Is this a good design?

[TechECoyote]

Hello forum. I've been making cars in Automation for a while now and still have no idea what numbers constitute a "good" design. The stats below are for a 2002 sports car I designed after watching the suspension tutorial. I did my best to optimize it, though it is still has a bit of oversteer.

Hunter Apex:
Weight: 1048 kg
D: 51.8
S: 47.7
C: 28.6
P: 23.9
F: 41.9
Rel: 69.8
Eco: 32.4 mpg
UTL: 29.8
PRD: 126.9
MCO: 8056.9

The Engine is a sport inline 4 turbo:
PWR: 228.3 hp @ 6200 RPM (limited)
TRQ: 206.2 ft/ib
EMS: 268.5
RSP: 34
LOD: 38
SMO: 46
PRD: 25.9
MCO: 1054.8
REL: 63
ECO: 13.55%
OCT: 94.9 RON
WGT: 126.27 kg

Other stats:
Manual 6 Gear AWD
Cost: $10265.32
Top speed: 153.2 mph
Braking (62-0 mph): 35.6m
(0-62 mph): 5.2 sec
Max roll angle: 3.2
Airfield track time 1:32.18

Is this a good stat line for a 2002 sports car? I know the comfort and Prestige are low. It's a sport interior with all driver assists and mid-low range material construction. I would upload a picture but the car is rather ugly. I'll post more info if needed.

[nialloftara]

Well what cars did you want to complete against? Wrx, 350z, camaro, lotus, vw GTI? Is it a dedicated sports car or did you envision it as a fun daily driver, is it front engine or mid, 2 doors or 4? 2,4 or 5 seat? The stats alone do not tell me much about it.

[TechECoyote]

I envisioned is as a more affordable sports car. Maybe a competitor for the Porch 911..? I guess I was looking for something like the Dodge Charger.

[nialloftara]

Well the 911 is a borderline exotic $60-70 2+2 sport coupe, in game total cost around $20-25k. the dodge charger is a $18-30k 4 door 5 seat full sized muscle car, in game cost $9-12k. Your cost says dodge charger but at only 2 tons a awd turbo 4 sports car in that range sounds more like a Audi a3, volvo s40 t-5 sedan, or if you like american think ford contour svt, dodge srt-4, Chevy cobalt ss all are relatively small light sporty cars that sold for around $20-25k. If that's your market it sounds pretty good. Your airfield time is right in there with the civic type R, vw golf R32, and ford focus RS.

[TechECoyote]

Thanks. I'm not good with cars, so it's hard for me to get an idea of what categories the cars I build fit in.

[nialloftara]

Don't be afraid to throw some pictures up though, even if they are ugly seeing the engine dyno says way more about what it can do than just the numbers, and seeing the body gives a better sense of what kind of car it is. For now though it sounds like you've got a fairly firm riding hot hatch. Or economy sports sedan.