That's true. I've read something about specmiata in the US, it seems really big !
The only problem with the car system right now in LFS is that imho the road car classes don't exhibit much variety.
Take the LRF class for instance. The three cars have their weight biased toward the back by quite a significant percentage, which makes the handling, even if really different, somewhat the same for each of three.
I'd say the TBO class is the most varied in the road cars, because the three cars really behave differently.
So what would be awesome in LFS is including cars that can be fitted in different classes. Since the LX4 is a competitor to the TBO class on most tracks, it would be sweet to include a car that can actually compete with the LX4 in the autocross field AND with LX4+TBO on a track.
I would like to see more competitors to the LRF class, being nice supercars. For instance, a Corvette Z06 or an Aston Martin (heavier than the FZ5 but more powerful).
I would love to see those fitted in the GTR class, so that by adding weight and intake penalties you can turn those GTR into GT3 (basically a stockish engine on a stockish frame, with slicks and downforce allowed). That would be extremely nice!
I tried fitting slicks on the LRF class for testdriving, and the behavior is really amazing, you really feel the true possibility of the cars! The RAC on R2s is on 3 wheels or 2 when taking fast bends and accelerating, that's pretty sick
Also, a Miata-like with two more small cars, with the emphasize on handling rather than power would be very nice and could create a S1600 class, a lot used in rallyes.
I'd say few more classes or at least more cars in a class, like C63AMG, M3, IS-F, RS4, then a minivan class like a Transit, Transporter, Vivaro, Boxer etc, or some hot hatches with similar performance, but each one having it's upside or downside, like better brakes, or wider tires, 10 more hp and so. It would make racing much more interesting I think.
Man I'd love to drive those vans in LFS
I modded the XRG, XRT, and XFG to be an AWD S-1600 rally kit-car on slicks, a Ferrari F430, and a modern Corvette, respectively, with the numbers tweaked just a bit so they were competitive with the LRF class. It made for great racing, 6 cars in one class, with those three new ones being both different enough from each other and the original LRFs, and easier to drive than the original LRFs. The FXO and RB4 could have made it an 8 car class.