Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 DTM 90s '90    by     J.Leman, Akina Style =LM=908GTS

This car is part of a pack that includes the following cars:

Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 '87   4 skins

Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 'Drift 87  6 skins

Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 DTM 90s '90 18 skins

 Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 grA Rally '87  4 skins

Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500Group A '89 69 skins

Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 '87  Assetto Corsa preview 

Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 DTM 90s '90   Content Manager  showroom

Features

• Tyres model V10
• 5 gears with H-shifter
• Cockpit operated brake baqlance
• 352 bph
• 480 Nm
• 1.050 kg
• 270 kmh

414 Mb .zip file contains 5 groups of cars

Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 DTM 90s '90 group contains 18 cars

The basic performance of the car is as follows:

Skins

Animations are few:

Interiors

Only 3 interior views, but well designed and with care for details. The dashboard is large and includes a digital and an analog instrument. Next to it, on the right side, a control panel and the air vents very well done. The interior is pretty much the same for all the cars in the pack. The steering wheel covers a part of the instruments so you have to act on the FOV.

The interior of simulated cars, even the best like this one, always leaves something to be desired. We expect a reality that is hard to find for two fundamental reasons. A very accurate drawing would weigh too much on the total model so the car could cause some problem of slow execution on slow computers. The other reason has to do with time and obviously cost of execution: the more details there are, the more hours are spent to draw accurately. So, even if I agree that a dashboard more adherent to reality enhances the simulator and increases the reality and the fun, I must admit that you have to be satisfied and pay more attention to the external part.

Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 DTM 1990 model won many races 

• AMSCAR series -  1990
• Nissan Mobil 500 Series - 1990
• New Zealand Touring Car Championship - 1990, 1992
• British Touring Car Championship - 1990
• Australian Endurance Championship - 1990

Driving impressions

It is not a very easy car to drive, it is quite light with a lot of power that develops after a few seconds holding the accelerator fully depressed. This characteristic makes it very aggressive, but it creates some stability problems when exiting tight corners under acceleration. In this condition the car tends to skid and it is necessary to correct it in time or reduce the pressure on the pedal. In practice, it is always necessary to pay attention both when accelerating and braking.

Sound

All cars have the original Kunos sounds that render very well.

FOV

With the exception of the instrument view, the FOV should not be changed, the visibility is very good and by default reaches 3/4 of the windshield and part of the left door glass.

Brakes

The car is not heavy but and I increased the Brake bias by at least 20%. Made this change, the car responds better and no other adjustments are needed.

Dampers

Great job and great ability to stiffen or soften depending on whether you put the car on the road or dirt. The rule is always: soft springs low values and stiff springs high values. 

With stiff springs the car is more responsive, but loses traction and grip on obstacles and dirt roads.

With soft springs the car loses less traction, but has a less responsive response.

Conclusions

What is impressive about this car is the 101 total professionally designed bodies (NWRAP and shadow118) that cover all groups. 

A great car for experienced drivers.