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*** And if you reach a certain level in either the A-Spec or B-Spec games in GT5, you'll unlock the ultimate badass race car of all: the [http://www.gtplanet.net/red-bull-x1-sebastian-vettel-gameplay-video-screenshots/ X1].
* [[Contested Sequel]]: Gran Turismo 5. Some of the fanbase has criticized this iteration for tedious grinding, [[Adam Smith Hates Your Guts|the fact that you can't sell highly expensive cars]] or farm for them anymore, endurance races giving you low sums of money, a poorly implemented paint system, segregated A-Spec and B-Spec modes, no fast forward for B-Spec, a weak track generator, a 20 million credit limit, among other things.
* [[Crowning Music of Awesome]]: The main theme of the Gran Turismo series, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkbCj82kKik "Moon Over the Castle"], composed by guitarist Masahiro Andoh of the famous Japanese jazz fusion band [
** ''Gran Turismo 4'' at least had the original replaced by "Panama" by Van Halen in the US. The EU release got shafted by comparison, with a remix of "U-Boat" by Kasabian.
** ''Gran Turismo 2'' did have a great [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e701QHyCr0o intro] with "My Favourite Game" by The Cardigans (From their album oddly also named Gran Turismo.)
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* [[8.8]]: The full release of Gran Turismo 5 was met with positive professional reviews... that fall just short of perfect. Much ''[[Forza Motorsport|Forza]]'' vs. ''[[Gran Turismo|GT]]'' [[Fan Dumb|fanboyism]] did commence across the internet.
* [[Game Breaker]]: The Pikes Peak Escudo in 2. They [[Nerf|nerfed]] it in ''3'' by making it nearly uncontrollable, and worse, they removed the course it was designed for. However, a skilled enough player with a good setup could still use it efficiently, and it could be tuned to ''1843 freaking horsepower'', enough to get it to 430 km/h while still outdragging all other cars. They had to ''nerf it again'' in 4 to get it stay as a curiosity rather than a [[Game Breaker]].
** A properly tuned Escudo could ''literally'' [[Game Breaking Bug|break the game]] in GT3 by popping a wheelie and then [[Faster
** The fourth game has the Plymouth Superbird and the '65 Pontiac GTO for historic car events -- often resulting in five 40 hp [[The Alleged Car|alleged cars]] put against a 400 hp V8 monster -- and once you unlock it, the Polyphony Formula Gran Turismo.
** The Chapparal 2J, with its vacuum downforce system (it was banned from competition due to this). As an opponent, it often made the All-American Championship [[Unwinnable]].
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*** Step four: Repeat steps 2 and 3 for tons of cash.
*** [[Gran Turismo|GT4's]] "rules" are easily bendable in a lot of cases. If you're into earning A-spec points for a [[Self-Imposed Challenge]], you'll find that installing a racing suspension to improve cornering does not at all affect your points earns. Want to use a car as a rolling wall to make a turn at higher speed? The game usually will not object. This also extends into cases where driving across grass to avoid a chicane [[No Fair Cheating|does not cause a penalty at all]].
** GT5's Stealth Model "Gift Cars", which consist of black versions of: a Nissan GT-R GT500, a Honda NSX GT500, a Mazda 787B, a Mclaren F1, an [
*** [[Serial Escalation|And they can still be upgraded (with some limitations) at the Tuning Shop.]] See just how fast the upgraded Audi R10 TDI can go in the "Like The Wind" Challenge [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2OdZhCWRes here] (or [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33v4e7NfESw here] if you prefer a view from the cockpit).
** And now in GT5, the X1 (renamed X2010 after an update) - insanely fast with ungodly grip (basically, combine the best features of the Formula Gran Turismo and the Chapparal 2J, then put ''that'' on steriods), if you can master it.
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** Arguably the borrowing system and having friends that have a X2010 to put online. Step one, Borrow X2010, Step two, race with it, Step three, Profit.
** [[Fridge Brilliance|Fridge Awesome]]: Most of these cars exist in [[Real Life]], and since reality doesn't care about [[Competitive Balance]] and can't be nerfed as easily as a game can, some of the real cars (like the nerfed cars in the later games) are even more game-breaking than their in-game counterparts.
* [["Grand Theft Auto" Effect]]: Though not as intensely as the trope namer.
* [[Memetic Mutation]]: [[Uncanny Valley|Zombie Jeff Gordon]].
** "Don't hit the cooooones!"
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