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Gran Turismo 4 "Prologue"

Quirks and Features
The Cars
- Car List
The Events
Gameplay
- Getting Started
Miscellaneous

Quirks and Features

The Bad

Limited amount of gameplay compared to other titles in the Gran Turismo series. Basically only includes 2 types of events: School Mode (like license tests) and Arcade Mode (like free races, with only 5 tracks available).
The Race menu in Arcade Mode includes an item to show a "Best Lap" list, but the list is always empty. This appears to be either a bug in the code that displays the list, or the developers forgot to remove the code for the menu item after scrapping the code for the feature.
There are 5 prize cars that require all Gold trophies for the Lessons in School Mode. For most players, those last 5 cars will be pretty much impossible to unlock without using cheats.

The Good

AutoSave is optional and can be turned off to spare some wear on memory cards.
Automatically loads an existing gamesave on startup, but there is also a manual Load if you want to switch to a different gamesave later.

The Cars

Car List

The table below shows the 64 cars in GT4P. The Unlock column shows the School Mode event that unlocks the car for availability in Arcade Mode. The text in the Group column can be used to find out which opponents the car will face if selected.

GT4 Prologue Cars	Drive	BHP	Kg.	Unlock	Group
BMW Concept M5	FR	493	1715	GS2	B2
BMW McLaren F1 GTR Fina (Long Version) '97	MR	--	--	L35	A1
Daihatsu Copen Active Top (J) '02	FF	63	830	L09	B6
Daihatsu Mira TR-XX Avanzato R (J) '97	FF	63	700	CB1	B6
Dodge Viper GTS '99	FR	449	1531	L23	B1
Ford Focus Rally Car '99	4WD	299	1230	L17	A3
Ford GT '02	--	499	--	L39	A1
Honda Beat (J) '91	MR	63	760	L18	B6
Honda Civic Type R (EK,J) '98	FF	182	1050	L21	B4
Honda HSC (37th Tokyo Motor Show Concept Car) '03	MR	--	--	GS5	B1
Honda Integra Type R 98 Spec (J) '98	FF	197	1080	--	B4
Honda Jazz '01	FF	84	990	L02	B5
Honda NSX Type S Zero (J) '97	MR	276	1270	L25	B1
Honda Odyssey L Type (J) '03	4WD	157	1740	--	B5
Honda S2000 '03	FR	246	1250	CB5	B3
Honda Spoon Civic Type R (EK) '99	FF	214	820	L15	C1
Honda Spoon Fit Race Car '03	FF	--	--	L20	C2
Honda Spoon S2000 Race Car '00	FR	310	1050	L31	A3
Honda Takata Dome NSX (JGTC #18) '03	MR	--	1170	L13	A2
Lancia Delta HF Integrale Rally Car '92	4WD	295	1120	L41	A3
Lotus Elise Sport 190 '98	MR	190	670	L19	B4
Mazda 2 '03	FF	111	1080	L01	B5
Mazda Kusabi '03	FF	147	--	--	B4
Mazda MX-5 '89	FR	118	940	L05	B4
Mazda RX-7 Spirit R (J) '02	FR	276	1270	CB3	B1
Mazda RX-8 Type S '03	FR	246	1310	L28	B1
Mercedes-Benz SL 55 AMG '02	FR	469	1955	L11	B1
Mitsubishi Colt '02	FF	96	1030	L08	B5
Mitsubishi i '03	MR	67	790	GS3	B5
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV Rally Car '97	4WD	280	1230	--	A3
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution V '98	4WD	276	1360	L26	B1
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII GSR '03	4WD	276	1410	--	B1
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII MR (J) '03	4WD	276	1410	L37	B1
Nissan 240ZG '71	FR	147	1010	--	C3
Nissan 350Z Roadster '03	FR	276	1550	L29	OM
Nissan Fairlady Z Z-Tune (Z33,J) '03	FR	--	--	L16	B1
Nissan Micra 12c 5door (K12) '03	FF	88	910	L03	B5
Nissan Silvia K's Aero (S14) '96	FR	215	1250	--	B3
Nissan Skyline Coupe 350GT (V35,J) '03	FR	276	1530	--	B3
Nissan Skyline GT-R Vspec II (R32) '94	4WD	276	1500	L27	B1
Nissan Skyline GT-R V-spec II Nur (R34) '02	4WD	276	1560	--	B1
Nissan Xanavi Nismo GT-R (JGTC #23) '03	FR	478	1080	L33	A2
Subaru Cusco Subaru Advan Impreza (JGTC #77) '03	FR	295	1100	L34	A3
Subaru Impreza Rally Car (GC) '99	4WD	299	1230	L24	A3
Subaru Impreza Rally Car (GD Type-II) '03	4WD	295	1230	L40	A3
Subaru Impreza Sedan WRX STi Ver.VI (GC,J) '99	4WD	276	1270	--	B1
Subaru Impreza WRX STi '02	4WD	276	1440	L22	B3
Subaru Legacy B4 2.0GT SpecB (J) '03	4WD	276	1430	L10	B3
Subaru Legacy Saloon 3.0R '03	4WD	246	1460	L14	B3
Subaru Legacy Sports Tourer 3.0R '03	4WD	246	1480	CB2	B3
Subaru Legacy Touring Wagon 2.0GT SpecB (J) '03	4WD	276	1450	--	B3
Suzuki Alto Works Suzuki Sports Limited (J) '97	4WD	63	710	L06	B6
Suzuki Cappuccino '92	FR	63	700	CB4	B6
Suzuki Concept-S2 '03	FF	--	--	GS4	B4
Toyota bB Z 1.5 X Version 2WD (J) '00	FF	107	1040	L07	B5
Toyota Celica GT-Four Rally Car '95	4WD	295	1200	--	A3
Toyota Ist 1.5S 2WD (J) '02	FF	107	1020	L04	B5
Toyota Motor Triathlon Race Car	--	--	--	GS1	OM
Toyota MR2 GT-S (SW20,J) '97	MR	241	1270	--	B3
Toyota Prius Hatchback Toyota Hybrid Synergy Drive '03	FF	75	1270	L36	OM
Toyota Trial Celica SS-II Tuning Car (ZZT231) '03	FF	279	1140	L30	B1
Toyota Yaris 1.5 16v VVT-i '00	FF	108	940	L32	B5
Toyota Woodone Tom's Supra (JGTC #36) '03	FR	493	1100	L38	A2
Volkswagen Lupo GTI Cup Car '03	FF	123	1010	L12	OM

