Gran Turismo 4

Contents

• Quirks and Features
• The Cars
  • Manufacturer Areas
  • Complete Car List
  • Top 12 LM Cars
• The Tracks
  • Track Areas
  • Complete Track List
• The Events
  • Group 1
  • Makes
  • Special Conditions
  • Endurance
  • Extreme
  • Miscellaneous
• Gameplay
  • Getting Started
    • First Things First
    • The No-License Way
    • The License Way
    • More Notes
  • Money Makers
  • Basic Tuning
  • Car Collecting
• Le Mans 24 Hours
• Miscellaneous Notes

1. Insert a memory card with enough free space. A GT4 gamesave requires 1.5M (1500K), so you'll need a memory card that has at least that much free space before starting GT4.
2. Choose a language.
3. Type a display name. This name will be shown in the top left corner on the Map page (the page you see when you start Gran Turismo Mode) and above the garage door on your Home page. As far as I can tell, there's no way to change the name later, so choose one that you're not likely to get tired of.
4. Set your global options. Before going into Arcade Mode or Gran Turismo Mode, check Options and change as desired. You can turn off BGM (BackGround Music) in the Sound section, and change the units in the Units section. To minimize wear 'n' tear on your memory card, you can turn off Auto-save in the Misc section; just remember to save the game before shutting down the PS2.
5. Exit the Options page. You now have two modes to choose from: Arcade Mode and Gran Turismo Mode. Arcade Mode includes Single Race where you can get a feel for some of the cars and tracks. Gran Turismo Mode is the career mode. If you're completely new to racing games in general, I'd recommend spending some time in Arcade Mode before moving on to Gran Turismo Mode. The rest of these notes are for Gran Turismo Mode, so skip these and come back later if you decide to go with Arcade Mode. Also, if you get stuck at any of the steps below, you can always switch back and forth to/from Arcade Mode whenever you want.

1. Buy your first car. There are 3 Used car lots on the Map: 1980's (SouthWest of Home), Early 90's (NorthEast of Home), and Late 90's (SouthEast of Home). The Used car line-ups change every 7 days and things like taking a license test, among other things, will advance the Day counter. Initially, you start with Cr.10,000. Although there are several choices within your budget, I'd recommend choosing one from the list below (or a similar car). These cars are available in Week1 (Day1-Day7) and are all capable of winning the Sunday Cup in either stock form or with very few upgrades. If you decide to go with the Honda Civic Type R, be sure to get the '98 and not the '97 version; the price is the same but the '98 has a bit more power.

   Starter Car	Drv.	Asp.	BHP	PWR	Price
   Honda Civic SiR-II (EG) '91	FF	NA	149	6.961	Cr.5,669
   Honda Civic Type R (EK) '98	FF	NA	165	6.366	Cr.9,990
   Honda CR-X SiR '90	FF	NA	160	6.162	Cr.5,414
   Mazda RX-7 GT-Limited (FC,J) '85	FR	TC	185	6.917	Cr.5,914
   Mazda RX-7 GT-X (FC,J) '90	FR	TC	186	6.705	Cr.8,700
   Mitsubishi FTO GR '97	FF	NA	161	7.132	Cr.9,435
   Mitsubishi Galant 2.0 DOHC Turbo VR-4 '89	4WD	TC	199	6.739	Cr.9,733
   Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution GSR '92	4WD	TC	225	5.504	Cr.9,582
   Mitsubishi Mirage Cyborg ZR '97	FF	NA	158	6.712	Cr.9,540
   Nissan Silvia K's (S13) '91	FR	TC	186	6.283	Cr.7,136
   Nissan Skyline GTS25 Type S '91	FR	NA	171	7.708	Cr.8,550
   Nissan Skyline GTS-t Type M '89	FR	TC	195	6.467	Cr.8,347
   Toyota Celica 2000GT-R (ST162) '86	FF	NA	144	7.839	Cr.7,269
   Toyota Celica GT-R (ST183,4WS) '91	FF	NA	150	8.731	Cr.7,734
   Toyota Corolla Levin BZ-R '98	FF	NA	160	6.763	Cr.9,450
   Toyota MR2 1600 G '86	MR	NA	117	9.563	Cr.5,918
   Toyota MR2 1600 G-Limited SC '86	MR	SC	128	8.342	Cr.7,349

