TuningIntermediate
Tuning Fundamentals: Reading the Dyno Like an Engineer
Learn to read the CSR2 dyno like an engineer: power band, shift points, and why the dyno number is only the start.
9 min read26 Aug 2026
T3
European Grand Tourer
Well-balanced Tier 3 all-rounder that qualifies for a wide range of restrictions.
GTTier 3
Recorded specifications
- Tier
- Tier 3
- Class
- GT
- Star rating
- 4-star
- Performance points
- 640
- 0-60 mph
- 3.9s
- Top speed
- 186 mph
- Reference dyno
- 9.4s
- Evo requirement
- Evo stage 1
- Acquisition
- Cash
Only values we have confirmed in game are listed. Missing rows mean unverified, not zero.
Tuning notes
Shift timing
Very wide green zones — a good car to learn perfect shifts in.
Nitrous
Mid-third-gear nitrous is close to optimal at stock tune.
How to race it
Keep one quarter-mile and one half-mile tune saved. Its long gearing rewards half-mile events.
Apply it
Guides for this build
TuningBeginner
Grip vs Power: Choosing Your Next Upgrade
More power on a car that already spins is money spent on wheelspin. Here is how to tell which side you are short on.
6 min read3 Aug 2026
TuningIntermediate
Tuning for Short Races vs Long Races
One car, two tunes. Race length changes which part of the run decides the result.
6 min read2 Aug 2026
Database
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Tuner