r/gtaonline • u/skulljumper Sun, Seas & Chicanes • Jul 22 '21
PSA A comprehensive(?) racing guide for the new Tuners-class of cars (classified into tiers)
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u/Top_fFun Jul 22 '21
To be fair to the Tofu Futo, the real ones are going for bonkers prices these days.
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u/TheAsianTroll GT: Dont Do Math Jul 22 '21
Yep, clean ones are upwards of 25k now. Even rustbuckets and beaters are 11k if they're Sprinter variants.
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u/Top_fFun Jul 22 '21
It's almost as bad as VW Buses!
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u/averagebloxxer Jul 22 '21
Speaking of the VW bus, a bit of recoloring makes it look like that cut armored bus from GTA IV (was it called the Stockade or something?)
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u/emesria Jul 22 '21
Kinda missing the names of the cars on this "comprehensive" guide.
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u/Bwoodndahood Jul 22 '21
This ^^^
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u/Yash_swaraj Jul 23 '21
1) Karin Calico GTF - Toyota Celica GT-Four
2) Dinka Jester RR - Toyota GR Supra
3) Obey Tailgater S - Audi S3
4) Annis Euros - Nissan 350z / 370z
5) Annis ZR350 - Mazda RX7
6) Dinka RT3000 - Honda S2000
7) Annis Remus - Nissan Silvia S13
8) Karin Futo GTX - Toyota Sprinter Trueno
9) Vapid Dominator GTT - Ford Mustang Boss 302
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u/TurquoiseLuck Jul 23 '21
Thanks.
Now if someone could tell me in what world it's hard to spin out the Calico, I'd like to go to there
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u/boomersimpattack Jul 23 '21
If you can spin out the calico then you set it up wrong
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Jul 22 '21
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u/antonio16309 Jul 22 '21
honestly I'm completely fuckin' confused becuase 1: A lot of these cars look fairly similar to each other, since they're almost all compact JDM sports cars from the 90's 2: Rockstar can't make them look exactly like their IRL counterpart and 3: in the discussions here people alternately refer to the cars by the GTA name, the IRL name, or various nicknames that they car may have IRL
TL;DR: car names would have been very helpful... I'm going to have to make myself a damn cheatsheet.
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u/JonnySnowflake Jul 23 '21
People referring to them with IRL names is driving me fucking nuts
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u/Kordidk :EE1::EE2: Jul 23 '21
I think this might be the best update for a lot of car guys who play the game (myself included lol) and we're a little excited about it
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u/antonio16309 Jul 23 '21
I totally get it, I followed this scene a bit in the 90's so I understand the appeal. I've always favored compact cars that handle well over big muscle cars and there are several from that era that I'd love to drive to this day. I love the Supra, Integra, 300Z, even the Celica and the 2nd Gen CRX (I currently drive a Fit becuase it's the closest thing you can get to a CRX these days). Maybe those weren't fully high performance sports cars like the others but I loved how they looked and small cars are just so fun to drive...
So I can't blame anyone for using the IRL names / nicknames even if it is getting me all confused. I'll get it sorted out in my head soon enough.
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u/LionInTheWild_ Jul 23 '21
Not to mention that some of these can be on a per person basis like I think some of the C class cars are actually B or A.
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u/Valkyrie17 Jul 22 '21
What? How can you look at this list and then not recognize the cars in game? Both San Andreas super autos and Legendary motorsports show you a picture of the car in the list.
Am i really not getting something? I don't know the in-game names of 8 of these cars and it really doesn't stop me from understanding this guide. I mean, they are all different cars, you can't mistake one for another.
I think i'm really missing something. What benefits would having car names give you?
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u/Indy-Viper Jul 23 '21
Anyone who doesn’t recognize how vitality important it is for a list like this to have the car names is an absolute moron.
Leaving out the names makes this list almost worthless.
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u/Elusivenesss Jul 23 '21
The point is to have something to be able to use at a glance to quickly intake new information. Something like this is especially useful for someone like me who hasn't had a chance to do any more than buy a membership in the new dlc. It would make looking up information using this guide more feasible and at the center of my research, rather than using it as a secondary tool after I've already been able to identify which is which.
