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Gran Turismo 6 (2013)

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This is a movie that shows the different characteristics of the "Gran Turismo Red Bull X2014 Standard" and the "Gran Turismo Red Bull X2014 Fan Car", the two racing machines that appear in the Red Bull X Challenge of the Career Mode in Gran Turismo 6.

The " Gran Turismo Red Bull X2014 Standard" is a conventional aerodynamic Venturi car with a 2 liter V6 turbo engine producing 800ps. The car has the same characteristics as a modern day racing car in that its downforce rises as a square of its speed, while the corresponding drag (air resistance) produced obstructs its maximum speed. This also has the effect of changing the driving characteristics of the car according to its current speed.

And the " Gran Turismo Red Bull X2014 Fan Car" is the ultimate X2014 powered by a 3 liter V6 turbo producing 1200ps. The air under the floor of the car is drawn out by the fan at the rear end, producing powerful downforce regardless of the vehicle's current speed. Since the car relies on this downforce for cornering, aerodynamics of the body can be more streamlined, reducing the downforce needed from Venturi effects. Drag is greatly reduced as a result, raising the top speed of the car considerably, and produces driving characteristics that is less affected by the current speed of the car.

The difference in the method of producing downforce between a venturi car and a fan car appears directly as a difference in the speed ranges where downforce is produced in each of these cars. In the comparison image, the two cars are equal in high speed corners, but in chicanes and low speed corners the fan car is significantly faster. You can experience the difference for yourself in the "Red Bull X Challenge" of Gran Turismo 6.

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