Realistic Handling For Greenaid's 1974 VW Beetle 1.7
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Version 1.7 After some more extensive testing with a keyboard and vanilla materials.dat I had to rework traction again for a better experience with keyboard controls. I had to tone the burnout down a bit so keyboarders can take off slow but you can still rev it up and do a little burnout like the real car.
Sorry for any frustration this may have caused.
Version 1.6 brings a major update to the physics of the car with traction, center
of gravity, top speed, acceleration times and body/suspension behavior all completely reworked for increased realism. Top speed for the stock 60 HP model is now 90 MPH as opposed to 75 MPH which is more appropriate for the 60 HP engine. Quarter mile times are also in the high 20 to low 21 second range now as they should be and you should also see the inside front wheel come off the ground when turning under hard G forces no matter what materials.dat you are using. The 200 HP version also has its own sound now and has been reworked in accordance with the 60 HP version. ABS has been disabled for both variants as well.
Version 1.5 Includes a 200 HP modded version for racing after a few folks complained about the power.
60 HP
4 Speed only
70+ MPH
Excellent grip off road and has the ability to float on water. Steep hills can be quite a challenge without engine mods.
200 HP
4 Speed only
120+ MPH
Excellent grip off road but the added power really shows the shortcomings of the stock suspension.
When most people think of a VW Beetle the image that comes to mind is a slow old hippy car with flowers painted on it. This may often be the case, however few people realize just how heavy duty, efficient and versatile the car is. It's impressively simple yet high quality design makes it less likely to fail and less difficult to repair than many other vehicles, and despite being designed in the 1930's it's fuel mileage is on par with most modern cars at 32MPG while carrying two adults and three children. The features that make the car more durable and rugged than most other vehicles are the iconic hard dome shaped roof, which not only makes the vehicle more damage resistant in a rollover, it also makes the vehicle much more rigid and structurally sound. Also, this little car may be small but its chrome steel bumpers and heavy duty torsion bar suspension system are more at home on a pickup truck than a compact economy car. A true example of German over engineering.
The Beetle's durability is also attributed to it's air cooled engine and rear engine rear wheel drive layout which both offer many advantages. The small flat 4 cylinder engine was designed to run at normal operating temperatures without the assistance of liquid coolant by way of a large effective oil cooler mounted in conjunction with the engines fan, thus doubling the engines oil as its coolant. This design proved effective when Nazi forces successfully used air cooled VW's as transportation in the north African desert. The rear mounted engine provided impressive traction on slick surfaces by keeping the weight placed directly above the drive wheels, making the car much less likely to become stuck in snow, mud or sand. Having no radiator to puncture and having the engine mounted in the rear means that the car can survive a frontal impact with anything short of a freight train and still be drivable afterwards. All of these traits of simplicity and durability have attracted off road rally and desert racing enthusiasts to this car for years. Thanks to the hard roof and tough suspension it is quite common for a desert racing VW Beetle to roll over multiple times in a race and still finish. One of the vehicles most notable features is its ability to briefly float on water, this is possible thanks to its extremely light weight body and nearly air tight passenger compartment.
I have attempted to mimic this behavior in the provided handling however I could not stop the engine from being drowned.
Inverse power by IKT and my realistic traction overhaul mod are both STRONGLY recommended for max traction realism on and off road.
https://www.gta5-mods.com/vehicles/realistic-road-grip-and-braking
https://www.gta5-mods.com/scripts/inversepower
More highly recommended vehicle realism mods include:
Seatbelt and Better damage from crashes
https://www.gta5-mods.com/scripts/seatbelt-better-damage-from-crashes
Mid-Air AutoCorrection disabler
https://www.gta5-mods.com/scripts/mid-air-autocorrection-aftertouch-control-disabler
Explosion-On-Crash disabler
https://www.gta5-mods.com/scripts/explosion-on-crash-disabler
Better Chases Plus
https://www.gta5-mods.com/scripts/better-chases
EngineOverheat
True Smoke V (Bigger Realistic Drift Clouds)
https://www.gta5-mods.com/scripts/true-smoke-v-bigger-realistic-drift-clouds
Vehicle Basic Control by Hunk
https://www.gta5-mods.com/scripts/vehicle-basic-control-by-hunk#comments_tab
Real-Loud Car Radios
https://www.gta5-mods.com/scripts/turn-it-to-11-real-loud-radios
LeFix Simple Fuel
https://www.gta5-mods.com/scripts/lefix-simple-fuel
LeFix Speedometer
https://www.gta5-mods.com/scripts/lefix-speedometer
Manual Transmission & Steering Wheel Support
https://www.gta5-mods.com/scripts/manual-transmission-ikt
Stop Reversing While Braking
https://www.gta5-mods.com/scripts/stop-reversing-while-braking
If you like my mods and you wanna show your support then subscribe to my YouTube channel. I post car and game videos regularly.