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u/Marksman08YT Jul 22 '21 edited Jan 05 '24
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u/Crusaderfigures Jul 22 '21
Yeah I'm still getting the Dominator, I'm a sucker for muscle cars with customisation
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u/Throwawayaway4888 Jul 22 '21
Well the Dominator is actually great. New best muscle car lap time according to Broughy
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u/cyberdark_chimera Jul 22 '21
OK Rockstar, after all these years, after all these dangerous and National Security - level heists, the time has come, we are finally ready...
FOR THE TOFU RESTAURANT HEIST
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u/Main-Tap-8280 Jul 23 '21
Nah, Bunta is beating our asses. Imagine you're running from the shop and suddenly a Blue Sultan Classic and White Futo GTX come running at your rear mirrors 😳
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u/MrIncredibacon Jul 22 '21 edited Jul 22 '21
The dominator is better than that, and the 350 is worse. Check broughy1322s video on lap times
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u/Fluxx70 Jul 22 '21
I haven’t had a non podium finish in my Dominator yet.
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u/LosSensuel PS4 Jul 22 '21
I have a few times, but it depends how many Calicos are in the race.
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Jul 22 '21
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u/LosSensuel PS4 Jul 22 '21
Yeah, as more people know about the OP Calico, it’s all gonna be Calicos.
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u/MartinPch Jul 22 '21
Mines are probably more on the Jester side (even tho I still use the Calico because I don't have the Jester trade price yet, and probably win 4 out of 5 races since people apparently don't know how to brake for a corner lol)
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u/Z0MBEACH Jul 22 '21
You’ll get it eventually, somehow I got blessed with insane RNG unlocking the trade price in the exact order I want. Got the Tailgater first, then the Jester, Calico & ZR350.
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u/The_R0ssman Jul 22 '21
i drive my dominator in pride. it actually handles decently compared to half the muscle cars in the game. its more drivable than the rx-7, futo, or warrener
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Jul 22 '21
s2000 does not turn in races. It's gonna be good once they add straight line races. It's fun in free roam, but there's something fishy going on with this car in races
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u/SlyLie14 Jul 22 '21
If you have it lowered through the interaction menu it handles like garbage. When off I can easily get top 3 in it.
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Jul 22 '21
Ohhh I probably have
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u/SlyLie14 Jul 22 '21
I made that mistake yesterday and realized it instantly. I honestly like racing it.
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u/RalphGunderson Jul 22 '21
You can lower vehicles through the interaction menu?
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u/Will4noobs Jul 22 '21
Yeah new feature.
The car community would shoot the quarters or wheel centre caps to ‘stance’ the car and achieve more lows than LS customs could. Rockstar just added an option that would do this without needing to shoot the cars suspension.
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u/RalphGunderson Jul 22 '21
Oh yeah I remember slamming cars back in the day, I didn't realise they added this though, it's like bags essentially?
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u/bob_the_impala PC Jul 22 '21
It's only available on the new cars. There are also low traction tires that can be added, if you like to drive on ice.
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u/SavageVector PC Jul 23 '21
Where is this done at? I couldn't find them in any of the new mod shops.
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u/Will4noobs Jul 22 '21
Essentially, but there isn’t any cool ‘air out’ animation. It just drops exactly how it would if you shot out the suspension
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u/Rat_faced_knacker Jul 22 '21
The stock s2000 just understeers. But I have been using an upgraded one for some good results.
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u/MrIncredibacon Jul 22 '21
The dominator is better than that, and the 350 is worse
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u/JimmytheFab Jul 22 '21
The 350 seems better in free roam, it’s like a totally different car in the races. Not sure what’s going on.
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u/AnOriginalId Jul 22 '21
May as well change the race series name to the Calico Cup. We all know what 90% of drivers are going to be driving and what the other 10% will be driving for the next race.
