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CSR2 ShowDown Event (Season #202) – Best Cars + Tunes

ShowDown is the latest new game mode in CSR2 and you can win some nice prizes there if you use the right strategy.

With every ShowDown Event, I will post here how the eligible cars will perform and which one you should use.

Champion ShowDown (March 20th, 2024)

Buckle up for a wild Champion ShowDown:

CHAMPION ShowDown (Mar 20th)
Car

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Setup
Rimac Nevera T5 6.6x 8.0x Best Tune
Hennessey Venom F5 Roadster T5 6.7x 7.5x Best Tune
Mercedes-AMG S 63 Coupe T5 7.9x 9.5x Best Tune
Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing T4 9.9x 11.2x Best Tune

With the Cadillac as Prestige Cup car being a solid T4 car, I actually hoped we can see quite a balanced roaster… but the devs thought instead “why not put two extremely fast T5 cars in there that run significantly below 7 seconds to beat up every player that doesn’t have them”. Even. the Mercedes here is just a little spray paint, since the Rimac and the Hennessey are without full Stage 5 upgrades faster than the Mercedes and the Cadillac fully maxed. Is it because the Easter Event is accessible for many players they thought to make a P2W ShowDown?

Don’t get me wrong, nothing against players that spend money to have them, not at all – I just would like to see a roaster that is competitive enough for the majority of players and this is just sending players without the Rimac and Hennesey with a knife to a gunfight. Actually more like a spoon…

Elite ShowDown (March 14th, 2024)

The new Elite Tuner ShowDown is up and we have some frequently featured cars in there along a new one:

ELITE ShowDown (Mar. 14th)
Car

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Setup
Aston Martin Vantage T4 10.3x 12.7x Best Tune
Nissan Silvia (S15) Rocket Bunny T4 10.3x 13.1x Best Tune
Chevrolet Camaro SS T3 12.2x 15.5x Best Tune
Ford Mustang GT Premium T3 12.8x 14.9x Best Tune

You want to take one of the T4 cars. Not just because they are significantly faster, T3 cars are simply not done for half-mile races so I highly discourage you to upgrade and put Elite Token into the T3 cars here as this is a hopeless battle since every Stage 5 T4 will outrun them and those cars are sitting maxed in so many garages. If you’re not sure if you build up the Vantage or the Silvia, I’d go with the Silvia if you really want to simply because it’s used more often in ShowDown (but often at the lower end of the roaster, even in T4 ShowDowns). Honestly if you don*t have them built I’d take it slow on this ShowDown and not increase Elite Custom levels.

Champion ShowDown (March 6th, 2024)

Here are the new upcoming cars for the Champion ShowDown:

CHAMPION ShowDown (Mar 6th)
Car

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Setup
Jaguar C-X75 T5 7.9x 8.7x Best Tune
Audi RS 3 Performance T3 11.4x coming soon
BMW M3 (G81) Touring T3 12.4x 13.6x Best Tune
Hyundai Elantra N T3 13.2x 14.7x Best Tune

Super funky roaster here with T3 cars (also because the previous Milestone Car was a T3 car) with the current T5 Prestige Cup car in there which is just so much faster that it makes little sense to run or build any other car – even though the Jaguar is a very slow T5 car overall.

The good news for you is that you get a ton of free crates to easily build the Jaguar for the Prestige Cup, with the downside that you need to build a very slow T5 car that has no relevance at all in the game. I personally really don’t understand why they still do T3 cars as Milestone Cars as there will always be a wonky successing season in terms of ShowDown, but that is just my personal opinion.

Elite ShowDown (February 28th, 2024)

We’re heading to a T3 ShowDown with some classic Elite Custom T3 cars:

ELITE ShowDown (Feb. 28th)
Car

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⏱5️⃣

Setup
Honda VARIS Civic Type R T3 7.3x 8.7x Best Tune
Chevrolet Camaro SS T3 7.7x 10.5x Best Tune
Mercedes-Benz C 63 AMG Coupe Edition 507 T3 8.1x 13.3x Best Tune
Audi RS 5 Coupe T3 8.2x 10.1x Best Tune

Please also mind that the times above are for maxed E.C. Level 50 so if you don’t have invested many token the order can change. From E.C 0 to 50 the difference is about 0.4 seconds for each car to give you an idea (except the Camaros SS which gains from Elite Custom 0 to 50 whopping 0.7s of total time boost from the extra fusion parts). Other than that, the hierarchy is pretty clear what car to pick and as upgrades for T3 cars aren’t that expensive maxing Stage parts is easily worth it – just don’t invest too many Tuner Token as T3 cars are rarely worth maxing.

