Is there any idea about when we are going to be able to see real sports cars in LSF? Like Lamborghini Murcielago, Aston Martin DB9, Mercedes SLR, Mercedes SL, Corvette C5, Ferrari F430 or any other kinds of cars... I know that there is a licence problem. But I really want to see these cars in LFS. For example each of the car can be sold separately...

Seeing as we have just got our 3rd officially licensed car, who knows.

TBH would it make LFS any better?, what would adding a Ferrari actually do to the sim, what more would it offer that we dont already have?, I am talking in terms of actual racing and physics simulation, not the addition of "car porn".

Dan,

Yes, who knows...
And is that really what we want? You should think of the additional licence fee for that kind of cars. Everything discussed before...

What I'm wondering about is, when will we see a real FXO, RB4 or FZ50 on the streets of our cities? That would be really cool...

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What I'm wondering about is, when will we see a real FXO, RB4 or FZ50 on the streets of our cities? That would be really cool...

I wouldn't touch the FZ50 - it's just plain deadly. Any other car of it's class is as tame as an UF1 compared to the BF1.

Vain

You don't need to push to the limit in real life

But as usual, most of us wouldn't have the money to drive even one time such a car. That's why we have to drive a sim and dream of it...

Of course simulation is the most important issue in LSF. But Racing with real cars cannot be passed over. I just wondered whether there is a plan about it.

please read the Improvement Suggestions , there you may see all wanted improvements plus a thread about what will be in further versions and what is unlikely to be in.

Edit: BTW, racing LFS is NOT REAL racing and will never be. real life has still better feedback ;-)

tbh I don't think we will se any real cars (maybe a few) before the developers are 100% happy with LFS, after S3 is out and after some patches.

Just a small point - The Mercs and Astons aren't, technically, sports cars, but grand touring cars (i.e. for long distance travel). I'd argue the Corvette isn't a sports car but a skip, but that's something I'm doubting Americans would agree with me on.

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I'd argue the Corvette isn't a sports car but a skip,

roflmao

You didn't know we already have one? http://www.raceabout.fi/index_3.html

would b good idea to have real cars in lfs but im happy with the cars we have now. I mean we have the fz50 which is a porsche 911, Lx's are caterams etc so even though they might not be called by the names they have got IRL. Looks might be slightly different etc but we basically have real cars in LFS. Hope you followed wat im tryin to say lol.

No. Would be better to stick to the fictional ones,those Porsche's are already in 258 other games,so no thanks.

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I'd argue the Corvette isn't a sports car but a skip, but that's something I'm doubting Americans would agree with me on.

I'd concur, frankly. Most Americans I know probably would too, in their heart of hearts. It's just too "available", really.

Now.. a Dodge Viper, on the other hand.. that I would argue is a sports car. You could argue the same "skip" but it doesn't entirely hold true, and there's just something special about it. It's rarer than the 'vette and causes spontaneous drooling on sight.

I had the cash to buy an absolutely gorgeous Viper at one time (an instant in time, never to be repeated), but spent the money on a new roof and a Mitsubishi Montero instead. Damn.

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I'd argue the Corvette isn't a sports car but a skip

You know what? Suddenly, I like you more

whats a skip?

vettes are readily available here in the states ... hell i got one siting in the garage next to my cadi cts haha ... bit just because it sells well and peformes well doesnt mean its a "skip" althou it does kinda stink when i see so many of em ... but hey new zo6 is kickin everyones tails haha

Trouble is with the vette, and pretty much every other "yank-tank" is the lack of finesse and general "barn-door" engineering that is employed.

The american philosophy is, chuck a huge engine in, and thats that, sod the handling.

Its certainly better than it used to be, heck the new vette can actually go round corners

Dan,

Wow, this quickly turned into a 'lets bash Americans' thread. The English seem to have such an attitude of superiority when it comes to cars, it's not even funny. Not exactly an endearing quality....

Not bashing Americans, just their cars, big difference my friend .

As for the Brits having a superior attitude to cars, its a bit difficult to have that when we have little or no car industry to speak off.

Dan,

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As for the Brits having a superior attitude to cars, its a bit difficult to have that when we have little or no car industry to speak off.

Yet somehow it still happens I think part of it is a different set of goals. If American cars don't handle like the British track-day specials, they're crap by British standards. But for Americans, they're just right, because they mostly don't drive on twisty B-roads and tracks, and they suit the type of driving they do. As for build quality, well, I can't defend that, but I guess that's how they get their prices so low

Z06 is the best bang for buck sports car in the world and it handles just fine I am sure. Most of you saps would be happy to drive one.

Well, personally, I think that if Ferraris, Porsches and Lamborghinis were going to be added to the game, it would make the game a lot better, but only in one sense, if the car manufacturers would have some sort of insight for the LFS devs so that the the virtual machine handles just like the real car and this partnership could also make it so that the LFS devs can use authentic sounds for these cars. Look, don't get me wrong here, LFS is my fav sim and I think is the most realistic driving game yet, but having real cars and hopefully, real tracks would make the game a lot better . Now, I know that one of you guys said that you'd like to see a real FZ50, well, same here , but probably for the FZR. An idea which occured to me is that if you're rich enough, buy a GT 550 Maranello, and then reshape the body to look like the FZR. Would be very cool, but extremely, costly .

GT 40 ? I like Corvettes, Mustangs etc. (many old american cars) And if they are not the fastests in curves (bends ? Don't know the word), I think they are sport cars too.

I'm happy with the cars that are in LFS.