Project CARS 2 - My 7 Favorite/Best Cars (and 2 least favorite)

Project CARS 2 comes with no fewer than 180 cars that we can jump behind the wheel of. So how do we know which are the best, which are worth driving, and which are downright insufferable? I've got a fair bit of time invested in this title now, so I wanted to share the best cars I've discovered to date. They generally combine great physics, performance, sounds, and are fun to drive. I've also added two of what I feel are the worst cars. In the case of both cars, they seem to have been spared the same meticulous build quality of many of their counterparts in this game. Enjoy the video!

[@OGGrinskin]

It's a slow one, but the Ginetta G40 junior is perfect for something that purely relies on skill to get the most of it, first car i drove and just felt so much better about the game after driving some poor cars.

[@bernardausterberry9795]

The car I put the most miles on.

[@jfskater99]

Same ! I drove lot of cars and when I tried the ginetta junior to go back to the basic I realised how fun it is to drive slow cars fast !!

[@TheTheoblad]

In the same vein as the KTM is the Caterham 620R. So much fun to throw around Knockhill, and so alive. And I absolutely agree on the Lamborghini, it's a horror! But the Huracan ST saves the brand a little, enjoyed that one.

[@Snail_With_a_Shotgun]

The Caterham is nice, but bloody impossible to see out of. It's like the carbon fibre 'wind shield' or whatever was purposefully designed to hinder visibility. Renders the car unusable for me.

[@jyrijk8867]

The Caterham is quality indeed.

[@noah1179]

I don't get it with the hate on the Sesto Elemento. No, they are not the same, at all. The LMS has RWD, the Elemento has AWD. Its gonna understeer a bit more. 2nd, im pretty sure the Elemento has grooved tires, while the LMS has slicks. 3rd, the LMS has a LOT more downforce, so ofc its gonna feel more stable and faster through corners. Also, in the video, your tires were cold, therefor handling wasnt gonna be optimum. So, its 2 different cars that your comparing IMO and thats why you are let down. You're comparing a full-blooded racecar to an insane trackday car. There's a difference.

[@Empty-ov3on]

The sesto Elemento got terrible FFB output tho, no joke!

[@jyrijk8867]

Just found out that Ford Mustang Cobra Trans-Am has excellent drivability!

[@Magic044]

I can't ;put my finger on it but I fell in love with the Lotus 49. It's a butt load of power on such a light chassis. And so old school. Also the Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 . The sound of this cars engine alone ? OMG I almost wet my pants the very first time i jumped in and started this monster up. A little tail end happy if you let it but that's to be expected but ohhhh so fun to drive . Great video btw and new sub.

[@shredd5705]

Sesto Elemento feels like from different game. Like someone forgot to put the physics/FFB in

[@EnvyCT9A]

Hey mate, I'm the guy who did that reddit post praising the Evo IX. Turn traction all the way up to 100% (no intervention) and ABS all the way down. Its even better than you've shown :) edit: Also I've found the 720S is in a weird spot, you have to play with the traction control setting a heap and the ABS. Turning OFF stability control is also a must, I personally put the traction at 50% and ABS at 20%. That said you are correct there is something wrong with it in feel and character. edit2: Also if you're struggling with braking set your pressure to 50%. Any higher on my Clubsport V1's the cars just lock at the slightest touch.

[@daveallen3607]

Zakspeed capri still kicks ass and sounds awsome! Definitely one of my favourites

[@british.3037]

On ps4 it's horrific, just wants to spin impossible to keep in a straight line.

[@kraljkarlo8348]

@@british.3037 i agree

[@joemcdonald9270]

I noticed on some of the cars handle much better when I load up the stable setup. Every car loads with the loose setup and makes most handle like it's on ice.

[@AbideinChristFully]

Hmmm thanks, I'll check this out. Do the stable setups save permanently, or do you load them every time you start the game?