Champion ShowDown (February 21st, 2024)

Here are the new upcoming cars for the Champion ShowDown:

CHAMPION ShowDown (Feb 21st)
Car

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Setup
Lotus Evija T5 6.8x 8.7x Best Tune
Lamborghini Countach LPI 800-4 T5 6.9x 8.9x Best Tune
Mazzanti Evantra Millecavalli T5 7.0x 10.6x Best Tune
Hyundai Elantra N T3 13.5x 16.7x Best Tune

The Lotus Evija or the Countach are the cars to go here for most player although all T5 cars very close together that I recommend using the one you have upgraded most. I believe it’s worth upgrading the Lotus Milestone car if you got it or from the Flash Event 2023, it’s a really nice car.

Elite ShowDown (February 14th, 2024)

The new Elite Tuner ShowDown is up and we have some frequently featured cars in there along a new one:

ELITE ShowDown (Feb. 14th)
Car

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⏱5️⃣

Setup
Aston Martin Vantage T4 10.3x 12.7x Best Tune
BMW VARIS M4 GTS T4 10.3x 11.6x Best Tune
Cadillac CTS-V T4 11.3x 12.7x Best Tune
Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk T4 11.4x 13.1x Best Tune

The best bet here is either the VARIS M4 or the Aston Martin Vantage, whatever of the both cars you have upgraded further.

Champion ShowDown (February 7th, 2024)

Here are the new upcoming cars for the Champion ShowDown:

CHAMPION ShowDown (Feb 7th)
Car

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Setup
Hennessey Venom F5 Roadster T5 6.8x 7.5x Best Tune
Maserati MC20 Cielo T5 7.2x 9.6x Best Tune
SCG 004C T5 7.3x 9.9x Best Tune
Lamborghini Huracan Performante T5 7.9x 9.7x Best Tune

The best way to run this ShowDown is with the Veneom F5 Roadster as you have to build it for the Prestige Cup anyway and get loads of parts and it is also by far the fastest car.

Elite ShowDown (February 1st, 2024)

The new Elite Tuner ShowDown is up and we have some frequently featured cars in there along a new one:

ELITE ShowDown (Feb. 1st)
Car

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Setup
McLaren 720S T5 6.8x 7.6x Best Tune
Shelby Super Snake T5 7.4x 9.0x Best Tune
Lamborghini LB Silhouette Huracan Coupe T5 7.4x 9.2x Best Tune
Porsche 911 R T5 7.8x 11.5x Best Tune

Still the McLaren 720S from the current Elite Tuner chapter is running the show in Elite ShowDown and considering how many people could build it a lot cheaper with the Discount Crate, this is the car that will dominate.

Champion ShowDown (January 24th, 2024)

Here are the new upcoming cars for the Champion ShowDown:

CHAMPION ShowDown (Jan 24th)
Car

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Setup
Porsche 911 Speedster T5 8.0x 9.9x Best Tune
Ferrari Purosange T4 10.0x 11.6x Best Tune
BMW M5 CS T4 10.1x 12.0x Best Tune
Audi 2014 LB R8 V10 plus Coupe T4 10.7x 12.7x Best Tune

I don’t know what happened with the devs that nobody checked the roaster for final times, but the current Prestige Cup car, the Porsche 911 Speedster is the only T5 car in the roaster making it, although it is a pretty slow T5 car, still the fastest car. And it’s in the game a long time so expect so many players to have it built already and just max it out with the free crates during the Prestige Cup. I don’t see any point why you would want to build the Ferrari Purosange at this point…

Elite ShowDown (January 18th, 2024)

The new Elite Tuner ShowDown is up and we have some frequently featured cars in there along a new one:

ELITE ShowDown (Jan. 18th)
Car

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⏱5️⃣

Setup
McLaren 720S T5 6.8x 7.6x Best Tune
Shelby Super Snake T5 7.4x 9.0x Best Tune
BMW VARIS M4 GTS T4 10.3x 12.2x Best Tune
Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk T4 11.5x 13.8x Best Tune

Unsurprisingly the devs want to push everyone in maxing the 720S so this is the only viable car here in the event and as you get it for free I think you will have it upgraded enough to have it running below the 7.4s the Super Snake can reach when fully maxed, making it the only car to recommend in this Elite ShowDown.

