Have Your Say: Your Favourite Sim Racing Car

[David Wright]

Almost impossible to answer but if I'm strict with myself and can pick only one it would have to be the Lotus Elan in GT Legends.

Rally Trophy introduced me to 60s and 70s GT and touring cars. Rally stages are great fun to drive, but lack the one-on-one aspect of track racing. I hoped Bugbear might follow Rally Trophy up with a 60s/70s track racing sim but instead - out of the blue four years later - it was Simbin who actually delivered GT Legends. The demo appeared in August and I drove it almost every day till the full version came out in October. I even ordered my copy from Sweden because the UK launch was 4 weeks later.

The demo featured the Elan, the E-Type Jaguar and the C2 Corvette. I drove all three but the Elan was my favourite, rather reminding me of the cars in the GPL 65-mod I'd just spent 2 years developing. When racing my way through the GTL career, the Elan was my go-to car for the GTC-65 races, though the challenge of mastering the Cobra wasn't far behind.

 

[Fergutor]

Hard question, hard to pick one!

Myabe it is the Peugeot 306 Maxi (Kit car or Formula 2) in RSRBR.

Then Impreza WRC 07 (ah the balance incredible!) and Escort MK2/ RS1800/2100 in RSRBR.
Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT and Ferrari 550/575GTC in GTR2 and the conversions to rFactor and Race07 (maybe the Corvette C.5R to).
Lancia Delta S4, Audi Quatro Sport S1 and some pikes peak cars in a weird rally rFactor mod (actually wasn't a good simulation at all but it was satisfying at the time maaany years ago when I didn't had a wheel so I played with a joystick).
Formula RaceRoom in Race07 (again not exactly simulation it was a sort of a super 2011 formula 1 car...)
Focus RS 2004 Peugeot 206 and 307 WRC in the WRC mod for Rally Trophy (does anybody here played that one?) (also, with joystick, with wheel is horrible!).
For rFactor I played so much satisfying things and was so long ago that I just can't remember, old LeMans, Formula 1's, Turismo Carretera (mod from the game), some drifting, some BMW roadcar, Group C, the Kodi was very satisfying too.
Also for Race07 so many good cars to play, WTCC, Gt's... I played other sims but this ones come to mind with "satisfying".

 

[Frank Finch]

The Audi R18 e-tron Quattro in Project CARS.

Me and 3 friends did the 24 Hours of Le Mans last year simultanious with the real race. Each did one stint and the next driver took over during the pit stop. We completed the full 24 hours and won the race.
We are going to do it again this year, but this time probably in the Toyota TS040 Hybrid.

 

[Ruben De Wulf]

aston martin gt3 i think it was in gtr2

porshe gt3 2017 in ac

 

[Jefferson Costa]

BMW M3 E30 Group A is my choice, be it in DTM or rally spec. Excellent response, lots of grip but without being glued on track, and my god, that thing is fast.

A bit behind are the McLaren 12C GT3 and the 650S GT3.

 

[kondor999]

This is impossible, but here they are:

rF2: 2013 Nismo GT500, USF2000, Simtek GT3 World Series.
R3E: Every single Group 5 and 1992 DTM car, 2015 WTC, GT3 MP4-12c.
AC: Ferrari F2002, Bazza's F1 Classics 1967, Bazza/SBH's Trans AM Legends.
AMS: Formula Truck (not a joke - try it), Formula Reiza, 1974 911RSR 3.0 (better than AC's).
pCARS: Alpine A442b, Zakspeed Capri.

 

[AlleyViper]

The F versions of the Me 109. Always so nimble, great climber, and just enough firepower to reward precise aim. Most sims have always kept these qualities, but the F-2 shone most in IL-2 (1946).

Oh, this is RD. Well, when I was a kid I played a lot with the Countach in Test Drive (1). Found it later in Stunts and NFS III (the butchered 25th edition), but it was a real pleasure to have in AC after so many years and on top of that a proper 5000QV. It's not very competitive as it's missing an another less track oriented peer like the Testarossa, but it's a blast to drive through the Nords on low grip.

Group 4 cars are also very enjoyable on most sims, due to their rawness but lack of crazy turbo lag like the 5's. The 911 RSR on AC and the M1 Procar on R3E come to mind.

 

[Fergutor]

The F versions of the Me 109. Always so nimble, great climber, and just enough firepower to reward precise aim. Most sims have always kept these qualities, but the F-2 shone most in IL-2 (1946).

