Well, well, well, today I have two interesting reviews in the bag and a joke that turned out to be a waste of money. But let's start in order:
Honda NSX Type R (2002): vtec, slides, and lots of fuel
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@Gazoline19, this car was pretty fun to drive, and I had a blast doing it. First of all, once you get over the price tag of 500k credits ("the pricing of cars is a relevant element that conveys their value and rarity, so I do think it’s important for it to be linked with the real world prices" is a joke and I will treat it as such) and tuning expenses, you will find yourself with a pretty fast car overall, being part of the "low power, low weight" archetype. As such, do not expect a very high top speed on the main straight, I was able to reach slightly more than 300km/h at best with it, which is slightly less than the average but it could be worse. The car has, however, really good handling, and it really shows through the part of the track that is not made for drag racing, I genuinely had my minutes of fun sliding this car around corners.
Bonus points, this car has really good brakes compared to the average, you'll be able to Ricciardo your way through the field especially in big braking zones.
Economy wise, this car will show its strong point. First of all, tyres wise it's good and very manageable, if you are accustomed to other vehicles such as the TVR, the Corvette C7 or even the Maserati, you'll find yourself at home. The strongest point of this car, however, comes from its fuel economy. I ran out of fuel at the end of the 11th lap - yes, that's right, I only had to refuel just for the last lap, otherwise this could have been a no stopper with fuel map 1 for the whole race.
Lap times wise I wasn't able to go lower than low 2:11s but that's because I wanted to see how far I could go with 1 tank of gas, if I pitted for tyres I could have easily achieved mid 2:10s with ease, and maybe even low 2:10s. Overall, strong performance also here from this car.
Final thoughts: I mean, there isn't much to say besides the fact the car is amazing. Good performance, awesome fuel economy and it's easy to drive, there isn't much to add.
Actually, there is something but that's outside the scope of the review: you'd often see streamers and e-sports player saying that MRs are dead. From my experience, outside of high performance events and BoP shenanigans, MRs are ok. That doesn't mean I think they are lying, quite the contrary, I share the opinion that MR cars in gr.4 and gr.3 are garbage as of now. But outside of those, well, I think it's fair to say they are a blast to drive, just like their counterparts.
Nissan 350Z (or Fairlady Z33 if you prefer): the embodiment of ok
Well, from the title may not seem like this car is amazing, because... it isn't, really. It's ok.
Performance wise, nothing excels - its top speed is between 305 and 310 km/h, it has good handling though it's nothing too special, brakes are ok, grip is the one you'd expect from an FR car... this is literally the world's most ok car (heh) in terms of performance.
Economy wise, this is again... ok. Admittedly, the tyres don't wear out as fast as they do on other cars such as the Z8 so that's a nice bonus, but in terms of fuel economy it's ok - a full tank can last easily for 8 laps. If you turbocharge or supercharge the engine (both options are available) you may have an harder time saving fuel, but otherwise, it's ok.
Lap times wise, again, this car is ok. Low 2:11s/high 2:10s were the best I could achieve and that's it, really, it's fast but not the fastest. So, yeah, these aren't ground breaking lap times, they are just ok.
Final thoughts: well... it's an ok car, however, I'd add it's a good training wheel to use for this event, and also what I'd call a safe pick for it. You can't go wrong with it.
Last, but not least, a car I regret wasting money on:
Chevrolet Corvette C3: do not use old cars for this event
So, in the image, there is me on the Corvette smoking past the whole field on lap one. This car is a missile on the straight but once it meets a corner it won't turn. It doesn't have brakes, it doesn't turn, it's just not worth it. That's it. That's the whole review on this car. Just avoid using old cars, they simply don't have the stats to take on this event. Don't, and I repeat, do not use such old cars for this race.
As always, thanks for reading this nonsensical stuff, and if you have questions, or you'd like to see a car being tested, feel free to always ask. See you tomorrow with some more modern entries.