Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-62.74.2.152-20160115121957/@comment-27693246-20160128154758

Rank is calculated from some unknown mish-mash of all the car's attributes. Overall speed affect Rank the most (ie. Top Speed has the greatest impact and then Nitro)... handling and accelleration less so, although they also boost the Rank. So the Rank is a rough guide os a car's prowess but it's only a very loose one. You'll find many cars perform way above or way below their stated rank when racing other similarly placed cars. In particulr, the newer releases are better performers than the old - ensuring that long-term players are constantly hooked and buying the latest greatest competitors. You'll find loads of conversations on here comparing them all.