Ive done alot of driving in the suzuki, 20-25% is optimum shift. You can save so so much fuel with this car and lose only a tiny amount of pace its amazing
It's actually faster shifting at that point since the power curve dips quickly past 10,700 rpm. :D I always thought the VGT sucked 'til I realized shifting earlier did it best both in fuel economy and performance hahaha!
Just recently discovered your channel after getting PS5 and GT7 for Christmas (starting at age 52). I'm currently building out a budget cockpit with G29 and Playseat Challenge. It's basic but I'm loving it. Still getting to grips with GT7 (last GT I drove was GT5 on PS3). I'm really enjoying your commentary and quips about the track shenanigans during the race and the the little lessons on how to drive, fuel and tire strategy and so on. I'm learning a lot. Thanks for that and you have a new sub!
Right there with you, same set up and really enjoying it so far, Santa however delivered the Xbox version of the G29 rather than the Playstation version....the silly idiot. So looking forward to the new Forza game coming out
If you really get into it, and want to upgrade later on, the Logitech G Pro Direct Drive wheel is just awesome. I've had mine for a month after owning a G25 and G29 for over 15 years and it has improved my times, which is amazing after so many years of experience
@phunkdoctaspock it's expensive, but in my opinion the extra money is felt immediately. The quality is exceptional and to use it, it's an absolute dream. Being able to swap between 5 profiles at the touch of a button is so so nice in GT7 when you are swapping cars so much. I have presets ranging from factory stock cars with light steering and brakes, up to manual steering race cars. Incredibly precise and smooth, with enough feedback to give your arms and shoulders a workout. It's glorious.
I always mindlessly play GT7 when I feel like it, but then get bored from not having too much fun. It's always when watching you videos that I want to go back to playing the game seriously, competitively, but also not taking it too seriously. You make me see that this game can be genuinely enjoyable and realistic if you put in the patience, time and dedication. I hope to get better though, for I always lose patience and go over the car's limits!
Ease on the assist. Each car has a different balance and behaviour. If you actually like cars and driving, you’ll get a thrill from squeezing performance out of knowing a machine.
@@BastianUllr I really do, however I sometimes think that some cars rely too much on proper tuning, which sometimes gets in the way of a proper driving enjoyment. I don't mind learning about tuning, but some cars I try to improve become simply undrivable, and I end up not using them anymore, from not being able to fix it.
"Do you remember when Suzuki made the most OP car in the game? Pepperidge Farm remembers". The guys at the factory must have had some Escudo engines lying around and they just put it on the VGT.
I love the VGT a lot! I'm also signed up for Suzuki this season just to give it a try. The VGT sure handles weird compared to most FR Gr. 3 race cars but damn that top-end is super! I always thought the VGT sucked at first due to the poor fuel economy and dying power at the top 'til I realized it was actually great (even better than many Gr. 3 cars) when you shift optimally below the halfway point at the rev counter.
It still cracks me up with the fact that Deep Forest Raceway is located in Switzerland In a country that banned motorsport after the 1955 Le Mans Disaster.
Steve, regarding on staying with the Porsche or any other vs Suzuki(15:07)fuel mixture advantage/hp power, there are the other Key Factors in which you were doing...The draft/Slipstreaming.. like you said this can save some fuel, another.. quick shifting(no over rev)better powere band can save fuel also. Another idea? upgraded adjustable transmission if available and if race permitted. Ugh the ominous Penalty! For sure you would had gotten a better podium finish(1st place) but this was your first try driving the Suzuki. Anyways ... Great Video, Good Job Securing 3rd Podium Finish ! 🤟🤟 ps YESSS We will miss ..Ken Block..Rest In Peace !🙏🙏
Hello Super GT! Today its my birthday, can you give me a hi? I have followed you since your fm6 days, I love your dry humor, thanks for the laughs all these years 😃
i have 2016 Suzuki swift with the mild hybrid setup. Its not the fastest in a straights line but it absolutely eats up a back road. Suzuki did a great job with the chassis.
3:30 I was thinking this while watching you go through qualifying.. It's similar to motorcycles, where using only about 3/4 of the rev range gets you the most efficient laps because it keeps you in the power band for longer. I had a suspicion that this car would want to act the same due to the manufacturer.. 😂
Deep Forest reverse is not just the better option, it's actually one of my favorite track layouts this game has. I don't know why but it is so much fun to drive really. It's like it was intended from the beginning to go that way instead. Very strange...
