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1 : General FAQ Q. Has GranTurismo 2000 A-spec officially been renamed to GranTurismo 3 A-spec ? Q. What is the release date for GranTurismo 3 A-spec (GT3)? Q. Why was GT3 delayed? Q. In all the articles and stories I've read, I've come to the conclusion that GT3 isn't a true sequel to GT2. Is this true? Q. In some of the early demos of GT3 I've seen, the wheels are split in two. Why is this? Q. Will motion blur be implemented into GT3? Q. Will AntiAliasing be implemented? Q. Why do the demos of GT3 have time limits? Are those photos that have the timer on the left bottom corner taken from license tests or during regular racing? Q. Is there any information regarding selectable weather may be in GT3? Q. There were rumours around E3 that said mini-games such as Omega Boost and Motor Toon Grand Prix (other games from Polyphony Digital) would be optimised for PS2 and included in GT3. What is the possibility of this happening? Q. What sort of multiplayer connectivity will GT3 have? Q. Because the PS2 is more powerful than the original PSX, is it possible that the 2 player mode may feature AI cars instead of just 1 on 1 racing? Q. What will music be like in GT3? Q. What sort of open-car features will the new game have? Q. Will I be able to see the drivers in the open cars? Q. Will there be a new AI engine? Q. Will any race series be cut out from GT3? Q. Will the cars consume fuel during the races? Q. Will there be an odometer that will tell you how many miles your car has traveled? Q. Will there still be license tests? Q. In some of the video and screenshots of GT3 I've seen, the menu backgrounds move. What is in the background? Q. Will you be able to zoom in on car detail in the car selection screen? Q. I see that all of the gauges at the bottom of the selection screen (the ones that read Max Speed, Acceleration, and Handling) are set to full power. Surely an Impreza has better acceleration than a newbeetle. What's the story behind this? Q. Will there be a widescreen option for GT3? Q. Will GT3 support surround sound? Q. Are the car sounds going to be re-recorded? Q. Is there any information on the gauge layouts? Q. Will my PSX peripherals be compatible with PS2 and GT3? Q. Will I be able to transfer my cars, licenses, and money from GT2 to GT3? Q. Will the higher-capacity memory card provide for a bigger garage this time around? Q. I've heard rumours about a GT3-specific wheel. Can you give me some information about it? Q. Will the brake discs glow under hard braking? Q. Because of DualShock 2 and the no-longer-needed ABS, will there be an option to buy an ABS kit for your car, or switch it on and off? Q. Same deal for Traction Control? Q. Will there be visible car damage in GT3? Q. In GT3, will my top speed be limited by aerodynamics? Section
Q. What position do all of the slower cars provide in GT3? Q. Why is (Insert Car Here) not in GT3? Q. Why is (Insert Car Here) not in the official list? Its almost a given that the car will be in. Q. Acclaim recently lost the Ferrari license. Should we expect to see Ferraris in GT3? This is a listing of all confirmed (I.E. confirmed by Sony on an official website or seen in a picture) cars in GT3. If you don't see your favourite car here, don't worry: some cars are kept secret until release. The links provided to the car's manufacturer are in the car's native language, so be warned! Alfa Romeo Aston Martin Audi BMW Chevrolet Chrysler Citroën Daihatsu Dodge Fiat Ford Gillet Honda Jaguar Lamborghini Lancia Lister Lotus Mazda Mercedes-Benz Mini Mitsubishi Nissan Opel/Vauxhall Pagani Panoz Peugeot Renault Ruf Shelby Subaru Suzuki Tickford TommyKaira Toyota TVR Volkswagen Q. Will the dirt tracks be refined? Q.Will the night tracks (or perhaps all tracks, if weather and time of race can be adjusted) feature cars with working headlights - i.e. properly illuminating the track & cars in front of them? Will there be more than 6 cars on the track at a time? Q. What happened to the Kingdome at Seattle? Q. Will the Drag Racing mode be included? This is a listing of all tracks that have been confirmed for inclusion in GT3. Apricot Hill Raceway These are educated guesses on which tracks may appear in GT3. Keep in mind that these tracks haven't been confirmed. If you've seen one of these tracks in an article somewhere or have seen them in a picture let me know. Autumn Ring Additionally, the following people have submitted questions or corrections: The FAQ was last updated on the date of the last edit or post. The FAQ was created on 6.28.2K. Last 5 Edits: Q. How can I contact you if I see a mistake?
