I tried both Holden Commodore and Ford FG Falcon, tuned them into R3 800, but they are extremely difficult to control.
I pretty much cannot floor the gas at lower gears, tires spin crazily and I lost control from time to time. At launch all other AI players can pass me easily, my car cannot go straight line most time.
I use Xbox controller, I know how to play the game in general. I can tune and beat AI players at hard difficulty level from F class to R1 class, but just not this painful V8 Supercars.
Throttle control is all important with these cars, however, they CAN be tuned to handle easier. Your diff settings and suspension can help minimize wheel spin.
I just feel it difficult to control throttle with game controller, unlike real car, the game controller is not that sensitive. I will try to adjust differentiate to see.
In some races, they are actually decent cars to use… but for most, they suck terribly. The trick to controlling them so you get the most out of them – their best performance – is to never stomp on the gas and use the brakes sparringly. Never press all the way down on the gas or brakes or the torque will make you spin. Feather the brakes before you reach your turn and coast… letting your momentum take you through your turn. Their top speed will make up for lags in the corners and you should podium almost every time – so long as you are racing cars that belong in your class. In short, just baby it. Be gentle with the controls and you will be fine. I suggest practicing with the Falcon on ovals versus stockcars to learn “touch” and on Hochenheim, Road Atlanta and Mugello with the Holdens. If you drive them enough, they will grow on you and you might even look forward to driving them – to hearing those engines.
Hope this helps…
Oh, and I do not use traction control for any car…ever.
The best solution is to use Traction Control.
These cars have too much power in the lower gears and slow speeds.
Shift to 2nd gear right away and you will eliminate some wheel spin.
If you’re too proud to use TC. then keep spinning you wheels.
Given that I haven’t seen you anywhere on the leaderboards or on podium in any racing series, you also have no throttle control.
Back to the point… There’s no shame in using TCS. Let people say what they will about it. So many people have told me that they can beat me if I turn off TCS, but I continue to prove them wrong to this day, even in cars with over 1,000 horsepower. If someone actually CAN beat you when you both turn TCS off, odds are you can beat them when you both have TCS on, so it’s a two-way street. Everyone on the leaderboards except a select few use TCS on almost every car past A class. V8s are not easy to control with TCS off, but it is possible. Will it gain you any time? No. Forza’s TCS doesn’t limit your power like it should, so any car that has the TCS light on for a good amount of time actually won’t benefit from turning it off. If you’ve played Gran Turismo, you’ll notice how much available power you’ll lose by turning it on, even as low as 1 out of 10. That power loss just isn’t as evident in Forza, and anywhere past A class it’s virtually non-existent.