Notice that after you have completed 25% of the game, you will reveive a new car, like if you've just finished a tournament. That car is the Audi Nuvolari Quattro.

There are a number of "hidden" controls in Gran Turismo 4 that will make navigating the game a bit easier.

• 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.
• When looking at your garage in Home, press START to bring up the vehicle settings screen.
• When changing your vehicle's settings, press START to enlarge the Engine Power/Torque curve.
• At the end of a series race, press START to skip the finish times and championship points screens.
• During a replay, press L3 to fast-forward.
• During a pit stop, press X to to stop refueling, letting you get out of the stop faster.
• 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.

The vehicle line-up in the used car showrooms is constantly changing. On the last week of the changing cycle--starting day 694--four secret black race cars appear in the showrooms. Two of the cars are in the Used Car Showroom I and the other two are in Showroom II, and they only appear for one week (Gran Turismo time). All four cars can be purchased for about Cr.8,500,000 total, which is an absolute bargain for these sort of race cars.

If you have a save file from GT3 you can import money and licenses into GT4. You can transfer license qualifications but you do not receive the unlockable items that come with the license when you get them without importing. You can transfer money up to 100,000 dollars. This can only be done once.

To smoke the competition at the beginning of the game purchase the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution GSR '92, on sale in the Used Car Showroom I.

When you buy or receive a new car, before driving it change the oil. This will increase the Horse Power of the car, which sometimes can be a pretty significant increase.

At any screen with scrolling text, pause the ticker by pressing L3. The information ticker sometimes have the best tips in the game.

Start out with any vehicle you like. When you make enough money to make your vehicle faster using the beginner hall, move over the the special conditions Hall. Defeat the first race (Rally d' Umbria) and you will receive a Cadillac CIEN '02. Get more money and put more power into your Cadillac CIEN '02 (you won't have to if you don't want to). The CIEN will gain almost 1000+ HP. Go to the second race with the CEIN in the Special Conditions Hall called Rally d' Capri. After you win that race you will get a Toyota RSC Rally Raid Car '02 which you can sell for more than $230,000+. Keep racing that race and keep making the money.

Submitted by - Da Penguin
To obtain over 260,000 credits easily just take your best car and take it into the Rally d' Capri easy in the Special Conditions hall. Once you obtain the car sell it and you get over 260,000 credits. You can repeat this over and over and soon enough you should be able to afford anything you want.

Submitted by - mclarenf14me

Enter the European Hall event 1000 Miles! I recommend either the Ginetta G4 '64 (won from Beginner Lightweight K Cup) or the Chevelle SS 454 '70 (won from American Muscle Car Championship). Enter the Cote d'Azur race (I think the last one works just the same). Make sure your car's HP is near or above 200. Put it on B-spec, 5-Push, overtake, 3x speed. Come back after a couple hours (this works best if you leave it overnight). You should have won the race, along with 150,000 credits! This can also be done with the championship race, which is 4 races. 4 races times 150,000 credits plus 300,000 credit prize equals 900,000 credits. The prize car is crappy, but who cares, you have 900,000 credits from doing nothing!

Submitted by jarg

After a couple hundred miles of racing, your engine's internals begin to wear leading to a loss of power. As an engine gets older, this wear increases and the power decrease becomes more pronounced. Torque is not affected as much though.

You fix this by doing an oil change and an engine rebuild. Changing the oil increases the engine's resistance against wear and tear and also restores the HP lost when the previous oil was exhausted. For just 50 credits and oil change on a used car can be more effective than a computer updrade.

If you have a dedicated race car, an engine build is a must as you will be racing it more than your other cars. Engine building ensures and increases power and longevity. After the oil change, perform what actions you think your engine needs (like Increasing displacement, balancing, port and polish, etc.). Be sure to swap out the computer while at it.

Submitted by Mmervin Maynard

Obtain the 2004 Ford GT LM Race Car Spec II (the white and black car in the opening sequence) from the Professional Events-GT World Champion race. That race is a ten race marathon (totalling 136 laps on ten different tracks).