Q. Is GranTurismo 3 A-spec for the PSX or PS2?
A. GT3 has been developed for the PS2, and for the PS2 only. It is highly unlikely that we will ever see another GT for the PSX. GT3 will come on one DVD disc.
A. Yes.
A. USA: April/May 2001 (est.); Japan: April 2001; Europe: May 2001(est.); Australia: May 2001 (est.)
A. So PD staff could ensure the quality of the game, model in new cars that were announced or released just this year, and tweak some areas in the software/gameplay elements of the game.
A. Before the game's name was changed to GT3, GT2000 was supposed to be a sort of half-baked sequel to GT2 as it was going to be heavily based on it. However, evidence shows that GT3 will be a true sequel to GT2, and will no doubt be packed with many little suprises!
A. Fear not, this is not a glitch in GT3 or the PS2 hardware. Camcorders record at a different framerate than TVs display, and so taped on-screen demos will show the bottom portion of a television screen slower than the top portion. The result is a wheel that looks to be cut in half.
A. Yes. Expect to see more realistic wheel rotation and a greater speed feeling. Also, expect to see the scenery blur as you go past it.
A. Yes. The third build of GT3 has shown antialiasing. There should be a minimal amount of jagged edges in the finished product.
A. The demos shown at trade shows have timers on them so gamers won't spend an excessively long time playing the demo and someone else will have a chance to play. All shots with timers on the bottom were regular racing and not license tests.
A. There will be changing weather conditions (fog, sunlight, clouds, and rain) in GT3. Evidence supports that the time of day will shift from race to race, however, there is no evidence as to whether the game will do it automatically or whether the user will be able to control this function.
A. While these are just rumours, Kazunori Yamauchi himself made a comment to the extent of "I thought of including these because I didn't think the game would sell by itself" and hence there seems to be a possibility of this rumour being true. To make a good prediction though, one has to be closer to the release date of GT3.
A. Apparently, at the last moment, iLINK capabilities were added to GT3. Six players can now participate in a race through the use of three PS2s and three TVs connected via Firewire. The computer AI will fill in for any number of players less than six so that the total of cars on the track will always be six.
A. Yes, it is definitely possible and extremely likely.
A. Specific bands have not yet been confirmed for GT3, but the soundtrack is said to be more updated than that of GT2 (for what it's worth, Motley Crue's "Kick Start My Heart" was the music track playing at the SF Auto Show demo). Users will be able to select up to five music tracks to play during a race. Wouldn't this be nice for endurance races?
A. Kazunori Yamauchi has said in an interview that for the first time players can have open cars (such as convertibles with open tops). Their inclusion in GT3 is almost a given, but there's still a slight chance that there might not be enough time to prepare for the new feature.
A. As far as open-topped cars go, it is still undetermined if they will appear in GT3 or if they will retain their tops. This is for sure, however: even in the closed cars, the player will be able to see the driver's helmet at times.
A. Yes. The aim of the new AI engine is to be more realistic than ever. Yamauchi aims to provide a degree of realism so high that it would be likened to racing another real person. A driver you cut off may drive in a more agressive manner and ram you back, for instance. He may also get nervous the next time you come near him and make a mistake while driving.
A. No. The amount of races and race series should remain about the same, regardless if the old tracks are included or not.
A. No.
A. There is no evidence to support this feature at the moment. However, some other high-profile games are scheduled to include a feature akin to this, so the market is right.
A. YES! Thank goodness! In fact, there will be MORE license tests than in GT2 that will push your driving skills to the limit and make you that much better at driving.