Sorry for any frustration this may have caused.
Version 1.6 brings a major update to the physics of the car with traction, center
of gravity, top speed, acceleration times and body/suspension behavior all completely reworked for increased realism. Top speed for the stock 60 HP model is now 90 MPH as opposed to 75 MPH which is more appropriate for the 60 HP engine. Quarter mile times are also in the high 20 to low 21 second range now as they should be and you should also see the inside front wheel come off the ground when turning under hard G forces no matter what materials.dat you are using. The 200 HP version also has its own sound now and has been reworked in accordance with the 60 HP version. ABS has been disabled for both variants as well.
Version 1.5 Includes a 200 HP modded version for racing after a few folks complained about the power.
60 HP
4 Speed only
70+ MPH
Excellent grip off road and has the ability to float on water. Steep hills can be quite a challenge without engine mods.
200 HP
4 Speed only
120+ MPH
Excellent grip off road but the added power really shows the shortcomings of the stock suspension.
When most people think of a VW Beetle the image that comes to mind is a slow old hippy car with flowers painted on it. This may often be the case, however few people realize just how heavy duty, efficient and versatile the car is. It's impressively simple yet high quality design makes it less likely to fail and less difficult to repair than many other vehicles, and despite being designed in the 1930's it's fuel mileage is on par with most modern cars at 32MPG while carrying two adults and three children. The features that make the car more durable and rugged than most other vehicles are the iconic hard dome shaped roof, which not only makes the vehicle more damage resistant in a rollover, it also makes the vehicle much more rigid and structurally sound. Also, this little car may be small but its chrome steel bumpers and heavy duty torsion bar suspension system are more at home on a pickup truck than a compact economy car. A true example of German over engineering.
The Beetle's durability is also attributed to it's air cooled engine and rear engine rear wheel drive layout which both offer many advantages. The small flat 4 cylinder engine was designed to run at normal operating temperatures without the assistance of liquid coolant by way of a large effective oil cooler mounted in conjunction with the engines fan, thus doubling the engines oil as its coolant. This design proved effective when Nazi forces successfully used air cooled VW's as transportation in the north African desert. The rear mounted engine provided impressive traction on slick surfaces by keeping the weight placed directly above the drive wheels, making the car much less likely to become stuck in snow, mud or sand. Having no radiator to puncture and having the engine mounted in the rear means that the car can survive a frontal impact with anything short of a freight train and still be drivable afterwards. All of these traits of simplicity and durability have attracted off road rally and desert racing enthusiasts to this car for years. Thanks to the hard roof and tough suspension it is quite common for a desert racing VW Beetle to roll over multiple times in a race and still finish. One of the vehicles most notable features is its ability to briefly float on water, this is possible thanks to its extremely light weight body and nearly air tight passenger compartment.
I have attempted to mimic this behavior in the provided handling however I could not stop the engine from being drowned.
Inverse power by IKT and my realistic traction overhaul mod are both STRONGLY recommended for max traction realism on and off road.
https://www.gta5-mods.com/vehicles/realistic-road-grip-and-braking
https://www.gta5-mods.com/scripts/inversepower
More highly recommended vehicle realism mods include:
Seatbelt and Better damage from crashes
https://www.gta5-mods.com/scripts/seatbelt-better-damage-from-crashes
Mid-Air AutoCorrection disabler
https://www.gta5-mods.com/scripts/mid-air-autocorrection-aftertouch-control-disabler
Explosion-On-Crash disabler
https://www.gta5-mods.com/scripts/explosion-on-crash-disabler
Better Chases Plus
https://www.gta5-mods.com/scripts/better-chases
EngineOverheat
True Smoke V (Bigger Realistic Drift Clouds)
https://www.gta5-mods.com/scripts/true-smoke-v-bigger-realistic-drift-clouds
Vehicle Basic Control by Hunk
https://www.gta5-mods.com/scripts/vehicle-basic-control-by-hunk#comments_tab
Real-Loud Car Radios
https://www.gta5-mods.com/scripts/turn-it-to-11-real-loud-radios
LeFix Simple Fuel
https://www.gta5-mods.com/scripts/lefix-simple-fuel
LeFix Speedometer
https://www.gta5-mods.com/scripts/lefix-speedometer
Manual Transmission & Steering Wheel Support
https://www.gta5-mods.com/scripts/manual-transmission-ikt
Stop Reversing While Braking
https://www.gta5-mods.com/scripts/stop-reversing-while-braking
If you like my mods and you wanna show your support then subscribe to my YouTube channel. I post car and game videos regularly.
