GRAN TURISMO 4: THE REAL DRIVING SIMULATOR TIPS & TRICKS
Faster replays
Press L3 during a replay.
No replay music
Press Circle during a replay.
Braking and Acceleration License Tests
Don't simply accelerate and brake at the proper time, if you want the silver and gold trophies you need to turn sharply to the left at the last second to stop quicker.
Braking and Acceleration License Tests
Press R3 during most license tests to see the line to follow and when and where to brake/accelerate
Second Slipstream Challenge
When you are trying to complete all the driving challenges, here's a quick tip for the second slipstream challenge - you need to stay in fourth gear, as you will lose speed in fifth and not be able to make it - hold down L2 when in fourth to do this.
Change your oil
If you change your oil before driving a new car you gain horsepower. This also works on GT3.
Change your oil
Change your oil with every new car and you get more horsepower (10 / 15 HP). But if you do it when you fully tuned this new car you get even more horsepower (30 / 35 HP).
Recommended Starting Car
If you can't transfer credits from GT3, then pick up the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 4WD '92 for the Sunday Cup in the Beginners League.
Easy money and Cars 1
By getting all golds in any particular racing series you will receive a car which you can use and/or sell for a tidy profit.
Easy money and Cars 2
To get more money, build up your car and then beat the Capri race in the Special Conditions section. By doing this you will win a Toyota rally car worth $265,000. Keep racing the race over again and win the car a lot. It is the second race in the Special Conditions section.
Easy money and Cars 3
Way to get quick money and get off to a fast start in Gran Turismo 4. When you start off transfer your licenses and 100,000 credits from your GT3 game over to your new GT4 game. After your done with that buy the '05 Mustang and tune it as much as you can with the money you have. Then go to Special Condition Events and then go to the Capri Rally and win both races. You make 5,000 credits a race and when you win both of them you win the Toyota RSC Rally Raid Car, you can sell if for 265,624 credits. You can do this over and over.
Speed up replays, and turn off BGM
To speed up your replays simply press down L3 and to turn off the background music simply press O.
Practice gets you in first
On any race that you enter with an option to "Practice", it is a hidden qualifying round. It is actually a qualifying round for the race that you are entering. Do the practice until you see first place at the top of the screen. Once you see this, quit practice and start the race in either A or B-Spec modes. Your car will start in first place.
Special rims
The "Today's Special Rims" rotate every thirty game days. There are thirty different sets of rims. There are 439 total "Today's Special Rims". If you see a set you like, you will only see them every thirty game days -- buy them while you can.
Easy Boost
For instant boost just hold R1 when in race.
Easy Wins 1
In driving mission 9, as soon as the race starts stay right behind the other NSX and as it is about to brake to turn the corner ram into its back, and slam the brakes on. The opponent will slide off the road onto the sand. Just drive to the finish line!
Easy Wins 2
When turning a corner make sure to break fast to increase turning speed, when you turn in a fast speed you lose control, slowing basically down helps heaps. also spinning the tires at the beginning of the race slows you down in time. If you floor it just as the countdown ends taking of will be a bit quicker!
900,000 dollars and fast car
First you need about 500,000 dollars. Buy and set up to the max a audi tt-r touring car go in to european races and select touring car meisterschaft do all the race and win. you will win a grand prize of 75,000 dollars. If you want sell your car for over 700,000 dollars.
Special black cars
You can find very high powered cars in the Used Car showrooms. For example, you may see a black (not the usual red and white) Toyota GT-ONE (TS020) Race Car for 1.2 million credits. This is less than
Apricot Hill: Fire
Drive in reverse and get to the second turn before you start going downhill. Look directly over on the mountain side to see what appears to be grayish smoke coming up and blowing towards the rig
Speed up endurance races by almost 1/4th the time
When you go to an endurance and start press R1 then you'll see a display that has times and shows the other cars...hold L1 and press right on the directional pad and this will make time and the race g
Rally D'Umbria: Hidden message
Enter the Rally D'Umbria in Special Events. When you start the race, look on the road just under the Gran Turismo finishing tape. On the asphalt the message "Dio lo benedice - fate il suo guidare il p
Trail Mountain: Very tall tree
On the Normal Trail Mountain track, drive to the end of the big straightaway with the tunnel. Before you get to the big banked sharp turn, look out over the valley to see a very tall lone tree.
Mercedes SLR McLaren 2003: Retractable spoiler
Put any replay camera on the normal replay mode and look at the trunk area of the car. A wing comes out of the trunk to help slow the car down.
Special rims
The "Today's Special Rims" rotate every thirty game days. There are thirty different sets of rims. There are 439 total "Today's Special Rims". If you see a set you like, you will only see them every t
$105,000 for gt mode
Buy the Mitsubishi Lancer Tomi Makinen edition. Then get your ib licence, and go to special conditions race at Tskub. If you win this easy race, you get a Mazda 6 Touring car worth $95,000.
Quick money!
For some fast money do the sunday circuit and keep doing it untill u have a lot of the cars u win then sell them all, they may not be worth much but with a lot of them they are worth $.
GRAN TURISMO 4: THE REAL DRIVING SIMULATOR UNLOCKABLES
Credits and licenses
Have a saved game from Gran Turismo 3 or Gran Turismo 4 Prologue to start with up to 100,000 extra credits and your previously earned licenses.
Dome Zero '78
Get all "Gold" ranks in the International A License test.
Ford Model T Tourer '15
Get all "Gold" ranks in the Super License test.
Honda Dualnote '01
Get all "Silver" ranks in the Domestic A License test.