I don't play GT7 but I was surprised to see this was the reverse track. Watching the video I would never have guessed. I bet that hairpin is a nightmare for divebombs on the forward layout.
I think people just use the meta car because they see everyone else doing it. Not because whatever car is meta at the moment is truly THAT much faster than all the other cars. People just lack imagination so they pick what everyone else is picking. I think on any given track you can usually make at least 3 cars work if you actually wanted to, people just follow the herd.
Nice vid, omg this game has come along way since I played the first Gran Turismo. My favourite car was the FTO Limited Edition. Have they carried it onto GT7
Good job. i was watching Wind do this race the other day and before the start of the race he puts it into lean mix 6 and the fuel goes up to 93 laps but came back to about 21 or so
Happy New year 😁 Excellent progression through the field, had you been armed with the knowledge of the short shift prior to quali I feel certain that you would have been fighting for the win or actually winning, GG 👏 Like deployed 👍 😎🎙🏎✅️
I've had my eye on this car. It reminded me of the concept car way back in gt3. That car was phenomenal. Don't remember the manufacturer but I think it was Suzuki and looked a lot like this one.
when i used to play the older gran turismo games, 2 i think in the early 2000's, i liked the cultus. the escudo was way faster, but it was silly OP. of course gaming was a different thing back then
Shifting at the horsepower peak of the engine is always optimal, as long as you don't drop below torque peak on the shift. If it does drop too low, the solution is changing ratio, either in the gearbox or differential. It seemed like you were shifting somewhere in between peak torque and peak horsepower. There might be some time to gain there by changing your shift points.
I really enjoyed this. I know from their motorcycles, Suzuki makes great engines. This car even sounds like a bike. Very pleasant to hear. And great driving.
Dude. I loaded up the Audi 07 R8. PP 760s. It was killing Gr3 cars and was like driving a Ninja motorbike. Insane and impossible to control. I was in 3rd for most of Nurburgring
SuperGT: does corner Me: wow, that was really good SuperGT one second later: you can see that that last corner was the worst thing to ever happen to humanity.
Hey Steve, I just got GT7, first foray into sim racing on console. I've been a wheel user for two years on PC, and I feel I'd be faster if I had a wheel on PS5 as well, But is it worth buying another wheel for GT7? Gran Turismo seems to have a very long lifespan if the last couple games are anything to go by. Thanks, love your content as usual, hope you had a good new years.
Cheers mate, I had a bad race, the game is broken I recieved a 3 sec penalty just for avoiding an accident but at least i'm in the miniature of the video 😂💪😃😃
As an IRL Swift Sport driver I welcome you to the Suzuki team, I recommend a back brace because the concept of suspension is not within Suzuki's grasp just yet.
That Porsche looked like it was standing still compared to you. I ran the Porsche for my race and didn't need to fuel save at all so I know this guy was going full out.
5:16 - Porsche gets sent to the shadow realm Moments later - an ad for 'Thor: Love and Thunder' pops up over the video which begins with "We were in the shadow realm" Surely this is a sign of disaster to come
I also go with Citroen because their cars are very overpowered especially the gr.3 although it loses it power whenever you have to try and use it for restricted races
RIP Ken Block, hopefully a nice tribute event in GT7 to celebrate a truly inspiration driver
Rip
RIP LEGEND
If you race in cars, avoid snow sports. That's what I learned.
@@NinjaQuick And avoid rally... Unless you are a madman.
@@NinjaQuick and helicopters
Ive done alot of driving in the suzuki, 20-25% is optimum shift.
You can save so so much fuel with this car and lose only a tiny amount of pace its amazing
Quite incredible
Same with the Gr.4 swift. Change at about 6k, save fuel, still go fast. Little secret weapons. Well not now😂
It's actually faster shifting at that point since the power curve dips quickly past 10,700 rpm. :D
I always thought the VGT sucked 'til I realized shifting earlier did it best both in fuel economy and performance hahaha!
@@fuzzy-daddy83 I assume you meant that the RPM shift point for Gr3 is also 6K?
So you can save fuel and go even faster? That’s ridiculous
Just recently discovered your channel after getting PS5 and GT7 for Christmas (starting at age 52). I'm currently building out a budget cockpit with G29 and Playseat Challenge. It's basic but I'm loving it. Still getting to grips with GT7 (last GT I drove was GT5 on PS3). I'm really enjoying your commentary and quips about the track shenanigans during the race and the the little lessons on how to drive, fuel and tire strategy and so on. I'm learning a lot. Thanks for that and you have a new sub!
