Jeff Reid
2006-02-07 11:44:19 UTC
I did some testing with the BMW M3 GTR and fully souped up Porsche Carerra GT both
online with peformance matching on, and offline which is peformance matching off.
In the case of the BMW M3 GTR, online and offline peformance and lap times are about
the same, maybe just a tad faster and more oversteery online, but less than 1% faster
based on my lap times. The Porsce Carerra GT I tested has all ultimate and junkman
parts installed, plus I set height all the way left, aerodynamics and turbo all the
way right. The Carerra GT is severely penalized online, less power, less grip, and
more loss of speed while cornering (probably because you have to steer more to make
up for less grip). The result is when online with performance matching on, the
BMW M3 GTR is faster than the detuned Carerra GT. With peformance matching off, or
when offline, the Carerra GT blows the doors off the BMW M3 GTR. To test this, I
did a (standting start) single lap race offline at Country Club with the BMW M3 GTR
and the Porsche Carrera GT. I got a 2:07.39 in the BMW M3 GTR, and a 1:58.36 in the
Porsche Carerra GT with some NOS left over, 9 seconds faster than the BMW M3 GTR.
I made videos of these runs:
BMW M3 GTR - standing start lap at Country Club - 2:07.39
http://jeffareid.net/nfs9/n9ccbmw.wmv
Porsce Carerra GT - standing start lap at Country Club - 1:58.36
http://jeffareid.net/nfs9/n9ccpgt.wmv
online with peformance matching on, and offline which is peformance matching off.
In the case of the BMW M3 GTR, online and offline peformance and lap times are about
the same, maybe just a tad faster and more oversteery online, but less than 1% faster
based on my lap times. The Porsce Carerra GT I tested has all ultimate and junkman
parts installed, plus I set height all the way left, aerodynamics and turbo all the
way right. The Carerra GT is severely penalized online, less power, less grip, and
more loss of speed while cornering (probably because you have to steer more to make
up for less grip). The result is when online with performance matching on, the
BMW M3 GTR is faster than the detuned Carerra GT. With peformance matching off, or
when offline, the Carerra GT blows the doors off the BMW M3 GTR. To test this, I
did a (standting start) single lap race offline at Country Club with the BMW M3 GTR
and the Porsche Carrera GT. I got a 2:07.39 in the BMW M3 GTR, and a 1:58.36 in the
Porsche Carerra GT with some NOS left over, 9 seconds faster than the BMW M3 GTR.
I made videos of these runs:
BMW M3 GTR - standing start lap at Country Club - 2:07.39
http://jeffareid.net/nfs9/n9ccbmw.wmv
Porsce Carerra GT - standing start lap at Country Club - 1:58.36
http://jeffareid.net/nfs9/n9ccpgt.wmv