पहले अपलोड: जुलाई 05, 2017
आखरी अपडेट: फरवरी 07, 2020
Last Downloaded: 4 दिन पहले
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More mods by Impactjunky:
Version 1.7 After some more extensive testing with a keyboard and vanilla materials.dat I had to rework traction again for a better experience with keyboard controls. I had to tone the burnout down a bit so keyboarders can take off slow but you can still rev it up and do a little burnout like the real car.
Sorry for any frustration this may have caused.
Version 1.6 brings a major update to the physics of the car with traction, center
of gravity, top speed, acceleration times and body/suspension behavior all completely reworked for increased realism. Top speed for the stock 60 HP model is now 90 MPH as opposed to 75 MPH which is more appropriate for the 60 HP engine. Quarter mile times are also in the high 20 to low 21 second range now as they should be and you should also see the inside front wheel come off the ground when turning under hard G forces no matter what materials.dat you are using. The 200 HP version also has its own sound now and has been reworked in accordance with the 60 HP version. ABS has been disabled for both variants as well.
Version 1.5 Includes a 200 HP modded version for racing after a few folks complained about the power.
60 HP
4 Speed only
70+ MPH
Excellent grip off road and has the ability to float on water. Steep hills can be quite a challenge without engine mods.
200 HP
4 Speed only
120+ MPH
Excellent grip off road but the added power really shows the shortcomings of the stock suspension.
When most people think of a VW Beetle the image that comes to mind is a slow old hippy car with flowers painted on it. This may often be the case, however few people realize just how heavy duty, efficient and versatile the car is. It's impressively simple yet high quality design makes it less likely to fail and less difficult to repair than many other vehicles, and despite being designed in the 1930's it's fuel mileage is on par with most modern cars at 32MPG while carrying two adults and three children. The features that make the car more durable and rugged than most other vehicles are the iconic hard dome shaped roof, which not only makes the vehicle more damage resistant in a rollover, it also makes the vehicle much more rigid and structurally sound. Also, this little car may be small but its chrome steel bumpers and heavy duty torsion bar suspension system are more at home on a pickup truck than a compact economy car. A true example of German over engineering.
The Beetle's durability is also attributed to it's air cooled engine and rear engine rear wheel drive layout which both offer many advantages. The small flat 4 cylinder engine was designed to run at normal operating temperatures without the assistance of liquid coolant by way of a large effective oil cooler mounted in conjunction with the engines fan, thus doubling the engines oil as its coolant. This design proved effective when Nazi forces successfully used air cooled VW's as transportation in the north African desert. The rear mounted engine provided impressive traction on slick surfaces by keeping the weight placed directly above the drive wheels, making the car much less likely to become stuck in snow, mud or sand. Having no radiator to puncture and having the engine mounted in the rear means that the car can survive a frontal impact with anything short of a freight train and still be drivable afterwards. All of these traits of simplicity and durability have attracted off road rally and desert racing enthusiasts to this car for years. Thanks to the hard roof and tough suspension it is quite common for a desert racing VW Beetle to roll over multiple times in a race and still finish. One of the vehicles most notable features is its ability to briefly float on water, this is possible thanks to its extremely light weight body and nearly air tight passenger compartment.
I have attempted to mimic this behavior in the provided handling however I could not stop the engine from being drowned.
