r/gtaonline • u/gorikun • Aug 11 '20
DISCUSSION Review Of The BR8 and DR1
Hey everyone, I decided to blow half of my well earned GTA cash on the 2 new open wheelers and here are my reviews of them:
Benefactor BR8
definitely based on the Red Bull RB6 f1 car from 2010, with the low(ish) nose position of the MP4/27 mclaren from 2012 / rb9 from 2013. the car has the option of fitting multiple front wings seen from 2009-2013, likewise rear wings (i think the 2013 front wing with the shark fin looks the best). in terms of livery, you get the modern and vodaphone mclaren liveries, renault, mercedes livery (fixup), old lotus and red bull testing camouflage (I went for the latter). The engine sounds like a highly tuned version of the turismoRs and it is a v8 with blown diffuser (sadly not off throttle). you have the option of installing some bodywork (chimneys and winglets seen in the mid 00s) but it looked out of place imo.
Now performance: with extreme wings, it feels very slow in a straightline in freeroam BUT the car has easily the most downforce of all the cars in the game (handling felt a bit slow imo but more on that later). In races however, this was faster than PR4s, R88s and DR1s (however ill touch on the DR1 later). the best thing however is that the BR8 is easily the most durable open wheel car in the game and can survive multiple collisions without losing its front wing or sides.
In terms of negatives: the thing eats its tyres (like irl f1 cars from that period running pirellis), no off throttle blown diffuser noise and whilst it takes corners fast, it doesnt turn as well as other cars in the game. that being said however, this is the gold standard car for open wheel races. Alsothe car is massive compared to the others (it is huge in terms of length) and the tyres look very small (particularly the back) and the rear wing just looks ugly from behind / oversized and out of place.
Declasse DR1
based on the Dallara DW12 indycar. in terms of modifications, either mercifully or unfortunately (depending on your view), the bodywork can only be modified slightly and doesnt have the option for the bumpers seen in 2012-2017. the front and rear wings can be modified for different downforce configurations (I went for an oval inspired front wing and a modded rear wing). overall, i felt this looked better than the BR8
Performance: the car has the least traction of the open wheel cars according to the game BUT imo is the best handling one and can beat the BR8 in right hands. straight line performance is ok but is more responsive / neutral handling than the other cars, thus is better in slow speed corners.
negatives: the thing is quite fragile compared to the other open wheel cars (especially the BR8). doesnt handle well in high speed vs the br8. whilst the tyre life is better than the BR8, it still feels quite bad vs the PR4 and the R88.
Summary
In summary, both cars are great additions to the game. the BR8 performs better but the DR1 looks better. Ultimately, I prefer both to the PR4 and R88. whether you get one is up to you but id keep a hold of both of these until you can get them for free or something better comes up (come on mid 00s ferrari and modern mercedes f1 cars).
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u/Mood_Number_2 Aug 21 '20
Really wish they would up the top speed of the BR8 to like at least 125-135 in free roam. Or at least add DRS to reach something like 135. Long time F1 fan and Engineer, I know they aren't designed for top speed, but they still go 231 mph at Monza. That coupled with the gnarly price tag and I am a bit disappointed with the low top speed (not including ers).
Still tons of fun, but imo needs some tweaking by R*.