Which manufacturer?

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Ok so it’s that time again when we will all soon be selecting our manufacturer for the next season.

I went with Ferrari this season and while I love the gr4 car I can’t stand the gr3.

At this point I’ve got no idea who I will go with. Any suggestions would be great.
 
Really depends on what you are looking for

Porsche, Mercedes & Lexus and always strong so worth a look - but lots of people will chose them
Honda, Mclaren, Citroen and Renault are all slightly easier MR cars to drive so might be worth a look
Jaguar, Ford & Nissan all have cars with good straight line speed

It can also depend on which region you are in as well as certain cars can be strong in one region and then weak in another.

I generally just pick cars I haven't driven before because I like to try and learn the different cars (Citroen, Lamborghini and VW in the last 3 seasons). I'm thinking Audi or Dodge for next season.
 
It's common for only one of the two cars to be good. MR cars tend to be good for Gr.4, but tend to wear the rears more in Gr.3. FR cars tend to be good for Gr.3, with the caveat of needing more careful throttle control than MR, but they tend to wear the fronts more in Gr.4. There are manufacturers that are exceptions to these trends, though - the Gr.4 AMG has balanced tyre wear, and the Gr.3 Porsche is good for tyre wear. That is why these manufacturers are popular, making it hard to get into the top 10. Many drivers in the 40-50k DR range pick these cars because they prioritise getting the S rating by getting into the region top 200, and are happy to have no chance of getting into the top 10 for their manufacturer. At lower DR, e.g. 25k, pretty much the only way to get S rated is to pick a weak manufacturer, accept that you've no chance of making the region top 200, but have a chance of the manufacturer top 10. At the highest DRs, they are certain to be in the top 200 and top 10 no matter what, and their concern might be whether or not they'll get into the top 16 superstars race.

Then you have cars that can be good for some tracks but not others. If you go with the Megane Trophy Gr.4, for example, you'll be happy when Brands Hatch or Tsukuba come up, but not so happy when it's a race at Tokyo. Or a car can be good or bad depending on race settings. The Gr.4 BMW M4 guzzles fuel, for example, which is an advantage for qualifying as you can burn more fuel, and an advantage for races where the fuel multiplier means there's no need to refuel or save fuel, but a disadvantage when fuel is a limiter. Or a car with heavy tyre wear could be strong for qualifying where tyre wear doesn't matter that much, but weak for the race.

So you have to decide what you're trying to achieve, and look at the race calendar to see how many Gr.3 races there are vs Gr.4, and what the tracks and settings are to work out which manufacturers will be good for each race. Or you can just do what a huge number of people do, and pick AMG as a manufacturer that it's hard to go too far wrong with.
 
Mercedes has the best all rounders in both groups imo. Lexus and I think Jag are pretty good for that too.
 
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It's common for only one of the two cars to be good. MR cars tend to be good for Gr.4, but tend to wear the rears more in Gr.3. FR cars tend to be good for Gr.3, with the caveat of needing more careful throttle control than MR, but they tend to wear the fronts more in Gr.4. There are manufacturers that are exceptions to these trends, though - the Gr.4 AMG has balanced tyre wear, and the Gr.3 Porsche is good for tyre wear. That is why these manufacturers are popular, making it hard to get into the top 10. Many drivers in the 40-50k DR range pick these cars because they prioritise getting the S rating by getting into the region top 200, and are happy to have no chance of getting into the top 10 for their manufacturer. At lower DR, e.g. 25k, pretty much the only way to get S rated is to pick a weak manufacturer, accept that you've no chance of making the region top 200, but have a chance of the manufacturer top 10. At the highest DRs, they are certain to be in the top 200 and top 10 no matter what, and their concern might be whether or not they'll get into the top 16 superstars race.

Then you have cars that can be good for some tracks but not others. If you go with the Megane Trophy Gr.4, for example, you'll be happy when Brands Hatch or Tsukuba come up, but not so happy when it's a race at Tokyo. Or a car can be good or bad depending on race settings. The Gr.4 BMW M4 guzzles fuel, for example, which is an advantage for qualifying as you can burn more fuel, and an advantage for races where the fuel multiplier means there's no need to refuel or save fuel, but a disadvantage when fuel is a limiter. Or a car with heavy tyre wear could be strong for qualifying where tyre wear doesn't matter that much, but weak for the race.

So you have to decide what you're trying to achieve, and look at the race calendar to see how many Gr.3 races there are vs Gr.4, and what the tracks and settings are to work out which manufacturers will be good for each race. Or you can just do what a huge number of people do, and pick AMG as a manufacturer that it's hard to go too far wrong with.
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Great reply, many thanks. Exactly what I was hoping for. My biggest take away from this was I can see the whole calendar of races?

Personally I can drive each different type of car and change my driving to suit. I don’t mind mid engines cars, but it has to be rear wheel drive. Just for fun’s sake.

In the Oceanic region one needs to be top 50 in the region for a S rank or top ten in the manufacturers. So it’s a lot easier in manufacturers. I’ve got my first top 16 superstar race this weekend, so hopefully can make the top 50 next season.

I went Ferrari this season due to its fuel saving and the gr4 car is a dream to drive.

Might look for something out of the box for next season. I wonder how Bugatti would go....I don’t think I’ve literally ever driven them. Lol
 
Barters81
Great reply, many thanks. Exactly what I was hoping for. My biggest take away from this was I can see the whole calendar of races?
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I think for the non-exhibition seasons the race details only get published in batches. But for the exhibition seasons, you can see the full list in game, or by editing the URL on the website. E.g. for me, the link for the next event is:

https://www.gran-turismo.com/gb/gtsport/sportmode/championship/2087/round/10

That is the last event, but if the 10 on the end was 1, you'd be able to edit that URL to 2, 3 etc to see all the race details. They disappear after the race, though, so you can't edit the 10 to 9 now and see the last race details.
 

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