Champion ShowDown (January 10th, 2024)

Here are the new upcoming cars for the Champion ShowDown:

CHAMPION ShowDown (Jan 10th)
Car

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Setup
Pininfarina Battista T5 6.7x 8.9x Best Tune
Koenigsegg Gemera ‘Launch Edition’ T5 6.9x 9.9x Best Tune
Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 T5 7.7x 9.6x Best Tune
Mercedes-Benz G 63 AMG T4 10.7x 11.9x Best Tune

To make it short, you gotta run the Battista or the Gemera to get some rewards in this ShowDown as they are simply too far ahead. With the Mercedes G 63 being T4 in this roaster with 2 cars running below 7 seconds, there is no way you get any far, even when you have it maxed you can’t even beat any of the other cars that are Stage 5 only!

Elite ShowDown (January 4th, 2024)

The new Elite Tuner ShowDown is up:

ELITE ShowDown (Jan. 4th)
Car

⏱6️⃣

⏱5️⃣

Setup
McLaren 720S T5 6.8x 7.6x Best Tune
Lamborghini LB Silhouette Huracan Coupe T5 7.4x 9.2x Best Tune
Ferrari 488 Pista Spider T5 7.4x 11.4x Best Tune
Jaguar XJ220 T5 7.4x 7.9x Best Tune

We can easily refer to this ShowDown as the modders ShowDown as there are the favorite modders cars in it so for every regular player it will be a frustrating one – I’m pointing that out so you don’t get frustrated or invest heavily here as the modders will run the show espcially with the XJ220 that is becoming incredible boosted when modders use it with excess fusion parts in it… I recommend to use the car you have built the best and get what you can and let go as soon as you get matched up with those heavily modded XJ220…

Please mind the chart above is for the cars as they are without modding!

Champion ShowDown (December 27th, 2023)

Here are the new upcoming cars for the Champion ShowDown:

CHAMPION ShowDown (Dec 27th)
Car

⏱6️⃣

⏱5️⃣

Setup
Lamborghini Revuelto T5 7.0x 8.4x Best Tune
Pagani Zonda Cinque Coupe T5 7.1x 9.9x Best Tune
Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 T5 7.4x 10.2x Best Tune
McLaren Artura T5 7.7x 9.3x Best Tune

If you have built the Pagani and don’t plan to built the Lamborghini Revuelto, you can get away with it. Please mind that there are some wonky 6.8xx tunes for the Revuelto but I assuem they will be fixed soon since the car is not intended to go that fast.

The other cars are significantly slower but if you don’t own the fastest cars or want to take it slow with cash invest due to the current events that might not be the worst move.

Elite ShowDown (December 21st, 2023)

This wil be a very nerve-wrecking Elite ShowDown (read below why):

ELITE ShowDown (Dec 21st)
Car

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⏱5️⃣

Setup
McLaren 720S T5 6.8x 8.0x Best Tune
Saleen S7 Twin Turbo T5 7.0x 10.0x Best Tune
Cadillac CTS-V T4 10.3x 13.3x Best Tune
Nissan Silvia (S15) Rocket Bunny T4 10.3x 13.1x Best Tune

So, thext chapter of Izzy’s Tuner series is up with the McLaren 720S and the devs decided to throw that car right into the roaster for this ShowDown which means you can expect a ton of modders showing off their skills of adding additional fusion parts to it…

I recommend to not investing too crazy here to keep up and simply take it as you can.

Champion ShowDown (December 13th, 2023)

Here are the new upcoming cars for the Champion ShowDown:

CHAMPION ShowDown (Dec 13th)
Car

⏱6️⃣

⏱5️⃣

Setup
Porsche 718 Spyder RS T5 7.4x 9.4x Best Tune
Koenigsegg Agera RS T5 7.4x 9.4x Best Tune
Audi RS e-tron GT T5 7.5x 9.4x Best Tune
VUHL 05RR T5 8.3x 11.5x Best Tune

All cars here are pretty close, even with the Prestige Cup car that you can easily run as well in this event without having to build the Milestone Car.

