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Tuning Fundamentals: Reading the Dyno Like an Engineer
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9 min read26 Aug 2026
T1
Compact Sport Hatch
The default first car most players finish the Tier 1 crew with. Cheap to max and forgiving off the line.
HatchTier 1
Recorded specifications
- Tier
- Tier 1
- Class
- Hatch
- Star rating
- 3-star
- Performance points
- 132
- 0-60 mph
- 6.9s
- Top speed
- 131 mph
- Reference dyno
- 11.9s
- Evo requirement
- None
- Acquisition
- Cash
Only values we have confirmed in game are listed. Missing rows mean unverified, not zero.
Tuning notes
Shift timing
Short first gear — shift early, the green zone sits low.
Nitrous
Hold nitrous until second gear is settled.
How to race it
Take it to stage 5 before buying anything else. It clears every Tier 1 regulation race fully upgraded and funds your Tier 2 purchase.
Apply it
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