[@daverich2499]

You have to load stable everytime you drive the car, it doesn't save, loose is default for pretty much all cars and i'd say 90% of negative reviews are because nobody realises you have to change it and many won't realise that it even exists. Big difference, and incredibly stupid and bad idea on the developers part to make the default for all cars basicaly drift mode...

[@joemcdonald9270]

Yes I agree that having the loose setups default was not a good choice, and I found those stable setups by accident. PC2 has a lot of poetical of being a really good sim, just seems like the game wasn't ready for release. Lets hope they keep working on it and not drop the fixes like PC1. Only thing I want is to be able to race, I get constant game crashing at the moment do to using a direct drive wheel.

[@djsnoopmike]

loose loads up by default for wheel users, stable is default for gamepad users

[@gregin8er]

After readings these comments, I looked for how to change from the loose to stable set-up but can't find this option anywhere. Could someone point me in the right direction please?

[@slaQ83]

The Nissan GT-R GT3 is a pretty amazing drive. It sticks to the road like a suction cup, and it's very computerized/mechanical like Nissan gt-r's should be. Not as fun as BAC Mono or KTM obviously, but fun in a different way.

[@archibaldikowski3646]

tried the lambo Veneno yesterday and its pretty much the same, lifeless, slippery, just not what one would expect from a car like this.

[@zuber1995]

Few hours in, really enjoyed the NSX GT3, Ferrari F50 (the GT1 version) and the McLaren F1 LM (also the GT1 version)

[@AbideinChristFully]

I like the Honda Indy cars, Road and Oval, depending on the track. I also like the Formula Renault 3.5, but at my level I downgraded to the Indy. Love the force feedback of the KTM X-Bow, but the shifting...

[@derblaue]

The shifting of the X-Bow is awesome

[@emmanue224]

If you're struggling with instant lock ups I suggest turning the brake pressure down by 10 percent on a lot of cars too many lock ups do ruin lines and lap times

[@TheChannel1978]

Best done as a configuration change of the FFB in Options, not per car setup. I set mine to 20, default was 30, 50 means 1:1. Maybe 30 or 50 works with you have a modded pedal with realistic pedal, I'm on a unmodded brake pedal and 30 or 50 definately lead to early locking

[@stevenlancaster3479]

Agreed

[@Thomasso2007]

As a great fan of all vintage cars I can strongly recommend trying LOTUS Type 78 Cosworth 1977 - it is one hell of a machine. It drives like mad and engine sound is just sublime. Just try it on Circuit of Spa-Francorchamps - Historic and try push it to the limit.

[@oswaldogarcia5358]

This car is just try not to bin it especially on high boost, so fun

[@clegomanrun1294]

My favorite: Ligier Judd LMP2

[@MetalGamer666]

Would be nice if you had an outside view of the car for a bit. If I can't remember the name, at least I can recognise it. Other than that, nice video.

[@toddmcdonough]

A couple of road cars that I had to drive more than once. Porsche GT3RS (road) at COTA. Jaguar F-Type RSV at Brno.

[@user-lu8mf8vm6r]

the ktm X-bow on assetto is phenomenal. ITs the best car to drive on any sim racing game imo.The 488 gt3 is nice car to drive on pc2 also, as well as the little bathtubs the rally cross cars are fun to drive

[@Brandon-st5kd]

I love the oldschool stock mustang, so fun to drift every possible chance you get and so easy to straighten out. BMW z4 GT3 is my favorite though, however I had to mimic my AC setup before it was any good. My green hell Bmw z4 gt3 setup: 3.4 front camber, 2.7 rear, 1 tick on front wing, 3 on rear, -0.5 toe front, 0 rear. gearing should hit 280 on the faster parts of the track, all tires were set to 3rd lowest psi, rear ARB is 3rd lowest setting, front was 3rd highest setting.

[@legitcrack6438]

Brandon Campbell thats a lot of camber at the back, got 1.7 in AC. Might try yours as I im struggling to go 1:57 consistently at the nurburgring.