Battle for Vegas ShowDown (December 4th, 2023)

Here are the cars for the event ShowDown:

ART3 ShowDown (Dec. 4th)
Car

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⏱5️⃣

Setup
Chevrolet Ringbrothers Loadmaster ‘ENVY’ T5 6.5x coming soon
Pontiac Firebird Trans Am ‘Mullet Missile’ T5 6.6x 8.6x Best Tune
Chevrolet Chevelle ‘Recoil’ T5 6.6x 8.0x Best Tune
Buick Grand National T5 6.6x 8.4x Best Tune
Dodge Challenger MOPAR Drag Pak T5 6.9x 9.1x Best Tune
Chevrolet 2020 Corvette Stingray T5 6.9x 7.6x Best Tune
Ford Mustang GT T5 6.9x 9.1x Best Tune
Ford Mustang Cobra Jet T5 6.9x 9.8x Best Tune
Chevrolet COPO Camaro ‘Anniversary’ T5 6.9x coming soon
Toyota GR Supra T5 6.9x 10.3x Best Tune
Nissan 2017 GT-R (R35) T5 7.1x 8.8x Best Tune
Chevrolet COPO Camaro T5 7.4x 8.4x Best Tune

In short, this will be a tough ShowDown as the players that want and need the car here to finish the Battle for Vegas Event will all have the cars that run below 6.7xx seconds so this leaves every casual player (and that is already a stretch) with cars like the maxed Mustang GT or 2023 Corvette at 6.9xx seconds so it will be tough for even those players to get the prize car. Possible, but tough grind.

I haven’t listed the T4 and T3 cars above as they will not even remotely stand a chance, but if you want to get their tune please look the up in my chart of all the cars in CSR2 here.

Elite ShowDown (December 7th, 2023)

The new Elite Tuner ShowDown is up and we have some frequently featured cars in there along a new one:

ELITE ShowDown (Dec. 7th)
Car

⏱6️⃣

⏱5️⃣

Setup
Ford Mustang ’10th Anniversary Edition RTR’ Spec 5 T5 7.4x 9.0x Best Tune
Lamborghini LB Silhouette Huracan Coupe T5 7.4x 9.2x Best Tune
Shelby Super Snake T5 7.4x 9.0x Best Tune
Jaguar XJ220 T5 7.4x 7.9x Best Tune

All cars here, have maxed, pretty much the same time but as many players have either their Super Snake or LB Huracan maxed, this can also be a long grind if you haven’t maxed any of the cars to run the 7.4xx time…

Champion ShowDown (November 29th, 2023)

Here are the new upcoming cars for the Champion ShowDown:

CHAMPION ShowDown (Nov 29th)
Car

⏱6️⃣

⏱5️⃣

Setup
Lamborghini Lanzador Concept T5 7.3x 8.3x Best Tune
Jaguar F-TYPE R Convertible T5 8.1x 9.5x Best Tune
TVR Sagaris T4 10.1x 12.0x Best Tune
Audi RS 7 Sportsback T4 10.1x 12.1x Best Tune

It’s incredible how the Milestone Car will dominate here and if you’re not building it – which I can totally understand – you can honestly only run the Jaguar which was Prestige/Milestone car quite a while ago. The T4 options here are so much slower that you will struggle to get very far with them

Elite ShowDown (November 22nd, 2023)

The new Elite Tuner ShowDown is up and we have some frequently featured cars in there along a new one:

ELITE ShowDown (Nov. 22nd)
Car

⏱6️⃣

⏱5️⃣

Setup
Nissan Silvia Spec R (S15) T5 6.8x 8.8x Best Tune
Chevrolet 2020 Corvette Stingray T5 6.9x 7.9x Best Tune
Lamborghini LB Silhouette Huracan Coupe T5 7.4x 9.2x Best Tune
Shelby Super Snake T5 7.4x 9.0x Best Tune
Jaguar XJ220 T5 7.4x 7.9x Best Tune

I mean the times are pretty obvious and the latest to Elite Tuner cars, if you built them, will dominate like carzy in this competition.

Champion ShowDown (November 15th, 2023)

Here are the new upcoming cars for the Champion ShowDown:

CHAMPION ShowDown (Nov 15th)
Car

⏱6️⃣

⏱5️⃣

Setup
Ferrari 296 GTS T5 7.2x 12.5x Best Tune
Lamborghini Huracan Tecnica T5 7.4x 9.8x Best Tune
Lamborghini LB Aventador Coupe T5 7.6x 8.9x Best Tune
Porsche Panamera Turbo S Sport Turismo T4 10.0x 12.0x Best Tune

The super interesting thing here, is – the Stage 5 times are the complete opposite so if you have the Ferrari 296 GTS without Stage 6 parts and the Lamboghinis without Stage 6 parts, they will outperform the Ferrari heavily. This means only go with the Ferrari if you have at least 4 Stage 6 parts installed!

