Ridge Racer Type 4
Car FAQ Version 0.8
Elroy Ng ([email protected])

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Contents:
1. Author's Note
2. Game Modes
3. The Teams
4. The Manufacturers
5. Unlocking New Cars
6. Complete List Of Cars
7. FAQ

1. Author's Note
Ok, first of all, I'll answer the question everyone would surely be
asking. How the heck did I manage to get all 320 cars in R4? Nah, I did
not get all the cars by playing the game like hundreds of times.
Besides, that would be impossible (read the FAQ section). I only played
through the Grand Prix Mode 6 times. I simply used a Gameshark to hack
in the rest of the cars. Now, before you people start calling me a
cheater, let me make this clear. I used the Gameshark so that I can
make a complete list of all the cars in R4 to be put into this FAQ for
your viewing pleasure. I put it in here so that you can get an idea of
how many cars you are lacking for a specific team or manufacturer. Now,
on with the FAQ.


2. Game Modes
There are several modes of play in R4, with one secret "Extra Trial"
Mode. There is Grand Prix Mode, where most of the game's cars are
unlocked, Time Attack Mode, VS Battle and the secret Extra Trial Mode.
The Extra Trial Mode is opened after going through Grand Prix Mode once
with any team.

There is also the Garage. This is where you can get in to view all the
cars you have gotten so far. This is also where you can customize your
cars with stickers or simply change the colours of the car. There is
also a feature within this mode that allows you to create your own
personalized stickers for your cars.


3.The Teams
There are a total of 4 teams in R4. They are:

R.C Micro Mouse Mappy (France) Turning: Easy
Pac Racing Club (Japan)        Turning: Normal
Racing Team Solvalou (Italy)   Turning: Difficult
Dig Racing Team (USA)          Turning: Expert


4. The Manufacturers
There are also four car manufacturers in R4. They are:

Assoluto (Italy)  Type: Drift
Lizard (USA)      Type: Drift
Terrazi (Japan)   Type: Grip
Age Solo (France) Type: Grip


5. Unlocking New Cars
As far as I know, there are only two ways to unlock new cars. The first
method is by going through Grand Prix Mode. After going through Grand
Prix Mode, the four cars that you used in Grand Prix Mode is added to
your Garage. However, the better you do in the races (eg. getting first
place in every race on the first try, etc.), the better the car you
will get. So, if you went through the whole Grand Prix Mode with the
same car (looks the same, only the max speed increases each time), it
means that you did not do very well in Grand Prix Mode.

The other method is by winning the Extra Trial. There are four Extra
Trials, one for each manufacturer. You must have at least one car of
that manufacturer in your garage before you can race in that
manufacturer's trial. The Extra Trial is very difficult to win.
However, winning the Extra Trial earns you the most powerful cars in
the game. In Extra Trial, only four cars can be unlocked, one for each
trial.


6. Complete List Of Cars
Ok, this is it. The COMPLETE list of cars found in R4. In order to save
time, I've listed the cars according to their manufacturer. I was only
able to do this because the cars are all the same throughout for every
team. The only difference is the Max Speed of the cars and the sticker
designs of the cars, which varies with each team. So just follow the
abbreviations of the team names at the top of the table beside the Max
Speed heading to find out the speed of the specific car for the
specific team. The last car on the list of each manufacturer are those
unlocked in Extra Trial Mode.

Assoluto Cars

Car Name        Stage     Max Speed/ km/h (MMM, PRC, RTS, DRT)
Promessa        1       162     171     180     160
Promessa        2       178     187     194     180
Bisonite        2       182     191     200     184
Regalo  2       187     198     205     191
Fatalita        2       194     203     212     203
Promessa        3               194     200     212     196
Bisonite        3       196     207     216     203
Regalo  3       203     212     223     207
Fatalita        3       205     216     226     212
Rondine 3       212     221     232     223
Cavaliere       3       216     226     237     232
Infinito        3       221     232     242     248
Promessa        4       280     290     301     285
Bisonite        4       287     296     306     292
Regalo  4       292     303     312     296
Fatalita        4       296     306     317     303
Aquila  4       303     312     321     312
Estasi  4       308     317     326     324
Squalo  4       312     321     331     340
Vulcano 4       356     358     374     360

