Project Cars 3: How To Pick The Best Starter Car

Project Cars 3 is the perfect entry point for newcomers to Simracing. Compared to previous games, Project Cars 3 is extremely user friendly and works hard to acclimate players to new forms of driving. The game does a great job of introducing players to the world of racing and giving them plenty of choices along the way.

The first major choice players will be faced with is their choice of a starting vehicle. Picking a great starter car is one of the most important choices at the start of the game because players will need to become deeply familiar with this car until they can save up enough money to purchase a new one. Get ready to learn this car like the back of your hand. Here’s how to pick the best starter car in Project Cars 3. (Note: If the player skips the Tutorial, they will not be given the money needed to pick a starter car)

The Starter Cars in Project Cars 3

Following the Invitational, players will be given 30,000 credits to purchase their first car. This will be the car that they stick with throughout the beginning of the game. Until players are able to save up enough money to snag a new ride, this will be their only racer. This choice is very important for this reason.

Project Cars 3: 2013 Toyota GT-86

This Rear-Wheel Drive car handles stunningly, to the point of being a bit boring to drive over time. It has the lowest top speed and acceleration of the three choices, but makes up for this with its stability. It is perfect for players who are brand new to racing games and need something with a low learning curve. It holds a line extremely well but has a ridiculously shallow turn radius. The car isn’t the most dynamic on the road, which is typical for a rear wheel drive vehicle.

Project Cars 3: 1999 Mitsubishi Lancer

This All-Wheel Drive car stands in the middle of all extremes. It has a decent speed and acceleration overall and has a great turn radius. The car will lose traction during hard braking, but its All-Wheel nature will allow players to stay in control during slides. There is a decent learning curve for newcomers, but the handling can be helped with upgrades if player desires. This is an amazingly dynamic car and is the most flexible of the three.

Project Cars 3: 2016 Honda Civic Type R

This Front-Wheel Drive car is great with turns, but the back end has a tendency to slide out. It has the highest top speed and acceleration overall but doesn’t handle its brakes on a curve all that well. This means that players may not be able to reach that top speed often in the interest of control. The handling is looser than the Toyota, but isn’t as flexible as the Mitsubishi. Because of the Front-Wheel Drive, players using a wheel instead of a controller will need to be gentle with their inputs.

Choosing The Best Starter Car In Project Cars 3

Choosing the best car to start with is a matter of preference. Players who need something simple to drive should pick the Toyota. It is easy to drive in most situations and won’t result in many accidents. It, however, won’t be the most flexible as players develop in skill. Luckily, the car is cheap so players will have tons of cash left over to upgrade or buy something else soon.

The Honda is decent for players who want to drift but isn’t the easiest to handle during slides. This will take some getting used to for new players. It has an amazing top speed and acceleration, so it is perfect for tracks with long straights, but not the best for tracks with a lot of sharp turns. Overall, players will be spending almost all of their money on this car, so they won’t have much left for upgrades until they win some races.

The most flexible car of the three is the Mitsubishi. It is perfect for drifting and even handles off-road pretty well, for players who run themselves off the track often. It has a learning curve but is definitely a car that can be taken through a large portion of the game with gradual upgrades. It isn’t the best in a straight line, and players will likely be upgrading its speed early in the game. When braking hard, it has a tendency to slide out, but these slides are remarkably easy to catch. The Mitsubishi is an amazing first choice for players who aren’t sure what they want out of a vehicle just yet.

Project Cars 3 is available on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.