Talk:The Gauntlet (Season 4)/@comment-27505406-20160227173323/@comment-26715739-20160229090741

It makes sense on one level, but not others.

In the past the winnable car has been the best car featured. As in the other cars can't even upgrade to match the purchase PR of the winnable car.

Can't do that with NASCAR - except for the baseline Chev SS.

That's also basically been the case for the cars you run, each new set of cars is better than the previous. Can't do that with NASCAR - there's minimal variation in PR and only a few cars.

One possibility based on NASCAR would be to set the 2015 against the 2016 car (ie Haas v Haas) in each tier and/or choose from the 2015 in one tier and the 2016 in another tier (ie 4 cars).

It depends on how FM/EA see the Gauntlet. Is it: a) a way to introduce the NASCAR folk to the rest of the game; or b) a way to pander to the NASCAR folk by giving them more NASCAR?

I could see it going either way.

If non-NASCAR then an approach would be to look for cars with PR below 44.1.

We've been told (via press release rehash) it's March 27 to April 2 - so 7 days. I'd guess 3 sets of "gauntlet cars".

If non-NASCAR and finishing at 44.1, my guess... they'll limit manufacturers: Chev, Dodge, Ford, Shelby, maybe Lexus (don't want to spook the NASCAR fans too much :-P)


 * Start with the Cobalt SS and maybe Ford Focus.
 * Dodge SRT8 in the second tier, maybe with the Mustang.
 * Final tier Camaro, Shelby GT500, maybe Lexus IS F

Another option would be to have the "American car" as one option and the "Euro car" as the other - so probably Cobalt; Mustang, Camaro.