If your looking for some Quality handling cars i would suggest the Suburu BRZ, the Toyota GT86 ,and the Honda S2000 all in B class. As for A Class id go with the Camaro ZL1,the 1999 Viper GTS ACR,the 2012 Mercedes C63 AMG BLACK SERIES , and the TVR Sagaris . Great Handling for all and quality speed of the corners and on the straights !!!
PH1LLY; guessing you have most assists on? The C63 AMG, stock without any upgrades, an no assists drives more like a food-blender than a car. It wants to go around and around and around without actually sticking its nose on the first apex. Same goes for the Sagaris; although improved since PGR3, it’s still a mental car that, under pressure, will try to overtake backwards and kill you in the process, all with a complimentary plume of smoke from all 4 wheels.
And on a side-note; the C63 AMG drives like that in real life as well. Turn off the assists and just pray there is enough space on track to not hit anything while you’re busy fighting the steeringwheel and G-forces.
For A class races considering most courses are less than three miles long the absolute best handling car is the KTM XBow this thing will outbeast ANY other car with the right tune and just TCM on. I just maxxed affinity for ktm and I cant find another car that remotely performs as well consistently, not a caterham, evo 6, f50, alfa stradale, nothing. My personal favorite R class is the Chaparrall 66 for much the same reason as the x bow. Tunes by worm I cannot suggest to anyone with assists off as every one I have used stalls with manual at the start, and whether you slam the gas at launch and stall or rev so you dont it equates to a slow start. Raceboy77 does seem to have some decent tunes but they can be hit or miss. Search tunes by class specification and aim for handling, launch, and acceleration at high numbers.
P.S. my tune for the xbow is decent but I got all of my gold medals with a tune by X sadik x it will not underperform.
My approach to this is to test every single car that can be maxed out in the class you are looking for. (It takes some time, I know)
I can say that there are a few cars in A and S class you can drive to achieve a top 200 leaderboard place without a tuning setup and a steering wheel.
Mazda USF2000 is an absolute joy to drive.
If you want a car that brakes, handles and accelerates like a dream, get yourself a GT car. Or an LMP car.
As far as driving satisfaction goes, I find it hard to beat stock build S710 Lotus 49 or S725 Brabham BT24.
A Class Nissan R34 - Keep it all wheel drive and swap in the 5.7 engine, with full weight reduction and race tires. Dominate online.
I needed a car for the A Class Competition League and because I’m working on maxing out my Ferrari affinity it needed to be a Ferrari. I loved the F40 and F50 in past Forza titles but I was a bit skeptical sat first seeing how high the PI was already. If you want to keep it in A700 you can get all the adjustable parts on it, and then some, and with a little bit of tuning it drives like a charm.
I’m sharing the tune I use and it can be found by searching for my gamertag (PPiDrive) or file name (A CLass) within the A Class category for the Ferrari F40.