Right there with you, same set up and really enjoying it so far, Santa however delivered the Xbox version of the G29 rather than the Playstation version....the silly idiot. So looking forward to the new Forza game coming out
I have cheap thrustmaster 🗿
If you really get into it, and want to upgrade later on, the Logitech G Pro Direct Drive wheel is just awesome. I've had mine for a month after owning a G25 and G29 for over 15 years and it has improved my times, which is amazing after so many years of experience
@@mrctuned2844 It's so expensive for what you get, though.
@phunkdoctaspock it's expensive, but in my opinion the extra money is felt immediately. The quality is exceptional and to use it, it's an absolute dream. Being able to swap between 5 profiles at the touch of a button is so so nice in GT7 when you are swapping cars so much. I have presets ranging from factory stock cars with light steering and brakes, up to manual steering race cars. Incredibly precise and smooth, with enough feedback to give your arms and shoulders a workout. It's glorious.
“I can already envision the champagne” best line ever 🤣
my vocabulary increases each time i watch his videos
I was fully expecting Steve to bottle it a few seconds after the comment.
Envisage.
that camera view on the Suzuki is delightful! I wish other cars had that!
GT7 would improve dramatically with a few more views.
This car had no roof so they just put it behind the bonnet.
I’m so glad Polyphony decided to add the “Shadow Realm” feature. It was a much needed one for the series.
Fun fact: if you change gears at 10k rpm, this Suzuki becames a bullet, so fast in straights and not too unstable at the corner exit.
this car is OP please do more races with it
I always mindlessly play GT7 when I feel like it, but then get bored from not having too much fun. It's always when watching you videos that I want to go back to playing the game seriously, competitively, but also not taking it too seriously. You make me see that this game can be genuinely enjoyable and realistic if you put in the patience, time and dedication. I hope to get better though, for I always lose patience and go over the car's limits!
Ease on the assist. Each car has a different balance and behaviour. If you actually like cars and driving, you’ll get a thrill from squeezing performance out of knowing a machine.
@@BastianUllr I really do, however I sometimes think that some cars rely too much on proper tuning, which sometimes gets in the way of a proper driving enjoyment. I don't mind learning about tuning, but some cars I try to improve become simply undrivable, and I end up not using them anymore, from not being able to fix it.
"Do you remember when Suzuki made the most OP car in the game?
Pepperidge Farm remembers".
The guys at the factory must have had some Escudo engines lying around and they just put it on the VGT.
9:55 never realized how good the sound was in tunnels for cars
It is just added reverb, and yes ... reverb makes almost anything sound better.
Its so fun watching you its insane your so chill but still entertaning😅
That was a great race. I love seeing the less popular cars get on the podium. I also miss the pikes peaks escudo. That was a great car.
You can buy it
I've stopped driving into walls, and now I'm completing menu missions. WHO KNEW?!?
I love the VGT a lot! I'm also signed up for Suzuki this season just to give it a try.
The VGT sure handles weird compared to most FR Gr. 3 race cars but damn that top-end is super! I always thought the VGT sucked at first due to the poor fuel economy and dying power at the top 'til I realized it was actually great (even better than many Gr. 3 cars) when you shift optimally below the halfway point at the rev counter.
I like the way the “s” on the hood lights up as he’s going through the tunnels. Beautiful
I don't usually do full videos watch but your races are most worthy and fun to watch from start to end
It still cracks me up with the fact that Deep Forest Raceway is located in Switzerland
In a country that banned motorsport after the 1955 Le Mans Disaster.
Steve, regarding on staying with the Porsche or any other vs Suzuki(15:07)fuel mixture advantage/hp power, there are the other Key Factors in which you were doing...The draft/Slipstreaming.. like you said this can save some fuel, another.. quick shifting(no over rev)better powere band can save fuel also. Another idea? upgraded adjustable transmission if available and if race permitted. Ugh the ominous Penalty! For sure you would had gotten a better podium finish(1st place) but this was your first try driving the Suzuki. Anyways ... Great Video, Good Job Securing 3rd Podium Finish ! 🤟🤟
ps YESSS We will miss ..Ken Block..Rest In Peace !🙏🙏
Those top tips are my favorite part of the video. They help me so much in real life driving. Thank you so much SuperGT!