A. Many exciting things! First, the names of tracks appear in all different places, and the letters are jumbled about. Some specs of your car are scrolled back and forth and fade in and out. You may notice a large grey or black gauge behind your car. This is because any time you scroll to a different car on the selection screen, a sound byte of your car revving up plays in the background. The grey gauge is a graphic accompaniment to that sound. At the top of the screen, footage of cars racing plays. PD is working on a feature to replace this footage with footage of your specific car in real life.
Yes. Probably using the Analog sticks, you can zoom in and out of your car to check out various features of the car in detail, such as brakes, wheels, tyres, badging, and door latches.
A. These screenshots where taken at the second beta stage, where gauges had not been calibrated yet. They were set to read to full power until they had been calibrated. Since then, the gauges have been calibrated.
A. You'll definitely be able to play GT3 in widescreen format if you choose to do so.
A. Yes. GT3 will take full advantage of the PS2's advanced audio capabilities. Sounds should be clearer this time around, and you should be able to differentiate between sounds of different cars in replay mode.
A. Yes. They should be even more realistic now. Additionally, the tire sounds have been redone to give a more realistic feel as well.
A. The traditional GT gauges will be present when you've got the chase view on. The new dashboard-look gauges will be displayed only when in the in-car view. Recent photos taken at a GT3 sound recording session indicate that all car manufacturers may have their own dashboards, and possibly fully animated cockpits with steering wheels and such. The cockpits and manufacturer-specific gauges are very big maybes, however.
A. Yes, all controllers and peripherals should be compatible with PS2, with the exception of the Gameshark and Dexdrive. However, GT3 will not support the use of PSX memory cards other than to load GT2 license data from them (Data Transfer). The removal of Gameshark capabilities is a downer, but one can hope that Interact will come out with a new version of Gameshark or cheat utility for PS2. Dexdrives don't accept the 8MB PS2 Memory Cards and hence wouldn't be compatible with neither PS2 nor GT3. Any Dexdrive for PS2, however, should be compatible with PSX memory cards as well.
A. Only the licenses. Expect the Data Transfer mode to be similar to that in GT2.
A. It should be able to accomodate a fair bit more cars than what we're used to. At least 150-200 garage spaces should be seen.
Q. How will the DualShock 2 impact GT3?
A. GT3 will be fully compatible with the DualShock 2 controller. More precise braking and acceleration control will be possible with the 256 levels of sensitivity in GT3.
[b]A. The wheel, called the GT Force, is a direct PS2 port of the Logitech Wingman Formula Force GP wheel. The wheel has force feedback, but no clutch pedal. It is believed that the wheel has two shifter buttons (one on each opposite spoke of the wheel rather than paddle shifters or a gear shift lever), and it seems that it is Logitech's highest-quality wheel to date. The PC version of the wheel sells for $99.95 US. The USB wheel should be priced at approximately that price. GT logos will be on the centre cap of the steering wheel as well as on the bottom spoke.
Q: Is it true that a clutch may be incorporated into GT3?
A: Yes. Yamauchi and his team were thinking of using it in GT2, but were unhappy with the end product and couldn't reprogram the function due to time constraints. Yamauchi has hinted at the clutch problems being worked out and thus being included in GT3, and that means we'll probably see some sort of clutch function in the game.
A. Yes.
A. That's still up in the air at the moment. Most cars will come equipped with ABS (which you may or may not be able to switch off), and the ones that don't may be retrofitted with it at the dealer. You should be able to engage and disengage ABS at the tuning screen.
A. Pretty much... buy it at the dealer and then just enable and disable it in the tuning screen.
A. No. However there will be physical damage somewhat like the one in the Arcade Mode of GT2. The correlation between physical damage and car performance is supposed to be improved.
A. Yes. Fluctuating wind conditions will make it possible for you to run well one day and run worse another day. In this way, air can limit your top speed.
