even by the slightest bit. However, this also makes it a brilliant test platform for FR turbo cars, and some of my fastest 450-500pp cars have been 91 FD3Ss. Obviously, the Spirit Bathhurst is a major improvement on this already great car, but just not as versatile if you're doing lower performance point races, like under 450. All in all, for just 38,500 credits, this beautiful, curvy, classic rear-drive sports car just can't be beat. (This is like my second post ever on Oppo, I'd like some feedback on it and let me know if you guys want me to review a specific car! I've got plenty of time this week, already starting review number two!)

Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. > Matthew Diaz 04/22/2014 at 08:39

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This should be a thing.

I'll do a gran turismo review later on, with PT Cruiser!

Seriously, go drive the PT.

Matthew Diaz > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 04/22/2014 at 08:57

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I'm doing a few Kei cars (including a tragic accident Midget D Type) at the moment, but I'll do a PT too!

Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. > Matthew Diaz 04/22/2014 at 09:03

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Midget is actually a great car to drive if you're playing with 2 players.

So, you drove the midget, then tell your mate to drive something hideously powerful (Buggati Veyron maybe?), and then go to special stage route x where he can push you and you'll have literally a flying midget!

Grant Leavitt > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 04/22/2014 at 09:05

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Meanwhile, I'll do the same in Forza... except we don't have the Nordschleife (yet..) in FM5 and I probably will forget to write the review just like I keep forgetting to finish my Glow-in-the-dark Aventador design in FM5...

Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. > Grant Leavitt 04/22/2014 at 09:09

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Hmmm

I tought it looks similar to the Dubai's Famous Purple Aventador, right?

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Matthew Diaz 04/22/2014 at 09:34

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I. Love. This. Car.

I built one that I adored in GT5, and I haven't yet dialed in the one I've built in GT6.

Matthew Diaz > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 04/22/2014 at 09:36

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It's so good in GT6. I use it for my little Nurburgring night touge runs that my friends and I adore it to no end. Even they agree that it's such a great car to tune.

Grant Leavitt > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 04/22/2014 at 11:17

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Yep, well, not quite. The owner is a Qatari prince, if I read right. The car was impounded after he was caught with multiple traffic violations in London last August and the police there discovered the driver was unlicensed and uninsured, so the car was impounded and destined for the crusher. However the driver managed to save it, then got a parking ticket...

However, during the course of my design, which so far has taken about 24 man-hours (2-3 days), I realized the real car has a different front bumper than the one in Forza 5, and also has a rear wing.

I sort of painted the car a matte purple to reduce reflections/glare during the design phase (Forza's paint shop has a giant light to simulate an actual paint shop, i guess). The final purple is a metal flake design that I haven't yet taken pictures of yet, but it is REALLY close to the purple of the real car.

My first ultra-realistic design was the 2012 Boss 302 Mustang on a 2010 Shelby GT500 in Forza 4 when my father bought a Boss. He asked me if Forza 4 had the new Boss in the game, and I said no. Then I changed the view to the outside of the car I was driving and looked around. He saw the car and exclaimed, "I thought you said there was no Boss 302 in Forza?" I replied, "There is now! I made this for you!" His car is red, not the black shown below...

Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. > Grant Leavitt 04/22/2014 at 11:27

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Well, i think your stories was right and i was mistaken :D

I still don't understand the difference of Mustang Boss and Shelby, altough i know the shelby has moar powar and obvious big shelby writings on it.

God i'm bad with american cars.

Grant Leavitt > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 04/22/2014 at 11:30

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And I'm bad with the japanese cars. One thing I don't get is why the need to change a car's name for different markets. Toyota Vitz/Yaris, Honda Fit/Jazz, etc. I can understand "lost in translation" issues (for example, why chinese elevators don't have a Floor 4 because the chinese word for 4 sounds very similar to the chinese word for "death"), but Honda Jazz sounds kinda funky in America...

Oh, and is there ever gonna be a Nissan Skyline R36? lol.