I’ve noticed that the Lotus Elise GT1 still has the same bug it had in FM7 - There is no gear shift animation, as if it is an automatic. It is certainly not an automatic shift.
I haven’t tried the old Mercedes W154 yet but in FM7 it had a paddle shift animation. Let’s hope that hasn’t carried over from Forza Bugsport 7 as well.
In the Lotus Elise ‘05 and the Challenger Hellcat when you put in chassis reinforcements it immediately shows up as a full roll cage.