Q. How many cars will the finished version of GT3 have?
A. At the moment, there will only be ~150 families of cars in GT3. The same number of manufacturers (30) will be preserved, though, so we will just have less cars to pick from each dealer. The average number of cars to dealers is 5. (A family of car is one nameplate... there can be many trimlevels of a car family)
A. Slower cars under 63HP (or Keis/Keijidoshas in Japan) are included in GT3 and other games because many drivers in Japan and Europe own these cars. Cars like these can be surprisingly fun to drive around tight circuits with many turns. When you browse through the carlist of GT3, you should keep an open mind and be accepting of the slower cars. You shouldn't complain about the lack of variety, and if you don't like the Keis, all you have to do is not drive them. However, you'll be missing out on a few fun cars!
A. Licensing constraints prevent many makes from being in GT2, such as Ferrari. Also, the negotiation process is arduous for each model. Yamauchi says that if you'd like to see a car in GT3, you should write to its manufacturer telling them so.
A. A car won't be added to the confirmed car list unless it is confirmed by either a screenshot or official SCEI webpage/document.
A. While Acclaim has lost the license, Polyphony has not bought it yet. Even if PD does buy the license (and they SHOULD as it would be a MAJOR selling point... if someone from Sony is reading this, do it, I know what these people want!), they would have a bit of a hard time modeling these cars into GT3 at this stage in development. Modelling cars for GT3 apparently takes one week per car, and PD is pretty near done with GT3 at the moment.
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156 Super Turismo
156 V6 2.5v
DB7
V8 Vantage
S4
TT 1.8 Quattro (2000)
328Ci (2000)
Camaro SS (2001)
Camaro Z28 (1997)
Corvette C5-R
Corvette C5 ZO6
Corvette GrandSport (1996)
PT Cruiser
Viper
GTSR/LM Team Oreca/PlayStation #51 (2000)
Xsara Rallier (2000)
Mira TR-XX Avanzato R (1997)
stória X4
Viper GTS (2000)
Viper GTSR ALMS #91
Coupe 20v Turbo Plus
Escort WRC Rallier (1998)
Focus WRC (1999)
GT40 (1966)
GT40 (1967)
GT40 Gulf Racer (1969)
Mustang SVT Cobra R (2000)
Vertigo LM (1997)
Accord Euro R
Civic SiRII (1993)
Civic TypeR version II (2000)
CL 3.2 TypeS
CR-X delSol SiR (1995)
Integra TypeR version II (1998)
NSX TypeR (1992)
NSX TypeS Zero (1999)
NSX
JGTC/Arta
NSX JGTC/Raybrig
NSX JGTC/Castrol-Mugen
S2000 (2000)
S2000 Spoon Sports (2000)
S2000 Mugen Tuned (2000)
S2000 TypeV with Variable Gear
Steering/VGS (2001)
XJ220 Street (1992)
XKR (1999)
Diablo GT
Stratos
Storm V12 LM (1999)
Elise 190 (1998)
Elise Motorsport (1999)
Elise Sport 350 (2000)
Esprit Sport 350
Demio GL-X
Eunos Roadster (1989)
Eunos Roadster (1993)
Roadster 1.8RS (1998)
Roadster RS [updated] (2001)
RX7 RS (1999)
RX7 RZ
RX8 Prototype (2001)
Savanna RX-7 GT SA Turbo
CL600
CLK55 AMG
SLK230 Kompressor
Cooper
FTO GP Version R (1997)
GTO VR-4 (1995)
GTO VR-4 (1999)
Lancer EvoIV GSR (1996)
Lancer EvoV GSR (1998)
Lancer EvoVI GSR (2000)
Lancer EvoVI by Mine*s
Lancer EvoVI Rallier
Lancer EvoVI Tommi Makinen Edition (2000)
Lancer EvoVII GSR
180SX TypeX (1996)
Fairlady Z Version S Twinturbo (1998)
Fairlady Z Concept Car (2002)
Silvia S13 K's 1800cc (1988)
Silvia S13 K's 2000cc (1991)
Silvia S15 Spec R (2000)
Silvia S15 Varietta
Skyline R32
GTS-t Type M (1991)
Skyline R32 GT-R Vspec II (1994)
Skyline R33 GT-R Vspec (1997)
