Karin Calico GTF Appreciation Thread

[Coleco]

Given the name, I almost feel obligated to get one of these

[MekhiSkyline]

I cannot wait to drive this thing around.

It would be funny af to see Scotty Kilmer's reaction finding out his car is in gta

[Commander S]

On 7/15/2021 at 4:48 PM, IceDree said:

It'll have the 4 round headlights upfront, you can see it in the background.

 

 

 

Hmm... That front end looks a bit slimmer and angular than the ST205 Celica from that angle - combined with the bumper shapes, and I'm starting to wonder if they didn't fudge the front end with bits of DC2 Integra Type-R:

 

 

 

 

That wouldn't be bad, but I hope there are options more along the lines of a proper GT-Four bumper as well:

 

[Standard Deluxe 59]

On 7/16/2021 at 5:10 AM, svilen87 said:

I hope that we'll get a better version of that livery with Coolhand Lube branding instead of Xero, considering that even though Coolhand Lube is based on Castrol, there's literally only one vehicle with a CLH livery. 

What car is it on because I've never seen it?

[svilen87]

On 7/17/2021 at 8:53 AM, Standard Deluxe 59 said:

What car is it on because I've never seen it?

Annis Hellion

[Kacpa2]

I love to have a Celica in the game but i wished they mixed in sone of the 5th gen Celie in here like the pop up headlights, i edited a schenatic ir 6th gen ti include st185 front end and it looked quite alright, and the name is kinda meh.....Celestia or Selestia would be much nicer....similar spelling and feminine sounding like Celica....Calico sounds more like some gun than a car name.... But maybe it will be fitting enough..

Edited July 18, 2021 by Kacpa2

[Mach1bud]

This was always one of those cars you got early in Gran Turismo 2 and won a ton of races with.

[Scottiedog123]

Spotted at Goodwood last week.. how appropriate. 

 

 

[IceDree]

^^ Goodwood predicated the future.

[Pedinhuh]

On 7/18/2021 at 10:01 AM, Mach1bud said:

This was always one of those cars you got early in Gran Turismo 2 and won a ton of races with.

For me, my starter on both the OG games was always the MA70 Supra 3.0 Mk3...I think it was possible to make that engine get like over 600hp when it was tuned up.

[Mach1bud]

On 7/19/2021 at 8:09 PM, Pedinhuh said:

For me, my starter on both the OG games was always the MA70 Supra 3.0 Mk3...I think it was possible to make that engine get like over 600hp when it was tuned up.

 

Indeed, I started with that one many times as well. Good memories. Winning that Demio from the Sunday Cup. 

[Commander S]

Seen it in-game at the car meet (well, on someone's stream, but same difference...), and it definitely looks sufficiently Celica-y - and the sculpt looks solid and detailed, too. 

 

I was worried this wouldn't be a must-buy, because I've always been partial to Celicas since they were new (used to see them all the time when I was little, and the ST185 was the coolest thing...), and again when I got into the Forza games and wound up with the 205 GT-Four as one of my dailies:

 

 

 

(don't be fooled by the ST204 'makeunder' - and while it'd be nice, I suspect we might not get that option today for the Calico)

 

But yeah, looking good so far - just a shame it costs the best part of $2 million for a car I've seen on AutoTrader for more like £2k... #justGTAthings #R*logic

[JB94]

On-road performance is actually pretty decent

 

Off-road performance; quite disappointing. Incredibly difficult to drive, even compared to the Sultan Classic, using a tight and technical circuit for reference ':/ The car just never quite is doing what I want it to; it's understeery as s**t at times and then at others, very twitchy ☹

Edited July 20, 2021 by JB94
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[Pedinhuh]

It has the Karin Intruder interior but the gauges fits within the steering wheel and it doesn't look awkward.

 

Also it has the Sultan RS engine sound.

 

This one is going straight to my favorites garage.

[MARINA]

On 7/17/2021 at 12:14 AM, MekhiSkyline said:

I cannot wait to drive this thing around.

It would be funny af to see Scotty Kilmer's reaction finding out his car is in gta

Sadly this car has a terrible offroad traction loss, same as most cars which is 1. 

[DrKrankenstein]

On 7/20/2021 at 2:21 PM, Pedinhuh said:

It has the Karin Intruder interior but the gauges fits within the steering wheel and it doesn't look awkward.

 

Also it has the Sultan RS engine sound.