   Whenever you buy a used car, always remember to take it to GT Auto (just SouthWest of Home on the Map) and buy an Oil Change. It's well worth the Cr.50 since it increases the power of a used car by about 10% and is cheaper than any upgrade. For the Honda Civic Type R, you'll need to do a race first and change the oil after.
2. Use your starter car in the Sunday Cup. Now that you have a car, you can go to Beginner Events (SouthEast of Home) and try the Sunday Cup. This is probably the only event that your starter car can win in its stock form, so use this event as your current 'money maker' (by repeatedly winning and selling the extra cars) until you have enough credits for upgrades. The prize for winning all 5 races is an Autobianchi A112 Abarth worth about Cr.8,000. Keep at least one for the next step. Remember to Clear the event records when restarting the event; otherwise, you'll miss out on the prize car.
3. Use the Autobianchi in the Lightweight K Cup. Once you have about Cr.30,000 in the kitty, you can take your Autobianchi to Italy > Autobianchi > Tuning Shop and buy a Racing Exhaust, Racing Chip, Stage 2 Turbo, Sports/Soft tires, and 2 stages of Weight Reduction. Then, use it to win the Lightweight K Cup. The prize is a Ginetta G4 worth about Cr.10,000. You now have a new "money maker" that will earn you slightly more credits in slightly less time.
4. Do the Alfa Romeo GTA Cup. For this, you'll need to save up about Cr.50,000 to buy an Alfa Romeo 147 GTA and another Cr.35,000 for upgrades (RC Exhaust, Stage2 NA Tuning, Racing chip, NOS, and FC Transmission). Tune it to taste, and then do the GTA Cup in Italy > Alfa Romeo > Event. The prize is a Giulia Sprint GTA 1600 worth about Cr.24,000. Once you're comfortable enough to easily win this event, you can use it as your new "money maker" to earn almost twice as much as the Lightweight K Cup in about the same amount of time.
5. Do one or more drivetrain events. For the drivetrain events (FF, FR, 4WD, MR), you can use your starter car and any other cars that you've won or bought so far. Your cars should only need light or moderate upgrades for these events. For the FR Challenge, you can use a Ginetta if your starter car isn't an FR.
6. Do the European 1000 Miles. (Note: This step can take up to 16 hours!). For the European 1000, you have several choices of cars to use, some of which are listed below. The cars in the first part of the list are prize cars that you should already have in your garage. If you don't like any of those, or if you want something that'll get you through the championship quicker, you can buy one of the other cars listed. Cars marked with an asterisk (*) can be fitted with a Wing from GT Auto.

   Cars for European 1000	Acquire	Drv.	Asp.	BHP	PWR
   Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA 1600 '65	F01	FR	NA	115	6.491
   Ginetta G4 '64	A06	FR	NA	91	4.972
   Nissan Skyline 2000GT-B (S54A) '67	A03	FR	NA	125	8.748
   Alternatives for European 1000	Price	Drv.	Asp.	BHP	PWR
   Chevrolet Camaro SS '69	Cr.60,000	FR	NA	304	4.613
   Chevrolet Camaro Z28 302 '69	Cr.65,000	FR	NA	294	4.812
   Chevrolet Corvette Stingray L46 350 (C3) '69 *	Cr.71,500	FR	NA	356	4.185
   Dodge Charger 440 R/T '70 *	Cr.75,500	FR	NA	380	4.337
   Pontiac Tempest Le Mans GTO '64	Cr.52,600	FR	NA	332	4.281

   Whichever car you choose, I'd recommend upgrading as much as you can afford. Once you've upgraded your car, I'd recommend doing some practice laps at Nurburgring, Opera, Monaco, and LeMans2. Then, once you feel reasonably comfortable with the car and tracks, you can enter the European 1000 Miles where you'll earn up to Cr.900,000. See More Notes and Basic Tuning for tips on how to win this event.
7. Buy or win more cars for other events. Below is the complete list of events that you can do in A-Spec (Driver's Mode) that don't require a license.

