rec.autos.simulators

> Beware of the Porsche 6 engine in the Beck Spyder. I've spent a few hours
> with Chuck Beck discussing his cars and the subject of the flat six came up.
> He told me that the engine is much too heavy for the car and that most of
> his customers who have installed them ended up removing them and installing
> either a built 1750cc VW or a Porsche 912 engine. The weight of the 6 causes
> some handling problems and actually slows the car down, it sure sounds nice
> though<g>. I used to see a beautiful red Beck 550 on my freeway commute 2 or
> 3 times a week. Man, can that car stop traffic!

>You are absolutely right. The thing that I like most about it is
>that the car models are SO accurate. That was one problem that I had
>in NFS3 and NFS4 -- the cars included were excellent picks for that
>type of game, but the graphics made them look too cartoon-ish while
>playing the game. EA got it right with NFS5.

>Todd

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>> Just a comment...

>> I realize that this game is not considered a SIM by many, and I
>> agree it is no GPL or SCGT, but the graphics are STUNNING!  I
>> found the game discounted for $14.95 so I picked it up for fun.  I
>> find myself gazing at the scenery instead of the road.  And it
>> runs at a very high FPS clip.

>> Now if we could get this kind of graphics quality with the next
>> generation racing sims...wow!

>> B.

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