The Most Undrivable Car in Video Games - TVR Speed 12 | Virtual Garage Ep. 2
43In the 1990s, the UK had 3 distinct schools of sports car design. Aston Martin and Jaguar were about luxury, Lotus was about cutting weight, and TVR was about being as insane as possible. Case in point: the TVR Speed 12 (or Cerbera Speed 12). On this episode of Virtual Garage, we look at the Speed 12 to see if it's completely unusable in racing games.
Power isn't everything.
Note: I originally wanted to include more music from Dirge of Cerberus, but Square Enix are very protective of their music so I replaced it in the final cut.
Gran Turismo 2 gameplay recorded via Duckstation using 60fps patches. Versions featured: Vanilla NTSC-U revision 1, Project A-Spec mod version 1.2.
Gran Turismo 4 gameplay recorded via PCSX2 using analog trigger sensitivity and widescreen patches. Version featured: Spec-II mod version 1.05.
Forza Horizon 5 gameplay version featured: Steam.
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Image credits (in order of appearance):https://www.tvrblog.com/tvr-project-712-tvr-cerbera-speed-12_03/.https://autos.yahoo.com/tvr-made-undrivable-sub-tonne-060144988.html.https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=22090920.https://www.autoevolution.com/news/tvr-cerbera-speed-12-story-the-crazy-british-road-car-deemed-too-wild-for-production-214840.html.https://www.manorparkclassics.com/auction/lot/32-2002-tvr-cerbera-42/?lot=2760.https://www.supercars.net/blog/2000-tvr-cerbera-speed-12/.https://www.britishgt.com/news/540/legendary-british-gt-cars-confirmed-for-championships-300th-race-celebrations.https://www.igcd.net/vehicle.php?id=27711https://www.igcd.net/vehicle.php?id=5477https://www.hagerty.co.uk/articles/auctions/the-speed-12-was-tvr-turned-up-to-11-and-now-you-could-buy-it/.
Additional footage:
“Test Drive 4 – Project 7/12” by LM670
• Test Drive 4 - TVR Project 7/12
“Test Drive 6 – TVR Speed 12 ‘99” by LM670
• Test Drive 6 - TVR Speed 12 '99
“TOCA 2: Touring Cars (PSX) – TVR Speed 12 Championship (Let’s Play Part 8)” by rynogt4
• TOCA 2: Touring Cars (PSX) - TVR Speed 12 ...
“ToCA World Touring Cars | 25 | Support Championship – TVR Cerbera Speed 12” by Dan Bartlett
• ToCA World Touring Cars | 25 | Support Cha...
“30 Minutes of Seriously Scary Moments | Top Gear Classic” by Top Gear Classic
• 30 Minutes of Seriously Scary Moments | To...
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“Ex-Stig Back At The Top Gear Track In a 1000bhp Cerbera Speed 12!” by DRIVETRIBE
• Ex-Stig Back At The Top Gear Track In a 10...
Music used:
"Race Menu" - Isamu Ohira (Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec)
"Overdrive" - Richard Jacques (Metropolis Street Racer)
"Rollercoaster" - Taro Bando, Hajime Wakai (F-Zero X eXpansion Kit)
"Battle of the Beast" - The Soundings (YouTube Audio Library)
"Control Your Body" - Yuzo Koshiro (Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 3)
"Calm Before the Storm" - Masashi Hamazu (Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII)
"Casino Drive" - Kemmei Adachi (Gran Turismo 5)
Timestamps
00:00 Intro
1:18 Project 7/12
4:23 A Tumultuous '90s Test Drive
6:37 Dirge of Cerberus
8:47 Way Too Fast!
11:09 Conclusion