User blog:Mr. Mysterious Spyman/Acceleration of all cars across A8?

This has been bothering me a lot. Acceleration.

Firstly, it's very hard to figure out how quickly a car accelerates. Quick, Slow, etc. Those are easy. However, I want to know the exact acceleration speeds.

Secondly, you need to own the car at MAX + PRO to test the acceleration for yourself. I own the Donkervoort D8 GTO and Mazda RX-8 at MAX + PRO, as well as the DS 3 Racing and Giulietta. However, my Mazda 6, Porsche 959, Honda S2000, nanoFlowcell, Suzuki, etc, are not fully upgraded.

Thirdly, there are too many factors affecting acceleration. There are way too many. For instance, the acceleration changes based on going uphill or if the car is driving on rough terrain. The acceleration also changes if the car is turning while accelerating, clearly evident if you are using the Camaro SS and are trying to turn and accelerate at the same time. Knockdowns also affect acceleration. Also, some cars accelerate quickly because of their acceleration stat, while others accelerate quickly because of their nitro stat. Some accelerate quickly for absolutely no reason.

Fourthly, none of the in-game acceleration stats are correct, at all. Not a single one. They are all useless.

Fifthly, the same car can have different acceleration based on different scenarios. The Donkervoort D8 GTO accelerates quickly no matter what, but cars like the Renault DeZir and Porsche 959 are drastically improved with a triple-tap nitro. Also, more upgrades obviously equal more acceleration, so it is important to find both the default and MAX + PRO accelerations. Tuning Kits and Nitro Starters should also be considered, as well as Extra Tanks (since some cars can't even fully accelerate, even with an Extra Tank activated, since their accelerations are so bad).

Sixthly, how on earth do you calculate which one is better? Sure, the Donkervoort D8 GTO accelerates quickly. However, the TRION NEMESIS seems to accelerate just as quickly, except that its speed is around twice as high. Also, how do we calculate accelerations properly? If the Donkervoort D8 GTO and TRION NEMESIS are side-by-side while accelerating, does that make the TRION NEMESIS a better accelerator? Or, am I misinterpreting something? Maybe, the Donkervoort accelerates so quickly that it ends up in front of the TRION NEMESIS, but then the TRION NEMESIS soon ends up in front of the Donkervoort D8 GTO, due to having a higher top speed? Do we calculate acceleration by looking at the time taken, such as 1 second, or do we calculate acceleration by looking at the distance covered within a certain amount of time? Elite Hector X claims that the Mazda RX-8 accelerates at the same rate as the Giulietta. Side-by-side, they go from 0 km/h to MAX speed in nearly the exact same amount of time. However, the Mazda RX-8 has a higher top speed. Does that make the Mazda RX-8 a better accelerator, or are they equal?

Seventhly, is the acceleration constant or is it exponential? Does the acceleration increase the more the car has been acceleratiing? I think the answer to this question is yes; there is a thing called "launch", which refers to acceleration at the start of the race. Many cars, like the Camaro SS, fail to accelerate quickly at the beginning, but seem to have no problems for the rest of the race, such as after bumping a wall and losing 50 km/h. Maybe a better example of this is the RUF CTR 3.

Eighthly, does nitro count, or doesn't it? Like I said, nitro boosts acceleration a lot. However, would it be fairer to compare cars without nitro? Would it be fairer to compare cars without boosters?

Please give me your opinions on these issues. I have been trying to edit the Porche 959, Mazda RX-8 and Donkervoort D8 GTO pages, and I have been unsure of what to write for the acceleration stats.

The reason I'm interested in this is that the Porsche's top speed is higher than the Donkervoort by a small amount, and its nitro duration is slightly better. With that massive nitro and its supposedly large acceleration statistic, I can only assume that a MAX + PRO Porsche 959 has insane acceleration. This is also based on my observations in Multiplayer, where the Porsche 959 massively out-accelerates the Renault DeZir, Camaro Z28, Range Rover Evoque, GLC Coupe, etc. Also, the Porsche 959 with a triple-tap nitro will easily overtake another Porsche 959 without the triple-nitro, being a whole car's position ahead of the other Porsche 959 while still accelerating, which is the same distance that the Evoque sits in front of the GLC Coupe when they are accelerating while both using triple-tap nitro, at Multiplayer-tuned ranks. Basically, I want to know if the Porsche 959 can beat the Donkervoort D8 GTO. My guess is that it's equal.