Best car for Nurburgring Nordschleife?

[kdryan]

This track is kicking my rear in a major way! I've tried just about every car I can find and still am not getting anywhere. Can some of you suggest which cars you like and I can tune it from there?

Kevin

 

[Xouved]

The Alfa Romeo TZ2 is awesome to drive around Nurburgring.

Also, a RM modified Elise is a blast.

 

[dabest2500]

The X1!

 

[skywolf23]

Stock italia abs 1 tc 1.

Or you might want to pick something slower like a VW, lupo etc and just learn to drive the track slowly, or you might do the amg events and learn the track that way.

 

[steamedturtle]

The Lupo is really fun to drive on the nurburgring and it will definitely teach you the track. After that make sure you're rocking racing tires and maybe a car with AWD like the gallardo or V10 Audi R8.

 

[Falango]

Another one of these 'best car' threads. What is this best car trying to achieve? Best car under 300hp? Best FWD car? Be more specific.

 

[Firehuntah]

The X1!

Maybe if you're using a controller but I hate the X1/X2010 with a wheel on Nurburgring or La Sarthe. So many bumps in these tracks and with that speed and downforce.. just isn't really fun to have your wheel shake during the entire race, even with FFB set at 1.

I like the Formula GT more on these tracks, bit slower but at least it's enjoyable.

 

[dabest2500]

Maybe if you're using a controller but I hate the X1/X2010 with a wheel on Nurburgring or La Sarthe. So many bumps in these tracks and with that speed and downforce.. just isn't really fun to have your wheel shake during the entire race, even with FFB set at 1.

I like the Formula GT more on these tracks, bit slower but at least it's enjoyable.

I use a wheel.
I would use the Formula GT, but I don't want to put Skid Recovery on.
But it feels like I have to, unless I want to do rigidity improvement after 3 laps.
That thing is degrading, but it does have over 8,000 miles on it after endless grinding to get to level 30...

 

[Luminis]

Some cars that I really enjoyed around the Ring, from easy to drive to hard to manage:

Toyota FT-86 G-Sports Concept '10
Honda NSX-R '02
BMW M3 Coupe '07
BMW M5 '05
Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG '08

I drove those cars stock, except for an oil change and soft sport tyres.

 

[kdryan]

Didn't I read somewhere that this is the hardest track in the world?

 

[prisonermonkeys]

There is no one car that is perfectly suited to the Nurburgring. You're not going to buy a car and suddenly find that you're driving perfect laps. You need to do what you do with every circuit: learn it. The trouble is that the Nurburgring is the most complex track you're ever going to encounter. It's not something that you're going to do overnight. You need to identify which parts of the circuit are throwing you, and get a general sense for where you are on the circuit.

If you really want a car that can help you learn it, don't get anything too powerful. Go for something in the lower-middle of the powerband, maybe in four-wheel drive if you can find it. I'd recommend something from Audi's line-up, something like the Audi A6.

 

[Grayfox]

any car you enjoy driving is the best car, you just need to learn the track, try doing the SLS AMG challenges they are good at teaching you the track

if you want something powerful, try the GT-R V-Spec it wont wheel spin at 620hp on sport:hard tires on, learn all 73 turns then throw the X1 in to the mix for fun

 

[visualface]

These threads are so pointless. Use a car you like to drive and then tune it based on the track. If its for Aspec then you can't just use 1 car and if its for online then again just pick a car you like.

 

[Snipez]

Fiat 500

 

[dabest2500]

Fiat 500

I made Bob do that in GT4 for failing 24 hours at Circuit De La Sarthe with no chicanes with 2 hours to go and 5 laps ahead, he kept spinning and hitting into the wall on the straight

 

[=ReBeL=]

F40!

 

[grumblecat]

I had nightmares about this track from GT4, I never did finish that license test on GT4 because I hated spending 10 minutes to fail at the last straight away. So seeing that it is used much more on GT5 scared me but with the AMG specials I learned it a little bit but I will do a +1 on the Lupo that race was the first time I drove on that track and enjoyed it. Put my race tires on and actually had fun on that track instead of dread.

That and since I am only average at this game having the racing line to remind me the corner coming up is sharper than you think has really helped.

 

[SS_1182]

F2007

 

[Slurm]

^ Agree with both Grayfox and visualface (lol). Definitely avoid supercars. RM Camaro '69 is my greatest experience on the 'ring so far. The old SL in the AMG challenges is the perfect way to learn. Hang in there - This track takes a LOT of practice when you first take to it.

 

[weirdkerr]

just been having fun online @ the 'ring in a stock bmw 135i coupe... but shredded sports mediums after 4 laps and ran out of fuel after 10 laps.... but what a giggle....

 

[Earth]

I used the Audi R8 V10.

Give it supersoft racing tires

The AWD will help you alot.

Tips that improved my Nurburgring driving:

- Avoid the curbs. Drive in the middle of the track at first if you have to

- Almost every turn has a late apex. Keep that in mind.

- Try the AMG driving school to work on specific sectors

 

[Rocket Punch]

Fiat 500

That.

 

[nikhil]

This track is kicking my rear in a major way! I've tried just about every car I can find and still am not getting anywhere. Can some of you suggest which cars you like and I can tune it from there?

Kevin

best way to learn the track is to do the nurburgring special event. It breaks the track down into sections and is a lot easier to learn as a result.

 

[tyl0r_r]

Ferrari California is fun either stock or tuned up. I have 2 cars just for this !

 

[hot_cheese]

Start with a slow FF car to learn the track first. I'd say use the Civic or Integra or pregout 206 or their Race mod version.

move on to 4WD like stock Skyline GTR (any year before the 07 GT-R), Subaru WRX STi or Mitsubishi EVO.

finally use FR, MR and FR cars.

Personally, I think the Nissan Skyline GTR 34 Nur edition is one of the best car for this track. This car was made and tuned for this track anyway. Also the BMW M3 and M5 are awesome on thie track.

 

[Eunos_Cosmo]

Stock Civic Type R
Stock RX8
Stock 350z
Stock F40

Those are my favorites a the ring.

 

[BlackIce90]

The Nurburgring is meant to challenge car and driver! Learn the course (this is important) and learn your cars capabilities (also important). There is not such thing as the perfect car for any course, only the right driver! You might as well be asking "What's the best sport bike to drift with?" Doesn't make sense. Learn the track, learn your car, and watch your lap times get shorter. Best way to learn the track is the AMG Driving School, the Grey AMG car is perfectly tuned for that track, try it, i learned the Nurburgring very quickly, especially with the constant restarts. It starts you off in each sector so you can learn that spot before you do the whole track together. GT5 isn't meant to be cheated on, it's a racing sim so people can adapt themselves to tracks like real world drivers would. They don't go to their team managers and ask for the best car, they drive, tune, drive, tune, drive, memorize, drive, tune, memorize, etc.

 

[Sylar]

At minute seem to be having most fun in following cars

BMW M5
BMW M3
C63 AMG
Acura NSX with racing modifications

All above are stock with exception of NSX and running no aids with exception of ABS set to 1 and using sport hard tires.

 

[paskowitz]

LFA (if you keep the revs up you can get 7:25)
GTR Spec-V (7:20 with a mistake is damn fast. You can just full throttle everything)
Viper ACR (its a race car and I got 7:18 on a slow lap)
M5 (ok I got 7:50 with my first lap with this car)

 

[Crumpet]

I use a 152BHP 90's Celica, because I just feel happy in it.