Inverse power by IKT and my realistic traction overhaul mod are both STRONGLY recommended for max traction realism on and off road.
https://www.gta5-mods.com/vehicles/realistic-road-grip-and-braking
https://www.gta5-mods.com/scripts/inversepower
More highly recommended vehicle realism mods include:
Seatbelt and Better damage from crashes
https://www.gta5-mods.com/scripts/seatbelt-better-damage-from-crashes
Mid-Air AutoCorrection disabler
https://www.gta5-mods.com/scripts/mid-air-autocorrection-aftertouch-control-disabler
Explosion-On-Crash disabler
https://www.gta5-mods.com/scripts/explosion-on-crash-disabler
Better Chases Plus
https://www.gta5-mods.com/scripts/better-chases
EngineOverheat
True Smoke V (Bigger Realistic Drift Clouds)
https://www.gta5-mods.com/scripts/true-smoke-v-bigger-realistic-drift-clouds
Vehicle Basic Control by Hunk
https://www.gta5-mods.com/scripts/vehicle-basic-control-by-hunk#comments_tab
Real-Loud Car Radios
https://www.gta5-mods.com/scripts/turn-it-to-11-real-loud-radios
LeFix Simple Fuel
https://www.gta5-mods.com/scripts/lefix-simple-fuel
LeFix Speedometer
https://www.gta5-mods.com/scripts/lefix-speedometer
Manual Transmission & Steering Wheel Support
https://www.gta5-mods.com/scripts/manual-transmission-ikt
Stop Reversing While Braking
https://www.gta5-mods.com/scripts/stop-reversing-while-braking
If you like my mods and you wanna show your support then subscribe to my YouTube channel. I post car and game videos regularly.
Sorry for any frustration this may have caused.
Version 1.6 brings a major update to the physics of the car with traction, center
of gravity, top speed, acceleration times and body/suspension behavior all completely reworked for increased realism. Top speed for the stock 60 HP model is now 90 MPH as opposed to 75 MPH which is more appropriate for the 60 HP engine. Quarter mile times are also in the high 20 to low 21 second range now as they should be and you should also see the inside front wheel come off the ground when turning under hard G forces no matter what materials.dat you are using. The 200 HP version also has its own sound now and has been reworked in accordance with the 60 HP version. ABS has been disabled for both variants as well.
Version 1.5 Includes a 200 HP modded version for racing after a few folks complained about the power.
60 HP
4 Speed only
70+ MPH
Excellent grip off road and has the ability to float on water. Steep hills can be quite a challenge without engine mods.
200 HP
4 Speed only
120+ MPH
Excellent grip off road but the added power really shows the shortcomings of the stock suspension.
When most people think of a VW Beetle the image that comes to mind is a slow old hippy car with flowers painted on it. This may often be the case, however few people realize just how heavy duty, efficient and versatile the car is. It's impressively simple yet high quality design makes it less likely to fail and less difficult to repair than many other vehicles, and despite being designed in the 1930's it's fuel mileage is on par with most modern cars at 32MPG while carrying two adults and three children. The features that make the car more durable and rugged than most other vehicles are the iconic hard dome shaped roof, which not only makes the vehicle more damage resistant in a rollover, it also makes the vehicle much more rigid and structurally sound. Also, this little car may be small but its chrome steel bumpers and heavy duty torsion bar suspension system are more at home on a pickup truck than a compact economy car. A true example of German over engineering.
The Beetle's durability is also attributed to it's air cooled engine and rear engine rear wheel drive layout which both offer many advantages. The small flat 4 cylinder engine was designed to run at normal operating temperatures without the assistance of liquid coolant by way of a large effective oil cooler mounted in conjunction with the engines fan, thus doubling the engines oil as its coolant. This design proved effective when Nazi forces successfully used air cooled VW's as transportation in the north African desert. The rear mounted engine provided impressive traction on slick surfaces by keeping the weight placed directly above the drive wheels, making the car much less likely to become stuck in snow, mud or sand. Having no radiator to puncture and having the engine mounted in the rear means that the car can survive a frontal impact with anything short of a freight train and still be drivable afterwards. All of these traits of simplicity and durability have attracted off road rally and desert racing enthusiasts to this car for years. Thanks to the hard roof and tough suspension it is quite common for a desert racing VW Beetle to roll over multiple times in a race and still finish. One of the vehicles most notable features is its ability to briefly float on water, this is possible thanks to its extremely light weight body and nearly air tight passenger compartment.
I have attempted to mimic this behavior in the provided handling however I could not stop the engine from being drowned.
