What do you look for in a car?
Do you go for speed, handling, or acceleration?
Cuz people give out their setups for each car, but that really depends on what the driver is looking for in each car....
Initial handling and weight. The initial handling, while it can be tuned, there are limitations, so if the car is incredibly loose or understeers massivly (i have 1 fwd car, the turbo coupe because it feels almost like a rear drive with understeer) in stock form i will usually never get it. Weight is also an issue, especially when dealing with low torque, low displacement engines, but with all cars its an issue. Those two are the ones i worry about most, then comes engine and its possiblities. After that i worry about color and looks. (i bought all of the wheels in the game cause i was bored)
If Im looking for a car to race with, I want a balance of Power/Handling because you can't have all of both unless you use an F1 car. If I want something to look good, I want a nice color and hot wheels(not the toys )