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Last Saturday, we took a look at all the locations that V-Rally 4 has revealed to have so far, and the events they could include. Today, we are looking into the cars you will use to drive through the stages, the ravines and the dense forests that V-Rally 4 has to offer!

Screenshot courtesy of Gamersyde Official - link to video here

V-Rally 4 features 5 different disciplines that the player can tackle and race with. Those disciplines are Rally, V-Rally Cross, Hillclimb, Buggy and Extreme-Khana. We will go through each discipline now.

RALLY

Rally is the main discipline and focus of V-Rally 4. The discipline itself is split into 2 categories, historic rally cars and modern rally cars. Historic cars include legendary vehicles such as the Porsche 911 Carrera Safari (pictured above), the Alpine A110 of the 60s, the Lancia Delta HF Integralle that ruled the 90s Group A, and even some of the early modern WRC machines, such as the 2004 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII.

Modern cars meanwhile seem to include an equal variety of modern machinery. Cars that we have seen in action and promoted by the V-Rally 4 page include the Porsche 997 RGT, which took part in the FIA Group R-GT championship, and the Skoda Fabia R5 participating in WRC-2. We have no word or confirmation on if V-Rally 4 will include the modern WRC cars which were introduced last year though.

V-RALLY CROSS

V-Rally Cross is the second main discipline of V-Rally 4. It has been promoted excessively in trailers and footage, and gameplay footage indicates that the modern rallycross stage format will be used. Drivers race around a closed dirt circuit over a number of laps, and during one of the laps they have to perform a joker lap. Joker laps use a different sections of the circuit which are usually slower to the main circuit.

The car roster for V-Rally Cross includes a lot of the cars actively participating in the modern WRX championship, such as the Ford Focus RX and the Honda Civic Red Bull Rallycross. Additional cars that have been observed in the recent trailer include the Volkswagen Beetle, the Ford Fiesta ST and the Renault Alpine 310. More cars will be revealed at a later date.

Players can expect very fast cars in very fast and flowing stages, going through jumps and tight hairpins, as they race to the finish line.

HILLCLIMB

The hillclimb discipline includes state-of-the-art hypercars specially attuned for great speeds exceeding 300 kilometers/hour. The cars participate on a timed trial to reach the peak of a mountain in the lowest time possible, without the aid of a co-driver unlike in the rally discipline.

V-Rally 4 once again displays a variety of environments and cars to select from for this discipline. The flagship of this discipline has been the Suzuki SX4, which can be observed tackling the Mount Rainier course in the pic above. Not much else is known about the cars of the discipline.

BUGGY

Buggies are a new addition to the franchise. Like in similar games, the buggies will be able to tackle extreme situations and tracks with lots of jumps and obstacles, whist offering quick acceleration and good control through any of the surfaces. So far, only one buggy has been revealed for use in the game.

EXTREME-KHANA

Extreme-khana is a unique version of the gymkhana events that were made popular into the gaming world thanks to games like DiRT 3. Unlike other games, however, extrme-khana focuses on completing a certain number of laps around a technical circuit, situated in various locations, from parking lots to abandoned airfields. Those technical circuits are tough and twisty, and mistakes can cost the player dearly.

In order to tackle those, the player will have in their disposal specially modified cars with lots of torque and drifting capabilities, such as the Ford Mustand Fastback. Not much else is known about the cars included in this discipline thus far.

THE MACHINES THUS FAR

As with Part 1, we are going to present now the various cars that have been revealed by Kylotonn and which will feature in V-Rally 4 in greater detail.

First car on the list is the Porsche 997 RGT

The 997 Porsche RGT was amidst the first holomogated car for the newly-established FIA R-GT Cup. The rules for the cars were established in 2011, whilst the first proper chamionship was ran in 2015. Using GT Rear Wheel Drive cars specially attuned for rallying, the championship has been active since then, and includes racing in various WRC and ERC events alongside the main categories.

