[Nfsu2] Fastest car?

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Hello,
I have the PC version of NFSU2. I found some specs on the cars, and these
are the fastest on the quarter-mile (with no special tuning, no uniques, and
just all level 3 modifications):
Mazda RX-7: 291.3 ft-lbs, 441.6 bhp, quarter-mile 7.60.
Nissan 240SX: 335.2 ft-lbs, 488.7 bhp, quarter-mile 7.53.

Now, are these the best cars for EVERY race type?
The two with most hp are these 2, even if (maybe because they're quite
heavy) they're not the fastest concerning acceleration:

Mustang GT: 488.1 ft-lbs, 551.7 bhp, quarter-mile 8.16.
Nissan 350Z: 415.7 ft-lbs, 523.9 bhp, quarter-mile 7.86.

I'm still in stage 2 and just have a Miata and a Celica. What car shoud I
buy next?
Ideally, a car which could last as long as possible, with a good handling
and RWD (i prefer it)...

Thanx,

Kamox

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Though the Corrolla is TECHNICALLY the fastest, it's also the ugliest. I
used a 240sx up to stage 5, when I bought my 350Z...


"Kamox" <nospamkamox@go.com> wrote in message
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> Hello,
> I have the PC version of NFSU2. I found some specs on the cars, and these
> are the fastest on the quarter-mile (with no special tuning, no uniques,
and
> just all level 3 modifications):
> Mazda RX-7: 291.3 ft-lbs, 441.6 bhp, quarter-mile 7.60.
> Nissan 240SX: 335.2 ft-lbs, 488.7 bhp, quarter-mile 7.53.
>
> Now, are these the best cars for EVERY race type?
> The two with most hp are these 2, even if (maybe because they're quite
> heavy) they're not the fastest concerning acceleration:
>
> Mustang GT: 488.1 ft-lbs, 551.7 bhp, quarter-mile 8.16.
> Nissan 350Z: 415.7 ft-lbs, 523.9 bhp, quarter-mile 7.86.
>
> I'm still in stage 2 and just have a Miata and a Celica. What car shoud I
> buy next?
> Ideally, a car which could last as long as possible, with a good handling
> and RWD (i prefer it)...
>
> Thanx,
>
> Kamox
>
>

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>> Though the Corrolla is TECHNICALLY the fastest, it's also the ugliest.
>> I used a 240sx up to stage 5, when I bought my 350Z...
>
> I put together a list using various resources and specification data from
> the game...which shows that the Corolla is joint 6th in the list of fastest
> cars (that's with full upgrades).

Regardless of NFSU2's flawed specs, NFSU2's flawed physics has given the
Corolla the best cornering speed of all the cars.

Here's a link to a video of a ranked (no unique) Corolla doing a 3:36.75
time in a 3 lap online race at Outer Ring. A few players are well under
3:35 now. The Celica is probably the second fastest car at Outer Ring,
and the best players can barely get it 3:39.xx. At any other track, the
Corolla is 2 to 3 seconds per lap faster than any other NFSU2 car.

http://jeffareid.net/cgi-bin/nfsu2u4.wmv

The 240sx is the fastest drag car, but I don't know by how much.

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"Dean Jarratt" <d.jarratt@spamless.ukonline.co.uk> wrote in message
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> "Jeff Reid" <jeffareid@hotmail.com> wrote in
> news:_5lHd.11830$ru.5561@fed1read07:
>
> >>> Though the Corrolla is TECHNICALLY the fastest, it's also the
> >>> ugliest. I used a 240sx up to stage 5, when I bought my 350Z...
> >>
> >> I put together a list using various resources and specification data
> >> from the game...which shows that the Corolla is joint 6th in the list
> >> of fastest cars (that's with full upgrades).
> >
> > Regardless of NFSU2's flawed specs, NFSU2's flawed physics has given
> > the Corolla the best cornering speed of all the cars.
>
> In what regard do the flawed physics give the Corolla better cornering?
>
> According to the specs, the Miata has much better handling, and an equal
> top speed, coupled with a faster 0-100 speed it would make sense that the
> Miata can corner faster regardless of physics.
>
> Besides which the fastest laps I've seen have not used any cornering,
> rather the driver just bashes into a wall and gets pointed in the right
> direction by the game. I haven't downloaded the wmv...is this the tactic
> used?
>
There being no damage modelling in the game, 'riding the rails' is an
accepted technique. Doubt if any records can be established without
'scratching' the car. Also, in the real world, mounting a curb at full speed
would probably lead to your next ride being in a hearse, or at the very
least next to the driver of a tow truck.

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ATCH!
It's still top three ugliest. Now...an RX8, with a spoiler and airdam "out
of the box" gives a nice even drift, real predictable, quicker to accelerate
than that nasty toyota, and, with a black paint, and oldschool flamejob,
looks WAY better...


"Jeff Reid" <jeffareid@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> > In what regard do the flawed physics give the Corolla better cornering?
>
> At the URL test track, the game shows the Corolla to have about 1.2g's
> cornering force on most of the corners (1.3 to 1.4 on the one corner
> with a dip and curbs), while the Mustang with "extreme" level parts,
> including tires, barely gets .80 g's, less than a stock Mustang with no
> upgrades would have. Most cars with "extreme" level parts are going to
> get the same 1.2g's of cornering force that the Corolla does in NFSU2,
> but in NFSU2, only the Corolla gets that much cornering force.
>
> > According to the specs, the Miata has much better handling, and an equal
> > top speed, coupled with a faster 0-100 speed it would make sense that
the
> > Miata can corner faster regardless of physics.
>
> The specs in NFSU1 and NFSU2 have never matched how the cars do on the
> tracks. In NFSU1, the Skyline's specs are the best, but the RX7 is the
> fastest car at most tracks.
>
> > Besides which the fastest laps I've seen have not used any cornering,
> > rather the driver just bashes into a wall and gets pointed in the right
> > direction by the game. I haven't downloaded the wmv...is this the tactic
> > used?
>
> Not on outer ring, which I why I chose that track, scrape a corner and you
> lose speed and don't get any NOS. Download the video.
>
> Better yet, try the cars out yourself. In just a few lap, you can get the
> Corolla down to sub 1:10's at the test URL track without using NOS or
> wall riding, usually in the 1:06 to 1:08 range. There aren't any other
> cars in NFSU2 that can match this.
>
>
>
>