Buy everything available for the car -- importantly the Super Hard Racing Tires (R1s). Set the "Auto Transmission" feature to a value of 18. Equip the R1 tires and get ready for at least twelve hours (of sped up time) of hell.

You must do the 24 hour endurance race in B-Spec mode with the 2004 Ford GT LM Race Car Spec II in order to guarantee a long hard fought win within thirteen hours real time instead of twenty four hours real time.

In B-Spec mode, you have the option to speed up the race by entering the Race Monitor Screen by pressing R1. Then, hold L1 and use the D-pad Left or D-pad Right to go from real time up to three times normal speed.

At the beginning of the race, set the auto pilot to a value of 5 (Push) and turn the overtake feature on by pressing TRIANGLE. Once you get ahead of the pack and have a decent lead, turn off overtake and set the autopilot to 2 (Cruise). You should only have to pit every three to four laps.

Get everything every time that you pit (tires and fuel). Set the autopilot back to 2 (Cruise) once you leave the pit. Continue this strategy until the end of the race. This will net you a Formula One car.

Submitted by paul_estanislao

This is a quick way of making close to a million in no time.

I advise you to get your International A licence, and yes I know its not easy, but its worth it. International B is a must.

You need about Cr.30 000 to get started. Go to the Late '90s used car hall and buy yourself a Subaru Impreza or Legacy, any one will do. They cost about Cr.15 000.

Go change the oil and take it for a upgrade with the remaining Cr.15 000 that you should have left. A stage one turbo with a racing chip shoud do for the races that you about to do.

Go to the Subaru Manufacturer race called Stars of Pleiades. There's five races and all the cares are about the same. Each race earns you Cr.10 000 and winning the Championship is Cr. 75 000 in your bank account. And you get a really hot Subaru Impreza Super Touring Car.

Take your new Scooby and race in the same race as you just did. Only now sell your Touring Cars you win for about Cr.95 000.

Once you got about Cr.500 000 go and buy yourself a brand new AUDI Abt Audi TT-R for Cr.450 000. And here is where the fun starts:

Go to the European Hall and enter the Deutsche Touring Car Meisterschaft. If you strugle with the races, spend some cash and get an extra couple of ponies under the hood.

It's five races worth Cr.15 000 each plus Cr. 75 000 for winning the championship. The great prize though is the Mercedes CLR Le Mans flying piece of crap that you win. I don't like racing it, but I love selling it for close to Cr.945 000.

If you started from scratch you would have turned Cr.30 000 into anything just shy of Cr. 1,1 million. And from here you make that every time you enter the Deutsche Touring Car Meisterschaft.

During a replay, the trails of smoke left by sliding (or doing burnouts) can be extended by pressing L3. This speeds up the replay, but not the amount of time the smoke takes to disappear, thus leaving longer, more realistic trails of smoke when drifting, and thicker smoke when doing burnouts. The longer smoke trails remain the same when taking pictures.

Submitted by McGherkin
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On the Fuji Speedway 90's track, there's a tight corner before a big turn leading to a straight away. Instead of braking to enter the tight corner, cut through the grass at full speed and straight into the last big turn. Before you cut through the grass, make sure your car is stable so you wont lose control when you're back on the road. This should shave off atleast 6 seconds if the car is stable when back on the road.

Licence Center
Domestic B	Volkswagen Lupo 1.4 '02
Domestic B (All Silver)	Mazda Kusabi '03
Domestic B (All Gold)	Honda S500 '63
Domestic A	Pontiac Sunfire GXP Concept '02
Domestic A (All Silver)	Honda Dualnote '01
Domestic A (All Gold)	Nissan Skyline GT-R (Gran Turismo Version) '01
International B	Nike One 2022
International B (All Silver)	Mazda RX-8 Concept (Type-II) '04
International B (All Gold)	Jensen Healey Interceptor Mk.III '74
International A	Nismo 270R '94 (S14)
International A (All Silver)	Nissan GT-R Concept (TokyoShow) '01
International A (All Gold)	Dome Zero '78
Super	Mercury Cougar XR-7 '67
Super (All Silver)	Pontiac Solstice Coupe Concept '02
Super (All Gold)	Ford Model T Tourer '15