   A. Beginner	Recommended Cars
   A01, Sunday Cup	any starter car
   A02. FF Challenge	Alfa 147 GTA, Suzuki Concept-S2, any FF starter car
   A03. FR Challenge	Ginetta, BMW 120i, any FR starter car
   A04. 4WD Challenge	A3 3.2 Quattro, any 4WD starter car
   A05. MR Challenge	GSX-R/4, Clio V6, Elise, any MR starter car
   A06. Lightweight K Cup	Autobianchi
   A08. Sport Truck Race	Toyota Tacoma X-Runner, any truck
   D. European	Recommended Cars
   D09. 1000 Miles	see the list in Step 6
   F. Makes	Recommended Cars
   F01. Alfa Romeo GTA Cup	147 GTA
   F04. Audi A3 Cup	A3 3.2 Quattro
   F06. BMW 1 Series Trophy	120i, 120d
   F11. Citroen 2HP-2CV *	2CV Type A
   F13. Daihatsu Midget II Race	D-Type
   F17. Isuzu Sports Classics	Piazza, Bellett, 117 Coupe
   F18. Lotus Classics *	Europa Special
   F26. Mini Sports Meeting	Mini Cooper-S
   F28. Mitsubishi Mirage Cup	Cyborg ZR
   F41. Suzuki Concepts *	Concept-S2
   F44. Toyota Vitz Race	RS Turbo, RS 1.5
   J. Endurance	Recommended Cars
   J03. Roadster 4 Hours **	any Mazda MX-5 RS

   For the events marked with one asterisk (*), you'll need to do some events in B-Spec (Director's Mode) to win an eligible car. For the Roadster 4 Hours, you'll need to reach 25% game completion to unlock the Endurance Events. As far as I can tell, it isn't possible to get past 11% in A-Spec alone without a license, so you'll need to do lots more B-Spec for the other 14%.
8. Decide where to go from here. Once you've completed all of the events that you're eligible for, you basically have two choices:
   1. Continue without a license. Besides the events you've already done, you can also take your cars to various Track Areas shown as green/white icons on the Map. You won't earn any credits there (as a matter of fact, they cost Cr.5 to enter), but they give you a chance to test your cars and practice on any track of your choice.
   2. Or, get your licenses and become eligible for the other events in Gran Turismo Mode. This is the choice I'd recommend since there are many more cars and tracks that can be unlocked in Gran Turismo Mode that aren't yet available in Arcade Mode.

1. Get your B and A licenses. Initially, you start with Cr.10,000. If you have a GT3 gamesave, you can use the Transfer feature (press [Start] on the Home>Status page) to add up to Cr.100,000 to the kitty. Although it may be tempting to buy a car and start racing, I'd recommend getting your B and A licenses first. The Licence Centre is located just below Home on the Map and there are 16 tests that need to be passed per license. You'll get a Volkswagen Lupo with your B license and a Pontiac Sunfire with your A license. If you have a GT4:Prologue gamesave that includes the Red level license, you can use the Transfer feature to obtain your B and A licenses; in which case, you won't get the cars but it'll save some time.
2. Use the Sunfire to do the Sunday Cup. (Skip this step if you used the Transfer feature to obtain your B and A licenses). Since a stock Sunfire isn't competitive enough for any other events, just stay with the Sunday Cup in Beginner Events (just SouthEast of Home on the Map), for now. Winning all 5 races will earn you an Autobianchi A112 Abarth worth about Cr.8,000 if you sell it. You can use this event as your current "money maker" by repeatedly winning and selling the extra cars. Just remember to Clear the event records when restarting the event; otherwise, you'll miss out on the prize car. Once you've earned enough credits, you can either upgrade the Sunfire (about Cr.31,000 for a Racing exhaust, Stage 2 NA Tuning, Racing Chip, and 2 stages of Weight Reduction) and use it for the FF Challenge, or you can save your credits for the next step.
3. Buy a multi-purpose car. (Skip this step if you'd rather win a car by doing license tests). At this stage, there are probably only a few events for the cars that you have so far, so it might be a good idea to buy a more useful one. The cars listed below may be worth considering; any of these is capable of winning a wide variety of events. Cars marked with an asterisk (*) are Used cars (subject to availability, and prices may vary). The cars in the second half of the list are probably only worth considering at a later stage.