[@Brandon-st5kd]

not sure how well it would do on just the GP, mine is meant for top end while having just enough downforce to take those nordschleife high speed turns without sliding out

[@mattkeen3811]

I have been absolutely loving the Mercedes 300 SEL 6.8. Animal of a car. Thought I would hate it, so kind of a double whammy that I love it.

[@OffGridMadMan]

There's a Lotus, I think it's called 98T or similar. 1986 F1 car, 1300BHP, handles like a dream and if you open up the turbo to 100% it's mental = epic.

[@erdemyalcn4723]

Imola + Ferrari F355 Challenge is one of my best combination ✔

[@projectapexracing4533]

caterham 7 didn't make it on the list? The 7 is my favorite in pc2 and also the ferrari 288 :)

[@xxticxxtocxx7909]

The Lotus 25 is so much fun, even on cold tyres you can make that baby DANCE!

[@jeffbieber2243]

The lotus 49 is awesome !!!!!!!!!!!

[@GRunner28]

Hey mate, really liked your video but I got the feeling you might miss some points regarding your least favorit cars. First of all let me say that I got motorsport experience and I also worked as a testdriver for sports and racecars (tyre companies etc.). I must also admit that I never drove the Sesto Elemento, only the Aventador when it comes to Lamborghini. But I feel like you judge those cars based on what you know about "normal" cars. For example, the 720S features a completly different drivetrain in combination with an aerosystem which works magic as soon as you really use it as a "computer" rather than a normal car. Same applies to the Sesto Elemento which features a poweroutput that can be too much for the grip it actually produces. All this feels totally different to normal cars, especially when it comes to hybrid drivetrains. They need to be handled differently and their output sometimes is the complete opposite of classic cars. Saying "how can they be so wrong" sounds totally wrong to me, since I guess you never actually drove these cars? I will not say "you are totally wrong" because even if I drove McLarens and Lambos, I never drove exactly these models.. so I don´t know either. It´s just based on what I experienced with racecars and other supercars in comparison to what people normaly believe is right. And especially with hypercars, they just don´t work like normal cars. Sorry, way too long, but good video nevertheless, I enjoyed your Evo part ;) (owned an Evo 6 and drove an evo 8 for some time and had the same feeling ingame) Keep going!

[@SimRacing604]

GRunner28 thanks for the feedback. You share an opinion with many other commenters. I'll probably be revisiting the 720S and Sesto Elemento soon for another drive.

[@ClaytonYatescarenthusiast]

I really liked the 720! Felt it had more soul than almost any car. Weird maybe?

[@0mikronAlpha117]

Strange to hear the 720S on the disappointing cars, that was one of my favorite cars to drive since buying this game. Gotta definitely agree with you though on the Lancer Evo 9, all the Evos are amazing in PCars 2. Driving in snow or thunderstorm really makes the Evo's shine. Another car I like is the BMW 2002 Stanceworks, and the Toyota GT86 around Brands Hatch is great. I think instead of the Sesto Elemento, a better choice would have been a version of the legendary Murcielago. I tend to drive in the rain mostly. Awesome video dude.

[@cool4real82]

The stable setups really makes a difference in feel. SMS should tell everyone that from the beginning.

[@danielthomas8507]

In VR most are pretty good.....love the Chevy Blackhawks excellent handling

[@SingleRacerSVR]

Hey Mike, if you play this game long enough consistently, to be so-called "being dialed in" to how the game behaves. Then I am curious how that will compare, once you play either R3E & AMS again in the future....................... and how those games feel now, put up against PC2 (hey there might be a video in that, Mike?) I've been just too sick to play it, and I struggled to get the Bathurst video out as it was.

[@jamestyrrell1819]

The Ferrari 488 GT3 and Toyota GT-ONE '99 are both great fun on PC2. Your BAC Mono suggestion sounds cool - will give that a go. Cheers.

[@pauldeverill926]

Nissan R89C is worth checking out and sounds like a beast in replay and I just tried the Ferrari 330 P4 at Rouen and had a real blast. Easy to get out of shape but also easy to bring back in line so very satisfying.

