What class do you think this car would be in?

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It's not in F4, but it here are the stats for it: Holden VX Commodore (2002)

Engine - 3.6L V6 which puts out 200 HP (152kw), diff ratio of 3.08:1,
4-Speed Auto, rack & pinion steering, disc brakes, 15in steel rims. It weighs 1519kg.
Induction: Electronic sequential fuel injection.
Valvetrain: Overhead valves, push rods, 2 valves / cylinder.
Throttle body diameter: 68mm
Compression ratio: 9.4 : 1
Maximum power: 152 kW @ 5200 rpm
Maximum torque: 305 Nm @ 3600 rpm
Redline / Cutout: 5600 / 5900 rpm

IRL I've got it up to 175km/h (about 110 mp/h) before I ran out of road - but it could have easily hit 200 if I had just a little more room. It doesn't have any modifications - completely stock standard...
I haven't done any super accurate tests on this, but I have gone from 0-60mph in about 9 seconds.

What do you guys reckon? I was driving a couple of F class cars earlier tonight on the Le Sarthe straight and they took what seemed a lot longer to get up to 175km/h, so I was thinking the VX would be at least in E-class...
 
E-Class would seem about right, I guess... The PT Cruiser, which has a better transmission, more power, more torgue and weighs less sits at 247. The Eclipse GT also comes close in terms of power, torgue and weight and is also an E-Class car, at 249.

So, I'd say that your Commodore would probably be somewhere in the 230-250 PI range.
 
The chance to have your model of Commodore, with several bumper and trim options and an engine swap would make a great DLC car. I'm fed up of them adding in top models to the game, rather than add a lower model, but provide the top model's parts so you get two cars from one DLC.
 
OK so I managed to get on again last night and had a quick drive of the PT Cruiser, and you were right! It's got about the same power, torque and weight!

I did scroll through about half of the manufacturers too see if there were any others which might be similar, I found some with similar power and torque, although they were about 400-500kg's lighter, which made them d/c-class.
 

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