   Multi-Purpose Car	Price	Useful For
   All in list below	--	B01, B02, G01, G02, G06, G09, H01, H02, H06, H09, I02, J02, J07, J09, J10, J15, J16, K03
   Multi-Purpose Car	Price	Also Useful For
   Buick Special '62	58,000	A03, B03, B06, C03, C04, E02
   Chevrolet Corvette Z06 (C5) '00	53,570	A03, B03, B08, C02, C03, F09
   Dodge Viper GTS '99	78,000	A03, B03, B08, C01, C02, C03, E02, J01, J04, J06
   Dodge Viper SRT-10 '03	84,880	A03, A07, B03, B08, C01, C02, C03, E02, J01, J04, J06
   Lotus Elise 111R '04	54,410	A05, A07, B03, B04, B07, D01, D02, D03, F19
   Lotus Motor Sport Elise '99	97,180	A05, B03, B04, B07, D01, D02, D03, F19
   Mazda RX-7 Spirit R Type A (FD) '02	39,980	A03, B04, B08, E01, F20
   Mazda RX-8 Type S (J) '03	27,500	A03, B03, B04, E01, F20, F22
   Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI RS '99 *	16,886	A04, B04, E01, E05, F27
   Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII MR GSR '04	33,980	A04, B04, E01, F27
   Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34) '99 *	24,990	A04, B04, B08, E01, E05, F30, J06
   Nissan Skyline GT-R V-spec II Nur (R34) '02	61,000	A04, B04, B08, E01, F30, J06
   Subaru Impreza Sedan WRX STi Spec C '04	33,920	A04, B04, B05, E01, F40
   Toyota Supra RZ '97 *	21,950	A03, B04, B08, E01, E05
   TVR Cerbera Speed 6 '97 *	39,940	A03, B03, B08, D01, D02, D03, F46
   TVR Griffith 500 '94 *	29,365	A03, A07, B03, B07, B08, D01, D02, D03, F46
   TVR T350C '03	74,830	A03, B03, B07, B08, D01, D02, F46
   TVR Tuscan Speed 6 '00	94,050	A03, A07, B03, B08, D01, D02, D03, F46
   Multi-Purpose Car (Cr.100,000+)	Price	Useful For
   All in list below	--	B01, B02, E02, G01, G02, G06, G09, H01, H02, H06, H09, I02, J01, J02, J04, J06, J07, J09, J10, J15, J16, K03
   Multi-Purpose Car (Cr.100,000+)	Price	Also Useful For
   Audi A4 Touring Car '04	450,000	A03, B03, B04, D01, D04, I01, I06, J08
   Audi Abt Audi TT-R Touring Car '02	550,000	B03, B04, D01, D04, F05, I01, I06, J08, K02
   Ford Australia 2000 Ford Falcon XR8 '00	450,000	A03, B04, I01, I06, J08
   Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren '03	610,000	A03, B08, D01, D11, F23, K07
   Nissan Falken GT-R Race Car '04	550,000	A04, B04, E01, F30, J08
   RE Amemiya Asparadrink RX7 (JGTC) '04	500,000	A03, B04, E01, F20
   Saleen S7 '02	419,130	A05, B03, B08, C01, C02, C03, F37, K07
   Shelby Series 1 Super Charged '03	184,630	A03, A07, B03, B08, C02, C03, F38, J08, K07
   Subaru Cusco Subaru Advan Impreza '03	500,000	A03, B04, B05, E01, F40
   Tommy Kaira ZZII '00	500,000	A04, B04, E01, I01, I06, K02

