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Review #3: AMG 190E 2.5 Evo III '91
Performance (Acceleration [Amount of wheelspin; Gearing]; Deceleration [Strength of the brakes]; Power delivery):
The car has not been fully tuned, but the parts added to it already increase the overall performance of the car. Given that the car has over 370 hp, the acceleration is good - which is not only being supported by the lower weight compared to the stock car, but also by the S3 tyres. The gearing is set nicely, and the car will be near its top speed after the start/finish straight on Grand Vally Speedway. The brakes are good and leave the driver with the chance of braking late. Power is available over a broad RPM range.
Balance (Suspension [Soft-/Stiffness; Camber values and their impact on the brakes and the wheelspin]; Brake balance; Over-/Understeer; Limited Slip Differential; Weight distribution):
The suspension is set nicely, as well. The car stays stable under braking, and there is no indication of the camber values being too high. The car will be neutral as long as the driver takes the correct line and does not go onto the throttle too early. If he does the latter he will soon be viewing the road ahead through the side window - the car oversteers. The oversteer is controllable at all times and in some cases it will improve the turn-in, which is good, anyway. The car will not understeer as long as the driver either applies throttle or brakes for a corner. At the beginning of my testing, I had problems to keep the car neutral, because I either braked too early or too late. As soon as I found the correct braking points, the car felt neutral, as described above.
Tyres (Durability; Road grip):
I have never found the tyres being overwhelmed by the forces, thus enough grip is always given.
Conclusion:
Although this car is not fully tuned (on the other hand, this may be the reason why), it handles very well. As soon as the driver gets used to it, it will show its positive side and will not attempt to hurt (or to be more precise, kill) him (as some other tunes from you, Greycap
). I beat your lap time which is shown on the banner, although it can be improved by quite a few tenths, but given that this is an old tune, I can imagine that you can further improve it yourself. 
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Review #4: AMG SLR McLaren 700 Edition '03
Performance (Acceleration [Amount of wheelspin; Gearing]; Deceleration [Strength of the brakes]; Power delivery):
The stock car already has more than enough output power, but, with this tune, the car's performance is being brought to an even higher level. While I have been sceptical at the beginning, I have been even more happy to see that you provided a very nice tune for such a car. Such a car? Yes, it is still heavy, but that is not the only aspect of this car that has changed. The acceleration is phenomenal. I mean, what else could someone expect from a car with a power output of 700 horses? There is no wheelspin (despite the car being on S3 tyres), thanks to a tall gearing, which simultaneously matches the power of this car very well.
Balance (Suspension [Soft-/Stiffness; Camber values and their impact on the brakes and the wheelspin]; Brake balance; Over-/Understeer; Limited Slip Differential; Weight distribution):
At first glance, the spring rates may seem too high and they certainly have a huge impact on the car's balance, but they definitely do not hurt this car; the car is responsive and the steering is direct. The brake balance may look odd or dangerous, but it all has its meaning - the brakes are strong, and will not ruin the handling of the car - far from it! The understeer of the stock car is completely gone, thanks to a very well set suspension and limited slip differential.
Tyres (Durability; Road grip):
The car has enough grip and I found myself with an understeery car only when I applied the brakes too late, which has nothing to do with the car's front tyres not having enough grip, but rather with the fact that I overwhelmed them.
Conclusion:
What can I say? You transformed an overweight, understeery pig (I think that term fits quite well
) into a powerful car with a lot of torque, which is still controllable - even on S3 tyres! I even tried it at the Nürburgring and did not find it as stiff as I expected it to be at the beginning. But this does not mean that I already got a completely clean lap.
Thank you!
Performance (Acceleration [Amount of wheelspin; Gearing]; Deceleration [Strength of the brakes]; Power delivery):
The car has not been fully tuned, but the parts added to it already increase the overall performance of the car. Given that the car has over 370 hp, the acceleration is good - which is not only being supported by the lower weight compared to the stock car, but also by the S3 tyres. The gearing is set nicely, and the car will be near its top speed after the start/finish straight on Grand Vally Speedway. The brakes are good and leave the driver with the chance of braking late. Power is available over a broad RPM range.
Balance (Suspension [Soft-/Stiffness; Camber values and their impact on the brakes and the wheelspin]; Brake balance; Over-/Understeer; Limited Slip Differential; Weight distribution):
The suspension is set nicely, as well. The car stays stable under braking, and there is no indication of the camber values being too high. The car will be neutral as long as the driver takes the correct line and does not go onto the throttle too early. If he does the latter he will soon be viewing the road ahead through the side window - the car oversteers. The oversteer is controllable at all times and in some cases it will improve the turn-in, which is good, anyway. The car will not understeer as long as the driver either applies throttle or brakes for a corner. At the beginning of my testing, I had problems to keep the car neutral, because I either braked too early or too late. As soon as I found the correct braking points, the car felt neutral, as described above.
Tyres (Durability; Road grip):
I have never found the tyres being overwhelmed by the forces, thus enough grip is always given.
Conclusion:
Although this car is not fully tuned (on the other hand, this may be the reason why), it handles very well. As soon as the driver gets used to it, it will show its positive side and will not attempt to hurt (or to be more precise, kill) him (as some other tunes from you, Greycap
). I beat your lap time which is shown on the banner, although it can be improved by quite a few tenths, but given that this is an old tune, I can imagine that you can further improve it yourself. ~ EDIT ~
Review #4: AMG SLR McLaren 700 Edition '03
Performance (Acceleration [Amount of wheelspin; Gearing]; Deceleration [Strength of the brakes]; Power delivery):
The stock car already has more than enough output power, but, with this tune, the car's performance is being brought to an even higher level. While I have been sceptical at the beginning, I have been even more happy to see that you provided a very nice tune for such a car. Such a car? Yes, it is still heavy, but that is not the only aspect of this car that has changed. The acceleration is phenomenal. I mean, what else could someone expect from a car with a power output of 700 horses? There is no wheelspin (despite the car being on S3 tyres), thanks to a tall gearing, which simultaneously matches the power of this car very well.
Balance (Suspension [Soft-/Stiffness; Camber values and their impact on the brakes and the wheelspin]; Brake balance; Over-/Understeer; Limited Slip Differential; Weight distribution):
At first glance, the spring rates may seem too high and they certainly have a huge impact on the car's balance, but they definitely do not hurt this car; the car is responsive and the steering is direct. The brake balance may look odd or dangerous, but it all has its meaning - the brakes are strong, and will not ruin the handling of the car - far from it! The understeer of the stock car is completely gone, thanks to a very well set suspension and limited slip differential.
Tyres (Durability; Road grip):
The car has enough grip and I found myself with an understeery car only when I applied the brakes too late, which has nothing to do with the car's front tyres not having enough grip, but rather with the fact that I overwhelmed them.
Conclusion:
What can I say? You transformed an overweight, understeery pig (I think that term fits quite well
) into a powerful car with a lot of torque, which is still controllable - even on S3 tyres! I even tried it at the Nürburgring and did not find it as stiff as I expected it to be at the beginning. But this does not mean that I already got a completely clean lap.Thank you!
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