Inverse power by IKT and my realistic traction overhaul mod are both STRONGLY recommended for max traction realism on and off road.
https://www.gta5-mods.com/vehicles/realistic-road-grip-and-braking
https://www.gta5-mods.com/scripts/inversepower
More highly recommended vehicle realism mods include:
Seatbelt and Better damage from crashes
https://www.gta5-mods.com/scripts/seatbelt-better-damage-from-crashes
Mid-Air AutoCorrection disabler
https://www.gta5-mods.com/scripts/mid-air-autocorrection-aftertouch-control-disabler
Explosion-On-Crash disabler
https://www.gta5-mods.com/scripts/explosion-on-crash-disabler
Better Chases Plus
https://www.gta5-mods.com/scripts/better-chases
EngineOverheat
True Smoke V (Bigger Realistic Drift Clouds)
https://www.gta5-mods.com/scripts/true-smoke-v-bigger-realistic-drift-clouds
Vehicle Basic Control by Hunk
https://www.gta5-mods.com/scripts/vehicle-basic-control-by-hunk#comments_tab
Real-Loud Car Radios
https://www.gta5-mods.com/scripts/turn-it-to-11-real-loud-radios
LeFix Simple Fuel
https://www.gta5-mods.com/scripts/lefix-simple-fuel
LeFix Speedometer
https://www.gta5-mods.com/scripts/lefix-speedometer
Manual Transmission & Steering Wheel Support
https://www.gta5-mods.com/scripts/manual-transmission-ikt
Stop Reversing While Braking
https://www.gta5-mods.com/scripts/stop-reversing-while-braking
If you like my mods and you wanna show your support then subscribe to my YouTube channel. I post car and game videos regularly.
पहले अपलोड: जुलाई 05, 2017
आखरी अपडेट: फरवरी 07, 2020
Last Downloaded: 4 दिन पहले
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Amazing job on this handling file. Feels as close as it can get to my personal 69' VW Beetle.
@GreenAid
But is Driftable.....!!!!!!!!! You take this all to serious my green friend...;)
@Impactjunky handling is great man....!!!!
@alex20121981 Thanks brother, @GreenAid is the author of the model and I respect his opinion as well.
Part of the reason I upload these handling mods is so my favorite cars will get more downloads :)
A lot of people see the handling before they see the car.
@Impactjunky
Yeahh you right man, i didnt know befor...
btw. the version with i think 24hp need 25-35 sec 0-60 (on a good day)
@alex20121981 lol yeah these cars are very slow, I based this on the 60 HP version because 24, 36 and 40 were all way too slow
@Impactjunky
And is still the best VW..... because RWD
front wheel drive sucks so much, in game and in real
@alex20121981 I agree, FWD is really only good for snow lol
@Impactjunky
just couple of days in year it snow on street, it is drifting without Killing Tires...!!
I have a 525d Touring, but it doesnt have differential lock,
because of shit ESP, but on snow is drifting possible....
@alex20121981 Sounds like fun, it rarely snows here. Once a year maybe.
@Impactjunky You were right, I was thinking about the Bifta sound, my bad. I swapped the sound for the Injection too now, thanks.
@GreenAid No problem man, I was going for a semi stock sound but the Bifta sound is fine for an old Porsche engine or a tuned VW engine. It sounds just like these rally Beetle's :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psG8VYt0w6c
@GreenAid I made it faster for you, you can use IKT's stancer thing to lower it if you want.
@Impactjunky Huh thanks I guess, but I was happy with mine too :o I appreciate the work you do for more variety though. And the resume on the cars :)
@GreenAid Thanks man, I also appreciate the quality cars you provide us with.
Glad to see your back! Also working on more (rusty) liveries?
@_Anonymous Thanks for the feedback! I'm glad someone with the real thing approves!
Most of my handling files have been written from real life experience but this is one of the few cars I actually haven't driven in real life yet. Planning to add one to my collection some day though if I can get one before the prices get out of my reach. I already have half of one already.
Motor, sand wheels and tires, fiberglass bug eye front end and some other stuff.
@inbetweendays_ Thanks it's good to be back! And yes indeed, I have a clean and rusty version of the Jeep Wrangler Islander Edition graphics coming out soon along with improved interior textures and choice of interior colors for the same model. I would also like to go back and rework my Rusty Polara and Suburban liveries. The rust patterns on those just don't look very convincing to me anymore.
@Impactjunky which line/s in handling.meta make the car swim on water?
@Yolomann500 percentsubmergedvalue