Cars don't have enough power

[Handlebrot]

any way to soup them up so they don't slow down to 30 km/h going up steep (and frequent) hills?

[supernova backshots]

I'm guessing you haven't used all the cars yet?

[CunkFeatures]

Find an engine with more power...
https://the-long-drive.fandom.com/wiki/Engine

[Alphawolf_Zetta]

its like driving trough a mine field you have to guess the right way.
i drive a car with 2 trailers and i thought car is driving slow because of that. but also same issue when leaving trailers. XD

[HeOfManyGames]

Naturally a car with trailers or the basic 2 stroke cars are going to be slow up steep hills.... they're based on irl cars with 60- barely over 100bhp and well over a tonne of weight to haul; the game tries to hold reasonable realism in that area, so its unlikely to change.

You just have to seek the faster vehicles. I did my last few dozen km in the petrol VW golf , completely un-phased by hills and will happily fly along at 130km/h+ . There are several other higher power vehicles too, I haven't played in a while so cant list them off the top of my head. If you need more guidance, check the wiki for a list of the vehicles , engines, power outputs etc.

[Alphawolf_Zetta]

Originally posted by HeOfManyGames:

Naturally a car with trailers or the basic 2 stroke cars are going to be slow up steep hills.... they're based on irl cars with 60- barely over 100bhp and well over a tonne of weight to haul; the game tries to hold reasonable realism in that area, so its unlikely to change.

You just have to seek the faster vehicles. I did my last few dozen km in the petrol VW golf , completely un-phased by hills and will happily fly along at 130km/h+ . There are several other higher power vehicles too, I haven't played in a while so cant list them off the top of my head. If you need more guidance, check the wiki for a list of the vehicles , engines, power outputs etc.

is it not enough to just change the motor?need change the whole car? i change motor from 2 stroke also to vw golf2 Petrol motor . still the same power of car.

[HeOfManyGames]

Originally posted by Alphawolf_Zetta:

Originally posted by HeOfManyGames:

Naturally a car with trailers or the basic 2 stroke cars are going to be slow up steep hills.... they're based on irl cars with 60- barely over 100bhp and well over a tonne of weight to haul; the game tries to hold reasonable realism in that area, so its unlikely to change.

You just have to seek the faster vehicles. I did my last few dozen km in the petrol VW golf , completely un-phased by hills and will happily fly along at 130km/h+ . There are several other higher power vehicles too, I haven't played in a while so cant list them off the top of my head. If you need more guidance, check the wiki for a list of the vehicles , engines, power outputs etc.

is it not enough to just change the motor?need change the whole car? i change motor from 2 stroke also to vw golf2 Petrol motor . still the same power of car.

Just changing the engine should be enough, if its the same power for you, that's either a bug or you put the engine in a much heavier car. Most vehicles should be quite a bit faster with the golf engine.

P.S are you using the gearbox properly/driving manual transmission? cos obviously if you're in a too high gear for hills then that will slowly you down massively, downshifting and keeping the engine in high rpm would help. Also tyres have some effect on speed I believe, make sure you've got good condition tyres of the right type/size for the car you're using.

[Alphawolf_Zetta]

hm now i found a bus motor , still like out of power. must be big bug then when car still have same power.

[Maviba]

Originally posted by Alphawolf_Zetta:

hm now i found a bus motor , still like out of power. must be big bug then when car still have same power.

They usually don't.
Depending on the car and the motor you pair it with there are huge differences.
Also keep the wheel grip in mind.
Spinning wheels won't bring you that far

[Tripping Pug]

Swap the engine for a Plymouth Fury's V8. It'll give you more than enough power in most cars. Too much, in some cases.