yes, they're automatically downloaded.

In GT5 Prologue and in the full release, if you're in a race (and it's mostly relevant in online racing) if you bump someone hard or cut a corner severely, giving yourself an advantage, the AI will slow you down for a few seconds as a penalty. It's a deterrent to cheating and online races turning into bumper cars.

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Oh, OK. I havn't done any online racing yet.

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It is also relevant (penalties) in the game if you are trying to complete levels and clear races.

Like thunder says, the penalties are there to keep you from cutting corners to gain time, or bumping into rails or other cars to clear turns at high speeds, again to gain time. It also prevents you from running opponents off the track instead of properly overtaking them. Where the artificial intelligence (AI) failed in GT Prologue, was that it penalized unfairly, consistently.

For example, if I'm behind an AI controlled car, coming up to a hard right hand turn, and try to pass by braking late and overtaking to the right towards the inside of the turn. The computer controlled car will follow it's preprogramed line and drive right into me at the apex. But I get penalized and can't accelerate for 5 seconds. The same thing will happen in straights. While passing multiple cars in a row, if one of those cars decides to swing out and hits you, you get a 5 sec penalty. But if, while racing, you see a car in front of you lose control and run off the track, or bump another; they (AI) will not be penalized!
In the end it was just a very annoying glitch that proved to be very frustrating when trying to clear certain races.

From what I read online, Polyphony Digital has tried to address the issue in GT5, but at the time nobody that wrote reviews had gotten far enough into the game to really test it properly.

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Well, one thing I am really disappointed about is that there is no e30 M3 in GT5. Kind of sucks that there are really only 18 BMW's in general. That sounds like a lot, but considering there are more types of Mazda Miatas than BMW's total, it seems pretty weak. I understand the cars in this game are heavily influenced by it's Japanese creator, but damn the list of Mazda's, Honda's, Mitsubishi's, etc. is very extensive compared to cars from other parts of the world. To add insult to injury there are more Lexus vehicles than BMW's as well. Hell, they included the Honda Element and Odyssey but not an e30 M3! I mean really? In a racing game? How was the most successful touring car of all time omitted from this game? They included the Mercedes Benz 190 E touring car, so why no e30?

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I hear ya.... I think they should and could have had many more BMW's in there. I do think it is funny that I was able to set up a 135i to be faster and better handling than the E93 M3 and E60 M5 fully set up. I won gold in the supercar challenge races in the 135i too, it was fun passing pagani zonda's ZR1 racing vettes, saleen S7's etc. in a freakin 1 series!

I still need to get a steering wheel setup...

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Nice! I will have to try that myself.

I wonder if there is any way for them to add new cars to the game through updates or the used car/online lots?

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Possibly so, I'm mad I missed the chance to buy an SVT lightning F150 in the used lot as it was the first truck I saw on there and I missed it!

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"When you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all" (Bender, futurama)

You make something idiotproof, they'll make a better idiot

You think professional is expensive, just wait until you pay for amateur.

Never let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what is right.

Examine what is said, not who speaks.

X5 pics

RIP 4.6is.....

2003 4.6is

It will be back. Every time you go in/out of an event go back and check the used dealer, the inventory changes when you enter/leave an event.

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Yeah, like Thunder said, it will be back. I was a little short on money to buy the BMW V12 LMR last time it was available and now I have been checking back after every race or two to see if it is back.

On a side note, I love the Seasonal Events. There is a ton of money to be made in the Bonus Races where you need to come from behind.

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