Beginner Hall
Sunday Cup	Autobianchi A112 Abarth '79
FF Challenge	Mazda Atenza Concept '01
FR Challenge	Nissan Skyline 2000GT-B '67
4WD Challenge	Toyota Motor Triathlon Race Car '04
MR Challenge	Lotus Esprit Turbo HC '87
Light Weight K Cup	Ginetta G4 '64
Spider & Roadster	Chrysler Prowler '02
Sport Truck Race	Chevrolet Silverado SST Concept '02

Professional Hall
Clubman Cup	Mazda Mazdaspeed Atenza '05
Tuning Car Grand Prix	Nissan Option Stream Z '04
Race of NA Sports	Honda NSX-R Concept '01
Race of Turbo Sports	Mazda BP Falken RX-7 (D1GP) '03
Boxer Spirit	RUF CTR Yellow Bird '87
World Classic Car Series	Mercedes-Benz Daimler Motor Carriage '1886
World Compact Car Race	Honda S800 RSC Race Car '68
Supercar Festival	Cizeta V16T '94
Gran Turismo World Championship	Ford GT LM Edition Spec-II '04

Extreme Hall
Gran Turismo All Stars	BMW MacLaren F1 GTR Race Car '97
Dream Car Championship	Nissan GT-R Concept LM Race Car '02
Polyphony Digital Cup	Opera Performance S2000 '04
Like The Wind	Volkswagen W12 Nardo Concept '01
Formula GT World	Polyphony Formula Gran Turismo '04
Real Circuit Tours	Nissan Gran Turismo Skyline GT-R (PaceCar) '01
Premium Sports Lounge	Ford GT '05

Endurance Hall
Grand Valley 300km	Mercedes-Benz C9 Race Car (Sauber) '89
Laguna Seca 200 Miles	Ford GT40 Race Car '69
Roadster 4 Hours Endurance	Mazda RX-7 LM Race Car '01
Tokyo R246 300km	Mitsubishi FTO Super Touring Car '97
Super Speedway 150 Miles	Honda NSX-R LM Edition Race Car '02
Nurburgring 24 Hours Endurance	Polyphony Formula Gran Turismo '04
Nurburgring 4 Hours Endurance	Audi Abt Audi TT-R Touring Car '02
Suzuka 1000km	Lister Storm V12 Race Car '99
Motegi 8 Hours Endurance	Honda NSX-R LM Edition Road Car '02
Tsukuba 9 Hours Endurance	Nissan Skyline GT-R Race Car (Calsonic) '93
Sarthe Circuit 24 Hours I	Audi R8 '01
Sarthe Circuit 24 Hours II	Bentley Speed 8 Race Car '03
Fuji 1000km	Nissan R92CP Race Car '92
Infineon World Sport Car Trophy	Ford GT LM Edition '02
El Captain 200 Miles	Toyota 88C-V Race Car (Minolta) '89
New York 200 Miles	Dodge Charger Super Bee 426 Hemi '71

Mission Hall
Mission 1-10	DMC DeLorean S2 '04
Mission 11-20	Jay Leno Tank Car '03
Mission 21-24	Pagani Zonda Race Car '01
Mission 25-29	Toyota 7 Race Car '70
Mission 30-34	Nissan R89C Race Car '89

American Hall
American Championship	Chevrolet Corvette Convertible (C1) '54
Stars and Stripes	Chevrolet Camaro LM Race Car '01
American Muscle Car Championship	Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454 '70
Classic Muscle Car Championship	Plymouth Super Bird '70

