Reduce the LaFerrari's Performance Index in Forza Horizon 3, Now!

  • by: Nick Amparo
  • recipient: Turn 10 Studios, Playground Games, Microsoft Studios

It's time that the Forza Motorsport and Forza Horizon series go back to being realistic for at least once. The Forza games should be more true to real life, and in this case, the Ferraris do not really perform as well in real life as in the games, which have moved away from realism. The Ferrari LaFerrari is the worst offender in this case, and in real life, it does not even perform better than its competitors such as the McLaren P1 and Dodge Viper ACR especially due to weighing a lot more pounds/kilograms than many of its competitors, so it should receive a drastic Performance Index decrease to have a Performance Index number similar to the 2016 Ford #66 Ford Racing GT Le Mans and Lamborghini Veneno.

The Forza games have always shown the Ferrari LaFerrari's weight as 3,031 lb (1,375 kg). However, this is completely incorrect. In real life, according to a test drive/review by Motor Trend in April 2015, the LaFerrari really weighs 3,495 lb (1,585 kg), meaning it is already a lot heavier than most of its rivals:
- Lamborghini Veneno (3,363 lb, 1,525 kg)
- Pagani Huayra BC (2,685 lb, 1,218 kg)
- McLaren P1 (3,296 lb, 1,495 kg)
- Koenigsegg Agera (3,164 lb, 1,435 kg)
- Koenigsegg One:1 (2,998 lb, 1,360 kg)
- 2016 Dodge Viper ACR (3,368 lb, 1,528 kg)
- Hennessey Venom GT (2,743 lb, 1,244 kg) - the Venom GT's weight is still incorrectly shown as 2,685 lb (1,218 kg) in-game.

The only hypercars the LaFerrari would be lighter than are:
- Porsche 918 Spyder (3,692 lb, 1,675 kg)
- Koenigsegg Regera (3,589 lb, 1,628 kg)
- Lamborghini Centenario LP 770-4 (3,527 lb, 1,600 kg)
- Lamborghini Aventador LP 750-4 SV (3,867 lb, 1,754 kg)
- Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 (3,977 lb, 1,804 kg) - the Aventador LP 700-4's weight is still incorrectly shown as 3,472 lb (1,575 kg) in-game.

Additionally, in real life, as proven by a test by TheSUPERCARDRIVER on YouTube, the LaFerrari does not even do 0-186 mph in 15 seconds like Ferrari claimed. In fact, the McLaren P1 is faster to 160 mph and beyond. Also, in part 2 of 3 of the same test by TheSUPERCARDRIVER, the LaFerrari is not even faster than any of its competitors in any type of drag race, especially the quarter mile, where it is slower than the Lamborghini Huracán LP 610-4.

According to Road & Track, the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette C7 Z06 can do 0-200 mph in 26 seconds, faster than both the Ferrari LaFerrari (untested time, but above 28 seconds) and Porsche 918 Spyder (29.7 seconds) yet slower than superior cars such as the McLaren P1 (23.3 seconds) and Hennessey Venom GT (15.3 seconds). Road & Track attempted a 0-200 mph run for the LaFerrari but gave up as soon as the transmission blew out and the driver nearly died, a testament to the car's unreliability, which hampers its performance.

Chris Harris on Cars's hypercar test at Portimau Circuit in Portugal in December 2015 (available on YouTube) has also shown that not only does the LaFerrari have worse handling than the McLaren P1 and Porsche 918 Spyder due to its high weight of 3,495 lb (1,585 kg), but on top of that, it already achieves slower lap times than any of its competitors partly due to having less torque than them; the P1 actually has 723 lb-ft (980 Nm), while the 918 Spyder has 944 lb-ft (1,280 Nm) (shown as 829 lb-ft (1,124 Nm) in the games).

Due to its curb weight of 3,495 lb (1,585 kg), the LaFerrari, as mentioned, already has worse handling than its competitors; in fact, the Koenigsegg One:1 actually handles much better than any of the "Holy Trinity" hypercars and Lamborghini's top-end hypercars like the Veneno and Centenario.

In Forza Horizon 3, the LaFerrari's top speed is completely wrong. In real life, no road-legal Ferrari can do at least 249 mph (400 km/h). The only Ferrari officially capable of exceeding that speed would be the non-road legal Ferrari FXX Evoluzione, introduced in 2009. Sources have pointed to a better, more reasonable top speed of 230~233 mph (370~375 km/h), while the McLaren P1 does not do 217 mph (350 km/h), but instead at least 245 mph (394 km/h). As a reference, the fastest car with a naturally aspirated engine is still the McLaren F1, with 240 mph (386 km/h) achieved in 1998 using the XP-5 prototype, while the fastest cars with forced induction engines (e.g. supercharged or turbocharged) are the Hennessey Venom GT, with 270.49 mph (435.31 km/h), the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport, with 267.856 mph (431.072 km/h), and the Koenigsegg One:1, with 273 mph (440 km/h).

The LaFerrari's Performance Index in Forza Horizon 3 is as follows:
Speed: 9.6
Handling: 8.8
Acceleration: 9.5
Launch: 9.2
Braking: 10

However, the LaFerrari's PI (Performance Index) is, again, totally unrealistic and should be changed to the following:
Speed: 8.4
Handling: 8.6
Acceleration: 9.2
Launch: 8.9
Braking: 9.9

Especially because the McLaren P1 has the following PI:
Speed: 9.4
Handling: 8.7
Acceleration: 9.4
Launch: 9.0
Braking: 10

Which should also be:
Speed: 9.4
Handling: 8.8
Acceleration: 9.6
Launch: 9.1
Braking: 10

Also, take a look at the Lamborghini Veneno's PI as a reference:
Speed: 8.6
Handling: 8.8
Acceleration: 9.6
Launch: 10
Braking: 10

And finally, the Pagani Huayra BC's PI:
Speed: 8.9
Handling: 8.8
Acceleration: 9.4
Launch: 9.0
Braking: 10

So to everyone at Turn 10 Studios, Playground Games, and Microsoft Studios, please consider the time to put an end to Forza's own form of "political correctness" where the Ferraris perform somewhat to significantly better than how they actually perform in real life. Please consider the time to reduce the Performance Index of the Ferrari LaFerrari in order to make way for future hypercars to be added to the game, such as the Porsche 918 Spyder and Rimac Concept_One (if it gets added).

Please and thank you.

Dear Turn 10 Studios, Playground Games, and Microsoft Studios,


Please stop exaggerating the Ferrari LaFerrari's performance. It doesn't even perform that well in real life. It cannot even do 249 mph (400 km/h) in real life; the only Ferrari capable of that speed is the FXX Evoluzione, and that's it.


Sincerely,
An angry Forza player/someone who loves realism

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