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This is a resource thread, intended to help people choose a car for tracks where straight line performance plays a significant role. It applies to all sport mode races, but I think it is especially important in FIA Manufacturers, because one has to look at the types of tracks that will come up during the season and make a binding manufacturer choice.
As of July 4th, 2019, the Gr.3 and Gr.4 test results are as follows:
All tests were conducted in time trial mode on Route X, using Racing Medium tires. The BoP values were taken from the BoP tables here (pre-July 4th) and directly from sport mode (post-July 4th) and applied to every car manually. BoP was disabled for the time trials so that the special oval BoP didn't override my settings.
Some notes on Gr.3:
June 27, 2019 - July 4, 2019 (top speed only):
As of July 4th, 2019, the Gr.3 and Gr.4 test results are as follows:
All tests were conducted in time trial mode on Route X, using Racing Medium tires. The BoP values were taken from the BoP tables here (pre-July 4th) and directly from sport mode (post-July 4th) and applied to every car manually. BoP was disabled for the time trials so that the special oval BoP didn't override my settings.
Some notes on Gr.3:
- The Top Speed stat can be pretty misleading. For example, the McLaren 650S, which has a top speed stat of 6.5/10, ended up joint 5th fastest, tying or beating out almost every single car with speed stats of 6.6 to 6.8 (outdated).
- Top speed itself isn't always indicative of a car's straight line strength. For example, the Mustang, which is generally regarded as a "straight line car", ended up in the lower half of the rankings. It's still good on straights because it can reach its top speed quickly. Meanwhile, cars like the 650S, R8 and 4C, which surprised me with their top speeds, are slow to reach those speeds so they're considered "handling cars" rather than "straight line cars".
- RIP Renault, Subaru and Mitsubishi.
- The in-game stats are all over the place here... I mean, 6.6 in acceleration for the WRX while the Megane gets 3.8?
- This is the definition of the phrase "top speed doesn't tell the whole story". In fact, it tells a totally different story to what the acceleration test does. The RCZ, considered to be one of the best Gr.4 cars in a straight line, tops out at 260 km/h, while the Cayman, which is meh at best, can do 284.
- Quite a few cars were rev limited. There may be more than the ones I noticed, but the obvious ones have their top speed highlighted in red.
- Baguette power Well, except the Megane Trophy.
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