Honda S500 '63
Get all "Gold" ranks in the Domestic B License test.
Jensen Healey Interceptor MkIII '74
Get all "Gold" ranks in the International B License test.
Mazda Kusabi '03
Get all "Silver" ranks in the Domestic B License test.
Mazda RX-8 Concept (Type-II) '04
Get all "Silver" ranks in the International B License test.
Mercury Cougar XR-7 '67
Finish the Super License test.
Nike One 2022
Successfully complete the International B License test.
Nismo 270R '94 (S14)
Finish the International A License test.
Nissan GT-R Concept '01
Get all "Silver" ranks in the International A License test.
Nissan Skyline GT-R '01
Get all "Gold" ranks in the Domestic A License test.
Pontiac Solstice Coupe Concept '02
Get all "Silver" ranks in the Super License test.
Pontiac Sunfire GXP Concept '02
Finish the Domestic A License test.
Volkswagen Lupo 14 '02
Finish the Domestic B License test.
Cadillac Cien
By winning the first event in Special Condition Event to get a prototype Cadillac Cien. You can upgrade it to about 900 hp.
View ending sequence
By winning the Gran Turismo World Championship in Professional Events.
Autobianchi A112 Abarth '79
Sunday Cup
Mazda Atenza Concept '01
FF Challenge
Nissan Skyline 2000GT-B '67
FR Challenge
Toyota Motor Triathlon Race Car '04
4WD Challenge
Lotus Esprit Turbo HC '87
MR Challenge
Ginetta G4 '64
Light Weight K Cup
Chrysler Prowler '02
Spider & Roadster
Chevrolet Silverado SST Concept '02
Sport Truck Race
Mazda Mazdaspeed Atenza '05
Clubman Cup
Nissan Option Stream Z '04
Tuning Car Grand Prix
Honda NSX-R Concept '01
Race of NA Sports
Mazda BP Falken RX-7 (D1GP) '03
Race of Turbo Sports
RUF CTR Yellow Bird '87
Boxer Spirit
Mercedes-Benz Daimler Motor Carriage '1886
World Classic Car Series
Honda S800 RSC Race Car '68
World Compact Car Race
Cizeta V16T '94
Supercar Festival
Ford GT LM Edition Spec-II '04
Gran Turismo World Championship
BMW MacLaren F1 GTR Race Car '97
Gran Turismo All Stars
Nissan GT-R Concept LM Race Car '02
Dream Car Championship
Opera Performance S2000 '04
Polyphony Digital Cup
Volkswagen W12 Nardo Concept '01
Like The Wind
Polyphony Formula Gran Turismo '04
Formula GT World
Nissan Gran Turismo Skyline GT-R (PaceCar) '01
Real Circuit Tours
Ford GT '05
Premium Sports Lounge
Mercedes-Benz C9 Race Car (Sauber) '89
Grand Valley 300km
Ford GT40 Race Car '69
Laguna Seca 200 Miles
Mazda RX-7 LM Race Car '01
Roadster 4 Hours Endurance
Mitsubishi FTO Super Touring Car '97
Tokyo R246 300km
Honda NSX-R LM Edition Race Car '02
Super Speedway 150 Miles
Polyphony Formula Gran Turismo '04
Nurburgring 24 Hours Endurance
Audi Abt Audi TT-R Touring Car '02
Nurburgring 4 Hours Endurance
Lister Storm V12 Race Car '99
Suzuka 1000km
Honda NSX-R LM Edition Road Car '02
Motegi 8 Hours Endurance
Nissan Skyline GT-R Race Car (Calsonic) '93
Tsukuba 9 Hours Endurance
Audi R8 '01
Sarthe Circuit 24 Hours I
Bentley Speed 8 Race Car '03
Sarthe Circuit 24 Hours II
Nissan R92CP Race Car '92
Fuji 1000km
Ford GT LM Edition '02
Infineon World Sport Car Trophy
Toyota 88C-V Race Car (Minolta) '89
El Captain 200 Miles
Dodge Charger Super Bee 426 Hemi '71
New York 200 Miles
Hidden Controls Quick Jump
On the main Gran Turismo Mode screen, press L1 to jump the cursor to Home, and press R1 to jump the cursor to the country of your vehicle's manufacturer.
Hidden Controls Vehicle Settings Shortcut
When looking at your garage in Home, press START to bring up the vehicle settings screen.
Hidden Controls Engine Power/Torque Curve
When changing your vehicle's settings, press START to enlarge the Engine Power/Torque curve.
Hidden Controls Skip Results
At the end of a series race, press START to skip the finish times and championship points screens.
Hidden Controls Fast Forward
During a replay, press L3 to fast-forward.
Hidden Controls Faster Pits
During a pit stop, press X to to stop refueling, letting you get out of the stop faster.
Hidden Controls Free Look
With the Driving Force Pro wheel, press any combination of the LEFT, RIGHT, and DOWN buttons on the D-pad to look in that direction while driving.
Arcade Unlockables
Play through X amount of days to unlock listed track in arcade mode.
Apricot Hill Raceway
Days Completed = 169
Autumn Ring
Days Completed = 281
Cathedral Rocks Trail I
Days Completed = 239
Amazing car and good money
Go to endurance events and start the Laguna Seca 200 mile race. If you win, you get the ford GT40 race car '69 and 200,000 credits. You can sell this car for 743.749 credits!
Special Black Cars
Special black race cars (Toyota GT-One, Mazda 787B) appear in the historic cars showroom at about day 694, and cost about 1.2 million Cr.
