530 GTS

> *"The 530 GTS won't be for everyone. But if you're an adrenaline junkie who is clinically insane, then it might be for you. It is very fast. It's just not very friendly."*
> - 530 GTS description.
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The Cobretti 530 GTS is a high performance supercar that is featured in Split/Second. It is the ninth Cobretti vehicle that is rewarded within the car roster from Season Mode.

## Design

WIth a curvaceous body style, the 530 GTS appears to be based on a Bugatti Veyron, as evidenced by the overall body style, however the front fascia seems to be based on a Gumpert Apollo, given that the Apollo and the 530 GTS have a similar look to each other.

At the front, the 530 GTS is equipped with a carbon fiber splitter with a red tow hook under the left LED light housing. The grill is positioned very low towards the ground and it too has carbon fiber wrapped around the grill slates. To the left and right are LED light housings that are angled upwards at each end to match the design of it's housings. The headlight housings are large and it includes three additional light bulbs with more LED bulbs situated against the inner edges, which consist of nine smaller lights each. A small trunk can be seen in which it holds the player's racing number.

The 530 GTS has large fender flares to fit the wide nature of the body, and just behind the flares are thin intakes that allow air to pass through and away from the body as there are deep grooves o the upper portion of the car. The top half of the side skirts are painted black while the lower half is covered in carbon fiber. Unlike the Veyron, the 530 GTS has its air ducts placed behind the driver and passenger windows as opposed to being on the far ends of the doors themselves. The first half has a strip of carbon fiber while the other sections, including the rood is painted in a solid black color. The greenhouse area for the front windshield is large and the A-pillars are slanted backwards. To the middle of the roof, it rounds off into two places, whic creates ridges that then is attached to the air ducts on the side.

The rest of the roofline is slanted downwards and the edges end in front of the spoiler compartment. There is a racing gas cap in the middle and the two edges that ends before the spoiler compartment are vents covered in carbon fiber. The spoiler itself raises once during moderate speeds and a second time during higher speeds, like the Veyron does, although the Veyron's spoiler moves a third time and it lowers slightly at speeds above 200+ mph.

The rear fascia is minimalistic with the taillights having three red strips of LED light bulbs and an extra pair of blue LED strips below it. The rear grill is also covered in carbon fiber, like the front grill. Between the smooth carbon fiber diffuser sits double exhaust pipes in the middle, placed deep within the diffuser. The 530 GTS comes with 15 thin black spoke rims, red brake calipers, silver brake drums and blue center locks (colored red during any events.)

The car's livery design consists of blue and black thick lines that curves out on the outer edges at the front and back, while the sides have two stripes that thins out on opposite sides. While the roof remains black, the rest of the car can be painted in five colors including:

* **White** (stock)
* **Blue**
* **Grey**
* **Black**
* **Green**

## Performance

***Split/Second***

Placed in the lower to mid positions of Class A, the 530 GTS is no slouch when it comes to other competitors. As the description says, the car isn't friendly and requires some skill to maintain. This is evidence when cornering. While it is among one of the more grippy, planted to the road race cars when cornering at low to medium speeds, it's cornering at higher speeds that makes the 530 GTS suffer slightly as it tends to understeer at high speeds in taking bends. In addition to that, it oversteers during long cornering so throttle control during higher speeds and corners are recommended to maintain pace while racing. It is a challenging vehicle but rewarding as it has one of the higher top speeds thanks to it's acceleration and grip.

Off the line, it can pass through the middle of the pack before easing it's way into the higher positions. Acceleration is great, however the 530 GTS is more speed focused with some attributes in cornering. While drifting, the car slows down to mid-tier speeds but spikes up in speed after good drifts, similar to the Vulcan. The tolerance when it comes to shockwaves is below average at best, with a well-timed powerplay can send the tail into a skid but it's more easy to control thanks to how planted the car is.

## Image Gallery

RearRightFrontLeft530 GTS in PSP.Closer.Giotto 512 GT in the Beta.Render by Chris Francis.Ditto.
## Trivia

* Oliver-Reid, or Edd **Smith**, Eduardo Jimenez **Chapresto**, Ross **Mansfield**, Ciaran **Rooney**, and Stuart **Taylor** all drive the 530 GTS in-game.
	+ Their numbers are **2**, **5**, **8**, **11** and **14** respectively.
* The 530 GTS was originally called the "**Giotto 512 GT**".
	+ The Giotto 512 GT also sported different rims, a different livery, featured no retractable spoiler and had carbon fiber sections at the top of it's fender flares and the entirety of it's roof.
	+ Caution was to be had while driving as with mid to higher speeds on inclines, the rear would clip through the map, thus the player would fall through the surface.
* Like the Slipstream, The 530 GTS shows blue centerlocks in the Front End Vehicle Selection section but when driven, the centerlocks are colored red.
* The 530 GTS shares it's engine sound with the Cyclone RS and Severus.
	+ Although the Severus' engine sound is higher pitched.