Skyline R34
GT-R Vspec (1999)
Skyline R34 GT-R Vspec II (2000)
Skyline JGTC/Calsonic (2000)
Skyline
JGTC/Pennzoil-Nismo (1999)
Skyline JGTC/Zexel-Loctite (2000)
R390 GT1 LM Racer (1998)
R390 GT1 Street (1998)
Astra DTM Team Phoenix
Speedster
Calibra Tourer (1995)
Zonda C12
Zonda C12 S
No confirmed cars
206 S16
206 Rallier (1999)
Clio V6 Trophy
Clio Sport V6 24v (2000)
3400s
CTR 2
RGT
Cobra (1967)
Impreza 22B STi (1998)
Impreza Rallier (1999)
Impreza Rallier Prototype (2001)
Impreza WRX STi (2001)
Impreza WRX Sports WAGON STi(2001)
Impreza WRX STi Version VI (1999)
Impreza WRX STi Version VI Wagon (1999)
Legacy B4 Blitzen (2000)
Legacy B4 RSK (1998)
Legacy Touring Wagon
GT-B (1996)
AltoWORKS Suzuki Sports Limited (1997)
No confirmed cars
ZZ-S Coupe (2000)
Altezza AS2000 (1998)
Altezza RS200 (1998)
Celica
GT-Four (1995)
Celica SSII (2000)
Corolla Rallier (1999)
GT-One Racer (1999)
GT-One Street (1999)
MR2 G-Limited (1998)
MR2
GT-S (1998)
MR-S S-Edition (2000)
MR-S JGTC/Autobacs-A'PEXi (2000)
Sprinter Trueno
GT-Apex (1985)
Sprinter Trueno GT-Apex Shigeno Edition
Supra RZ Twinturbo (1997)
Supra
SZ-R (1997)
Supra JGTC/DensoSARD (2000)
Supra JGTC/Castrol-Tom's (2000)
Vitz Euro Edition
Vitz RS 3Door (2001)
Griffith 500 (1999)
Speed Twelve
Tuscan SpeedSix
newbeetle 2.0 (1999)
newbeetle RSi
newbeetle Cup
Lupo Cup
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Q. How many new courses will be added to the game?
A. At the moment, we know of three.
A. Yes. Again this ties in with weather effects; if weather effects are included, expect to see flying mud, changing road conditions, and the like. In a recent interview, Yamauchi has said that puddles will be in the dirt tracks as well.
A. There has been no concrete evidence of this highly expected feature as yet, but then again, there hasn't been any footage of the night tracks since the first build of GT2000.
Q. PD seems to have kept the traditional six car layout on the track. This evidence is supported by the limit of iLink players to six.
A. It's been removed, and a model of the new stadium under construction has been added.
A. The aim of GT3 is to include drag racing mode.
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Deep Forest
Grand Valley Speedway
High Speed Ring
Highway R246 A
Highway R246 B (Full Course)
Laguna Seca Raceway
Midfield Raceway
Montecarlo
Pikes Peak (Uphill and Downhill)
Rome Circuit
Rome Millenium
Rome Short
Seattle City Circuit
Seattle Short
Seattle Street
Smokey Mountain North
Smokey Mountain South
Special Stage R5
Special Stage R11
Superspeedway
Tahiti Road
Trial Mountain
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Autumn Ring (mini course)
Bandemier Speedway
Clubman Stage R5
Green Forest Roadway
Grindelwald
Motor Sports Land
Plam Strip
Red Rock Valley
Rome (evening course)
Sears Point Raceway
Swiss Alps
Tahiti Dirt RR3
Tahiti Maze
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*BCampbell, for inspiration and help with GT2 FAQ v1.0
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16 Jan 2K1: Release date info added
25 Jan 2K1: Apparently, the new Z will be in the game, according to a report. I've added it to the list. Thanks, CCJ. Also, braking section updated. Thanks, Postman.
27 Jan 2K1: SM confirmed. Thanks, bruddah_man_matt.
28 Jan 2K1: Lots of new confirmed and speculated tracks. Thanks, Kyle.
2 Feb 2K1: Okay, I'm FINALLY learning that it's 2001, not 2000.
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