FWD Cars for AC?

[amuro67]

Hi Kunos guys, I'd like to drive a FWD car in AC, because I've a fwd powerful enough (300hp) and I'd like to pratice with this traction type, like Ford Focus ST, Renault Megane RS, Opel Astra OPC, etc. In the game all cars are rear-wheel drive or Xdrive!
I think may be interesting to many other.
Thx

[Dancer]

Originally posted by Soulvex:

idiots, i'm saying, why do we need all these lotus's that are similar, they arent that much different you ignorant fools.

Wow, who can argue with that amazing rhetoric! Yes, I see now, the driving experience between the cars is pretty much equivalent! Despite being very different to drive, they are all the same!

Thank you for pulling the wool off of our eyes!

[Queequeg]

Originally posted by Vindekar:

The Swift wasn't a bad car; I do a fair bit of amateur rally, and we see them pretty frequently in the early modern class. They're pretty competitive, too; decent power-to-weight, wide track, and they seem quite reliable. I don't race in Early Modern, but I have seen them on the road and they seem to hold up well as race cars.

I certainly would never make fun of one, having seen how they handle Victoria's rough B-roads in 40 degree(Celsius) temperatures that even effect my Evo X MR.

Thanks for the info, I did not know that. So I guess the Swift can be an interesting choice for a FWD car.

[Soulvex]

Some FWD car examples i'd love to see: (or similar)

Opel/Vauxhall Vectra V6 Challenge
Opel/Vaux Nova/Astra GTE
Opel/Vaux Cavalier/Vectra SRI
Opel/Vaux Astra OPC/VXR
Opel/Vaux Zafira OPC/VXR

Honda Civic
Honda Prelude

Ford Escort RS Turbo
Ford Focus (ST/RS)
Ford Mondeo ST220

Renault Megan RS
Renault Clio Williams
Renault 5GT Turbo

Citroen Saxo/Sxara VTR/VTS
Peugeot 205GTI/309GTI/405 Mi16/206 GTI

Lancia Delta 1.6 HF Turbo

Alfa Romeo 33ie
Alfa Romeo 155

Fiat Uno Turbo
Fiat Brava 20v Turbo

Seat Leon Cupra

Golf GTI 8v & 16v

Saab (any)

Volvo 440 Turbo
Volvo 850R

I could think of many more i'd love to have on Assetto Corsa.

[WaxxFetish]

omg, brace yourselves... :)

Now, OT:

S40 with a T5 engine and Saab 93 were ones of the nicer FWDs I have had a chance to drive.
Not so much into Opel and VW though, Renault and Peugeot over Citroen anytime.

There's some strange sympathy towards Golfs where I live at, every jerk dreams of one (on par with Calibra).

[Dancer]

Of course some STCC cars would be great. And the SAAB V4. :)

[Soulvex]

Peugeot and Citroen share engineering and technical resources, and probably a lot of components, they are quite similar.

[WaxxFetish]

Originally posted by Soulvex:

Peugeot and Citroen share engineering and technical resources, and probably a lot of components, they are quite similar.

Dunno why, but it were always rented Citroens that failed to sustain my furious driving. I remember driving a Xantia when I've been working in Sweden. First of all, that ridiculous suspension started crapping out. It should lower itself when parked. A few times it failed to lower either front or rear of the car. I understand the rake increase, the electronics clearly wanted to fine tune towards my knack for racing, but why the other way round ?

In the end, the exhaust collapsed right after the collectors, resulting in a mighty roar that would bring the 599 to shame.

Got it swapped for a 93 and everything was fine from that day on.

[Soulvex]

I've never liked Citroen but don't mind Peugeots, I think that was down to my 205 gti, it was on rails, then unfortunatly I owned a Citroen ZX 2.0i that blew up after two months. To me, the only good Citroens are the simple ones (AX, Saxo, Sxara), even though the Saxo is a cheap pocket rocket and mostly owned by new drivers it's a good little car, very much the same as the 106 GTi.

[Hayabusa[WN]]

More FWD cars would be appreciated. I do feel there are a lot of cars of similar ilk. They do handle differently but essentially the same way, compared to AWD, FWD and RWD being compared to each other. Variety is the spice of life after all.

Also the 500 is Epic, by far the best car on here. Reminds me of my shopping trips and days having fun in an an insurance friendly car ;). You don't need speed or power to have fun.

[Pnume]

The old Renault R5 GT turbo or R9 turbo are pretty cool.
I wouldn't mind a Peugeot 205 gti turbo either.