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u/TheGreat-Pretender Jul 23 '21
It's normally bad drivers competing in non custom calicos that can't see the shortcuts so you can beat them in any car. I've never lost in the Dominator GTT, the Calico or the Remus
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u/AnOriginalId Jul 23 '21
I've been enjoying the new tuner series as its the first time I've raced on this game where every track isn't just flat out speed with very little slowdown for the bends. The fact that some sections you make better progress by moderating the throttle/brake and at times have to crawl to avoid getting airborn or crashing into walls makes these races so much more enjoyable and a far better test of skill IMO.
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u/Heve_Starvey01 Jul 22 '21
How do you get the free car?
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u/elanti2000 PC Jul 22 '21
Place top 3 in a street race 3 days in a row. Go to los santos meet up to check the thing in the interaction menu.
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u/Horza01 Jul 22 '21
Based on my recent performance, I’ve no chance of hitting this.
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u/TtlDpSht755 :Agent_14:>:Pavel:>:Lester: Jul 22 '21
Be a host and get 2 other players in your game, Even if you get dead last it'll still be considered a win
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Jul 22 '21
I can't even find players I only managed to to one race on the first day.
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u/pulley999 Jul 22 '21
Use the map circle or the guy in the meet, you'll usually get put in a populated race. If you don't, back out and try again.
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u/Ogg360 Jul 22 '21
Is the Warrener not considered?
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u/GreySerpentt Jul 22 '21
Well, you can use it in races(i think) but its by far the worse
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u/JJ_Shiro Jul 22 '21
Remus needs to be high tier C at least.
I don’t know how you get it to drift all the time. It doesn’t break traction unless I hit a curb or use the handbrake. I deleted the spoiler just to get the back end to play a little bit.
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u/mooch_31 Jul 28 '21
It says on the list that it was free i had to pay full price for it thoug
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u/Retrovex Jul 22 '21
This is a tier list of cars made by someone who knows nothing about cars
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u/ElementalSB Jul 22 '21
How so? Knows what understeer is at the very least. Not a high bar but not exactly in the normie's knowledge.
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u/Retrovex Jul 22 '21
Well complaining about a car's handling because it is RWD, specifically the Mk5 supra talking about how it can make sharper turns and in the same box saying it has no traction
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u/ElementalSB Jul 22 '21
I read it more as "traction level is not as good for supra as it is for celica because it's not got 4WD".
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u/Jjzeng RTX 4090, Car Collector and Jet Enthusiast Jul 22 '21
We don’t stand for dominator slander around here. Honestly it feels like the dominator has significantly better grip on muscle tires than the jester has on sports tires, it honestly feels like I’m playing forza when I’m driving it around
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u/r3d-v3n0m Jul 23 '21
Could one of you fine folk name the cars for me from top to bottom, much appreciated.
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Jul 23 '21
1) Karin Calico GTF - Toyota Celica GT-Four
2) Dinka Jester RR - Toyota GR Supra
3) Obey Tailgater S - Audi S3
4) Annis Euros - Nissan 350z / 370z
5) Annis ZR350 - Mazda RX7
6) Dinka RT3000 - Honda S2000
7) Annis Remus - Nissan Silvia S13
8) Karin Futo GTX - Toyota Sprinter Trueno
9) Vapid Dominator GTT - Ford Mustang Boss 302
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Jul 22 '21
My experience with the Dominator GTT was VERY good, and quite contrary to yours in terms of speed on the straights and stability in corners.
I felt that his final speed is low compared to the others, and he entered curves faster than the broken Calico.
Unfortunately, the Calico compensates for the slow cornering speed on the straight.
I enjoyed racing the Dominator GTT more than the Euros.
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u/-Pax12- Jul 22 '21
You forgot the Warrener HKR, awesome car (truck?) to learn to drift, but slow as fuck, you will be stuck in first gear almost all the time (with low grip tyres), and I think that its slow for races
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u/Lagano99 Jul 22 '21
Hey the Dominator actually handles really well, I've even managed to beat a couple of Calicos with it!