European Hall
European Championship	Jaguar XJ220 LM Edition '01
British GT Cup	Jaguar E-Type Coupe '61
British Light Weight Car Race	Lotus Europa Special '71
German Touring Car Championship	Mercedes-Benz AMG CLK-GTR Race Car '98
Italian Festival	Alfa Romeo 155 2.5 V6 TI Race Car '93
French Championship	Citroen 2CV Type-A '54
European Classic Car Championship	Mercedes-Benz Benz Patent Motor Wagen '1886
European Hot Hatch Car Championship	Volvo 240 GLT Estate '88
1000 Miles	Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint Speciale '63
Schwarzwald League A	BMW M3 GTR Race Car '01
Schwarzwald League B	Mercedes-Benz AMG 190E 2.5 16V Evolution II (DTM) '92

Japanese Hall
Japanese Championship	Nissan Fairlady Z Concept LM Race Car '02
Japanese GT Championship	Nissan Motul Pitwork Z (JGTC) '04
Japanese 70's Classic	Nissan Skyline Hard Top 2000GT-R (KPGC10) '70
Japanese 80's Festival	Mitsubishi HSR-II Concept '89
Japanese 90's Challenge	Nismo 400R (R33) '96
Japanese Compact Car Cup	Honda Life Step Van '72

Special Condition Hall (easy)
Rally d' Umbria	Cadillac CIEN '02
Rally d' Capri	Toyota RSC Rally Raid Car '02
Grand Canyon	Ford RS200 '84
Ice Arena	Toyota RSC '01
Chamoni	Infiniti FX45 Concept '02
George Paris	Alpine A310 1600VE '73
Swiss Alps	Mitsubishi CZ-3 Tarmac '01
Tahiti	Renault 5 Turbo '80
Tsukuba Circuit	Mazda RX-8 Concept (Type-I) '01
Cathedral Rocks (Trail I)	Land Rover Range Stormer Concept '04
Cathedral Rocks (Trail II)	Hyundai HCD6 '01

Special Condition Hall (normal)
Rally d' Umbria	Lancia Delta HF Integrale Rally Car '92
Rally d' Capri	Subaru Impreza Rally Car Prototype '01
Grand Canyon	Mitsubishi CZ-3 Tarmac Rally Car '02
Ice Arena	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV Rally Car'97
Chamoni	Subaru Impreza Rally Car '01
George Paris	Renault 5 Maxi Turbo Rally Car '85
Swiss Alps	Toyota Celica GT-Four Rally Car (ST205) '95
Tahiti	Ford Escort Rally Car '98
Tsukuba Circuit	Mazda Atenza Touring Car '02
Cathedral Rocks (Trail I)	Subaru Impreza Rally Car '99
Cathedral Rocks (Trail II)	Toyota Celica GT-Four Rally Car (ST185) '95

Special Condition Hall (hard)
Rally d' Umbria	Lancia Delta S4 Rally Car '85
Rally d' Capri	Ford RS200 Rally Car '85
Grand Canyon	Mitsubishi Straion 4WD Rally Car '84
Ice Arena	Nissan Bluebird 1600SSS Rally Car (510) '69
Chamoni	Lancia Stratos Rally Car '77
George Paris	Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 Evolution 2 Rally Car '86
Swiss Alps	Nissan Silvia 240RS Rally Car '85
Tahiti	Mitsubishi Pajero Rally Raid Car '85
Tsukuba Circuit	Ford GT Concept '02
Cathedral Rocks (Trail I)	Suzuki Escudo Dirt Trial Car '98
Cathedral Rocks (Trail II)	Mitsubishi Pajero Evolution Rally Raid Car '03

Alfa Romeo Manufacturer's Race Event
GTA Cup	Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA 1600 '65

Alpine Manufacturer's Race Event
Renault Alpine Cup	Alpine A110 1600S '73

Aston Martin Manufacturer's Race Event
Aston Martin Festival	Aston Martin DB9 Coupe '03

Audi Manufacturer's Race Event
Tourist Trophy	Audi Le Mans Quattro '03
A3 Cup	Audi Quattro '82

BMW Manufacturer's Race Event
BMW 1 Series Trophy	BMW 2002 Turbo '73
'M' Club	BMW M3 GTR '03

Chevrolet Manufacturer's Race Event
Corvette Festival	Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Coupe (C2) '63
Camaro Meeting	Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z Concept '88