[Bigbazz]

Question is, would you prefer a Peugeot 205 GTI or a Mclaren P1. A Suzuki Swift or a Nissan GT-R, a Megane RS or a LaFerrari?

I'm guessing this is the kinda decision they have to make as a developer, and I don't think they made the wrong choices. The majority vote on popularity would go to the super cars in this case. And me personally, I already have a Focus ST that I can drive in the real world, it's not really all that exciting to me even in the real world, atleast not compared to a racing car or a monster car like the Mclaren P1...

Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying I would not like those cars in the game, but if it comes a choice then I'm definitely not one to choose an everyday road car (albiet with above average power) over something as unique and amazing as a LaFerrari.


People already voted on what cars they wanted, and all of them were supercars, and there was initially a lot of options on the table. Maybe next time the vote comes around you can make your opinions heard, but I fear it will probably go the same way again. You should put your attention to the modding world!

[Pnume]

Originally posted by Bigbazz:

Question is, would you prefer a Peugeot 205 GTI or a Mclaren P1. A Suzuki Swift or a Nissan GT-R, a Megane RS or a LaFerrari?

I'm guessing this is the kinda decision they have to make as a developer, and I don't think they made the wrong choices. The majority vote on popularity would go to the super cars in this case. And me personally, I already have a Focus ST that I can drive in the real world, it's not really all that exciting to me even in the real world, atleast not compared to a racing car or a monster car like the Mclaren P1...

Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying I would not like those cars in the game, but if it comes a choice then I'm definitely not one to choose an everyday road car (albiet with above average power) over something as unique and amazing as a LaFerrari.


People already voted on what cars they wanted, and all of them were supercars, and there was initially a lot of options on the table. Maybe next time the vote comes around you can make your opinions heard, but I fear it will probably go the same way again. You should put your attention to the modding world!

A Maclaren P1 (already scheduled) is certainly more marketable (the average joe's mind being set on "the more horse power the better" and "I want to drive the same car than Chris Haris". Is it more fun? I don't think so. Mainly because it brings nothing new to the table after we get Laferrari.

The Nissan GTR is a no-brainer since we don't have any AWD. It is actually a very nice addition.

The question is more do we want a broader experience or not.

I'm not so much against the addtion of new super cars but we certainly don't need that much GT cars in the game. The all drive way too similar.

[Bigbazz]

I don't think it's about "more power = better". I think it's about the ability to drive the cars in the virtual world that we would never be able to drive in the real world. The LaFerrari/Mclaren P1 reprisent huge leaps in engineering and they are the next generation of modern supercar, they reprisent the future. Engineering wise and design wise they are fascinating, they are works of art and I admire the people who go out there and design and build these cars, without these kind of people we would not have cars like the Ferrari F40 and the Mclaren F1.

These little hothatch FF cars though are cars we can (and many of us do) own in the real world, some of us drive them every day, they can be fun and they can be interesting but none of them are particularely exceptional in any way or form. Like I said, there is nothing wrong with wanting these in the game, but you can't brand people who like the hypercars as the average joe who just wants to drive what chris harris drives, as if they are some lower form of human intelligence.. I think that is a pretty childish viewpoint in itself.

I do think there should be a wide spread of cars, and the Fiat 500 Abarth is the only FF car in the game, but it still covers that ground pretty well with the upgrade option (bringing it over 170bhp) and being so light it is pretty fast. So for sure there is room for more FF cars, but like I said that is likely to come in the form of modding.


People mention there being multiple GT cars that are not needed, while on the other hand others complain that there won't be enough GT cars to create a proper racing league. I think they have chosen very well in their car list, they lack a modern Formula 1 car, and they lack a 4WD car, those are the only major holes in the car list from my point of view.

[Ragequit Inc.]

Originally posted by Bigbazz:

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You speak well and true, my 'friend'. I personally, like I said before, don't mind having more FWD-cars in the game, they'll be another challenge/skill to acquire, though I'll still prefer RWD cars over them. But more so, I'd like to see some AWDs. There are NONE in the game so far. :)

[Lerch]

FWD for circuit racing? There is a reason why no one races FWD cars on a circuit race, its because it is the worst choice for turning left or right. Having all the power, braking, and steering on the front wheels causes masses amounts of understeer.(aka wont turn tight enough for apexing) That is unless it has a short wheelbase like a fiesta, citron, fiat, or mini. Even so understeer is there in those cars quite a bit.

While I appreciate the hot hatchback class of cars, it is not a good choice for circuit racing. Fun daily drivers for sure but the last thing I would choose for competitive racing. RWD and AWD is really the only choice.

Next topic please. Yawn