Mariott Hotel on Wheels by stowe07
#funny #hotel #mariott
ウニモグヤマトの宅急便 by abe1974tom
#kuroneko #unimog #mercedes
For the blissfully unaware, the 411 Unimog in this game weighs in at 1,940kg (4,277lbs), and has a mere 29HP (30PS, 22kW) to carry that heft around a racetrack it now finds an uncomfortable home. A full lap of the comparatively tiny Tsukuba Circuit takes over 2 minutes in this thing, and needless to say, it would struggle to get out of its own way, let alone have a race with. Its top speed, which you'll find only with the help of a sheer drop off a cliff with gale force winds in the truck bed, is gear limited to 94km/h (58mph), so it's going to have one hell of a time merging onto the expressways of role–playing lobbies too.
Just like the real life customers of the 411 I suspect, we GT7 players will have to get our digital hands dirty to find any use out of our Unimog, and it's an undertaking well worth the effort and Credits in my view. Despite its completely unassuming looks, the Unimog can be one hell of a hoot if one decides to upgrade it to become the most stealthy sleeper of a weapon. What I haven't mentioned thus far is that the Unimog comes stock with 6 forward gears, which is still the standard for many categories of racecars even today. With GT's esoteric limitations, having 6 forward gears straight from the factory means that it also gets 6 forward gears when a custom gearbox is equipped on the car, immediately giving the Unimog a leg–up on comparable tuning bases like the Suzuki Jimny. And why do I compare an agricultural truck to a Kei off–roader? That's because, despite its looks, the Unimog is actually a really, really tiny vehicle by modern standards; it measures in at 3,800 x 1,670 x 2,140mm (149.6 x 65.7 x 84.3 in), and for some context, that's a whopping 155mm shorter and just 5mm wider than a 2014 Honda Fit Hybrid (and a staggering 615mm taller even before one fits the racing exhaust or the camper attachment, but ignore that!). The Unimog's tall ground clearance, AWD, and front biased weight distribution makes it an incredibly stable and planted car to hustle around, and its tiny wheelbase ensures that it's always willing to rotate. With the SRC spec damn near maxing out the potential of the Unimog, bringing it up to 130HP, 1,590kg (3,505lbs), and 284.33PP, the Unimog drives so very incredibly neutrally with nary a hint of understeer and absolutely zero oversteer even when pushed incredibly hard with a relatively unstable setup. And, I really love racing low powered, high–drag vehicles, because they're more forgiving and therefore accessible to a wider variety of skill levels, and the high drag brings racers closer together. The Unimog in SRC guise then, is one hell of a spec racecar!
That said, being an incredibly old agricultural vehicle, the Unimog does present a rather big hurdle for tuners to overcome. First off, the most fun bed attachment option for livery makers, the camper box, has a humongous drag penalty once out on the track, and the downforce it miraculously gives is just irrelevant with a vehicle as slow, heavy, and inherently stable as the Unimog. I highly suspect that by itself will turn off many a prospective builder and tinkerer. Second, the diesel engine has a very, very narrow powerband, even with a Low RPM Turbo Kit; it only gets into its groove at around 2,700rpm and starts to run out of breath at around 3,500. And that narrow powerband makes setting up the gear ratios a nightmare, as one has to consider not letting the engine bog off a standing start while maintaining a reasonable top speed. Even with the SRC spec boosting and lightening the Unimog, I've had to set an incredibly low first gear that tops out at just 32km/h (20mph) just so it would actually get off the line, and 6th has to go up to somewhere around 170km/h (106mph) so it doesn't bounce off the limiter going down Foxhole of the Nordschleife. 2nd to 5th then, have to be incredibly wide apart to connect those two polar opposites, and it's a precarious balancing act in the settings sheet, even with the luxury of six gears to work with. For those inexperienced with tuning, I can absolutely see this hurdle in tuning know–how being a serious turn–off as well; it's not a car that just magically fixes its problems when aftermarket parts are bought for it. But if you can work magic with the game's sliders, the Unimog would shock many, many racers at low PP events I suspect, and you'd look pretty damned awesome doing it.
So, the Unimog. Before driving it, I thought it'd be a neat canvas for livery makers and role players. After driving it stock, I've come to realise it's too slow for even the latter. But after driving the SRC spec? I think it's one of the most underrated, deceptive sleepers ever introduced in the series, and I am INCREDIBLY glad for its inclusion in the game, because it's a hoot whether you're looking to make a livery for it, shoot it, tune it, or race it. Trust me, I've done all four!
My setup for the SRC spec, for anyone interested.
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