Thread:Late Trender/@comment-27736210-20170713115946/@comment-27736210-20170803091119

I've been doing some research and testing to determine if the Porsche 959 is any good if upgraded.

If you haven't noticed, I've recently revamped both the Evoque and GLC Coupe pages. Now both hold some crucial Multiplayer and Multiplayer-Tuning information which has been previously either withheld or unknown to a large number of people (Evoque less so).

Through my testing, the best rank bracket for both the Evoque and GLC Coupe to race at is 1000-1100. You want to specifically stay at the top of this bracket, but do not want to cross the 1100 marker. My GLC Coupe possibly has the best Multiplayer tune obtainable, at 0404 3333 0504. This places its speed at 355-356 km/h and its rank at exactly 1099.

The Evoque can compete similarly to the GLC Coupe but it's risky to tune it higher than 1085 since I'm pretty sure the next nitro upgrade takes it over 1100. Therefore, acceleration or PRO kits for nitro are the best options after 1085.

Most people tend to use the Evoque (or tended to, before the 959 was introduced) at 1065. Here, the GLC Coupe will often get matched against it; at 1099, it will surely destroy every 1065 Evoque it comes across. 1085 Evoques and above are VERY rare. I tested the Evoque vs GLC Coupe fight with my brother (who owns a 1085 Evoque). He accelerates faster by a small amount, even at only 1085, but I have a slightly higher total top speed. Given that the Evoque has nowhere to go after 1085, it's safe to say that the GLC Coupe at 1099 will beat all Evoques it sees under rank 1100 if boosted and used correctly. Of course, there's the odd chance it will see one ranked higher by 5-50 ranks. However, this is not as bad as a difference of 80-100, which is possible to see if you are slightly above 1100.

The Porsche 959 is very common at rank 1016. Here, it's got a far better acceleration stat than both the Evoque and GLC Coupe, but it is slower by 10+ km/h. Upgrading it further puts it at a similar position to the Evoque; from 1016 onward, it can only utilise PRO upgrades (or top speed level 5). The highest 959s I've seen were at 1055 and 1101 (I think). No Porsche 959 or Evoque has ever beaten me; I was even doing testing in the last 2 days of the actual ranked Multiplayer and none beat me. I was also able to beat an unboosted BMW M2 at rank 1122 when I was at rank 1079-1099.

23 ranks don't look like a lot, but they make a world of difference. I have been in a game with another GLC Coupe (so far, the only one I've seen with a Multiplayer tune; also, the only I've seen at all) at rank 1111, going at only 354-355 km/h (there is a high chance he found that setup from the wiki, since that was the first rank setup that I commented on the GLC Coupe's page when I started my investigation into Multiplayer-Tuning the car). He was double boosted and I was tripled boosted on one of the Tenerife maps in a three-lap game (though the extra tank, in reality, does nothing). At the beginning of lap one, I knocked him down. There, he was left to finish the race with a rank-1127 unboosted Honda Integra Type-R (which is slightly slower than the GLC Coupe at the same rank, with better acceleration; much like the Torq or McLaren M14A). The Honda Integra, amazingly, beat him by a fraction of a second. Overall, in this 3-lap race, I came first with around 12-13 seconds of gap between me and these other two racers. I did a perfect race, and the only fall-back of the other GLC Coupe was being knocked down by me at the beginning. Apparently, this was enough for him to get beaten by a car which had no boosters and is slower at the same rank; however, 16 ranks of difference (or 28, in my case) were enough for the Honda to make up for its weaknesses. Therefore, this proves that a 1122 BMW M2 is at a huge advantage to a 1099 GLC Coupe, even when I'm boosted and he isn't. I'm guessing that a BMW M2 who is the exact same rank will be around the same speed.

The Porsche 959 can theoretically get to a similar speed to the GLC Coupe, possibly even a higher one. With an extreme acceleration, it's tempting.

However, the one off-putting thing is that the Porsche 959 is extremely nitro-reliant. Also, it is preferred by the majority as a low-level point farmer. I've actually got a point farmer myself; the Renault DeZir (at 0 upgraded), which I got GL to reset (and somehow I kept all stars and licenses earned for MAXING + PROING it). Therefore, it's not that risky for me to take its level higher, although a huge portion of the player-base (I'm guessing that at least 10-15% of all A8 players own this car, because of how easy it was to obtain) is refusing to take it any higher than ~1040, due to their fear of losing their competitive Multiplayer edge.