Chrysler Manufacturer's Race Event
Crossfire Trophy	Dodge Viper GTSR Concept '00

Citroen Manufacturer's Race Event
2HP-2CV	Citroen 2CV Type-A '54

Daihatsu Manufacturer's Race Event
Copen Race	Daihatsu Storia X4 '00
Midget II Race	Daihatsu Midget '63

Honda Manufacturer's Race Event
Type R Meeting	Honda HSC (Honda Sports Concept) '03
Civic Race	Honda Civic Si (Mugen Motul Race Car) '87

Hyundai Manufacturer's Race Event
Hyundai Sport Festival	Hyundai Clix '01

Isuzu Manufacturer's Race Event
Isuzu Classic Sport	Isuzu 117 Coupe '68

Lotus Manufacturer's Race Event
Elise Cup	Lotus Elise Type-72 '01
Lotus Classic Cup	Lotus Elan S1 '62

Mazda Manufacturer's Race Event
'RE' Club	Mazda Cosmo Sport (L10A) '67
Roadster Cup	Mazda Eunos Roadster J-Limited (NA) '91
RX-8 Cup	Mazda RX-8 Concept LM Race Car '01

Mercedes-Benz Manufacturer's Race Event
Legend of Silver Arrow	Mercedes-Benz CLK Touring Car (D2 DTM) '00
SL Challenge	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Coupe '54

MG Manufacturer's Race Event
MG Festival	MGF '97

Mini Manufacturer's Race Event
Mini.Mini Battle	Marcos Mini Marcos GT '70

Mitsubishi Manufacturer's Race Event
Evolution Meeting	Mitsubishi Lancer 1600 GSR Rally Car '74
Mirage Cup	Mitsubishi I Concept '03

Nissan Manufacturer's Race Event
Race of Red Emblem	Nismo Skyline GT-R LM Road Going Version (R33) '95
March Brothers	Nissan mm-R Cup Car '01
Silvia Sisters	Nissan Sileighty '98
'Z' Club	Nissan Fairlady 240ZG (HS30) '71

Opel Manufacturer's Race Event
Speedster Cup	Opel Calibra Touring Car (DTM) '94

Peugeot Manufacturer's Race Event
206 Cup	Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 Rally Car '85

Renault Manufacturer's Race Event
Clio Trophy	Renault Lutecia Renault Sport V6 24V Race Car '00
Megane Cup	Renault Avantime '02

Saleen Manufacturer's Race Event
Saleen S7 Club	Nike One 2022

Shelby Manufacturer's Race Event
Shelby Cobra Cup	Shelby Mustang G.T.350R '65

Subaru Manufacturer's Race Event
Subaru 360 Race	Subaru Subaru 360 '58
Race of Pleiades	Subaru Impreza Super Touring Car '01

Suzuki Manufacturer's Race Event
Suzuki K Cup	Suzuki Concept-S2 '03
Suzuki Concept Car	Suzuki GSX-R/4 '01

Toyota Manufacturer's Race Event
Altezza Race	Toyota Altezza Touring Car '01
Vitz Race	Toyota Vitz RS Turbo '02

Triumph Manufacturer's Race Event
Spitfire Cup	Triumph Spitfire 1500 '74

TVR Manufacturer's Race Event
Blackpool Racer	TVR Cerbera Speed 12 '00

Volkswagen Manufacturer's Race Event
Beetle Cup	Volkswagen Beetle 1100 Standard (Type-11) '49
Lupo Cup	Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Coupe (Type-1) '68
GTI Cup	Volkswagen Golf I GTI '76

On Apricot Hill, go reverse. It's on the 2nd turn before you start going down hill. Look way over on the mountain side, look striaght. On the side of the mountain there is grayish, what appears to be smoke coming up and blowing towards the right.

On Trail Mountain normal, get to the end of the big straight, the one with the tunnel. Before you get to the big banked sharp turn you can look out over the valley or whatever. There is a lone tree staning there, bare, just standing there. That's one big big tree.