Champion ShowDown (October 4th, 2023)

Here are the new upcoming cars for the Champion ShowDown:

CHAMPION ShowDown (Oct 4th)
Car

⏱6️⃣

⏱5️⃣

Setup
Hyundai IONIQ 5 N T4 9.5x 11.7x Best Tune
Nissan Pandem Skyline GT-R (BCNR33) T4 9.9x 12.0x Best Tune
Porsche 911 4S Cabriolet T4 10.2x 12.4x Best Tune
Jeep Gladiator ‘Rubicon’ T4 10.2x 11.7x Best Tune

With all cars here being T4 cars, the best bet will either be the previous season Milestone Car (Nissan Pandem) or the Hyundai if you got one of them. At the end it comes down to what car you have upgraded further so even if you have the Porsche or the Jeep maxed out you might rather take them than fully building the faster cars unless you are willing to pull the Stage 6 upgrades or already have quite a bunch of them.

Elite ShowDown (September 27th, 2023)

The new Elite Tuner ShowDown is up and we have some frequent appearances here without many surprises:

ELITE ShowDown (Sep 27th)
Car

⏱6️⃣

⏱5️⃣

Setup
Shelby Super Snake T5 7.4x 9.0x Best Tune
Porsche Carrera GT T5 7.5x 11.1x Best Tune
Lamborghini Countach LP 5000 QV T4 9.8x 12.8x Best Tune
Chevrolet 2020 Corvette Stingray Convertible T4 9.8x 11.0x Best Tune

I guess for most players the Shelby Super Snake is the best choice simply as it’s featured that frequently that building it is worth it and most players did. Investing into the Legends cars to max out is for most players not worth it.

West Virginia ShowDown (September 22nd, 2023)

Here are the new upcoming cars for the event ShowDown:

ART3 ShowDown (Feb. 20th)
Car

⏱6️⃣

⏱5️⃣

Setup
Pontiac Ryans Rod & Kustom Firebird Trans Am T5 6.6x coming soon
Chevrolet Kelly & Son Bel Air Sport Coupe T5 6.7x coming soon
Chevrolet Greening Camaro IROC Z28 T5 6.7x 8.1x Best Tune
Toyota Supra MK4 T5 6.8x 9.8x Best Tune
Chevrolet 2020 Corvette Stingray T5 6.9x 7.9x Best Tune
Ford Mustang GT T5 6.9x 9.1x Best Tune
Toyota GR Supra T5 6.9x 10.3x Best Tune
AMC Javelin AMX ‘Defiant’ 🏆 T5 7.0x coming soon
Nissan 2017 GT-R (R35) T5 7.1x 7.8x Best Tune
Chevrolet Dutchboys Hotrods Camaro T5 7.2x 9.7x Best Tune
Ford Mustang 10th Anniversary Edition RTR Spec 5 T5 7.3x 9.0x Best Tune
Shelby Super Snake T5 7.4x 9.9x Best Tune

This is a very easy and tough ShowDown at the same time – easy because the Elite Tuner cars are available to everyone and for most players also well-upgraded so every player can access this event – and that makes it rough as so many players have cars in their garage sitting that can go 6.9 seconds that it will simply be a rough grind and I think it will be tough to even reach the trophies needed for the AMX Javelin with a car like the Shelby Super Snake…

Champion ShowDown (September 20th, 2023)

Here are the new upcoming cars for the Champion ShowDown:

CHAMPION ShowDown (Sep 20th)
Car

⏱6️⃣

⏱5️⃣

Setup
Hennessey Venom F5 Roadster T5 6.8x 7.8x Best Tune
Lamborghini Countach LBI 800-4 T5 6.9x 9.9x Best Tune
McLaren GT T5 7.7x 9.2x Best Tune
*please see comment * * Best Tune

*the 4th car in the roaster is, weirdly the M5 CSL, the current Prestige Car which makes little sense as normally there should be the previous Prestige Cup car which is the Porsche 911 Touring (see tune here). They haven’t changed it so far so I don’t know if they will just leave it like that or swap it… if not, here is the tune for the BMW M4 CSL

Elite ShowDown (September 14th, 2023)

The new Elite Tuner ShowDown is up and we have some frequently featured cars in there along a new one:

ELITE ShowDown (Sep. 14th)
Car

⏱6️⃣

⏱5️⃣

Setup
Chevrolet 2020 Corvette Stingray T5 6.9x 7.9x Best Tune
Ford Mustang ’10th Anniversary Edition RTR’ Spec 5 T5 7.4x 9.0x Best Tune
Lamborghini LB Silhouette Huracan Coupe T5 7.4x 9.2x Best Tune
Shelby Super Snake T5 7.4x 9.0x Best Tune
Jaguar XJ220 T5 7.4x 7.9x Best Tune

If you have build the 2020 Corvette through the Izzy Tuner Event a while ago, you have easily the best car here and the other cars run pretty similar times so there is no tremendous difference and you should pick the one you have upgraded the furthest.