 

This one is going straight to my favorites garage.

RS sound? sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet

[MekhiSkyline]

On 7/20/2021 at 7:25 AM, MARINA said:

Sadly this car has a terrible offroad traction loss, same as most cars which is 1. 

Well thats disappointing, R* logic ruins everything lol.

[MARINA]

In terms of performance this is probably the go-to amongst the rest, it's insanely fast with very strong acceleration. The only downside handling wise is the horrid understeer.

Edited July 20, 2021 by MARINA

[JB94]

It does look nice at least, good enough on tarmac to post a 57s lap time on the LS Car Meet time trial track, which is respectable.

 

 

Bearing some battle scars during the bank robberies (done with no guide assistance or anything, managed to complete with no deaths and the car not destroyed);

 

 

Unfortunately, the terrible off-road performance means that I'll only be buying one of these

Edited July 20, 2021 by JB94
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[ilovefreebird]

 

I am absolutely disappointed in the fog lights they gave this thing. They look like that radioactive fish from the Simpsons. Also bummed that there isn't a Castrol-esque livery. This thing won't be in my garage too long.

[Arkseven]

It's still possible to use the iFruit trick to paint default wheels? White wheels on this car seems the perfect choice!

[AUScowboy]

On 7/20/2021 at 1:28 PM, Arkseven said:

It's still possible to use the iFruit trick to paint default wheels? White wheels on this car seems the perfect choice!

Ifruit isn’t working for me atm, fairly common after a new update, they probably have to update the app with the new cars and items.

[JB94]

On 7/20/2021 at 5:30 PM, ilovefreebird said:

I am absolutely disappointed in the fog lights they gave this thing. They look like that radioactive fish from the Simpsons. Also bummed that there isn't a Castrol-esque livery. This thing won't be in my garage too long.

 

Believe it or not, one of the most commonly used rally pod lamps for the ST205 is two on the grille and one on each inner headlamp, heh

 

I'm not saying it's good looking (I think it's a bit wierd personally), but it is drawn from real life...

 

It looks nowehere near as nice as the rally lights that are normally seen on the ST185 in my humble opinion.

Edited July 20, 2021 by JB94
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[ilovefreebird]

On 7/20/2021 at 11:35 AM, JB94 said:

 

Believe it or not, one of the most commonly used rally pod lamps for the ST205 is two on the grille and one on each inner headlamp, heh

 

I'm not saying it's good looking (I think it's a bit wierd personally), but it is drawn from real life...

 

It looks nowehere near as nice as the rally lights that are normally seen on the ST185 in my humble opinion.

 

I wanted something like this. What they gave us is close,  but not quite what I hoped for.

 

Edit: Didn't care much for the original wheels I chose. These look much better. Thanks for the inspiration @JB94

 

Edited July 20, 2021 by ilovefreebird

[Standard Deluxe 59]

On 7/20/2021 at 10:30 AM, ilovefreebird said:

Also bummed that there isn't a Castrol-esque livery.

There is as the Xero livery which is similar in design but eschews the green for fluorescent blue. However it's locked behind a hundred some odd car meet rep level. 

[Giantsgiants]

I actually went for this one first since Reddit said it was the best car for the Prize Ride Challenge street races.

 

And here is my Calico GTF's theme song:

 

[dasgluk]

So far this car is the best for the Pursuit Series. It pushes through police cars like nothing else. Fully upgraded, it can easily kick a police van from the road.

For this, understeer is actually somewhat helpful.

 

[Thronedcircle9]

On 7/20/2021 at 5:30 PM, ilovefreebird said:

 

I am absolutely disappointed in the fog lights they gave this thing. They look like that radioactive fish from the Simpsons. Also bummed that there isn't a Castrol-esque livery. This thing won't be in my garage too long.

You do know there is a Castrol livery though right? Look at it in the LS Meet, it's the final livery option. You need to be Rep level 184 to get it, but it's exactly the same as the Jester Classic's Castrol livery 

 

As I don't know how to upload pics here, here's the Reddit post for proof: 

 

 

Edited July 20, 2021 by Thronedcircle9

[ForDer089]

 

 

Spoiler

that speed tho

 

[MARINA]

I'm glad this car is fast but I'm really disappointed that it's a sh*t rally car, it has terrible offroad traction loss, performs terribly offroad in general and the most ironic thing is that majority of the modifications for this thing  are rally mods.