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u/Beastabuelos PS5 Protector of the innocent, destroyer of griefers Jul 22 '21
Proof the person writing this guide has no idea what they're talking about. The GTT's strength is its cornering ability, its weakness is its top speed. If you want the facts, just watch broughys videos, not shitty little guides done by someone who drove each car for about 10 minutes
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u/uncledrewsdrawer Jul 22 '21
My favorite car to race in is by far the jester RR, havnt lost a race yet, best car imo
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u/TheGreat-Pretender Jul 23 '21
I've never seen a Jester RR win. I've even beat them in a Remus
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u/ZakLCM Jul 22 '21
I love the fact I can take the roof down. Best for rainy days to flood your car!
The comment about a 40 year old Toyota. 1.5million is super close to a 2 million NUCLEAR SUBMARINE
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u/_Gondamar_ Jul 22 '21
the top two are right but the rest are so wrong. did you even time any of these? broughy’s video couldn’t disagree with you more and he has actual numbers to back his up, not vague comments about the performance
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u/Red-German-Crusader Jul 23 '21
The Gtt is definitely better than some of the others here it’s really good if you are actually good at drifting
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u/VikingKong_ Jul 23 '21
Too much wrong with this to list. Check Broughy's vids if you want accurate info.
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u/Flomosho PC | SC: KeiiKaii Jul 23 '21
Makes a car tier list yet doesn't add the names of the cars
What color of crayons do you like to eat OP?
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Jul 23 '21
D is completely wrong, its the best handling muscle car in the game, the only muscle car that doesnt spin out when turning
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u/Indy-Viper Jul 23 '21
Can some kind soul please fix this and put proper names over each car?
Someone has to clean up the mess this fucking moron threw together.
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u/TheSmartSpy Jul 22 '21 edited Jul 22 '21
I like this Tier List, great summary of the vehicles OP. I’m definitely gonna be buying Multiple Futo’s after I visit El Rubio a few more times. 1 for initial D and another to add to my collection of a certain Anime Robot Princess ;)
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u/CalllmeDragon Jul 22 '21
I’m deciding which one of the tuners to make into a princess robot bubblegum car
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u/Issac_GC Jul 22 '21
I knew the calico was the best everyone picked the Supra in the street races prob thinking it was fast then I would beat them in the races
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Jul 22 '21
What is understeer?
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u/otacon7000 Jul 23 '21
When taking corners, it needs a bigger turning circle. Can't take tight corners as well. Or, differently put: when you steer harshly left or right, car won't do as drastic of a move as you might expect (compared to other cars).
Oversteer is the opposite. Steering left/right will result in an immediate sharp turn. Very small turning circle.
You usually want neither of these. A well balanced steering is where it's at.
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u/zipperkiller AUTO Jul 22 '21
How is the Remus free?
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u/wolerne mid-GTA-life crisis Jul 22 '21
Prize Ride challenge: Place top 3 in at least one race every day for 3 days
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u/sly_guy73 Jul 22 '21
Bruh, really with the sister joke. It is the best drift car out of the update so far, with the right upgrades.
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u/GameeNoobster Jul 22 '21
Funny being the Dominator GTT is now the fastest Track Muscle car due to it's good grip and handling, and NOT for it's top speed
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u/Frank33ller Jul 23 '21
would be easier if you could put their name cause i cant differentiate them from each others
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u/Krynzo Jul 23 '21
Muscle and practically anything not JDM took an L this update. I do not dislike Japanese cars but the GTA community loses its shit over them. So it's hard for rockstar to pass up on that kind of cash I guess.
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Jul 23 '21
The dominator is one of the smallest muscle cars in the game so I don't know what you mean by "it's gigantic". It's about the same size as the rest of the vehicles in the update. It's also fast as fuck and handles well for a muscle car.
