Mini Cooper S HE & D Type Jag

[TwinMagician589]

Finally got around to building up a mini HE.

I found it really odd to have to adjust spring rates etc on a car that does not have springs … lol
Then I had to choose a drive shaft that has a tailshaft from a RWD as the icon…

How hard would it be to add a different word here and there for suspension components and not call them springs when they had hydrolastic
suspension? or have an icon of the correct component for a car that is different.

Finally I went to select tires and only had the choice of rally compounds, this car has a huge pedigree of circuit racing so why only have rally tires? I assumed the HW redline compound would now be there and be useful but NOPE…just rally.

Anyway I deleted the car and went back to the original one with better options.

Then while on a tuning bender decided to tackle my new D Type Jag…what??? no v12 in a jag?
I can put a v12 in a mustang but not in a Jag?? - Who is making these decisions? Isnt the Jag best known for its V12 in general?

Finally the Jag has some stupid glitch when driving it where the body work behind the driver flaps around stupidly, its distracting and really ruins the cars appeal.

[LoneWvlf]

@TwinMagician589

Finally got around to building up a mini HE.

Then while on a tuning bender decided to tackle my new D Type Jag…what??? no v12 in a jag?
I can put a v12 in a mustang but not in a Jag?? - Who is making these decisions? Isnt the Jag best known for its V12 in general?

The D Type? No, the model used in Forza Horizon 3 (1956) has a 3.8 liter, 6 cylinder engine as standard. No V12. On the other hand, The E Type had a V12 engine in it’s later life however. Which was either an option or part of a special model. I don’t really know the history of the E Type to give specifics.

[TwinMagician589]

@PhilSteven7

@TwinMagician589

Finally got around to building up a mini HE.

Then while on a tuning bender decided to tackle my new D Type Jag…what??? no v12 in a jag?
I can put a v12 in a mustang but not in a Jag?? - Who is making these decisions? Isnt the Jag best known for its V12 in general?

The D Type? No, the model used in Forza Horizon 3 (1956) has a 3.8 liter, 6 cylinder engine as standard. No V12. On the other hand, The E Type had a V12 engine in it’s later life however. Which was either an option or part of a special model. I don’t really know the history of the E Type to give specifics.

I do realise the D type never had the V12, but why exclude it from a brand of car that is known for the V12 in its other models when it is an option for other cars that never had it in any of the cars ever such as the mustang and almost every other car in the game?

That aside if I was to build a real life D type Jag placing a V12 in it would be quite acceptable and it has possibly been done.
Whereas placing a v12 in a muscle car would never really be considered, and is quite odd as an option in here considering.

My point is why be strict on this car and not have the option but make it possible everywhere else where it would be less likely in a real life situation.

** EDIT** Adding that the D type does have an optional engine ingame the V10…that was not a real option as far as I know, so again why exclude the v12?

[HIR07A]

@TwinMagician589

@PhilSteven7

@TwinMagician589

Finally got around to building up a mini HE.

Then while on a tuning bender decided to tackle my new D Type Jag…what??? no v12 in a jag?
I can put a v12 in a mustang but not in a Jag?? - Who is making these decisions? Isnt the Jag best known for its V12 in general?

Back in the early days of Forza when engine-conversions came out of other models from the same manufacturer I’d agree, however ever since they went to the more global set of engine options I’ve stopped caring about accuracy of conversions (as many people have experienced the cars tend to blur together when they all get the same Lambo V12 swap, one of the biggest let-downs I feel about a lot of the Horizon Edition cars). If I’m modifying a Toyota AE86 I want the 2.0L turbo option to be a 3SGTE and the I6 option a 3.0L 2JZGTE, but if I’m doing a Silvia I’d want an SR20 or 2.6L RB26, or be able to do ALL of them - either keep them manufacturer specific or allow many more options from a wide variety of manufacturers for each configuration type.

[BillWNJ]

A) you don’t need a V12 as a fully modded D-Type is the fastest car in the game (without using some sort of cheat/glitch, etc).

B) Jaguar brought out the V12 in 1971. D-Types were built from 1954-1957 and initially they had 3.4L inline 6s, later cars had 3.8s. These were factory built race cars and incredibly successful ones at that.

Nobody has ever stuffed a V12 in one. Anyhow, moot point now as the right D Type is worth as much as $20,000,000 today. Yes, twenty million dollars.

I’m a Jaguar geek… it’s half the reason I have the game. Now, if they’d only add the early XJRs and an XJ Portfolio I could play my fleet…

[TwinMagician589]

@BillWNJ

A) you don’t need a V12 as a fully modded D-Type is the fastest car in the game (without using some sort of cheat/glitch, etc).

B) Jaguar brought out the V12 in 1971. D-Types were built from 1954-1957 and initially they had 3.4L inline 6s, later cars had 3.8s. These were factory built race cars and incredibly successful ones at that.

Nobody has ever stuffed a V12 in one. Anyhow, moot point now as the right D Type is worth as much as $20,000,000 today. Yes, twenty million dollars.

I’m a Jaguar geek… it’s half the reason I have the game. Now, if they’d only add the early XJRs and an XJ Portfolio I could play my fleet…

Good info there.

A) is that the fastest with the V10 or the stock motor? I have not tried as yet because the silly glitch with the body work puts me off driving it.

B) i do know about the original motors but my point was more about why exclude a fantasy option of a V12 in a brand of car known for its v12 ? the V12 is there for many other cars that never offered it aswell, most of them are too small to house it but its still there as an option.

I thought maybe Jaguar themselves said no to the V12 in that car in here, but then why is there a V10?

either way…lol

[silvergts]

@TwinMagician589

B) i do know about the original motors but my point was more about why exclude a fantasy option of a V12 in a brand of car known for its v12 ? the V12 is there for many other cars that never offered it aswell, most of them are too small to house it but its still there as an option.

I thought maybe Jaguar themselves said no to the V12 in that car in here, but then why is there a V10?

either way…lol

I’ll mention one thing… The Chevy S10.
From the factory, you got a straight-4 or V6. That hasn’t stopped dozens of gear-heads from squeezing in LS# blocks and V8 S10’s are common. BUT, it requires removing the accessory belt and running everything like your AC, water pump, etc on separate electric motors. The closest we get to this is the first-gen Toyota Celica with the bumper-mounted intercooler. So just because it’s been done a few times in reality doesn’t mean its easy, a good idea, or even worthwhile in a video game. Otherwise we’d all be running 2000+HP viper’s and 1500+HP supra’s…