The Events

Track List

The list below shows the tracks that are used in School Mode. All of these except Driving Park are also available in Arcade Mode.

• CA. Citta di Aria	• DP. Driving Park *	• FS. Fuji Speedway
• GC. Grand Canyon	• NY. New York	• TC. Tsukuba Circuit

School Mode

The table below shows all of the Lessons (Lnn) and Coffee Breaks (CBn) in the 5 Sections of School Mode. These are basically like the license tests in other titles of the Gran Turismo series. The Gold and Bronze columns show the goal times. Note that Bronze is sufficient to unlock the Car and next Lesson. "-'--.---" means that any valid finish will do, regardless of the time. For all of the Sections except Purple, the Ideal Racing Line can be toggled on/off by pressing [R3].

1. Green Section	Gold	Bronze	Track, Car
L01. Learning the basics of steering 1	1'47.600	-'--.---	DP, Mazda 2 '03
L02. Learning the basics of steering 2	0'12.180	0'13.000	FS, Honda Jazz '01
L03. Braking for beginners	0'36.600	0'37.500	FS, Nissan Micra 12c 5door '03
L04. Knowing cornering speed limits	0'21.200	0'22.000	DP, Toyota Ist 1.5S 2WD '02
L05. Learning the basics of steering 3	1'03.300	1'10.000	DP, Mazda MX-5 '89
L06. Basics of driving on dirt	2'28.000	-'--.---	GC, Suzuki Alto Works '97
2. Orange Section	Gold	Bronze	Track, Car
L07. Memorising the course 1	2'52.000	-'--.---	TC, Toyota bB Z 1.5 X Version 2WD '00
L08. Basic cornering	0'19.800	0'22.500	TC, Mitsubishi Colt '02
L09. Racing line through an S-Bend 1	0'16.500	0'18.000	CA, Daihatsu Copen Active Top '02
L10. Basic cornering on dirt	0'12.000	0'13.500	GC, Subaru Legacy B4 2.0GT '03
CB1. Coffee break 1	0'24.000	-'--.---	--, Daihatsu Mira TR-XX Avanzato R '97
L11. High speed braking	0'31.400	0'32.700	FS, Mercedes-Benz SL 55 AMG '02
L12. Racing line through an S-Bend 2	0'19.800	0'21.000	FS, Volkswagen Lupo GTI Cup Car '03
3. Blue Section	Gold	Bronze	Track, Car
L13. Memorising the course 2	3'14.500	-'--.---	NY, Honda Takata Dome NSX #18 '03
L14. Special cornering techniques	0'25.700	0'27.000	NY, Subaru Legacy Saloon 3.0R '03
L15. Taking 90-degree corners	0'24.750	0'26.750	NY, Honda Spoon Civic Type R '99
L16. High speed braking+cornering	0'48.000	0'50.000	FS, Nissan Fairlady Z Z-Tune '03
CB2. Coffee break 2	0'52.000	-'--.---	--, Subaru Legacy Sports Tourer 3.0R '03
L17. Mid/high speed driving on dirt	0'16.000	0'18.000	GC, Ford Focus Rally Car '99
L18. Strategies for difficult corners	0'16.000	0'17.400	CA, Honda Beat '91
L19. Tackling a Beginners' course	1'02.000	1'09.000	DP, Lotus Elise Sport 190 '98
4. Red Section	Gold	Bronze	Track, Car
L20. Memorising the course 3	4'04.000	-'--.---	CA, Honda Spoon Fit Race Car '03
