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| Twin Ring Motegi Road Course |
Twin Ring Motegi, present day. We met ourselves together at the Gran Turismo cafe at Twin Ring Motegi for some chat.
JC: So, what's up?
RH: Taking a break at Twin Ring Motegi right?
JC: Oh...
JM: What's the sitch?
JC: I have a letter and says here "Welcome Back to Twin Ring Motegi, the racetrack that Gran Turismo forgot. Now that Twin Ring Motegi returned at Gran Turismo 5, your challenge was you must drive different cars that has something to do with...DRESSY ALICE, RAINY SUZURAN, RANDOM COLOR BEAUTY, DIGITAL SPACE CRAFT or CUTIE INSECT...
(all laughinig)
JC: What? DRESSY ALICE? RAINY SUZURAN? RANDOM COLOR BEAUTY? DIGITAL SPACE CRAFT? CUTIE INSECT?
RH: What the hell are those?
JM: I think they were from the PS3 version of THE IDOLM@STER 2 but this letter we have seems to be pointless...
JC: Yeah! What's the point of that? What does it has something else to do with this challenge?
Well...in terms of DRESSY ALICE, RAINY SUZURAN, RANDOM COLOR BEAUTY, DIGITAL SPACE CRAFT or CUTIE INSECT...it meant that cars that you can't TAG it, INFECT it and something that we can't do on GT5. Yep, we start with this....
1) Audi TT-S - A rival video game has the standard TT and the powerful TT RS. Gran Turismo 5 has the standard TT and this one, the AUDI TT-S. Surely it's sharper than the TT but not as aggressive as the TT RS but in terms of DRESSY ALICE, RAINY SUZURAN, RANDOM COLOR BEAUTY, DIGITAL SPACE CRAFT or CUTIE INSECT...the quattro-powered Audi TT S found some space to breathe in the dynamic twists and turns of the Twin Ring Motegi.
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| Audi TTS |
2. Fiat 500 - A rival video game has the Abarth version but here...this is the standard version of the modern Fiat 500. Not quite aggressive but in terms of DRESSY ALICE, RAINY SUZURAN, RANDOM COLOR BEAUTY, DIGITAL SPACE CRAFT or CUTIE INSECT...we find that the standard Fiat 500 finds its playmate somewhere in the Motegi.
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| Fiat 500 |
3. Honda Insight ZE2 - The old Honda Insight, which is the weird looking hybrid with the weirdest looks, made its one huge step in Motegi but got pummeled down by petrol-powered bullies in the sunset. This latest generation, daintily codenamed ZE2, sure it's better looking than the Prius and it's even better looking than the old one but in terms of DRESSY ALICE, RAINY SUZURAN, RANDOM COLOR BEAUTY, DIGITAL SPACE CRAFT or CUTIE INSECT...the Insight's not going to work here because eco-cars don't work well in race tracks. They only work in the road...
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| Honda Insight ZE2 |
4. Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 - a rival video game has the old Gallardo, the old Superleggera, and the new Superleggera daintily called the LP570-4. What about the standard Gallardo LP560-4? Not yet I'm afraid but here in Kiyama-sensei's car, it tries to make a name for itself at the corners of the Twin Ring Motegi. Thrust control wasn't even shabby here but the e-gear transmission's a bit annoying but still, the LP560-4 is mad and in terms of DRESSY ALICE, RAINY SUZURAN, RANDOM COLOR BEAUTY, DIGITAL SPACE CRAFT or CUTIE INSECT...this guy's just getting started...
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| Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 |
5. Mazda Atenza Sport 25Z - this second-generation Atenza or Mazda6 hasn't been setting its foot at Twin Ring Motegi but it did now. Despite the Atenza's trying to find some fresh air at Motegi, I'm afraid to say that the Atenza's getting a bit weary but in terms of DRESSY ALICE, RAINY SUZURAN, RANDOM COLOR BEAUTY, DIGITAL SPACE CRAFT or CUTIE INSECT...the Atenza Sport 25Z feels like the Civic Type R but with a bit more feel and a million times more manageable.
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| Mazda Atenza 25Z |
6. 2011 Mini Cooper S and Mini Cooper S Countryman - we let two enthusiastic MINI drivers do the driving round the Motegi but upon our observation, the Countryman's having some issues because it's heavier than the normal Mini Cooper S but happily, it won't give up and the driver behind the Countryman defeated her cousin who's driving the Mini Cooper S. I was on the standard Mini Cooper S and my cousin in the Countryman defeated me with effort but still, both of these cars are happy enough to showcase their talents at the Motegi but for the Countryman, it's a triple NO to the judges.
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| 2011 Mini Cooper S vs. Mini Cooper S Countryman |
7. Mitsubishi i MiEV - now who would rather bought an electric car at Twin Ring Motegi? I dunno but someone's trying to conduct some experiments with this car, better not disturbing him or we'll be in big trouble...
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| Mitsubishi i MiEV |
8. Nissan Skyline V36 Sedan - an Infiniti G37 Coupe from a rival video game, which translates to Nissan Skyline Coupe 370GT by Gran Turismo 5, spend several times breathing through the Motegi but for the sedan version of the Skyline V36, I'm not sure if this car would work on this track but when we take this V36 sedan for a spin round the track, it tries to be modest.
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| Nissan Skyline V36 |
9. 2012 Nissan GT-R - Here in the racetrack that Gran Turismo forgot, even the 2012 Nissan GT-R's making a case for itself.
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| 2012 Nissan GT-R |
10. TOYOTA 86 - We already tried the Scion FR-S round the Motegi Road Course but what about the RHD Toyota GT86? Same feeling but with a bit more feel to us in terms of DRESSY ALICE, RAINY SUZURAN, RANDOM COLOR BEAUTY, DIGITAL SPACE CRAFT or CUTIE INSECT...
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| TOYOTA 86 |
Finally we could fool around all day with these vehicles but we decided to give it some quick science lesson by showing who can lap quicker on the Twin Ring Motegi Road Course using the cars we'd fool around for hours. Several hours later, we'd done and here's the result from our research...
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| Our results |
It appears that the 2012 Nissan GT-R snags the day and after the whole day, we left the circuit and headed back to the Gran Turismo cafe for some debriefing.
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