What is the best 500PP car in GT5? We asked ourselves that just yesterday. Our answer? The Hommell Berlinette R/S Coupe ’99, at least in our opinion. We had some down time yesterday and decided to clean up some of the A-Spec Seasonal Events that we’d missed. They change the Seasonal Events every now and then, but in this set there were some races that we just couldn’t win. The London Reverse, for instance, was very difficult. We tried a few cars but got lost in the corners with the final back-angle one being the worst.

After sorting through our garage, we came upon the Hommell. We’d used it very effectively in the normal, non-seasonal races, but had forgotten about it when we started cleaning up there. Well, things changed rapidly. London was a breeze, Cape Ring whizzed by with the final lap all ours in first place and Tokyo was a snap.

The only thing we did that might be unusual was to put soft racing tires on our Hommell. That made it stick like glue. If there are no tire restrictions in a race, always spring for soft tires. The handling is very different with them, provided the race isn’t too long.

The best part of the Hommell is that it’s simply a lot of fun to drive. In some races we just want to get it over and move on. In the tough city races with the Hommell, we would enter races again and again just to savour the handling and the power. We’re aching to drive the real thing!

On the Cape Ring Peripheral track, you’re able to go full speed around the circle, and flat out on just about every corner. While the other cars may have more horsepower, the Hommell handles a lot better. Trust us, it’s a sweet ride for almost every 500PP event, unless you’re up against race cars, of course.

The Berlinette is a prize car. You win it in the A-Spec World Compact Car race. We’ve noticed that little improvements, such as adding the fully customizable transmission, make a difference, however slight, in the results. We use the Seasonal Events to finance our love of fast, fun cars. With the 200% bonus that you get for signing-in online every day for a week, the credits you win add up quickly. The Tokyo race put around 600,000 credits in our jeans, for example.

Besides being fast, the Hommell is a very good-looking car:

If you’re looking for the best 500PP car in GranTurismo 5, give the Hommell Belinette a shot. We’ll bet you end up in first place very, very quickly.

Thanks for reading!