This particular Porsche variant has been a very popular choice with R-GT cup drivers, along with the Abarth 124 R-GT, and has won the majority of the events ran in the R-GT cup so far. Players should expect high power delivered to them from the back wheels once they hit the accelerator, and a lot of sideway action as they tackle in the corners of the RALLY events. A car of high demands, and high results indeed.

For the next car, we go back in time with the Alpine A110

The Alpine A110 had been one of the most famous cars of the last century. First manufactured in 1963, this Rear-Wheel, Rear-Engine rally car rode to victory in the 1970s in the rally world. During the inaugural IMC (International Manufacturers Championship) when it first began in 1970, as well as the inaugural WRC in 1973, the Alpine A110 won the manufacturers championship in 1971 and 1973 in the IMC and the WRC respectively. Throughout its participation, it earned the prestige reputation of one of the strongest rally cars of its time.

The Alpine has a rich history of tackling the harshest roads and coming out victorious on top, and the player can expect to do the same with this awe-inspiring legendary car. 

Next on our list comes the Tatum Super Buggy

The Tatum Super Buggy is one of the various buggies the player will be able to use for the buggy discipline. It is one of the most successful buggies in its category, largely preferred by amateur drivers and professionals alike. Highly modifiable to suit the needs of each individual driver, the Tatum Super Buggy can tackle any terrain and obstacle it comes across. The question then becomes: Can you?

Final on our list is the Suzuki SX4

The Suzuki SX4 hillclimb was used for the 2011 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. Piloted by Nobuhiro “Monster” Tajima, the 910HP beast finished the course of the Race to the Clouds and smashed the previous record, becoming the first driver to finish in a sub-10-minute run.

This awesome power is now available to the player, who can take it and command it through the narrow corners of China and the dense forests of America. With so much power and speed, make sure you don’t run off the track!

And that about wraps up the second part of our analysis! Tune in again this Friday for Part 3: The Driving, where we’ll take a deep dive into the gameplay of V-Rally 4!

Good evening folks! As we had mentioned in our last post over two weeks ago, we were busy preparing an analysis of all the pictures, videos, and gameplay segments Kylotonn has shown about V-Rally 4. Due to the amount of information having been released already, as well as the V-Rally 4 gameplay videos that have come out from various news sites and YouTubers, this analysis will be split into three parts. Part 1: The Events will cover the countries, stages, and environments the player will find themselves in when racing in V-Rally 4. Part 2: The Machines will cover the known vehicles and disciplines that V-Rally 4 has. Part 3: The Driving will be an attempt at analyzing as much of the gameplay as possible from all the video footage available to us and on the internet.

Part 1 will be published today alongside this post, whilst Part 2 and Part 3 will be posted later this coming week.

Part 1: The Events

V-Rally 4 was long confirmed to be a world-trotting racing adventure, going from the heart of Africa in Kenya to the peaks of Asia in China and the forests of the Midwest in the United States. Since the reveal, showcasing 3 distinct locations, including an abandoned airfield, a rallycross circuit and a rally stage running through the Sequoia Forest in California, USA, we have gotten confirmation and pictures on a variety of locations that we will be able to race through in the full release!

The biggest confirmation of the variety of locations, however, came from the demo booth V-Rally 4 and Kylotonn had on this year’s E3:

Screenshot courtesy of Team VVV - link to video here

Though this map is in and of itself interesting, its gameplay significance will be analyzed in Part 3 of this analysis. What we can take from this map is that there is a big emphasis on events in the United States. This is from a pre-beta build, and the locations chosen are very limited. compared are lots more locations to be discovered and lots more places for us to go throughout our tour.

An interesting feature of the world map from this early footage that we have is that there aren’t a lot of traditional European events marked on the map yet. The only one that can be spotted is the UK, and the event there is a V-RallyCross event. This is a pretty big departure from previous V-Rally games, which featured a very large amount of European events, with the most egregious example being V-Rally 3; the last entry in the series featured a total of 6 events, 5 of which were in Europe.