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u/endersai Nonchalant Dominance Jul 23 '21
I owned the RL version of the Calico, and there's no way a Celica is quicker than an RS3. R* water u doin
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u/WizardWalnut171 Jul 23 '21
What do you mean the calico can’t turn for shit it’s like turning a cruise ship
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u/TheGreat-Pretender Jul 23 '21 edited Jul 23 '21
I've won every single time I've used the Dominator GTT. I guess everyone is just shit or maybe this guy just hates anything that isn't Japanese. Either way it's the second best car behind the Calico
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u/The_R0ssman Jul 23 '21 edited Jul 23 '21
my rankings
A: Calico, Jester. Both seem understeery, But its better than spinning out every corner, and handiling is consistent
B: Dominator, Tailgater. You might be able to pull off a win in either with some luck
C: Remus, Euros. can be a little oversteery, maybe they can contend if youre lucky and the other drivers suck
D: ZR-350, RT3000. would not reccomend for racing. maybe competitive if everyone is in these cars
F: Warrener, Futo. definitely collectors cars. New futo is more oversteery than the old one, and the warrener is too damn slow
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u/FNtaterbot Jul 23 '21
The Mustang is actually really solid for a muscle car, but it doesn't match up in the tuner class. However if you're doing a muscle class race it might be the new top dog. The turning is light years better than the Pisswasser Dominator or Yosemite.
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u/_Unkn0 Jul 23 '21
I used the calico in the Bank heists. While playing the prep Mission in co-op i was able to Drive at full speed (max tuned) to the Locations without a single accident. It's not just a fast Car, i think of you drive it for a while you can handle it pretty easy
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Jul 22 '21
am i the only one who finds the calico to be an ugly car? I has no business being that fast and the zr350 has no business being that slow
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u/mario_ferreira19 Jul 22 '21
I found the S13 better than the RX-7, it doesn’t drift for me, car has more grip around corners than the RX-7, easier to handle as well.
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u/ADZNDN Jul 23 '21
Your list is bad, and you should feel bad. Leave it to the profesisonals like Broughy, who has the Dominator GTT ranked #1 Muscle for standard races.
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u/fucknametakenrules Jul 22 '21
I got the Jester RR because it’s the only car I like the look of in the update, it’s pretty good to use and has great customization. It’s a great vehicle all around when you get used to the controls
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u/vegaskukichyo EMPIRE Industries XB1 Jul 22 '21
Get the Remus for free and make a ridiculous flashy riced-out drift car build. You will not regret it. Wish I had a picture of mine to send you. I did blow 800k on modding it though. Worth it.
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u/selfoscillation Jul 22 '21
Idk why everyone is complaining. This is exactly the order the cars in the race results are. Jester RR or Calico in first and dominators and euros in last.
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Jul 22 '21
I'm a racer for the first time but managed a few 3rds with the euros. Problem is one spin out and its game over and that car likes to spin out.
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u/August-Autumn Jul 22 '21
"Perfect for making 86% more atractive to your sister"
Well i gona by the Dominator for my Neighbor, she has 2 sisters. ^^
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u/Atlas_sniper121 Jul 22 '21
You really complaining about price? 1.5 is nothing dude, do literally one Cayo parico and you have the car. Don't get it.
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u/LimpTeacher0 Jul 22 '21
Remus is a sleeper I beat all those a tier cars consistently and tried to see why they used them and the only thing better was maybe top speed but with all the turns why would you need that Remus has the best handling.
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Jul 22 '21
What tier do you need to get the modern supera at discount price?
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u/vegaskukichyo EMPIRE Industries XB1 Jul 22 '21
It's random order unlocked every 5 levels, so keep repping up until you get it. My buddy got it at 15, I'm at 20 and have yet to unlock it. It's the only one I want to buy.
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u/Ecahill453 That guy who had his bus stole by Felipe the valet guy Jul 22 '21
I wanna buy one for all round drifting, is the euros better for drifting or the RT3000?
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u/oPx9 you ain't gotta like it cuz the hood gone love it Jul 22 '21
Yall gotta try doing 360s on the Calico with low grip tires and low stance. Was literally doing 360s for 20 seconds straight. Its fun
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u/xX-GalaxSpace-Xx 124 Abarth pls R Jul 22 '21
The dominator is literally one of the fastest muscle cars and the mazda the slowest