underestimated or suprisingly good cars

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BMW 2002 Turbo. I have yet to lose a race with it (430,440,or 450pp).
That and the Shelby GT350. Most people write it off as being too hard to drive, but I pretty easily keep up with anybody in the 550pp range.



I just tuned my GT350 to 440-ish HP, at PP of 520-ish.
Nothing in its class comes close to it. It'll turn a lap at Daytona around 50 sec. Adding a blower will add about 70 HP, which is just overkill, considering the car is lighter than the competition, and has my tune in it to handle and brake much better.
 
I won my W12 Nardo on a gift ticket 1000 early on and havent looked back,perfectly balanced and great acceleration,iv actually beaten a Mclaren F1 at the Ring.but iv also BEEN beaten by the same car,so who knows.Im up for a challenge if anyone wants to add me
 
Aventime. In my hands it beat some tuned 350z's. In a better drivers hands who kbows. Only 480 pp but mines orange and cool :)
 
I love my Volvo C30, and seriously, the Golf GTi Mk1 is a beast machine to drive. But the best have to be...........the Subaru Impreza 22B.
 
Dodge Ram was a big surprise for me, I've one many races in this, had a good battle with a 22b Subaru in it round Grand Valley, goes well on the straights and goes even better round the twisties. Take off is awesome too, I started in 8th iirc and almost straight away I had launched into 1st position :lol:

Another couple that have surprised me are Toyota Yaris, the older type, I've raced someone in one of these and I thought this one will be a piece of cake, boy was I wrong, this thing was fast! Like wise for the Avantime, not bad for a people carrier :p
 
The Ruf RGT is pretty fast tuned. I thuned mine to Turbo S specs.(530 HP)
 
Pontiac Sunfire. No seriously, it kicks butt in shuffle races, and it's actually quite fun to drive.
 
Ok no one will belive this, but the '10 camaro ss, full stock, very very quick around a track, beat a '07 M3 around Rome, i was driving a writing down both track times in a practice session. also beat the lexus ISF around same track
 
try the BMW Z4 very quick of the line and fun to drive!
 
At the moment I'm pretty amazed by the Lotus Evora... :) Best Lotus in the game!!!
 
I'll say I didn't expect the Alfa Giulia TZ2 to be as good as it was when I drove it. It is the absolute perfect car to drive, particularly when stock.

Also a suitably modified Fiat 500 (either one) is brilliant to drive and I'd say the Mitsubishi Galant GTO MR is a very sweet car to drive as well.
 
The 458 Italia is a blast to drive - I mention this one because at first blush, people think "Enzo!!!" when they hear Ferrari is in the game.

Of course the Tommy Kaira ZZII but I think from the precedent it set in GT3, some might say that this wasn't underestimated at all.

I've been doing mostly drifting lately and I have a NSX that I RM'ed - it is a blast to drift with. Sure its an MR, but I'm using Comfort tires and at least its not a AWD.
 
I bought a Honda Odyssey, maxed it out.... and almost won the Supercar Festival seasonal event at Trial Mountain!! In a SoccerMom's Van!! I'm sure a better driver could do it. It was let down by it's 120MPH top speed, but might come into its own on Tsubaka....
 
RUF ctr yellow bird really surprised me, probably my fave drift car at the moment :D
 
For me, these are my candidates:

Fiat 500 1.2 Lounge SS: It's a fun car to drive especially when heavily tuned.

Maserati GranTurismo S: At first, the car's weight ticked me off. But it's a blast to drive after all.

Chevrolet Corvette ZR1: Tune it right, and it will love you.

Mazda Miata (NA Special Package): It's such a joy to drive especially when you supercharge it. I love to throw that car into drifts and it can beat 280 HP JDMs.

BMW M3 E92: Never mind the fact that you can't add forced induction kits in that car. It corners the way you want to. One of my personal favorites in the game.
 
The Aston martin db9 if tuned properly will beat a lambo that has 100 HP more and weights 200 kilos less than you
 
Alot of people tend to favour the Amuse 380 Superleggerra when it comes to choosing a Nissan 'Z' car, when I first drove it I can understand why.

That is until I drove the Gran Turismo 350Z RS.

It's a prize car, so everyone should have it, it also alot cheaper than the Amuse, it doesn't look as aggressive and initially it may not feel as good either, BUT....

Get the 350Z RS dialled in and it has got ridiculous corner speed and balance, it's best (I think) in twisty 'handling' circuits around 520-530 pp spofts soft tyres. I've raced some vey fast guys in much more predictable cars (for that PP range) and taken them out.

I hardly ever see the 'RS' being used at all, it seems to be forgotten and the Superleggerra amd Z + S tuned Nismo's seem to be more popular, but the GT 350Z RS just seems to be the 'one'.