Champion ShowDown (September 7th, 2023)

Here are the new upcoming cars for the Champion ShowDown:

CHAMPION ShowDown (Sep 7th)
Car

⏱6️⃣

⏱5️⃣

Setup
Audi RS 5 Coupe (2020) T3 11.1x 14.1x Best Tune
Ford Mustang Mach 1 T3 11.8x 13.1x Best Tune
BMW Rocket Bunny M3 GTS (E92) T3 12.2x 15.5x Best Tune
Dodge LB SRT Hellcat T3 13.5x 14.2x Best Tune

The interesting part here is, probably due to the fact that they build the roaster by dyno time, that the Prestige Car is by far the fastest car so you don’t even have to build the M3 and can run the car you already have.

Elite ShowDown (Aug 31st, 2023)

The new Elite Tuner ShowDown is up and we have some frequent appearances here without many surprises:

ELITE ShowDown (Aug 31st)
Car

⏱6️⃣

⏱5️⃣

Setup
Lamborghini LB Silhouette Huracan Coupe T5 7.4x 9.2x Best Tune
Mazda RX-7 Rocket Bunny T4 9.6x 12.7x Best Tune
Honda LB NSX T4 9.8x 12.7x Best Tune
Nissan Silvia (S15) Rocket Bunny T4 10.3x 13.1x Best Tune

The Lamborghini will dominate so much here that you need to run it, no matter what, if you want to get a decent rank. It’s also a decent long-term investment as you see it in Elite ShowDown frequently. The T4 cars are quite close to each other and can be your backup choice if you don’t have the Lamborghini but they get used very rarely for the past year in Elite ShowDown after being very frequent cars before, so investing heavily into them (especially Elite Levels) is not that well-recommended.

The Summit Finale ShowDown (August 22nd, 2023)

For the final event of the The Summit Superstars you will need to unlock the final lock-in car in this ShowDown (the SCG 003S Carbon Edition):

The Summit ShowDown (Aug 22nd)
Car

⏱6️⃣

⏱5️⃣

Setup
Ferrari Daytona SP3 T5 6.7x 8.3x Best Tune
Lexus LFA ‘Nürburgring Package’ T5 7.1x Best Tune
SCG 003S Carbon Edition T5 7.2x coming soon
Aston Martin V12 Vantage T5 7.2x 8.7x Best Tune
Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport Profilee T5 7.2x 8.8x Best Tune
Maserati MC20 T5 7.2x 8.6x Best Tune
Lexus LFA T5 7.3x 12.1x Best Tune
Dodge Viper Snakeskin Edition GTC T4 11.9x 10.7x coming soon

To win the 1300 cups price car for the Event (guide here), you need to run either of the T5 cars, they all run around the same time so pick the one you have upgraded the most. I will update the tunes in the next days so you will see them when the event starts.

Litte annotation regarding the Viper Snakeskin Edition – this is not a new car it’s in the game for 5 years and it runs very slow (was handed out like 2 years ago as a free car in an event) and there’s no way that you will get the prize car with it, so save yourself the cash upgrading it unless you really want to.

Champion ShowDown (August 24th, 2023)

Here are the new upcoming cars for the Champion ShowDown:

CHAMPION ShowDown (Aug 24th)
Car

⏱6️⃣

⏱5️⃣

Setup
Aston Martin DBX 707 T4 9.7x 11.0x Best Tune
Alfa Romeo Giulia GTam T4 10.1x 12.5x Best Tune
Ford Mustang Mach-E GT Performance T4 10.4x 12.4x Best Tune
Jaguar XE SV Project 8 T4 10.5x 12.9x Best Tune

If you don#t have/want to upgrade the Milestone Car from previous season (DBX 707), then it doesn’t matter too much which car you will take as their times are all pretty similar. The Jaguar is pretty funky to drive and unreliable so I’d recommend either the Mach-E or the Alfa Romeo.

