Best 550pp road car in GT6?

[YZF]

The Mazda RX500, as long as you consider it a road car (it's a concept car) is head and shoulders above anything else. Not a single doubt. Its ridiculously fast on both corners and straightline.
It even beats most of race cars.

Well...actually No. It's not the fastest in this range and I'd say quite tricky to handle and is slower then most of other cars mentioned in this thread. You should try the other ones yourself and check the lap times.

 

[YZF]

Updated results:

1.58.970 - Honda NSX TypeR '02
1.59.170 - Ferrari GTO '84
1.59.599 - Ford GT '05
1:59.611 - Ford GT40 Mark I '66
1.59.699 - RUF RGT '00
1.59.701 - TK ZZII '00
2.00.762 - Mazda RX500 '70
2.01.351 - 430 Scuderia '07
2.01.443 - Mazda RX8 '07

 

[NixxxoN]

Well...actually No. It's not the fastest in this range and I'd say quite tricky to handle and is slower then most of other cars mentioned in this thread. You should try the other ones yourself and check the lap times.

Well... it depends on which setup is used... I said so using Racing soft tyres (the tyres I use the most )
I agree that this car is indeed a handful on sports tyres... I think it must be used with racing tires only, since it has so much "sudden" torque and the way it handles, like a race car, very sharp and precise handling

 

[claudiorz]

Well... it depends on which setup is used... I said so using Racing soft tyres (the tyres I use the most )
I agree that this car is indeed a handful on sports tyres... I think it must be used with racing tires only, since it has so much "sudden" torque and the way it handles, like a race car, very sharp and precise handling

Torque is not the issue, as a matter of fact it has a very progressive torque curve (mine peaks at 393,6 Nm / 8300 rpm quite a low value at quite high revs). The problem is it's a very light car and with its 50:50 weight distribution it lacks the traction that other MR cars do have due to their rear-biased distribution. Racing tyres mask this lack of traction, but it shows when you throw sport tyres on it. I tried putting some weight in the rear to help with this but the car becomes a nightmare to drive, too sensitive and prone to spin out.

Nonetheless it's still freakin' fast on sport tyres, just not as much as the Miura.

 

[rosckolove]

Hey gon. Raced you earlier today, good driving. As for the OP's question I don't race 550 much so I don't know what to say. NSX Type R is probably pretty good.

 

[NixxxoN]

Torque is not the issue, as a matter of fact it has a very progressive torque curve (mine peaks at 393,6 Nm / 8300 rpm quite a low value at quite high revs). The problem is it's a very light car and with its 50:50 weight distribution it lacks the traction that other MR cars do have due to their rear-biased distribution. Racing tyres mask this lack of traction, but it shows when you throw sport tyres on it. I tried putting some weight in the rear to help with this but the car becomes a nightmare to drive, too sensitive and prone to spin out.

Nonetheless it's still freakin' fast on sport tyres, just not as much as the Miura.

I think what this car needs badly is a rear wing, but sadly you can't add it

 

[YZF]

Nonetheless it's still freakin' fast on sport tyres, just not as much as the Miura.

Is there any way to test Miura without buying it? I don't want to spend 15.000.000 just to confirm my suspicion that Miura will be slower than top5 in my list, like happend with RX500..

I noticed a trend - older (classic) cars are slower than newer cars, with the same pp level. Probably due to technological advances in suspension and traction and braking systems

 

[NixxxoN]

I have the Miura (thanks VGT bug) and from my exp, its very very fast on straights but not so good on corners. Nurburgring GPF is kinda twisty track so I dont think it'll do a great time

 

[flooderqb19]

Maybe I'm just not thinking, but what do people mean by "real grip" in describing their driving settings?

 

[rosckolove]

Grip reduction set to real opposed to off. With "abs1 and real grip" generally means that the most realistic settings were used. No stupid aids and track settings set to the most realistic settings.

 

[Chris123]

I'm pretty surprised no one has mentioned the Focus RS as It's generally allowed in road car rooms from what Iv'e seen. It's poor when it comes to grids start's but guaranteed will eventually pick apart the competition after a few laps on a bendy track such as Brands or Ascari, providing there's no concept cars and such, just have to be patient with the massive understeer that comes with it. The only car's that I know of that would stand a winners chance against it would be one of the RX-8's, forget which one, the ZZ, the Ferrari GTO and maybe the NSX tyre R.

For tracks with long stretches of road and high speeds like Spa or Monza I'd go with something like an RX-7 or something that packs a little more punch, but then again the Focus RS would never be a bad choice in my opinion, so long as you want to purely win races and don't mind being looked at as a newbie every now and then

 

[Kavey]

The Miura is very fast when balanced and tuned - I've beaten many NSX Type Rs at 500-550pp range (though driver ability may have been a factor)

 

[croozer_63]

At the moment, I am loving the Maseratti. With full weight reduction , a custom wing and some gear/ suspension work, goes like hell in 550 mode. Very good handling/braking car.

 

[skeagracing]

I'm pretty surprised no one has mentioned the Focus RS as It's generally allowed in road car rooms from what Iv'e seen. It's poor when it comes to grids start's but guaranteed will eventually pick apart the competition after a few laps on a bendy track such as Brands or Ascari, providing there's no concept cars and such, just have to be patient with the massive understeer that comes with it. The only car's that I know of that would stand a winners chance against it would be one of the RX-8's, forget which one, the ZZ, the Ferrari GTO and maybe the NSX tyre R.

For tracks with long stretches of road and high speeds like Spa or Monza I'd go with something like an RX-7 or something that packs a little more punch, but then again the Focus RS would never be a bad choice in my opinion, so long as you want to purely win races and don't mind being looked at as a newbie every now and then

A Corvette 04' can win at Ascari, Even a Pontiac Solstice or Pontiac GTO or Ford Mustang or even the Lotus.

 

[LJ12]

I would suggest the Alfa Romeo 8C. I have such a joy in the car, and it goes like hell! Also, it`s possibly the most beautiful car in the 550 PP range (Well, if you look out the Miura. NO car is more beautiful than a Miura IMO.) Give it a shot if you want to.

 

[NOSWaster]

I'm currently building a lot of tunes by Praiano, and after I've gotten some tests in on SSR5 I'll tweak them to my liking and re-test. So far, because I don't have many 550PP tunes (they're mostly 600PP), I have this list of cars that seem to perform well.

RUF RGT
Lamborghini Countach
Lamborghini Gallardo
Lamborghini Diablo GT2
RUF CTR2

Granted they aren't necessarily the fastest cars, but given driver ability differences and wheel vs. DS3 and they'll work. Praiano's RGT and CTR2 tunes are very stable and good baselines from which to tweak. The Countach is very easy to drive, too.

 

[Ksx191]

I drive Ferrari GTO 1.58.089,but I think ZZII is a great 550pp car too!(Although it can't steering)

 

[sheene76]

I always use the NSX '02, one of the best handling cars in my lot. But as has been said before, the pp range is quite narrow, between 540 & 570 it is at it's best.

 

[rosckolove]

I always use the NSX '02, one of the best handling cars in my lot. But as has been said before, the pp range is quite narrow, between 540 & 570 it is at it's best.

The car is a beast even down to 475 pp.

 

[sheene76]

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The car is a beast even down to 475 pp.

I don't know, if I'm down to 475 then it's the BMW CSI. But I guess it's whatever floats your boat.