Lizard Cars
Car Name        Stage     Max Speed/ km/h (MMM, PRC, RTS, DRT)
Bonfire 1       162     169     178     164
Bonfire 2       175     184     194     178
Detector        2       178     189     198     184
Wisdom  2       184     194     203     189
Officer 2       189     200     210     200
Bonfire 3       191     198     210     194
Detector        3       196     205     214     200
Wisdom  3       200     207     219     205
Officer 3       203     214     223     210
Colleague       3       210     219     230     221
Comrade 3       216     223     235     230
Ignition        3       219     230     239     246
Bonfire 4       280     290     301     285
Detector        4       285     294     306     290
Wisdom  4       290     301     312     294
Officer 4       296     306     315     299
Tamer   4       299     310     321     310
Cataract        4       303     317     324     319
Reckless        4       308     319     328     335
Nightmare       4       351     353     358     369

Terrazi Cars
Car Name        Stage     Max Speed/ km/h (MMM, PRC, RTS, DRT)
Ambitious       1       159     171     180     166
Ambitious       2       175     187     198     182
Troop   2       180     191     203     187
Rumor   2       187     196     207     191
Wildboar        2       191     200     212     203
Ambitious       3       189     203     210     194
Troop   3       196     207     216     200
Rumor   3       203     210     221     205
Wildboar        3       205     216     226     212
Capital 3       210     219     230     219
Cowboy  3       214     223     235     230
Starlight       3       221     232     239     246
Ambitious       4       278     292     301     285
Troop   4       283     296     303     287
Rumor   4       287     299     310     296
Wildboar        4       294     306     317     301
Decision        4       301     310     319     310
Terrific        4       306     315     326     321
Destroyer       4       310     319     331     337
Utopia  4       392     399     397     395

Age Solo Cars
Car Name        Stage     Max Speed/ km/h (MMM, PRC, RTS, DRT)
Prophetie       1       159     169     178     164
Prohetie        2       173     187     196     180
Dirigeant       2       178     189     200     187
Bataille        2       184     194     205     189
Megere  2       189     198     210     200
Prohetie        3       191     200     210     196
Dirigeant       3       194     205     214     200
Bataille        3       200     207     219     203
Megere  3       203     216     223     210
Antilope        3       207     219     228     219
Averse  3       214     223     235     228
Licorne 3       219     230     239     244
Prohetie        4       283     287     303     287
Dirigeant       4       287     294     306     290
Bataille        4       290     301     310     294
Megere  4       294     303     315     299
Espion  4       301     308     319     312
Sorciere        4       303     315     324     319
Supernova       4       310     321     328     335
Ecureuil        4       312     294     306     301

Finally, after the 320 cars, there is one more secret car, which
becomes the ninth car in your garage. And the new car is none other
than the Pac-Man car!!! The Pac-Man car even has its own music during
the race, "Eat'em Up", and it is an update of the music found in the
old Pac-Man game. Sorry, I am not very sure how to unlock this car as I
hacked in most of the cars which includes this very special car. Well
here are its stats.

Car Name        Stage     Max Speed/ km/h    Type
Pac-Man 4       242     Drift


7. FAQ
Q: Is it possible to unlock all 320 cars in the game?
A: From what I've read and heard, no. It seems that the PocketStation
would have to be used in order to collect all 320 cars. The only way to
collect them all would be to use the PocketStation and trade cars with
your friends with it. I am not too sure how the game would prevent you
from playing the Grand Prix thousands of times though. The
PocketStation would be released on January 23 in Japan.

Well, I can't think of any other FAQ to include in this section. If you
have any questions, mail me at [email protected] and I will include the
question and answer to this FAQ.



Ok, this is the end of my FAQ. It has been tedious making this FAQ but
very satisfying indeed.

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