Shark-Infested Waters

Comparison by DJSlackerjr

There are a group of cars I've been seeing pop up onto the forums and I have been picking them up as I went along. Then after getting the Sandshark and the recent creation of ForzaTimes I decide to review them. Here it goes.


SandShark

As a average driver I found myself having a hard time with this car. Due to the lack of a Forza front wing clip, this car understeers alot. To compensate for this he added alot of brake pressure to the car. I think with everyone using Forza wing clips and him deciding to try something different I was glad to see him mix it up. The problem however is while driving this car you need to change your style a bit.

When you have given this car some time you will find it easier to drive, but this isn't a car that you can pull out of the garage, throw it into a race and expect to win without ever trying it before hand... Unless your in a room with me, then you got a shot.

I do like this car, however, it's just not the best of the shark cars. I was able to improve on my Sebring personal best, for a short time.

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Tigershark

This car is fast. Maybe not the fastest in the group, but you'd never know it when racing this car. This is a solid buy, at no time during my test was I fighting the car from corner to corner. It corners well, accelerates well, and damn it drives well. This being rOmiLaYu first shark car I thought it was well built, and I'm glad to own one.

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White Shark

I don't know exactly when this car came out, or if it was before or after the Yellow Shark. [ the Yellow Shark was first to market, as the White Shark was built to compete against it - iNFERNO ]

With its clean Castrol race livery the car looks the part and the engine just screams when you accelerate.

While racing around Mugello I found this car drove well and with ease. It isn't the fastest in the group nor is it the best in acceleration off the line, but this car makes up for it in how it feels on the course. You may not be hot lapping in a White Shark, but in a race it can get the job done.

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Yellow Shark

The car that started the Shark trend, or at least what I had noticed of it. This is one of those cars that I had high expectations for while building up interest back in the end of August near the time of the release.

When Hashiriya built this car, it was off the success of the TE1 and his intentions were of making Suzuka as fun to drive as Tsukuba. Being one of the sharpest race liveries that currently sits in my garage and trailing the hype from the TE1 Evo, I was pumped about getting one.

Like a kid going down early Christmas morning to start digging through his toys, I couldn't wait to get this car onto a nearby track. Capable of 01:55 around Suzuka, although not by me, this car is well balanced and drives smoothly. You wont find yourself losing control of this car very often if at all. With a top speed of near 184 and a 0 to 60 mph in 2.6s this car flies and is fun to drive.

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Blue Shark

One of the main reasons to own a Porsche is for the speed, sound, and the look. You can't help but drive around town with your head a little higher than when you're in a Porsche and this one is no exception.

According to official figures, it produces 610 hp , accelerates 0-60 mph in 2.3 seconds with the manual transmission, and a has 0-100 mph time of just 5.2 seconds. The 997 Turbo has a top speed of 186.6 mph. Possibly one of the most astonishing feats of the Porsche 997 is its 40-60 mph time. In second gear, it takes just 1 second. The car is also able to launch from 0-30 mph in just 1.1 seconds. All right so I may have borrowed some Wiki facts, but this car is quick.

Off the line this car is fast. You can make some of the sweeping turns in Maple Valley doing over 120mph and it sticks well for a Porsche. Topping out Near 177 on the end of the main straight at Mugello, this was the car I had enjoyed the most in this test.

After driving this car, albeit an AWD Porsche I am happy to say, I like Porsche. I was able to break my personal best times at 4 of the 6 tracks I took this car to, I even shaved as much as 2.5 seconds on one track.

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Conclusion

All of these cars are a fantastic buy. And I encourage you to do your own "Shark Test", because I had a blast driving all of these cars and thanks to the tuners who put the time in to release them.

To the best of my knowledge you can still purchase 4 of the 5 cars I've run in this test. I am currently unsure if anyone is still selling the Yellow Shark, and after 4 months who can blame them, but if your interested please be sure to contact them about it. -DJSlackerjr

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