Talk:LAMBORGHINI HURACÁN SUPER TROFEO EVO/@comment-31756783-20171113101009/@comment-27123099-20171115173411

The majority of race cars don't have super high top speeds. "Most" race courses don't see super high top speeds, they just don't have long enough straightaways. We're kind of swayed in this game with outrageously upgraded cars that can achieve and maintain speeds that would not be possible in the real world for these cars. Note the record times for race tracks featured in this game and then note how many cars in the game can achieve much better times. For instance, the lap record for Circuit de la Sarthe, is 3:14.791. Try running that time with your LMP1 car and see how many races you'll win in the game. On the other hand, note the cars in the game which can lap the course around that time as well (many also below the record).

Keep in mind that race cars are also built to be balanced, with generally much greater handling than road cars, but typically (really, virtually always) less top speed than the road cars they may be based on. Some of this is also due to engine restrictions for many categories. This results in the race cars often having less power than the road-going cars as well.

Essentially, what it boils down to is, despite less power and less top speed, you can still virtually always lap a course quicker in the race version of a car than with its road-going counterpart.