Gr.1 Class
・Audi Vision Gran Turismo '18 [Power Ratio : 85% > 87%]
・Alpine Vision Gran Turismo 2017 [Power Ratio : 107% > 110%]
・Dodge SRT Tomahawk Vision Gran Turismo (Gr.1) [Power Ratio : 87% > 89%]
New Group 1 meta? The Audi VGT was scary quick in Kawakana's hands at Maggoire practice, whilst the Tomahawk's main weakness of poor acceleration will be mitigated. The Alpine shows promise too given the strength of it's buff.
・Jaguar XJR-9 '88 [Power Ratio : 88% > 90%]
・Mazda 787B '91 [Power Ratio : 96% > 98%]
・Mercedes-Benz Sauber Mercedes C9 '89 [Power Ratio : 86% > 87%]
・Nissan R92CP '92 [Power Ratio : 87% > 88%]
At least they're trying to make the Group C cars competitive, but this BoP update was for the most part a power creep in group 1 so I don't think it's enough yet. Maybe the R92CP will see more play.
・Peugeot L750R HYbrid Vision Gran Turismo, 2017 [Power Ratio : 87% > 86%]
I almost shed a tear. Goodbye, PUG longboi. I'll never forget the FIA race we won together.
Gr.3 Class
・Dodge Viper SRT GT3-R '15 [Power Ratio : 82% > 81%]
・Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 '13 [Power Ratio : 99% > 98%]
Why is this a thing? They already nerfed the Dodge into the ground and Ferrari barely made it into the World Finals despite having some pretty good drivers on their side.
・Peugeot PEUGEOT Vision Gran Turismo (Gr.3) [Power Ratio : 100% > 99%]
・Volkswagen Beetle Gr.3 [Weight Reduction Ratio : 110% > 109%]
Okay these make more sense. Most FIA Peugeot drivers will take the RCZ anyway, so this merely prevents daily races on power tracks from being one-make. And aside from Derek, who drove the GTI Roadster, VW were very weak in the FIA so the Beetle buff is probably fair.
Gr.4 Class
・Ferrari 458 Italia Gr.4 [Power Ratio : 100% > 99%]
・Honda NSX Gr.4 [Power Ratio : 95% > 94%]
This has got to be a prank, double nerf for a manufacturer that barely made the finals? Also they nerf the NSX but not the Cayman despite the NSX not really being better than the Cayman in the current BoP.
Gr.4 Class
・Audi TT Cup '16 [Power Ratio : 104% > 105%]
・Peugeot RCZ Gr.4 [Power Ratio : 110% > 111%]
・Volkswagen Scirocco Gr.4 [Power Ratio : 91% > 92%]
PD really wants the Audi TT to succeed. I worry that this is going to turn some Group 4 Race B's into TT one-makes, though the addition of tyre wear in Race C/FIA is still likely going to prevent the FF cars from being OP in those races.
Overall, I think Group 1 is hugely improved, but I worry that the BoP might have regressed in certain areas of Group's 3 and 4.