Finalists:
Now we move to the cars that require a finer look. Quite a few came close such as the Neutrino, Noire, Solo Track BM, and Smooth Taco R but all those either had too high of running costs or weren’t as good on track as our finalists. Those finalists are the WMD CBX4 and the Ardent, both use a very similar body but have very different approaches. The CBX4 is a lightweight sports car with GT car looks and performance while the Ardent is a Dirt track racer with AWD.
Pricing wise the Ardent is ahead with the car costing only $18,600 with $228 for tires and 26.3 g/hr of fuel. The CBX4 costs $19,950 with $448 tires and, although it uses less fuel, at 21.3 g/hr, that fuel is more expensive. There are more costs to be considered though with general maintenance and both cars are very similar in that aspect. With the CBX4 needing more car maintenance but less engine maintenance.
Another thing to be considered is safety. Based on the chassis they’re both very similar. Although the Ardent uses a worse chassis it is made of stronger materials. The roll cage in each car is also of equal quality so overall both cars are equally safe.
Track performance is slightly worse for the Ardent on an asphalt track, but that’s to be expected being that t isn’t designed to do well there with a high ride height, high profile tires, and AWD. I do believe that on a dirt track it would be on the same level as the CBX4 is on asphalt. This does bring up the issue of tracks though and which is more popular. It’s certainly easier to get a dirt track started, and so there are generally more of them so with this I’ll have to give the win to Phale with the Ardent. The CBX4 was close but the higher running costs and lower track availability make it harder for people to get into the sport. If I were to choose a 3rd it would probably go to the Neutrino, it is great on track but with very high running costs it isn’t as good as the others.