   Once you've bought a car, your main goal should be to get lots of practice and to learn any tracks that you don't already know. If you want to test your cars on particular tracks that aren't available in any of the the normal events, you can take them to the various Track Areas represented by green/white icons on the Map.
4. Get your IB and IA licenses. If you skipped the last 2 steps and don't have a car yet, you'll need to get your IB and IA licenses before you can do the next step. If you already have some cars but don't yet know all of the tracks, you can skip this step for now and get your IB and IA licenses later; otherwise, get your IB and IA licenses now. You'll get a Nike One 2022 with your IB license and a Nismo 270R with your IA license.
5. Do the Capri Rally in Special Conditions Easy. For this, you can use either the Nismo 270R (if you got your IA license) or a multi-purpose car from Step 3 (if you bought one). Once you've won the Toyota RSC Rally Raid Car, you can use it in the same event as your new "money maker", or you can use it to win better cars that, in turn, can be used to win even better cars.
6. Strive for 25% game completion. Do the easy stuff first, and don't spend too much time on the harder events. The list below includes a selection of cars that are fairly easy to acquire, and any of these can serve as a "workhorse" to complete a fair percentage of events. Note: For a car that's listed as being useful for both B03 and B04, you'll need to install a Turbo kit to make it eligible for B04, or uninstall it for B03.

   Acq.	Easy-To-Acquire Car	Useful For
   --	All in list below	B01, B02, G01, G02, G06, G09, H01, H02, H06, H09, I02, J02, J07, J09, J10, J15, J16, K03
   Acq.	Easy-To-Acquire Car	Also Useful For
   D05	Alfa Romeo 155 2.5 V6 TI '93	A04, B03, D01, D04, J06
   D10	BMW M3 GTR Race Car '01	A03, B03, B04, D01, F07, J06
   G01	Cadillac Cien '02	A05, B03, C01, C03, E02, J01, J04, J06, J08
   C02	Chevrolet Camaro LM Race Car '01	A03, B03, B04, C01, C03, E02, F08, J01, J04, J06, J08
   F10	Dodge Viper GTS-R Concept '00	A03, B03, C01, C03, E02, J01, J04, J06, J08
   D01	Jaguar XJ220 LM Edition '01	A05, B04, D01, D02, E02, J01, J04, J06, J08
   F22	Mazda RX-8 Concept LM Race Car '01	A03, B03, E01, E02, F20, F22, J01, J04, J06, J08
   D04	Mercedes-Benz AMG CLK-GTR Race Car '98	A05, B03, B04, D01, E02, F23, J01, J04, J06, J08
   F23	Mercedes-Benz CLK Touring Car '00	A03, B03, B04, D01, D04, E02, F23, J01, J04, J06, J08
   E01	Nissan Fairlady Z Concept LM '02	A03, B04, E01, E02, F32, J01, J04, J06, J08
   H02	Subaru Impreza Rally Car Prototype '01	A04, B04, B05, E01, F40
   F40	Subaru Impreza Super Touring '01	A04, B04, B05, E01, E02, F40, J06
   F41	Suzuki GSX-R/4 '01	A05, A07, B03, B04, B07, E01, E06, F41
   F43	Toyota Altezza Touring Car '01	A03, B03, B04, E01, F43, J06
   G02	Toyota RSC Rally Raid Car '02	A04, B04, E01
   F46	TVR Cerbera Speed 12 '00	A03, B03, B04, D01, D02, E02, F46, J01, J04, J06, J08, K07

   Once you reach 25% game completion, the Endurance races will become available.
7. Win one or more high-end cars. For your first high-end car, do the El Capitan 200 Miles (J15) using any car from the list in the previous step. Once you have the Toyota 88C-V, you can use it to win other high-end cars (either now or later). Any of these can be used for events where a "Top 12 LM" car is recommended.

   First High-End Car	Acquire
   Toyota Minolta 88C-V Race Car '89	J15. El Capitan 200 Miles
   Other High-End Cars	Acquire
   Audi R8 '01	J11. Sarthe Circuit 24 Hrs 1
   Bentley Speed 8 Race Car '03	J12. Sarthe Circuit 24 Hrs 2
   Nissan R92CP Race Car '92	J13. Fuji 1000km
   Polyphony Formula Gran Turismo '04	J06. Nurburgring 24 Hours

8. Strive for 50% game completion. Do more of the easy stuff and, again, don't spend too much time on the harder events. Once you reach 50% game completion, you'll get a Jaguar XJR-9 LM Race Car. You can use that, plus any other high-end cars that you won in the last step, to go back and do some of the previously-skipped harder stuff.
9. Do the Driving Missions. The Driving Missions, although numbered, don't necessarily have to be done in order. If you just wanted the Nissan R89C, for instance, you could just do Mission 30-34 and skip the rest. Driving Missions are more like License tests than the normal events. Unlike License tests, however, these do count towards game completion (about 6%, I think). The list below may be useful if you want to practice beforehand. When using a car from your garage, be sure to uninstall all upgrades so that practice conditions are as close as possible to the Driving Mission conditions. The easiest way to unmodify a car is by using an unused settings preset (Set A, B, or C).

