Thread:Feuerrm/@comment-14.2.146.232-20170914110212/@comment-27736210-20170927175236

I found this information out by examining speed stats of cars. I'm not sure how many people have made the connection to nitro, but this is the main reason why cars of the same rank can have different speeds for seemingly no reason.

In fact, the Mercedes-AMG C 63 Coupe Touring Car 2014 would be a mediocre car if it didn't have that massive Tuning Kit bonus. Just like the 918 Spyder, it's got all the acceleration, handling and drifting of a nitro car, with a speed very close to that of a regular car, due to the TK speed boost. Similarly, the Honda Integra Type-R would be below average, were it not for that massive Tuning Kit bonus which pulls it slightly above average; it's still below the Shelby Cobra 427, in terms of speed.

I think the logic works like this:

1. Class D cars are very slow, so a difference of 1 km/h could make the difference between a win and a loss. Most Class D cars have good acceleration, good handling and good drifting because they are slower. Therefore, having nitro doesn't really change much, apart from the car possessing a lower raw top speed. To compensate for a lower raw top speed without nitro (esp. w/ Ford F-150), nitro cars are given a higher total top speed. Some nitro cars have very efficient nitro, however, so they don't actually suffer too badly from low raw top speed (eg. Renault DeZir and Porsche 959). Thus, some cars can become overpowered through a combination of a big nitro and an efficient nitro, in Class D. When you're Multiplayer tuning an F-150, DeZir or 959, it's easy to assume that all the extra speed is coming from the Tuning Kit and from only doing nitro upgrades. In fact, the extra speed also comes from a default boost in speed that is given to all nitro-based Class D cars. The way I found this out was firstly from comparing the Alfa Romeo MiTo GTA at MAX + PRO to the Renault CLIO R.S. 200 EDC and the Dodge Dart GT at MAX + PRO to the Audi R8 e-tron. The CLIO has higher total top speed, slightly better nitro efficiency (from 10/15/20 to 9/14/19) and better acceleration. However, the MiTo has better raw top speed. If you race the CLIO against the MiTo without boosts, the CLIO only beats the MiTo by a fraction of a second (I tested this with my brother a few months ago) and only if you do lots of stunts to build up nitro. A similar situation occurs between the Dart and the e-tron, though the e-tron has quite a large advantage, due to its much higher rank.

2. Class C/B/A/S cars are not very slow. Even a Dodge Challenger with 8/13/18 nitro efficiency can still go through a whole map like Barcelona on a single tank and still keep nitro activated most of the time. With Class D cars, nitro can account for up to 30-40% of the total speed, but more Class C cars, that number is around 20-30%, and it gets smaller and smaller as you go further up the classes. Therefore, there is a small benefit to having a large nitro as a C/B/A/S car. However, the higher top speeds mean that most cars at these levels take longer to accelerate than Class D cars. This means that nitro is now very important for boosting acceleration. Nitro cars now have an advantage of acceleration over other cars that are top speed oriented. Nitro cars also generally have some other traits too, but acceleration is the one trait that is seen across all nitro cars. To compensate for a slower acceleration, top speed oriented cars in C/B/A/S have higher total top speeds. Again, the Lykan vs Agera is a very nice example of this. The Lykan is a perfect car, with good acceleration, handling, drifting, and nitro duration. The Koenigsegg only has better raw top speed and handling; therefore, it is given a total top speed boost as well, to even things out.