Try it, once dialled in, it's simply supreme an I've never lost to a Superleggerra, much to their dismay :D

Other cars in this pp range that tend to get ignored or not seen very often (mainly because there are other more obvious choices) would be:

Lotus Esprit 350
BMW Tii Concept

Both of these can easily match, or sometimes surpass their more popular siblings (Evora and M3's).

Check out the RS EVO's more the UCD, without the AYC and with a LSD instead, sometimes they can be easier to setup quickly, and also can be very fast.

Shelby series 1 and Oullim Spirra are another 2 dark horses, they can seriously kick a55. GTR (35) PROTO - often gets overlooked, but it has a favourable PP rating compared to the '07 & '09 GTR's and can put in some very good lap times.

Finally, the BMW M5, very rarely get's used in this PP range, initially the weight seems to be too much of a handicap, but dial it in and it becomes something very special, even on twisy circuits.
 
Lotus Carlton. Can boast 700+ bhp and is extreamly fun to drive. Can be tuned to be a decent drifter to.
 
Some cars i can't play GT5 without.

ACURA NSX RM '91
AMUSE NISMO 380RS SUPER LEGGERA.
AMUSE S2000 R1 ‘04
Audi novolare Quattro '03
Audi R6 Avant 2008
AUTOBACS GARAIYA '02
BENTLEY SPEED 8 RACE CAR ‘03
BMW M5 '2005
BMW M3 GTR/CSL '03
CHEVROLET CORVETTE ZR1 (C6) '09
Chevrolet Camaro Z28 RM '69
DODGE VIPER SRT10 ACR '08
FERRARI 458 ITALIA '09
FERRARI CALIFORNIA '08
FERRARI 430 SCUDERIA '07
FORD MUSTANG MACH 1 ‘71
GRAN TURISMO GRAN TURISMO 350Z RS
HONDA NSX YPE R '02
HONDA INTEGRA TYPE R (DC5) '04
JAGUAR XJ220 LM RACE CAR
Lamborghini Nomad Diablo GT-1 '2000
LANCIA STRATOS '73
LOTUS ESPRIT SPORT 350 '2000
LOTUS ELISE 111R '2004
MAZDA RX-7 SPIRIT R 02
McLaren F1 ‘94
Mercedes SLS AMG '10
MERCEDES-BENZ CLK TOURING CAR '00
NISSAN SILVIA VARIETTA (S15) ‘00
NISSAN 370Z TUNED CAR (GT ACADEMY VERSION) ‘08
Nissan R390 GT1 Road Car '98
NISSAN GT-R SPECV '09
PAGANI ZONDA R '09
RE AMEMIYA ASPARADRINK RX7 '06
RUF CTR "Yellow Bird" '87
RUF RGT ’00
SHELBY SERIES ONE SUPER CHARGED '03
SUBARU IMPREZA COUPÉ 22B-STI VERSION '98
SUZUKI ESCUDO DIRT TRIAL CAR ‘98
TOMMY KAIRA ZZll '00
TOYOTA GT-ONE RACE CAR (TS020) ‘99
TOYOTA FT-86 G SPORTS CONCEPT '10
Toyota Supra RZ '97
NISSAN YELLOWHAT YMS TOMICA GT-R '08

And some others i forget.
 
BMW M3 CSL '03 - Overlooked because it's a standard, but this car is a monster.
Ford Mustang Mach 1 '71 - It's the one muscle car nobody talks about and it's one of the nicest to actually drive IMO.
Lamborghini Countach 25th Anniversary '88 - The game never really gives you a reason to use this car but it looks great for a standard, sounds great and drives well.

I'm having a lot of fun fooling around with the RUF RGT '00 and the Audi S4 '03 too.
 
The Ruf RGT is pretty fast tuned. I thuned mine to Turbo S specs.(530 HP)

But True The Stock Exhaust Titanium Semi Racing Sounds like a proper Porsche to
 
The Audi Pikes Peak Quattro - I honestly did not expect it to drift at even a fraction of the ability that it does :).
 
Mercedes SL600 (R230) '04
The power and speed is ridiculous.
 
the Lotus Carlton '89, a tuned version of the Opel Omega.
In real life very popular by joy-riders and thieves
 
GT by Citroën Road Car
try this one in the current seasonal tt Rome...my best time was (unfortunately red) 1.13.2XX...
 
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the Lotus Carlton '89, a tuned version of the Opel Omega.
In real life very popular by joy-riders and thieves

Actually, I think the Carlton might be a tuned version of the Vauxhall Carlton.
It had the transmission from the ZR-1 Corvette, the body of the Vauxhall Carlton, and the suspension tuning and styling from Lotus.
It was the fastest sedan in the world when it was released.

The Opel Omega also was the Chevy Omega.
They were very close though. I just love the car.
 
The Nissan Stagea Turbo (the beefier of the two available) is a really nice surprise to drive :)
 
Yeah when the Lotus Carlton came out, BMW and Mercedes had the 250 km/h agreement.
The Carlton would go to 280 km/h plus.
 
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