Best Cars of Test Drive Unlimited
The formula to finish Test Drive unlimited is "If you're having a hard time finishing a race, you're using the wrong car."
Here's my definitive best car list out of experience.
The first car listed in each car is best in my opinion, cuz it allows you to cross 100% of the races in that class, while the second or third cars listed which although are great, and can cross 80% of the races, but you need to chose a better car for those tough 20% races, because it is either really really difficult or impossible to beat races with them.
After finishing the game 2-3 times, I've realized that there is no point trying to finish the game with just one car per class. You should buy more and more cars as you proceed in the game. The last time I finished the game, I bought all of the cars listed below by the time I reached the end. Everytime I have a hard time in a track, I try all the cars I already have in that class, if none of them is good enough, then I go car shopping.
Car Price is really not in my criterion, cuz there are lot of ways to make money in the game as long as you dont go around wasting it on sh!tty cars you can comfortably buy 5-10 houses and 20-30 cars by the time you have completed 90% of the game, and after repeating some of the lucrative races can buy 15 houses and 50 cars which is one of the achievements in the game. Car delivery missions are the best, you make 120k per race by driving slow and carefully.
Class A:
Enzo Ferrari
(Hands down the best, for Class A races, handles like shit though on curvy roads, but you get your grip after some time.)
Mclaren F1
(Great car, but this car is too light and really tough to drive on some of the fastest races and this tends to go off balance and rotates.)
(Side Note: Maserati MC12 will be needed for some of the races, although its not the best. Lots of great cars in this class, and you can pretty much pick up anyone amongst Ferrari, Mclaren, Lamborgini, Maserati, you will be able to buy many/all of them by the end.)
Class B:
Ford GT
(Best in my opinion, it handles much better than those class B Ferrari's)
Class C:
Ferrari 575M Maranello
(Lot of good cars in this class but this is hands down the best handling, fastest, and most fun to drive car in the class, it is costly.)
Lotus Sport Exige 240R
(This car has really good handling, is a lot of fun to drive, it can do better than Aston Martin for many races.)
Chevrolet Corvette C6 Coupe
(This car has the best acceleration in this class, but is tough to drive on slower or curvy tracks.)
Class D:
Audi RS4 Quattro Saloon
(Best in the class, fun to drive)
(side note: I dont know why people keep saying Maserati GranSport is the best in this class, it drives like sh!t and really hard to handle.)
Aston Martin DB9 Coupe
(Pretty good, with good handling handling)Lotus Esprit V8
(Pretty good, but rough handling)
Class E:
Nissan Skyline GTR R34
(Best in the class, speedwise, slightly rough handling, but will let you cross 100% races in the class)
Audi S4 Cabriolet
(Handling and speed better than mustang, downloadable car, fun to drive.)
Ford Mustang
(Good and cheap, fun to drive, Its a Mustang :) )
Class F:
Audi TT Quattro sport
(Hands down the best in the class, no compitition.)
Class G:
Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe
(Best car in the class but really costly and rarely available)
Shelby GT500
(I like this better than daytona coupe, it a bit slower but costs much less and great handling, you can complete 90% of class G with this car but for those 10% you'll need Daytona coupe.)
Class Am:
MV Augusta F4 Tamburini
Ducati 999 R
Class Bm:
MV Augusta F4 Brutale 910S
P.S. Google Maps can be used to find locations in the game.
Example you find from the booklet that the British parts are located in a certain city, you can search for the city in google maps, and then drive to that part in the game, and search around.