Speaking of events retained from the last entry, Kenya makes a return, both as a rally event and a buggy event. Alongside Kenya, newcomers include a possible event in Thailand (at the time of writing, it has not been confirmed if it’s Thailand or Malaysia) and two events in China. Finally, there are several events in the Americas - one in South America in Bolivia and 4 in North America in the United States. The States in particular have the most type of events, including rally events, extreme-khana and hillclimb.

Whilst we await further news from Kylotonn, it is time to go on a tour across the different locales V-Rally 4 will take us through!

Our first destination is Monument Valley

Monument Valley is a red-sand desert region found right between the borders of the states of Arizona and Utah, and is characterized by its awe-inspiring sandstone buttes. Monument Valley, or Tsé Biiʼ Ndzisgaii (Valley of the Rocks) in the native Navajo language, will let the players tackle this cornerstone of the American West, racing through the narrow, sand-covered roads in entangling stages to the top and the bottom.

This location was also featured in the recent E3 demo booth V-Rally 4 was showcased in. You can see it showcased in gameplay videos here and here. The stages featured follow the Rally Discipline, indicating the event may be exclusive to rally. The stages themselves seem to be loose and fast, leading into very fast flowing sections with some occasional slower technical sections. We could consider it a rocky Finland, going through breath-taking and heart-stopping backdrops, maintaining your car across long straights and turns whilst the cliff lies only 5 meters to your side.

Important note: the footage and the demo were taken from a pre-Beta version of the game. It has been confirmed that the co-driver voice as well as the pacenotes and a lot of other graphical and gameplay things have been fixed in the current build the devs are working on.

The next location our globe-trotting rallying adventure takes us are the Bolivian Rainforests

Bolivia is located in South America, neighbours Brazil, Peru, Argentina, Chille and Paraguay, and is home to several different biomes, from the mountaintops of the Andes to the lush forests of the Amazon. Its rich geographical beauty lends a stunning locale deep within the Bolivian forests for V-Rally 4, where the players will be able to take their vehicles and race around and across the Amazon, surrounded by the rich fauna and flora around them.

The Bolivian Rainforest seems to be geared towards the Buggy discipline. Players can expect a lot of rocky rides going up and down the streams of the river trying to get an edge on their opponents. Just remember to mind the trees when you go through the big jumps!

After Bolivia, we head back to the States and into the much acclaimed Sequoia Forest

The Sequoia National Forest is located in Southern Nevada, California. Home to the impressive giant trees of the same name, the Sequoia National Forest is a host to a number of recreational activities and several thousand miles of road, perfect for any aspiring driver to blaze amidst trees several thousands years old.

Little is known about what type of events the Sequoia Forest will include, but it is safe to assume a lot of dirt roads will be utilized sideways as the players will be racing against the clock in modern and traditional rally cars.

Our final destination for tonight will take us further north to Mount Rainier

Mount Rainier is the highest mountain of the Cascade Range of the Pacific Northwest, and an active stratovolcano too. Found deep in the heart of the state of Washington, the volcano is known as Tahoma or Tacoma in the language of the Salish peoples, and is also on the list of the Decade Volcanoes, volcanoes under watch by the international community due to their dangerous proximity to populated areas. A pretty fitting explosive combination for the players to blast their vehicles along the winding roads at 300 kilometers per hour.

Mount Rainier has been confirmed to include the Hillclimb Discipline, and the wide roads going through the forest definitely have a hint of modern Pikes Peak to them. As footage of it has not been observed to be online as of yet, we are going to assume that you should expect a lot of fast flowing sections with some technical sections thrown in for good measure.

And that about wraps up the first part of our analysis! Tune in this Tuesday for Part 2: The Machines, where we’ll analyze all the cars that have been confirmed for V-Rally 4!

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