Lmao was reading your comment when he said that
Hello Super GT! Today its my birthday, can you give me a hi? I have followed you since your fm6 days, I love your dry humor, thanks for the laughs all these years 😃
10:47 “we are going to have to save some fuel and by extension the planet” legend 😂😂😂😂
I think you will also find that a car with poor aero like the Suzuki (open top) will benefit more from the slipstream than a car with good aero.
Ferarri goes off in background “Plan C” 😂😂
i have 2016 Suzuki swift with the mild hybrid setup. Its not the fastest in a straights line but it absolutely eats up a back road. Suzuki did a great job with the chassis.
One of the best videos I have watched in ages! Thanks Steve.
Happy New Year, to both you and Scott Speed
I actually flinched when you got that second penalty. This is my favorite video of yours yet. A great car in a great race.
3:30
I was thinking this while watching you go through qualifying..
It's similar to motorcycles, where using only about 3/4 of the rev range gets you the most efficient laps because it keeps you in the power band for longer. I had a suspicion that this car would want to act the same due to the manufacturer.. 😂
Love your humour on this video, effin brilliant. Oh, the race was quite good as well 😁
Deep Forest reverse is not just the better option, it's actually one of my favorite track layouts this game has. I don't know why but it is so much fun to drive really. It's like it was intended from the beginning to go that way instead. Very strange...
El Capitan on gt4 in reverse was awesome too.
I don't play GT7 but I was surprised to see this was the reverse track. Watching the video I would never have guessed. I bet that hairpin is a nightmare for divebombs on the forward layout.
Outside that first hairpin, I love the flow of this track.
Pity we can't use the older GT games on modern consoles.
I love cars that love short-shifting, have to give this one a go...
Cinderella story here at Augusta. Incredible finish. Starting fourteenth ending up P3. Absolutely amazing. Suzuki racing. Garage with big smiles ...
I think people just use the meta car because they see everyone else doing it. Not because whatever car is meta at the moment is truly THAT much faster than all the other cars. People just lack imagination so they pick what everyone else is picking. I think on any given track you can usually make at least 3 cars work if you actually wanted to, people just follow the herd.
Nice run, GT. Happy New Year from the USA.
This race was beautiful! A balm for my eyes, really enjoyed it. Thanks Steve!
Awesome putting the Porsche into the wall! He was pushing both you guys to the right on the straight into the tunnel.
Nice vid, omg this game has come along way since I played the first Gran Turismo. My favourite car was the FTO Limited Edition. Have they carried it onto GT7
I know it's not your normal type of content, but I would love it if we got a third NFS Unbound installment.
Good job. i was watching Wind do this race the other day and before the start of the race he puts it into lean mix 6 and the fuel goes up to 93 laps but came back to about 21 or so
deep forest is marvellous. Cant wait for grand valley on future update
I wouldn’t mind seeing a little more Suzuki. It looks amazing.
REST IN PEACE KEN BLOCK YOU ARE A TRUE LEGEND AND THE REASON I LOVE CARS
Being a motorcycle lover it's my top favorite car because this beast haves two Hayabusa engines stuffed in. Straight up crazy
Great racing, everytime i play i make it my best effort to be as clean and calm as you.
Wonderful race and perfomance. Thanks Steve
RIP Ken Block. Watched all of his videos when I was a kid
Hey Steve hope you had a terrific Xmas and new year all the best chief 😎
16:26 *flashbacks to Guernica*
Happy New year 😁
Excellent progression through the field, had you been armed with the knowledge of the short shift prior to quali I feel certain that you would have been fighting for the win or actually winning, GG 👏
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"the two sparniats having something of a civil war here" hahahaha. What a perfect fuel management though!
I've had my eye on this car. It reminded me of the concept car way back in gt3. That car was phenomenal. Don't remember the manufacturer but I think it was Suzuki and looked a lot like this one.
Damn the secret is out now. My mate found this gem a few months back and we have been the only ones using it up until now.
I was planning on asking you to try the Suzuki, possibly even bribing you, good to see I didn't need to
The Suzuki VGT looks like a chop-top swift. It’s giving off a Pikes Peak Vitara vibe from the GT2
ive used this car alot since it dropped in game, its one of my favourites
when i used to play the older gran turismo games, 2 i think in the early 2000's, i liked the cultus. the escudo was way faster, but it was silly OP. of course gaming was a different thing back then
SuperGT, there’s one thing you have to keep, never forget: your humour is great ❤
This is what i love to see using something outside of the ordinary. Speaking of which there will be a Grand Turismo Movie
Mere mortals would not comprehend why a bad lap, Damon Hill found out in 1994.