[@knas3525]

P1 gtr great car

[@derblaue]

The BMW of the TC class is amazing. Smooth handling and a kinda loose tail.

[@gcookscotland7085]

Have you tried the Sierra Cosworth, I really struggle to drive it would like to hear your thoughts

[@xxticxxtocxx7909]

Remember it's a turbo, with shocking turbo lag; warm up the tyres, and short shift to avoid chirpies out of slow corners.

[@Baker_7498]

Argh I can only imagine what the later Sierras with 500hp+ were like to drive, if it is this bad with the turbo lag and "only" 400hp!

[@geemailMossman]

Try the audi - no. 7 in your list on Spa Go win ! Also - try the BMW M1 Coupe at Oulton Park Track as well as Nordschleife.

[@TheChannel1978]

M1 coupe is a good car although sound seems off, sounds more like a Porsche flat 6 than a boosted bmw straight 6. pcars2 should have the e46 and e92 m3 road cars as well, big omission.

[@infn8loopmusic]

Great videos and channel! If you like the BAC mono and the KTM Xbow you might also like the caterham 620. Super fun and wild car. Tons of power to weight, super light and totally barebones, absolutely whips around the tracks. Great grip, and when you push it you can easily find the limit, and even rotate it around the corners by spinning the backend. I've tried caterhams in rfactor and Assetto and neither one has the 620, and also I don't feel like they're modeled nearly as nicely as the 620 in PC2. Definitely worth a shot. Handles kinda similar to the KTM Xbow. Go whip it around the Nordschleife and post us an onboard if you like it.

[@SimRacing604]

Infinite Loop thanks man! I’ll definitely give the 620 a shot. I like it in AMS2

[@Burno420]

If you want the car to stop jittering when changing gears, turn off automatic clutch when using a car with Sequential gears

[@hogify]

The McF1 GTR LT and BAC Mono are my two favourites (so far). For the BAC, I like it even more on the OEM setup then summer tyres (even though it's obviously slower), makes it so tolerant to chucking around (like the KTM).

[@bigbenorr]

The Corvette C7R just perfectly matches my driving style, I know there are faster GTE and GT3 class cars but I love how its pretty stable but with just a hint of wildness through the turns. Don't know how you like that KTM thing though, the understeer on it is horrible.

[@300ml_brasil]

love the ford. the black skin is just perfect.

[@ihamptonii]

Good video. You have a new subscriber!!

[@Autowill]

GT3 RS on Nordschleife is my favorite car/track combination. with some rain toward the end to make it interesting.

[@doobedi]

Nice car list and great video

[@leomessiful]

Are the stable and loose setups presets only for PC? I'm on PS4 and can't find that option

[@DocHalliday]

leomessiful The presets are coming in a patch for consoles.

[@martwoods]

The KTM -XBow in made me rage quit in AC, but is much better for my driving style in PC2 and actually felt fun to drive.

[@ChicknNudleSoup]

Is there any way to reverse the zoom in/out effect? It seems counterintuitive to have the camera zoom in at low speeds when you want to see a tight apex, then zoom out when you want to see long distance reference points at 200kph.

[@momorious]

Disable the SC and the TC and load the OEM setup in the 720S and it's the best car in the game. Just a joy to drive it, you feel everything.

[@dabuski1]

any off the Gt class Porsche,s... love em!

[@alicjalewandowska8469]

I showed this to a friend and he agreed with most cars and his favourite is Ford Gt E and mine is a Mercedes AMG

[@kenkap3113]

I really like the Radbul, I found a pretty good drift setup and it's a real pleasure to throw it in reverse entries

[@CactusMonke99]

What setup do you use? Because with the default drift setup I keep spinning out it’s very hard to drift and not satisfying :(

[@kenkap3113]

Tomi Vári the main thing on this setup is that you must use Dirt tires, but i found it on a Project Cars 2 forum.

