Oh.. and if you smash cars into each other on Forza 2 you get more than a scratch... you havent even played it.

Prologue was a way to get the diehard GT fans to pay $100 for GT5.  They wanted cash to help pay for the obnoxiously long development time of the game so they came out with a version that is more like a limited beta.

I give that post a 9.6.

Gran Turismo has always been my favorite series in the entire history of gaming, so since now that idiot (whom i idolize) is taking his sweet time in finishing the full game, I'm filled with anxiety and can't help formulating expectations.

1.) at least 500 cars, and i'd like to see more from Jaguar and Mercedes Benz (possibly the mclaren f1). i'm aware that GT4 had 700+, but i thought that some of it were just there to increase the number and only cluttered the list. i'd like to see more quality in cars, vehicles that i actually want to drive.

Rumored to have 900+ cars

http://www.topgear.com/content/news/stories/2368/

2.) at least 50 unique tracks, which must have the nurburgring (yes, its been in previous GT's. just saying its my fave :D). i'm not talking about reverses or parts of tracks. i'm talking 50 locations, not 50 'variations', while also making sure that there's an option to have night races on each of these tracks.

I expect at least 50 tracks

3.) option to play my own music while driving. the GT series has always had good music tracks, but i wanna race to Black Sabbath and Metallica..

This is a must

4.) option to paint cars in custom colors, including emblems and lettering. not to the point of it looking ridiculous, but merely some more custom paint options to make cars look unique from another guy owning the same car (like for example, the option to paint whatever number i want on the doors or place stickers on the bumpers).

This is the only thing the Forza series has on GT, make it happen PD, but it's not as important as the other stuff in the game

5.) more customization under the hood as well as aerodynamics, such as rear and front spoilers. i'm a part time mechanic and i wanna see more things to tinker around with. yeah, there's already a lot of customization and tuning to be had in previous GT's, but i wanna see more.

Yes please

6.) option to have each car as either left hand drive or right hand drive. i'm in a country wherein cars are standard left hand drive, even imports. the in car camera view is by far my favorite, and it just feels weird driving in the right side. i'd like to have the option to drive a british car on the left side if i want, or an american car on the right.

I think they should do this according to how the car was manufactured for optimal realism. I plan on shifting the shifter on the G25 to the appropriate side.

7.) AI that actually pushes the player to the limit. i notice that the AI seems to be pulling some of its power back in order to give the player a chance to catch up. i don't want none of this.

3 levels of difficulty would help: Amateur, Pro, Legend

8.) weather effects. i'd like to see real rain or snow falling down on tracks, and feel the different experience of driving in these conditions.

I would like to see this feature

9.) big scheduled racing tournaments held online. yeah its a stretch, but its something that will definitely make GT5 without equal.

Yes please

10.) damage modeling? i kinda am torn about whether or not this should be included. i think its not necessary, honestly, and would rather look upon my cars in their pristine shapes. its kinda heartbreaking to see beautiful cars with such degrees of damage. still, it would be interesting to see how realistic they can make it.

I would like damage modeling but in 3 levels just like AI:

Amateur: Basically what you see in Forza, Need for Speed, etc..unrealistic modeling but the player will keep going unless he really fucks up.

Pro: Hit a wall at 80MPH and you're done, make it more realistic than Amateur but not real life realistic

Legend: As realistic as possible, that is if you hit a wall head on at 40MPH your car will die and most likely will not be able to get back on the track.

i pray to the gods of polyphony digital, please don't make GT fans wait till 2010.

(total fan post :P)

(EDITED for accuracy of demands, thanks for the comments :D)