sweet

just no more trailers please. They will only ruin the experience.

Same! The major problem was that to get the best and rarest cars, you have to win those damn Endurance races (or that event called "Like the wind"). I think it took me over one year just to get about 10 different cars which could only be won. Not to mention those Endurance races were fricking frustrating and LONG!

I remember though, the event "Like the Wind" used to be one of my most favourite events even though the prize money was very little. I particularly liked to experiment what different cars were useful in that event without their engines busting or overheating or whatever it was that slowed you down on 6th gear!

Look at those graphics...

"Like the Wind" was amazing. A 20 lap run through Test Track, which could be easily won with any car above Volkswagen V12 Nardo category It also gave you 20K or so prize money if i'm not mistaken. That was my main grinding spot for cash.

I particulary loathe the Polyphony Formula Cup A 10 track, 60plus  laps hell through most of the hardest tracks in GT3, using only a Polyphony F1 Car, against other Polyphony F1 cars, and the only thing you could "tune" was the hardness of the R tires. 

And you had to do it 4 times, minimum, to win at least one of each prize cup car >_>

Physics works the same regardless of what car you're driving.  Once you have a transient steady state physics engine, you're good for anything with tires.

Well, at Inside Sims Racing preview (one of the biggest and most highest regarded reviewers of racing sims), they pointed out how each car handles differently and how you can actually feel the physics (especially the feedback from the track, being almost 1:1 to how the track feels, meaning you can sense the impact of each bump of the track in the handling of the car) while driving.

Here's the link if you're interested: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdH8tFpkKYA


So, I don't see how you claim the physics works the same for each car Got any proof to back that statement? 

Awesome news.. now here is a summary from that French magazine thanks to: http://www.4news.it/gran-turismo-5-nuove-informazioni-dalla-rivista-playstation-official-magazine-francese.php

I've bolded some information missed in the op.

Platform: PS3
Date of escape: USA 2 November 2010, JAPAN 3 November 2010 (to confirm), EUROPE 5 November 2010 (to confirm).

Cost of the development: 60 million American dollars
Locations: 20
- Japan & Honk Kong with its city tracing
- Italy: 3 city tracings between which Rome and the rally in Tuscany
- United States: 7 city tracings of contest like Daytona, 2 circuits and 1 for the rally
- France: 2 tracings of contest like Magny-Cours, 2 citizens and 1 rally
- Spain: the circuit of contest of Valencia (resumed from GT PSP) and the city circuit to Madrid
- United Kingdom: 1 circuit of contest resumed from Top Gear and the city circuit of London
- Switzerland: 1 city circuit and 1 circuit rally
- Monaco: the city tracing of the Principato di Monaco better known like the track of the F1
- Korea of the South: 1 city tracing
- Germany: 3 circuits of contest like that one of Nurburgring

Tracings: more than 70 (today 94), of which 52 resumed from GT4 and GT PSP

Confirmed tracings:
Daytona International Speedway
Dunsfold Park
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Nurburgring
Tokyo Route 246 (from the series)
City tracings: Rome, Madrid, London
Track Editor
- Published of tracings in order to personalize and to create every your desire on track.

Vehicles: beyond 1.000 distinguished in 200 Premium (cockpit to 360°, visible damages totals, dazzling) and approximately 800 Standards (traditional cockpit, marginal visible damages), all can be elaborated and personalized to it appeal to (tuning).

Time employed for the modellazione of a car from team PD: medium 180 days

Confirmed automotive Marches:
Audios
Lamborghini
Bugatti
Citroën
Ferrari
Ford
Honda
Lexus
Lotus
Mercedes-Benz AMG
MINIUMS
Nissan
Renault
Subaru
Suzuki
Motors tesla
Toyota

Confirmed additional competitions of contest:
NASCAR
WRC
Super GT
Indy Racing League (only circuit)
Kart (only for training)
24h of Nurburgring
Formula 1 (at the moment only Red Bull di Sebastian Fettel like demonstrative event)

Unknown characteristics:
- For the first time the system of damages is present (only some cars between which the Premium they have damages totals, while all remaining only partially)

- For the first time the system of the weather effect is present (rain, wind) and of the cycle day and night, with contests also only in nocturnal

- For the first time the system of movement of the inquadratura of the nside is present taking advantage of Playstation EYE (the video camera of Playstation 3)

- To publish on YouTube own already replay (characteristic promise from GT5 Prologue) also in HD

- Arcade Modality (single contest, race for 2 players in split-screen)

- The new cars Hybrid and Elettriche are present

- Physical improved with management of the collisions more realistic (it depends from the type of selected difficulty)

- Vision in 3D (necessity at least of a TV HD 3D ready)

Modality Great Tourism:
World-wide map
Personal garage
Purchase Car
Store Elaboration
Race Championship
Test driver’s license

Characteristics Online Multiplayer:
Open lobby
Chat testuale vowel/
Private lobby
Online Photo Egg whites
Online Replay egg whites
Till 32 players in lobby, 16 in contest

Photo Mode
- Modality Photo, takes a photo of the car own in several moments

Great Tourism TV
- Video visible on PSP

Audio
- Possibilities to listen to musical traces saved on PS3 during the game
- Dolby Digital 5,1 and 7,1 (DTS)

Video
- Supported Resolution 720p, 1080i, 1080p to 60fps

Interface
- Interface of game resumes the same one of GT5 Prologue

Rescues
- the saved data of GT5 Prologue can be used

For me, 20k was nothing I could seriously never grind over 20 laps of the Test track, once enough was always a relief since it took so long to complete. As for the Polyphony Formula Cup, I think I was lucky enough to win a Polyphony F1 car in one of the endurance races. That Cup was hella hard to win though!

I don't know if this is any secret but the way I earned money was doing a certain event(s) (forgot which one as its been so long now)  which would win you a Mazda RX-8. And then I would sell the Mazda RX-8 every time which I think would earn you 75k (or was it more? Can't remember) I did that so many times until I was insanely rich and could buy whatever I wanted!

I may just throw GT3 back into the PS2 for some some of those great memories and to get me pumped up for GT5.

From Oniichan massive, mega, super magnificent resume of the scans:

Vehicles: beyond 1.000 distinguished in 200 Premium (cockpit to 360°, visible damages totals, dazzling) and approximately 800 Standards (traditional cockpit, marginal visible damages), all can be elaborated and personalized to it appeal to (tuning).

So, standard cars do have normal cockpit camera That's the last big straw that the naysayers still had against GT5

Confirmed additional competitions of contest:
NASCAR
WRC
Super GT
Indy Racing League (only circuit)
Kart (only for training)
24h of Nurburgring
Formula 1 (at the moment only Red Bull di Sebastian Fettel like demonstrative event)

Formula 1 addition, even if it's only with the Red Bull car, and the Ferrari F1 from GT PSP, it's pretty darn good too. I'm amazed at IRL too though

- For the first time the system of the weather effect is present (rain, wind) and of the cycle day and night, with contests also only in nocturnal

Please, let it be dynamic weather That's the last thing that GT5 needs to have to become the über racing sims

Yeah I remember that event. GT4 had one of the sorts, in the special conditions races, where you would win an Toyota rally car in one of the easiest races and sell it for 250K profit

I'm going to give GT4 a go, when I get back from vacation. I did everything I could on GT5:P, so nothing better than to polish with the oldies