[@MrSrimera]

I agree with you on the 720 it's shocking ! They had a guy from McLaren in the studio to consult them on the handling, something's amiss surly, this car should have pin sharp handling.

[@BigMeanyVids]

I know. Supposedly the designer of the car signed off on Pcars 2 as an accurate model so something is off. Maybe they changed things after his approval and screwed it up somehow. Dunno.

[@JL-cn1qi]

Strange that you would give a video representation of the cars handling without even bothering to heat up the tires, thus breaks or anything.

[@madr9142]

Idk how much of a difference this makes cause I don't have PC2 yet, but in PC1 if you had cold tires all cars handled like shit and the lambo and 720s both have very cold tires when you were doing laps so any footage or can someone confirm if the handling is still terrible even after heating the tires up.

[@BurtSampson]

It's funny about the Mclaren because the 650S was easily the single best handling and feeling roadcar in the first one. It was one of the few cars you could actually manhandle and hold slides with in that game.

[@ethanstephenson6310]

Burt Sampson The 650S wasn't even in the first game.

[@BurtSampson]

You're right, I meant the 12c.

[@Tommy712rus]

Thanks. Because some cars in this game has some wicked physics.

[@agenthoini]

It sounds like youre locking tires under braking quite often. Kinda weird cuz its also happening in cars that have abs... Or do you just turn abs off all the time?

[@martinpaletta7591]

agenthoini its a weird thingthat all the cars does. When you brake Hard thet sound like they are locking up but the ones Who have abs actually are braking. I hope that they change that in a future patch because its kind of frustrating and doesnt give yoy a very good output of the behavior under braking

[@KiwiInGermanyMTB]

I play controller on Xbox one and the 720s is one of the good ones for me. I was hugely disapointed with the r32 gtr skyline, really wanted that to be awesome but it just spins so easy. Maybe Im shit but its weird that I can drive other cars good. Seems like they put all there effort into Rally X handling cause that is really good (for controller)

[@smokieblue1]

You need to get braver on your corners. Good track knowledge. Don't be afraid to hook the cars in more also lower your brake pressure. All great cars by the way.

[@Unlogikmann]

you have to try the Audi 90 Quattro imsa gto its really much fun

[@derblaue]

The understeer is strong with this car

[@jurgenbussche]

that nirvana tune rock's

[@tobiaszurcher8066]

Porsche 911 GT 3 on oulton with jack spade is by far my favorite

[@GMC79]

The xj220s was a decent drive felt really good when i had a go yesterday. V8 supercar was nice too.

[@dominiccharles8577]

Why is the RXC so slow in PCARS?! It's insanely quick in real life and not only handles stiffer but it acceleration is much quicker irl. I've driven one

[@nidalonso8692]

This video made me like the game even more. Thank you

[@waylander8439]

I like the GT1 Class, so far i tested it, but specially the Panoz Esperante GT1.

[@AbideinChristFully]

Thanks for this vid! Someone please help. I drove the KTM X-Bow the other day, and it would always jump when downshifting, and letting off the clutch...unless I let it slow down to a lower speed than ideal. I have automatic clutch off, and am using the sequential shifters on a wheel. I turned off automatic clutch because it makes cars do the same thing. What am I doing wrong?

[@Joe-xm7tb]

That Dude There Do you shift while breaking? If yes try to shift after breaking. You should shift between going off the breaks and turning in. Also dont let go off the clutch too fast. Racing is all about being smooth with the inputs.

[@martinpaletta7591]

Whats your camera settings? I mean fov, leaning, etc

[@miy1925hassun]

No GT1 or Group C ? I'm kind of disappointed :/ I respect it but still disappointed.

[@xauntysemanning1221]

I would've thought the GT1 Diablo would be included. I love that one!

[@RDMracer]

Did you try the OEM setup on the 720s and 6C?

[@NemesisHDgaming]

i wish they would have added the porsche 911rsr in the gte cars.. :/

[@ljblitzgaming5561]

The p1 feels great in this game, but the 918 feels sloppy and unpolished. Not sure how I feel about the laferrari yet.