L21. Strategies for tackling S-bends	0'45.500	0'51.000	NY, Honda Civic Type R '98
L22. Tackling a street course	0'22.750	0'25.000	CA, Subaru Impreza WRX STi '02
L23. High-powered acceleration	0'09.650	0'10.000	FS, Dodge Viper GTS '99
CB3. Coffee break 3	0'57.000	-'--.---	--, Mazda RX-7 Spirit R '02
L24. Vehicle control on dirt	0'17.600	0'19.000	GC, Subaru Impreza Rally Car '99
L25. High-speed cone slalom	0'17.000	0'20.000	FS, Honda NSX Type S Zero '97
5. Purple Section	Gold	Bronze	Track, Car
L26. Basics of overtaking 1	0'16.400	-'--.---	TC, Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution V '98
L27. Basics of overtaking 2	0'23.400	-'--.---	TC, Nissan Skyline GT-R Vspec II R32 '94
L28. Basics of overtaking 3	0'51.800	-'--.---	FS, Mazda RX-8 Type S '03
L29. Racing practice 1	1'33.000	-'--.---	TC, Nissan 350Z Roadster '03
CB4. Coffee break 4	0'41.000	-'--.---	--, Suzuki Cappuccino '92
L30. Racing practice 2	1'48.000	-'--.---	FS, Toyota Trial Celica SS-II '03
L31. Racing practice 3	3'00.000	-'--.---	NY, Honda Spoon S2000 Race Car '00
L32. Racing practice 4	1st	3rd	TC, Toyota Yaris 1.5 16v VVT-i '00
L33. Racing practice 5	1st	3rd	FS, Nissan Xanavi Nismo GT-R #23 '03
L34. Racing practice 6	1st	3rd	NY, Subaru Cusco Advan Impreza #77
L35. Racing practice 7	1st	3rd	FS, BMW McLaren F1 GTR Fina '97
L36. Fuel conserving Time Trial	1'32.000	1'50.000	TC, Toyota Prius Hatchback Hybrid '03
CB5. Coffee break 5	0'40.000	-'--.---	--, Honda S2000 '03
L37. Tsukuba Circuit Time Trial	1'07.000	1'09.600	TC, Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII MR '03
L38. Fuji Speedway Time Trial	1'24.000	1'28.000	FS, Toyota Woodone Tom's Supra #36
L39. New York Time Trial	1'31.000	1'40.000	NY, Ford GT '02
L40. Grand Canyon Rally Time Trial	2'30.000	2'45.000	GC, Subaru Impreza Rally Car '03
L41. Italian street course Time Trial	1'38.000	1'50.000	CA, Lancia Delta HF Integrale Rally '92

An additional car is unlocked for achieving all Gold trophies for the Lessons in a Section. Note that Coffee Break trophies are not important here.

GS1. Green Section	Toyota Motor Triathlon Race Car
GS2. Orange Section	BMW Concept M5
GS3. Blue Section	Mitsubishi i '03
GS4. Red Section	Suzuki Concept-S2 '03
GS5. Purple Section	Honda HSC (37th Tokyo Motor Show Concept Car) '03

Arcade Mode

This is basically like the Quick Race mode found in other racing games. This mode is purely just for fun; there are no cars or other rewards to unlock here. And, as far as I can tell, there is nothing in Arcade Mode that affects any kind of statistics; there is a "Best Lap" item in the Race menu, but it always shows a blank list.