Haha Oh yeah one of the best sims ever. Fw190D-9 for me just because makes me happy thinking I'm piloting it. Sorry everyone for the little off topic.

 

[sjb266]

AMS - Catherham 360, Patrick's 911 RSR Mod
rF2 - Skip, BT20 (are there any other cars in that game?!! )
R3E - Volvo 240, BMW M1 Procar, BMW635
AC - 917k, e30 M3 DTM, L49
iRacing - hmmm... none of them are really "fun" - Maybe the Mustang..
PCars - Formula Rookie

If i had to choose one car only.. it'd be Patrick's 911.. It's got it all for me!

 

[TylerDurden4321]

1. AMS: Caterham 360R (the power-oversteer controllability is so, SO fun)
2. rFactor 2: USF2000 (never was trailbraking so easy and awesome)
3. AC all the MX-5s (it just captures the joy of driving a CAR!)

(also: my for personal use re-modded Porsche 944 Turbo mod in AC that doesn't drive like the garbage you find on the net. Wish we could get the Cup version of this car done by Kunos)

 

[Renato Simioni]

Really hard choice.. Though I always try to give most cars in all top sims a go, I haven´t really gone in-depth with those outside of AMS. And singling out one from that would be like picking your favorite child - can be done, but would be heartbreaking

I tend to go back to my very first go in F1GP circa 1992. Obviously from a technical POV it´s not much of a sim by modern standards, but I still remember the sheer thrill from sitting in the cockpit as the mechanics pulled the timing monitor from the car, firing up the engine and rolling out of the pits at Phoenix... having to actually hit the brakes at turn 1 and driving the right line through all those 90-degree corners... Even if "driving" then meant tapping a keyboard at 8 FPS on a 33 MHz 386

There were other similar experiences over the years - running the equally brilliant GP2 for the first time and being amazed one could actually lock the wheels under braking now! Or pounding lap after lap with the Lotus 49 at the Glen in the original GPL Demo from 1998, or the Lister Storm at Spa on the demo for the original GTR to name a few.. but by then I was already hooked in sim racing, thanks to that memorable experience with Crammond´s masterpiece, almost 25 years ago now.

 

[denzo]

There are a lot of great cars, but most are track specific. The best for me is reiza formula v12, from a go-kart track to Monza, the sweet sound of that screaming V12 is the best

 

[Michael Watts]

The GT4 Ginetta is a Beast on PCars and probably the most fun car I've ever driven.

 

[Boby Kim]

AMS Metalmoro MR18 on Oulton Park int.

 

[xnorb]

Extremely biased as i rarely launch anything else than AMS, but here it's the Opalas.
And from my memory i'd say the NSUs are damn fun in R3E.

(Ya, i'm more into "special" racing series, guess why i'm in love with AMS)

 

[tpw]

Lower powered all the way for this old bastard with slow reflexes:

rF2: USF2000, Megane, Skip Barber
AMS: Caterham 360, MCR2000, F3, FVee
AC: MX5, Cayman GT4
R3E: Silhouette, Aquila
pCARS: Formula Gulf, Ginetta Jr.
Dirt Rally: Opel Kadet, Hyundai i20.

If you pointed a gun at my head and told me to choose just one car, I'd probably choose the USF2000. Here's hoping the rest of the game is brought up to the standard of that little beauty.

 

[arniesan]

For me it has to be the Formula Vee's in AMS in modern sim's.
Going back, the Coopers in GPL.

 

[Skybird05]

Assetto Corsa's BMW M4 always puts a wide smile on my face.

Maybe not my only favorite sim car to drive, but the one that comes to my mind first and the easiest. And it is maybe my most chosen car in AC.

I like the Audi RS TT VLN in Raceroom, too. Currently my most-driven car in RR.

Also, the Lotus-25 and MP412C in AC, and the Formula Junior and BMW M1 ProCar in RR.

In Dirt Rally, probably the BMW M3.

 

[Vapir]

This one is easy. V8 Supercars. Sim doesn't matter. I just love these Aussie beasts.

 

[Vantoil Lima Jr]

My favorite is Reiza Formula Classic (since Rfactor Formula Armaroli days).
But I need to talk about Grand Prix series (from Geoff Crammond) F1, Super Monaco Minarre and Reynard Chevy from Papyrus Indycar Racing.