Elite ShowDown (August 17th, 2023)

The new Elite Tuner ShowDown is up and we have some frequent appearances here without many surprises:

ELITE ShowDown (Aug 17th)
Car

⏱6️⃣

⏱5️⃣

Setup
Shelby Super Snake T5 7.4x 9.0x Best Tune
Porsche Carrera GT T5 7.5x 11.1x Best Tune
Lamborghini Countach LP 5000 QV T4 9.8x 12.8x Best Tune
Chevrolet 2020 Corvette Stingray Convertible T4 9.8x 11.0x Best Tune

I guess for most players the Shelby Super Snake is the best choice simply as it’s featured that frequently that building it is worth it and most players did. Investing into the Legends cars to max out is for most players not worth it.

Champion ShowDown (August 10th, 2023)

Here are the new upcoming cars for the Champion ShowDown:

CHAMPION ShowDown (Aug 10th)
Car

⏱6️⃣

⏱5️⃣

Setup
Lamborghini Aventador SVJ Roadster T5 7.4x 8.8x Best Tune
Chevrolet 2023 Corvette Z06 Convertible T5 7.6x coming soon
Dodge Challenger SRT Super Stock T5 7.9x 9.2x Best Tune
Mercedes-Benz AMG S 63 Coupe T5 7.9x 9.5x Best Tune

Due to the ways dyno tiimes run the Milestone Car will NOT be the apex car for the upcoming Champion ShowDown so check if you have the Lamborghini in your garage and you might be able to skip upgrading the (in my personal opinion) rather boring new Corvette version and save up some cash for the current events.

Elite ShowDown (Aug 3rd, 2023)

The new Elite Tuner ShowDown is up and we have a car featured we didn’t see for quite some time

ELITE ShowDown (Aug. 3rd)
Car

⏱6️⃣

⏱5️⃣

Setup
Chevrolet 2020 Corvette Stingray T5 6.9x 7.9x Best Tune
Ford Mustang GT T5 6.9x 9.1x Best Tune
Ferrari 488 Pista Spider T5 7.4x 11.4x Best Tune
Lamborghini Huracan Coupe T5 7.8x 10.7x Best Tune

With the latest Elite Tuner cars, the Ford Mustang GT as well as the 2020 Corvette Stingray you will have the fastest cars if you finished the events and have them at max Elite Custom level.

Champion ShowDown (July 27th, 2023)

Here are the new upcoming cars for the Champion ShowDown:

CHAMPION ShowDown (Jul 27th)
Car

⏱6️⃣

⏱5️⃣

Setup
Nissan KRC Japan GT-R (R25) T5 7.2x coming soon
McLaren SLR 722 Edition T5 7.2x 9.8x Best Tune
Nissan Rocket Bunny Boss Aero 240SX (S14) T5 7.5x 9.7x Best Tune
Porsche 911 RWB T5 7.7x 9.8x Best Tune

Unless you have the Milestone Car from previous season and want to max it out – the best bet will be the SLR 722 that we all got last year for the anniversary as Milestone Car a lot easier so most players have it and already upgraded it. It will be almost the same performance as the Nissan but saving you quite some cash to upgrade.

Elite ShowDown (July 20th, 2023)

The new Elite Tuner ShowDown is up and we have a car featured we didn’t see for quite some time

ELITE ShowDown (Jul. 20th)
Car

⏱6️⃣

⏱5️⃣

Setup
Toyota GR Supra T5 6.9x 10.2x Best Tune
Ford Mustang ’10th Anniversary Edition RTR’ Spec 5 T5 7.4x 9.0x Best Tune
Shelby Super Snake T5 7.4x 9.0x Best Tune
Chevrolet 2020 Corvette Stingray Convertible T4 9.9x 13.3x Best Tune

The GR Supra is the first car in the Elite Tuner trials and most players should have it maxed out by now – I don’t think it makes any sense to use any other card for the ShowDown, especially as the gap between the GR Supra and the Mustangs is so big.

Champion ShowDown (July 13th, 2023)

Here are the new upcoming cars for the Champion ShowDown:

CHAMPION ShowDown (Jul 13th)
Car

⏱6️⃣

⏱5️⃣

Setup
Ferrari 812 Competizione T5 7.0x coming soon
Pagani Zonda Cinque Coupe T5 7.1x 9.9x Best Tune
Hennessey Venom GT Spyder T5 7.4x 9.2x Best Tune
Aston Martin DBS Superleggera T5 7.7x 9.7x Best Tune

If you have the Pagani Zonda Cinque from a couple of seasons ago, you an run it as it was the Milestone car and you probably won’t have to invest much cash and safe it for events and still get quite far in this ShowDown.