Shifting at the horsepower peak of the engine is always optimal, as long as you don't drop below torque peak on the shift. If it does drop too low, the solution is changing ratio, either in the gearbox or differential. It seemed like you were shifting somewhere in between peak torque and peak horsepower. There might be some time to gain there by changing your shift points.
Man, if Only Gran Turismo was on PC, this looks too fun.
I love that you pronounce it Nissan. In the States we pronounce it Nissan.
The road-going version of this was called the Cappuccino
I really enjoyed this. I know from their motorcycles, Suzuki makes great engines. This car even sounds like a bike. Very pleasant to hear. And great driving.
The Suzi looks super cool too
I’m just curious to as why you go shorter on the compound that can go longer i.e. *hards* for 7 laps and *softs* for the rest?
Thank you so much for making this video, have an amazing day and I am looking foward to see you next time
"Top tip is just don't drive into the wall"
Super GT just handing out free knowledge to us all.
You should redo this race. With better qualifying, Really enjoyed it
Bro am from jamaica and i play grand turismo and that susuki is ma go to car its a very good car to drive
Dude. I loaded up the Audi 07 R8. PP 760s. It was killing Gr3 cars and was like driving a Ninja motorbike. Insane and impossible to control. I was in 3rd for most of Nurburgring
Nice steady handling car the Suzuki too. And I’ve done a classic old Rizla livery if anyone wants it.
SuperGT: does corner
Me: wow, that was really good
SuperGT one second later: you can see that that last corner was the worst thing to ever happen to humanity.
6:50 that guy in nascar last year proves you wrong.
Drive into the wall, gain positions.
"As we enter the final phaser of the race"
*Sweats in Red Shirt*
We need more of this car
Hey Steve, I just got GT7, first foray into sim racing on console. I've been a wheel user for two years on PC, and I feel I'd be faster if I had a wheel on PS5 as well, But is it worth buying another wheel for GT7? Gran Turismo seems to have a very long lifespan if the last couple games are anything to go by.
Thanks, love your content as usual, hope you had a good new years.
Bro search for Paul the sim racer its called something like sim adapter no need to buy a new wheel for it just buy an adapter
@@missirana Will the force feedback work? I have a Thrustmaster TMX on PC/Xbox.
This car sounds almost like a 70's F1 DFV
2mins posted! And already over 100 views😨 SuperGT is to GOATed🤩
It's also about the driver. Well done!
This was an exciting one! I hope one day I get to be in one of your lobbies.
have a happy new year!
Cheers mate, I had a bad race, the game is broken I recieved a 3 sec penalty just for avoiding an accident but at least i'm in the miniature of the video 😂💪😃😃
Fun fact but it looks like this Suzuki has the same dashboard as the Suzuki gsx-s1000 GT.
6:40 Just testing the Ross Chastain line... also I only drive cars outside the top 20 from the previous manufacture season, feel like I learn more
As an IRL Swift Sport driver I welcome you to the Suzuki team, I recommend a back brace because the concept of suspension is not within Suzuki's grasp just yet.
That Porsche looked like it was standing still compared to you. I ran the Porsche for my race and didn't need to fuel save at all so I know this guy was going full out.
Please more videos with this car!
Very nice race. Perhaps this could be the start of a new series for Super GT where little known alternative cars are used in races?
Always a pleasure SuperGT.
Hey Steve can u try do three sisters or whilton mill winter service in karting it’s my dream to meet you
I like the Suzuki but before it just seemed it went through fuel way quicker than the others
quite satisfying race to watch
Brilliant driving as usual Mate
Happy new Year Super gt
5:16 - Porsche gets sent to the shadow realm
Moments later - an ad for 'Thor: Love and Thunder' pops up over the video which begins with "We were in the shadow realm"
Surely this is a sign of disaster to come
I also go with Citroen because their cars are very overpowered especially the gr.3 although it loses it power whenever you have to try and use it for restricted races
You should try and make the slowest lap possible but you can't stay stationary. Love the videos.
oh my god that’d be hilarious. Steve talking through it like it’s a fast flying lap too 🤣
The car was looking good at the exit of corners as well
4:07 Crash the car - comes the order from Maranello