#v-rally

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N64 Gamer #10, December '98 - 'V-Rally' Cover.

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Hyper #46, Aug '97 - 'V-Rally' cover.

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V-Rally 3 (PS2) Our Discord

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I did this on accident.

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Vor 20 Jahren (fast genau sogar) kam der GameBoy Color auf den Markt. Für mich ist er auch heute noch ein Muss auf längeren Zugfahrten, oder wenn man bei gutem Wetter auf der Terrasse sitzt.

Habt/Hattet ihr einen GameBoy Color? Welche sind eure Dauerbrenner, die immer wieder den Weg in den Modulschacht finden?

(Bildquelle: Total! - Magazin, Ausgabe September/1998)

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V-Rally 4 PS4 Review

V-Rally 4 PS4 Review

V-Rally 4 is an arcade rally racer available from retail stores and for download from the PlayStation Store for the PS4. The V-Rally franchise began on PS1 in 1997 followed by a Nintendo 64 port that released in Europe in December 1998 and in other regions including America and Japan in 1999 with a Game Boy Colour version also released in 1999, while V-Rally 2 released for PS1 in 1999 followed by…

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Part 2: The Machines

Last Saturday, we took a look at all the locations that V-Rally 4 has revealed to have so far, and the events they could include. Today, we are looking into the cars you will use to drive through the stages, the ravines and the dense forests that V-Rally 4 has to offer!

Screenshot courtesy of Gamersyde Official - link to video here

V-Rally 4 features 5 different disciplines that the player can tackle and race with. Those disciplines are Rally, V-Rally Cross, Hillclimb, Buggy and Extreme-Khana. We will go through each discipline now.

RALLY

Rally is the main discipline and focus of V-Rally 4. The discipline itself is split into 2 categories, historic rally cars and modern rally cars. Historic cars include legendary vehicles such as the Porsche 911 Carrera Safari (pictured above), the Alpine A110 of the 60s, the Lancia Delta HF Integralle that ruled the 90s Group A, and even some of the early modern WRC machines, such as the 2004 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII.

Modern cars meanwhile seem to include an equal variety of modern machinery. Cars that we have seen in action and promoted by the V-Rally 4 page include the Porsche 997 RGT, which took part in the FIA Group R-GT championship, and the Skoda Fabia R5 participating in WRC-2. We have no word or confirmation on if V-Rally 4 will include the modern WRC cars which were introduced last year though.

V-RALLY CROSS

V-Rally Cross is the second main discipline of V-Rally 4. It has been promoted excessively in trailers and footage, and gameplay footage indicates that the modern rallycross stage format will be used. Drivers race around a closed dirt circuit over a number of laps, and during one of the laps they have to perform a joker lap. Joker laps use a different sections of the circuit which are usually slower to the main circuit.

The car roster for V-Rally Cross includes a lot of the cars actively participating in the modern WRX championship, such as the Ford Focus RX and the Honda Civic Red Bull Rallycross. Additional cars that have been observed in the recent trailer include the Volkswagen Beetle, the Ford Fiesta ST and the Renault Alpine 310. More cars will be revealed at a later date.

Players can expect very fast cars in very fast and flowing stages, going through jumps and tight hairpins, as they race to the finish line.

HILLCLIMB

The hillclimb discipline includes state-of-the-art hypercars specially attuned for great speeds exceeding 300 kilometers/hour. The cars participate on a timed trial to reach the peak of a mountain in the lowest time possible, without the aid of a co-driver unlike in the rally discipline.

V-Rally 4 once again displays a variety of environments and cars to select from for this discipline. The flagship of this discipline has been the Suzuki SX4, which can be observed tackling the Mount Rainier course in the pic above. Not much else is known about the cars of the discipline.

BUGGY

Buggies are a new addition to the franchise. Like in similar games, the buggies will be able to tackle extreme situations and tracks with lots of jumps and obstacles, whist offering quick acceleration and good control through any of the surfaces. So far, only one buggy has been revealed for use in the game.

EXTREME-KHANA

Extreme-khana is a unique version of the gymkhana events that were made popular into the gaming world thanks to games like DiRT 3. Unlike other games, however, extrme-khana focuses on completing a certain number of laps around a technical circuit, situated in various locations, from parking lots to abandoned airfields. Those technical circuits are tough and twisty, and mistakes can cost the player dearly.

In order to tackle those, the player will have in their disposal specially modified cars with lots of torque and drifting capabilities, such as the Ford Mustand Fastback. Not much else is known about the cars included in this discipline thus far.

THE MACHINES THUS FAR

As with Part 1, we are going to present now the various cars that have been revealed by Kylotonn and which will feature in V-Rally 4 in greater detail.

First car on the list is the Porsche 997 RGT

The 997 Porsche RGT was amidst the first holomogated car for the newly-established FIA R-GT Cup. The rules for the cars were established in 2011, whilst the first proper chamionship was ran in 2015. Using GT Rear Wheel Drive cars specially attuned for rallying, the championship has been active since then, and includes racing in various WRC and ERC events alongside the main categories.

This particular Porsche variant has been a very popular choice with R-GT cup drivers, along with the Abarth 124 R-GT, and has won the majority of the events ran in the R-GT cup so far. Players should expect high power delivered to them from the back wheels once they hit the accelerator, and a lot of sideway action as they tackle in the corners of the RALLY events. A car of high demands, and high results indeed.

For the next car, we go back in time with the Alpine A110

The Alpine A110 had been one of the most famous cars of the last century. First manufactured in 1963, this Rear-Wheel, Rear-Engine rally car rode to victory in the 1970s in the rally world. During the inaugural IMC (International Manufacturers Championship) when it first began in 1970, as well as the inaugural WRC in 1973, the Alpine A110 won the manufacturers championship in 1971 and 1973 in the IMC and the WRC respectively. Throughout its participation, it earned the prestige reputation of one of the strongest rally cars of its time.

The Alpine has a rich history of tackling the harshest roads and coming out victorious on top, and the player can expect to do the same with this awe-inspiring legendary car. 

Next on our list comes the Tatum Super Buggy

The Tatum Super Buggy is one of the various buggies the player will be able to use for the buggy discipline. It is one of the most successful buggies in its category, largely preferred by amateur drivers and professionals alike. Highly modifiable to suit the needs of each individual driver, the Tatum Super Buggy can tackle any terrain and obstacle it comes across. The question then becomes: Can you?

Final on our list is the Suzuki SX4

The Suzuki SX4 hillclimb was used for the 2011 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. Piloted by Nobuhiro “Monster” Tajima, the 910HP beast finished the course of the Race to the Clouds and smashed the previous record, becoming the first driver to finish in a sub-10-minute run.

This awesome power is now available to the player, who can take it and command it through the narrow corners of China and the dense forests of America. With so much power and speed, make sure you don’t run off the track!

And that about wraps up the second part of our analysis! Tune in again this Friday for Part 3: The Driving, where we’ll take a deep dive into the gameplay of V-Rally 4!

So, what do you think of the cars V-Rally 4 has to offer? Which car is your favourite, and which vehicle would you like to see in the future? Let us know in the reblogs, or by joining our V-Rally People Discord Server and Facebook Group, or follow us on Twitter to receive the latest news on V-Rally 4!

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