The main menu in Arcade Mode includes 3 items: Start, Options, and Exit. Choosing the Start item brings you to the screen where you can choose one of the 5 available tracks:

The next screen allows you to choose a car. The list of choices will include the 13 cars that are initially available plus any cars you've unlocked in School Mode. Note that not all of the listed cars will be selectable for the Grand Canyon track.

240ZG '71

Odyssey L Type(J) '03

Silvia K's Aero (S14) '96

more...

Once you've chosen a car and color, the next screen shows a very limited set of car setup options. Note that not all Tyre Types will be selectable for every car.

Transmission (AT/MT)

Driving Aids (On/Off)

Tyre Type (Road/Sports/Normal/Racing)

The car setup screen also includes a "Start" item that takes you to the Race Menu from which you can start the race.

With the default settings, a race will be 2 laps with no opponents, which gives you something similar to a Time Trial. However, since Time Trials aren't very useful if the game doesn't keep track of lap records, you'll probably want to change some settings at some point. The Global Options screen includes 5 tabs:

Screen Settings

Arcade Mode Settings

Save Settings

Controller Settings

Steering Controller Settings

The tab of interest is the Arcade Mode Settings tab which includes the following options:

Background Music for Replay
(On/Off)

Traction Control System
(On/Off)

Opponent Cars for TC, FS NY
(On/Off)

Opponent Car Difficulty
(Easy/Hard/Pro)

Turning the Opponent Cars option On will give you races with the usual number of opponents (for a field of up to 6 cars) for 3 of the 5 tracks. Note that there are no opponents for the Grand Canyon and Citta di Aria tracks, and there are 2 cars that will only ever have 1 opponent, if any. As well as setting the AI's skill level, the Opponent Car Difficulty option also determines the number of laps: 2 for Easy, 3 for Hard, and 5 laps for Pro.

The cars in the grid lineup will depend on your chosen car and track. The Group column of the Car List shows which group a car belongs to, and the table below shows the possible opponents for that group. Note that this only applies if Tsukuba, New York, or Fuji is chosen, since there are no opponents for Grand Canyon or Citta di Aria. Also note that many of the cars listed here will only show up as opponents and won't be available to unlock for player use.

A1 : LM	A2 : JGTC	A3 : Rally
• 350Z LM • GT-One Race Car • Mazda RX-8 LM • NSX-R Prototype LM • R390 GT1 Race Car	• au Cerumo Supra • Mobil 1 NSX • Pennzoil Zexel GT-R • Takata Dome NSX • Woodone Toms Supra • Xanavi Nismo GT-R	• Celica GT-Four Rally Car • Delta HF Integrale Rally Car • Focus Rally Car • Impreza Rally Car GC • Impreza Rally Car GD
B1 : Road	B2 : Road	B3 : Road
• Impreza WRX STi Version VI • Lancer Evolution VIII • NSX Type S Zero • RX-7 • RX-8 • Skyline GT-R Vspec II	• Concept M5 • Lancer Evolution VIII MR • Skyline GT-R V-spec II Nur • SL 55 AMG • Viper GTS	• Honda S2000 • Impreza WRX STi • Legacy B4 2.0GT SpecB • Legacy Saloon 3.0R • Legacy Sports Tourer 3.0R • MR2 GT-S • Silvia K's Aero • Skyline Coupe 350GT
B4 : Road	B5 : Road	B6 : Road
• Civic Type R, CR-X Del-Sol SiR • Elise Sport 190 • Integra Type R 98 Spec • MX-5 • Primera 20V • MR-S S Edition	• Colt, ist 1.5S 2WD • Jazz • Mazda 2 • Micra 12c 5door	• Alto Works Suzuki Sports Ltd • Beat • Cappuccino • Copen Active Top • Mira TR-XX Avanzato R
C1 : Tuner	C2 : Cup	C3 : Classics
• Celica TRD Sports M • Spoon Civic Type R	• Lupo GTI Cup Car • mm-R • Spoon Fit Race Car	• 1300 Coupe 9S • Bluebird 1600 Deluxe • Celica 1600GT • Lancer 1600 GSR

The table below shows the cars that compete against 1 or 5 cars of the same make and model, if chosen for the Tsukuba, New York, or Fuji track. As mentioned earlier, there are no opponents for Grand Canyon or Citta di Aria.

OM : One-Make, 1 Opponent	OM : One-Make, 5 Opponents
• Nissan 350Z Roadster '03	• Toyota Prius Hatchback HSD '03
• Toyota Motor Triathlon Race Car	• Volkswagen Lupo GTI Cup Car '03