[@HieronymousLex]

The Porsche Cayman GT4 stuck out to me. I have many more to explore.

[@silverscuderia]

Nirvana intro made me subscribe :)

[@computertutorials1286]

What track was you driving the RXC on?

[@re_becca_p]

Considering the driving shown here I am not sure how you're talking about exceeding the cars' limitations and pushing too hard. Physics are hard to judge/compare when one is nowhere near the actual limit.

[@ShishigamiLP]

sesto elemento is quite good, just turn off Stability, traction and turn down ABS to low. Stability and traction control are too invaisve, so no wonder you don't feel the car. The McLaren is Meh. Try the Caterham and the Ginetta GT4!

[@KonJamo]

dat FOV - chin on the wheel :D

[@ZspotMotorsport]

What is the deal with all the ridiculous head movement in this video? I haven't really noticed it in other PC2 videos. Its like the seat rail is broken and the seat is free to move forward/back with G-forces. I don't know how you can drive like that with all the exaggerated movement.

[@millenbop]

I like the old Camaro! Sounds amazing!

[@Strange_Man1911]

Yes! Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 '69 TransAm. Not the fastest but very enjoyable car to drive.

[@youtubeaccount0x073]

I HATE the understeering in this game when going fast on corners

[@mathewhosier1663]

I know u uploaded this video a year ago and maybe they patched some of these cars since but I completely disagree about the 720s and the sesto elemento, unless you have driven the real life cars on real life tracks how can u really know how accurate and realistic they are, neither car are race cars,but they have certain characteristics I personally love, IMO it doesn't take any skill to drive gt cars, they are the easiest cars to drive, why do u think so many noobs love gt3, because they ate moderately fast, tons of downforce, and extremely easy to drive, a real pro drives group c, gt1, lmp900s, and road and track cars

[@JamesBergeron]

FYI The Mclaren feels lifeless in REAL life too! So the game is dead on lol

[@global6000]

How can you drive with this much zoomed in and even more when braking??

[@liesdiebibelbruder420]

Adjusting FOV

[@maxcoates1943]

i love the audi s1 quatro

[@Hugo-pj4bm]

The caterham is my favourite!

[@dubtube6691]

When you scrub through the video every car somehow sounds the same lol

[@yungdadi]

The BAC mono doesn't make the list. That car oversteers so much without a setup

[@krisavedisian]

What track are you driving the BAC MONO at?

[@martinpaletta7591]

Kris Avedisian its the red Bull ring, Austria

[@orestismoschos9722]

My favourite: Porsche 911 GT3

[@mathewhosier1663]

How can u judge a car with cold tires anyways, ur better than that

[@monolinkster]

IS THAT THE REDBULL RING!??!!???!

[@patrick17_6]

You should have shown the Cars from all camera views.

[@LEVEL3D]

I actually love driving the 720s the tyres just have to be on temperature, the worst cars I've driven on this game so far are the Ferrari Enzo and the F50 GT1

[@coolermaster1979]

The Aston Martin Vulcan is awesome!

[@JAM97G]

coolermaster1979 sounds amazing

[@RuffnaxTV2012]

Yeah absolute. But the GT3 Aston ist one of the worst. Sadly my favorite Car has become so bad. :-(

[@meudingleberry666]

I'm a BMW man m6 is a monster wish the m3 was a lil better though

[@doobedi]

What I want to see is the Lexus RC gt3 race car in this game

[@Mk5_Life]

i really like the 488 gte

[@albertpapikyants]

Mk5 _Life idk I don’t like it. You have to slide it around to make it turn. Maybe fixable in the setup menu but I could never fix it

[@sim_racing_pops1675]

Fav is the Ferrari 488 gt3

[@AbideinChristFully]

just a tip...it would be nice if you switched from cockpit, to also an external view of the cars!

[@Barry843]

Pics of the cars could have helped . . .