   	3-Lap Battle (Orange)	Car
   11	New York Reverse	Toyota 2000GT '67
   12	Laguna Seca Raceway	Ford GT LM Race Car Spec-II '04
   13	Opera Paris	Peugeot 206 Rally Car '99
   14	Seattle Circuit	Plymouth Super Bird '70
   15	Cote d'Azur (Monaco)	Lancia Stratos '73
   16	Suzuka Circuit	Volkswagen New Beetle Cup Car '00
   17	Infineon Raceway	Audi R8 Race Car '01
   18	Circuit de la Sarthe 2 (Le Mans)	Nissan R92CP Race Car '92
   19	Suzuka Circuit East	Amuse S2000 Street Version '04
   20	Tsukuba Circuit	Nissan mm-R Cup Car '01
   	Slipstream Battle (Blue)	Car
   21	Test Course	Nissan Cube EX (FF/CVT) '02
   22	Test Course	Honda Odyssey '03
   23	Test Course	Nissan Skyline GT-R '99
   24	Test Course	Amuse S2000 GT1 '04
   	1-Lap Magic (Red)	Car
   25	Fuji Speedway 80's	Nissan Motul Pitwork Z (JGTC) '04
   26	Suzuka Circuit	Honda Takata Dome NSX (JGTC) '03
   27	Laguna Seca Raceway	Mazda 787B Race Car '91
   28	Fuji Speedway 2005	Toyota WedsSport Celica (JGTC) '03
   29	Infineon Raceway	Chevrolet Corvette C5R (C5) '00
   	1-Lap Magic (Purple)	Car
   30	Tsukuba Circuit	Subaru Impreza Rally Car '03
   31	High Speed Ring Reverse	Lotus Esprit V8 '02
   32	Seattle Circuit Reverse	Ford GT '05
   33	Infineon Raceway	Cadillac Cien '02
   34	Nurburgring Nordschleife	Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren '03

10. Get your S license. The tests for the S license are all 1-lap time trials. The list below may be useful if you want to practice beforehand. When using a car from your garage, be sure to uninstall all upgrades as described in the previous step.

    	Track	Car	Bronze
    S-1	Twin Ring Motegi	Honda Gathers Drider Civic Race Car '98	2'26.700
    S-2	Citta di Aria	Alfa Romeo Spider 1600 Duetto '66	2'26.440
    S-3	SS Route 5	Saleen S7 '02	1'33.400
    S-4	Costa di Amalfi	Lancia Stratos Rally Car '77	2'27.500
    S-5	Seattle	Ford GT [striped] '05	1'43.200
    S-6	Ice Arena	Hyundai Accent Rally Car '01	1'00.000
    S-7	Trial Mountain	Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren '03	1'40.000
    S-8	Tokyo R246	Honda Takata Dome NSX (JGTC) '03	1'42.000
    S-9	El Capitan	Dodge Viper SRT-10 '03	2'00.000
    S-10	Grand Canyon	Mitsubishi Starion 4WD Rally Car '84	3'02.000
    S-11	Opera Paris	Renault Clio Renault Sport V6 Phase 2 '03	1'45.000
    S-12	Suzuka Circuit	Nissan Motul Pitwork Z (JGTC) '04	2'05.730
    S-13	Infineon - Sports	Audi R8 Race Car (LM) '01	1'22.700
    S-14	Chamonix	Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 Rally Car '85	2'40.043
    S-15	Circuit de la Sarthe I	Bentley Speed 8 Race Car (LM) '03	3'36.600
    S-16	Nurburgring	Mercedes-Benz AMG 190E 2.5-16 Evo.II Touring Car '92	7'58.300

    Once you have your S license, you can go for 100% game completion.