Par For Car

A post about MSR's 'Par For Car' times on Hotlap and Timed Run events (Street Racing mode).   These are supposedly the best lap/overall time that can be achieved with your selected vehicle .  However most of those par times were calculated with 'maths' as opposed to extensive play testing.  As a result, the game thinks vehicles with the same CPF can achieve the exact same par times (they can't), high CPF cars can have unrealistic par times (particularly the 5.0 Nissan Skyline and 4.7 TVR Chimaera) and on a couple of occasions, show faster/equal par times for wet weather compared to clear conditions on the same course. 

At the bottom is a video demonstrating the Par For Car error on the first event in the game (Chapter 1, Event 1: Hotlap/Buchanan South).  It shows the Skyline par lap time as 29.4 seconds.  I could only manage just under 30 seconds with said car (29.929).  However the lower CPF cars Jensen SV-8 (4.3), Celica GT-Four (4.2) , Fairlady Z Convertible (4.0) & Toyota Supra (3.8) were all capable of going under 29.4.  Best clean lap was with the Supra (just over 29 seconds).  Best lap with wall bashes was 28.910 in the Celica GT-Four.  The Evo 6 & RX-7 only managed around 29.6.  The TVR Chimaera with a CPF of 4.7 was the slowest of the lot with a 30 second time.

CPF            GAME'S PAR TIMES

5.0              29.4 secs (Skyline)

4.7              30.1 secs (Chimaera)
4.6              30.4 secs (Evo 6/ RX-7)
4.3              31.1 secs (Jensen SV-8)
4.2              31.3 secs (Celica GT-Four/Vauxhall VX220)
4.0              31.8 secs (Fairlady Z Convertible & many others)
3.8              32.3 secs (Toyota Supra)
3.6              32.8 secs
3.5              33.0 secs
3.4              33.2 secs
3.3              33.5 secs
3.2              33.7 secs
3.1              34.0 secs
3.0              34.2 secs
2.8              34.7 secs
2.7              34.9 secs
2.5              35.4 secs
2.4              35.6 secs
2.2              36.1 secs
2.1              36.3 secs
1.9              36.8 secs
1.2              38.5 secs
1.0              39.0 secs

MY BEST

Celica GT-Four                         28.910 (side bash) / 29.346 (clean)   
Toyota Supra                            29.046 (clean)
Jensen SV-8                             29.391 (side bash)
Mazda RX-7                             29.602 (clean)
Mitsubishi Lancer EVO 6          29.694 (clean)
Nissan Skyline GTR                 29.929 (side bash)
TVR Chimaera                         30.291 (side bash)

Fairlady Z Convertible              29.384 (clean)

Please note, I am not saying the Skyline isn't capable of 29.4; it's just that I wasn't able to do it. My point is that high CPF does not automatically equal the fastest vehicle.