I was playing NFS-SE the other day and got up to 160 in the Viper (top
speed). When I hit the "shift-up" button, the car went up to 6th gear,
but my speed started to decrease.
What's up there?
- Tom N.
-- "Power is nothing without the ability to control it." - From the 1996 Porsche 911 brochure ===========================================================================
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> I was playing NFS-SE the other day and got up to 160 in the Viper (top
> speed). When I hit the "shift-up" button, the car went up to 6th gear,
> but my speed started to decrease.
> What's up there?
> - Tom N.
I have a 6-speed tranmission myself and can attest to the game being
accurate in this regard. However, the Viper should exceed 160mph going
downhill...
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Markus
> I was playing NFS-SE the other day and got up to 160 in the Viper (top
> speed). When I hit the "shift-up" button, the car went up to 6th gear,
> but my speed started to decrease.
> What's up there?
> - Tom N.
> -- > "Power is nothing without the ability to control it." > - From the 1996 Porsche 911 brochure > ===========================================================================
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Hope this helps. Cheers,
Dan
> I was playing NFS-SE the other day and got up to 160 in the Viper (top
> speed). When I hit the "shift-up" button, the car went up to 6th gear,
> but my speed started to decrease.
> What's up there?
> - Tom N.
> -- > "Power is nothing without the ability to control it." > - From the 1996 Porsche 911 brochure > ===========================================================================
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To put it *technically*, the engine in the Viper does not put out enough power
in 6th at 160mph to overcome the forces of friction and drag, and so slows down.
5th gear ups the revs and provides enough power to maintain a speed of 160.
Kinda sounds ridiculous, doesn't it - "the engine in the Viper does not put out
enough power...." :-))
Hope this helps. Cheers,
Dan
Welcome to real-world. On cars equipped with six speed transmissions,
fifth gear is the last "speed gear"....your highest speed will come
from fifth, not sixth.
Sixth is...well...a novelty. Its designed simply to maintain a crusing
speed while lowering your RPM, and thusly...your gas usage...when you
back off the throttle.
Brant
Intelligent American engineering...this is what the real car does.
The sixth gear is useless for driving--it was apparently added for fuel
economy rating purposes only.
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<< I was playing NFS-SE the other day and got up to 160 in the Viper (top
speed). When I hit the "shift-up" button, the car went up to 6th gear,
but my speed started to decrease.
What's up there? >>
Sixth gear shifts the Viper out of its power band, just like in real
life. 6th gear is an overdrive gear designed to help the massive 8.0L
engine get better milage on the freeway. 5th gear is the Viper's top speed
gear.
Robin.
Robin O. Brigstocke
I had NFS, and did the tournament, got the Vegas track, etc.. I now
have NFS SE, and again won the tournament, but NO NEW track! What
gives!?!?! Second, is there a way to play via network over the
internet?? What about Nascar2 (I was thinking of buying it).
Thanks in advance!
...Sam
BTW:
The Viper will go over 200 mph in 6th on the VEGAS track for
NFS...
That's what the ZR-1 Corvette does in real life too.
What a bummer huh? Only 5 power gears? What a rip-off!
