No game represents the late 90s/early 2000s Tuner car scene quite like this game. This game is the epitome of all the fans of the first 2 Fast and Furious movies and the people who watched and awed at Initial D. This game allows you to put yourselves in the shoes of those racers and allows you to create those epic and almost absurd-looking JDM masterpieces.
10. Toyota Corrola GT-S
There’s a reason this is the top one of the top first options when you first get a car in-game. The AE86 also known as the Toyota Corolla GT-S, is simply a car that just drifts and handles like a charm. It is unironically a machine for drifting and can be easily tuned to be super smooth for driving. Now channel your inner tofu delivery driver with this car
What's Great About the Toyota Corolla GTS:
- It handles super clean and has amazing braking
- Pop-up lights and super aesthetic with the Initial-D aesthetic
- Perfect candidate for a sleeper car
Toyota Corolla GT-S stats:
- Acceleration- A
- Top Speed - B+
- Handling - A+
9. Honda Civic
Civics are the best cheap, fast, and fun cars. Civics are just a tuner’s dream, they are just built to be modded into insane machines with speed, acceleration, and that handling. It is the perfect all-around car to build into your own personal masterpiece, they can be a quiet unknown sleeper car or a loud and wild ricer. Now come and wreak havoc with this hot hatch.
What's Great About the Honda Civic:
- Super balanced car for all kinds of races
- Incredibly versatile for tuning
- Super cheap and easy starting car
Honda Civic stats:
- Acceleration- A-
- Top Speed - A-
- Handling - A-
8. Ford Mustang
There’s a reason the Mustang is the gold standard of muscle cars. American Muscle cars are still just as aesthetic as all these tuner cars. The Mustang is the most iconic muscle car, which looks as epic as the rest of these cars. The Mustang is a super tricky car to master and handle, but the Mustang rewards those willing to learn with super fast speed and quickness. As you can expect from the name no car gallops quite like this one.
What's Great About the Mustang:
- The Mustang has the fastest breakneck speeds and accelerates super fast
- Aesthetic Wise no car pulls off the exposed engine like the Mustang
- This car is a drag racer’s dream for sure
Ford Mustang stats:
- Acceleration - A+
- Top Speed - A+
- Handling - B
7. Caddilac Escalade
This SUV gets you feeling like an absolute pimp with it’s syle and substance while you may not get the same speed, quickness, and overall driving experience when driving the SUVs in-game, these cars are still hype in their own way. The Cadillac Escalade is the best out of the three SUVs still having that horsepower, but also being relatively easy to drive. The Escalade also looks super sick after you spend time customizing it. The Escalade is simply the peak of a big car = big engine
What's Great About SUVs:
- The Escalade is tough and doesn’t get bumped off easily
- Best all-around and balanced SUV
- Aesthetic, especially with all the colors and lights when you customize it.
Caddilac Escalade stats:
- Acceleration- B
- Top Speed - B+
- Handling - B-
6. Acura RSX
Underrated beast of a car
Underappreciated legend gets its deserving time in the spotlight while the RSX, isn’t as big of a name as some other cars on this list, it still is one amazing car. If you take the time to mod and fix it up, the RSX looks and feels just like a Sports Car. The RSX also has an insane top speed, so if you can maintain your pace you will be absolutely zooming through the other cars. So you should really try out this underrated terror of a car.
What's Great About RSX:
- Insanely fast Top speed
- Looks super good when modded, looking just like a racecar.
- Acceleration and handling are also outstanding
RSX stats:
- Acceleration- B+
- Top Speed - A++
- Handling - B+
5. Mazda RX-7
Absolutely insane Acceleration
Dorito Power truly rocks. The Mazda RX-7 is another Iconic speedster from the early 2000’s JDM scene. Way faster, than the Mazda MX-5 and somehow even better in a lot of aspects compared to the RX-8, the RX-7 with its weird and funky triangle-shaped Engine just accelerates like no other car. Try out Japan’s best drag racing machine and see for yourself just how epic it is.
What's Great About the RX-7:
- The RX-7 rivals even the best Muscle cars with its acceleration
- When tuned up it’s one of the fastest cars imaginable and can play catch-up well with its Acceleration
- Can be tuned perfectly for the type of races you want, whether it's laps, Sprints, Drags, or even Drifting.
RX-7 stats:
- Acceleration- A++
- Top Speed - A+
- Handling - B+
4. Pontiac GTO
A Modern-Day twist on an American Classic
This Firebird can burn some rubber. While the GTO nowadays looks and feels a lot different from its muscle car status from the 80 and 70s, this car is still just as clean and fast as those old-school icons. Like other muscle cars, it takes some time to master handling it but you can be sure it accelerates fast and has an insane top speed. So Fire up this FIrebird if you want some epic racing.
What's Great About the Pontiac GTO:
- Another car perfect for cultivating into a dragster
- Accelerates and has the top speed other cars would kill for
- A car that’s hard to master but will be a machine once you do
Pontiac GTO stats:
- Acceleration - A+
- Top Speed - A+
- Handling - C+
3. Subaru Impreza
This Rally Legend is a racing machine
The Impresa is here to Impress you. The Impreza is an iconic car in the world of racing. Few cars can match this car when it comes to versatility. If the Impreza can zoom even in the muddies hills and jungles, then you know this car can speed up on your average road. See for yourself why the world fell in love with this rally machine.
What's Great About the Impreza:
- Can be molded into the perfect car no matter what need
- Can handles like a charm while also accelerating and speeding up well
- Drifts like a champ and can even take a hit when driving.
Impreza stats:
- Acceleration- A
- Top Speed - A
- Handling - A
2. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII
The Only car that can stand toe to toe with the Impreza
Just as epic-looking and killer as the previous evolutions. The Lancer is another Rally carr legend, that you can argue is a little bit better than the Impreza. It can do everything the Impreza can but it’s a little better since it’s way easier to customize into the perfect car with how easy it is to tune. No better way to choose between this and the Impreza than by test-driving yourself.
What's Great About the Lancer Evo:
- Does everything super well and can keep up
- Super customizable with all the upgrades you can do on it
- Handles Amazingly
- Can be designed in so many ways for your particular aesthetics
Lancer Evo stats:
- Acceleration - A
- Top Speed - A
- Handling - A+
1. Nissan Skyline GTR
There’s a reason why this car is an icon
This car isn't too fast or furious if you’re a good enough driver. This car is an absolutely legendary car for a reason. This car is as close to a perfect racing machine. It can haul with its insane acceleration and Giga high top speed. This car can also handle pretty well. This car is as close to perfect as you can get and is deservedly number one. Now find out if this car really lives up to all the hype.
What's Great About the Skyline GTR:
- Killer top speed
- It accelerates better than some modded rag machines
- Handles like a charm
- Can compete even when it’s bone-stock
- Iconic look and feel
Skyline GTR stats:
- Acceleration - A+
- Top Speed - A+
- Handling - A+