If not, the Venom GT Spyder might be a great choice here as well before you dump the millions of cash into the Ferrari Milestone Car from last season. The times aren#t that crazy different unless you look at the very final times with maxed cars.

Elite ShowDown (July 6th, 2023)

The new Elite Tuner ShowDown is up and this time it’s with only T4 cars so it will be more interesting:

ELITE ShowDown (July 6th)
Car

⏱6️⃣

⏱5️⃣

Setup
Mazda RX-7 Rocket Bunny T4 9.6x 12.7x Best Tune
Honda LB NSX T4 9.8x 12.7x Best Tune
Chevrolet 2020 Corvette Stingray T4 9.8x 11.1x Best Tune
Cadillac CTS-V T4 10.3x 13.3x Best Tune

The top cars are all quite close together so use the one you have at the highest Elite Level (you should have all Stage 6 parts at this point as they are mid-field cars in many Elite ShowDowns so you got plenty of parts for them already). I wouldn’t invest much in them as they will normally not be top cars in most Elite ShowDowns so use what you have without spending Elite Token on them.

Champion ShowDown (June 29th, 2023)

Here are the new upcoming cars for the Champion ShowDown:

CHAMPION ShowDown (Jun 29th)
Car

⏱6️⃣

⏱5️⃣

Setup
Hyundai Elantra N T3 11.5x 14.1x Best Tune
Porsche Vorsteiner Cayman GT-4 T3 11.9x 13.1x Best Tune
BMW ACS4 T3 12.6x 15.5x Best Tune
Dodge LB SRT Hellcat T3 13.5x 14.2x Best Tune

With all T3 cars and a very clear hierarchy, this ShowDown will require you to build the Milestone Car from previous season or you will not be able to compete that well. If you want to save some resources you might also want to skip but building a T3 car, at least, is not that expensive.

Elite ShowDown (June 22nd, 2023)

The new Elite Tuner ShowDown is up and we have some frequent appearances here without many surprises:

ELITE ShowDown (June 22nd)
Car

⏱6️⃣

⏱5️⃣

Setup
Lamborghini LB Silhouette Huracan Coupe T5 7.4x 9.2x Best Tune
Mazda RX-7 Rocket Bunny T4 9.6x 12.7x Best Tune
Honda LB NSX T4 9.8x 12.7x Best Tune
Nissan Silvia (S15) Rocket Bunny T4 10.3x 13.1x Best Tune

The Lamborghini will dominate so much here that you need to run it, no matter what, if you want to get a decent rank. It’s also a decent long-term investment as you see it in Elite ShowDown frequently. The T4 cars are quite close to each other and can be your backup choice if you don’t have the Lamborghini but they get used very rarely for the past year in Elite ShowDown after being very frequent cars before, so investing heavily into them (especially Elite Levels) is not that well-recommended.

The Grand Finale ShowDown (June 14th, 2023)

For the final event of the European Invitational Tour you will need to unlock the final lock-in car in this ShowDown (the Noble M500):

The Grand Finale ShowDown (Jun 14th)
Car

⏱6️⃣

⏱5️⃣

Setup
McLaren Solus T5 6.5x 8.0x Best Tune
Volkswagen Electric R T5 6.6x coming soon
Pininfarina Battista T5 6.7x 8.9x Best Tune
Lamborghini Aventador LP780-4 Ultimae T5 7.3x 9.7x Best Tune
Ferrari 488 Pista Spider T5 7.4x 11.4x Best Tune
Noble M500 T5 7.6x Best Tune
Porsche 911 R T5 7.8x 11.5x Best Tune
Lamborghini Huracan Coupe T5 7.8x 10.7x Best Tune
Lamborghini Performante T5 8.0x 9.7x Best Tune

To win the 1300 cups price car for the Event (guide here), you should either have one of the event cars or you need a maxed Elite Custom car from the 911 R, 488 Pista Spider or Lamborghini Huracan. This is probably the way for most players to go.

Champion ShowDown (June 15th, 2023)

Here are the new upcoming cars for the Champion ShowDown:

CHAMPION ShowDown (Jun 15th)
Car

⏱6️⃣

⏱5️⃣

Setup
Plymouth ‘Cuda ‘TorC’ Weaver Customs T5 7.9x 10.1x Best Tune
Audi NEWING Alpil R8 RSR T5 7.9x 10.1x Best Tune
Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Redeye T5 7.9x 9.5x Best Tune
Bentley Continental GT Speed Convertible T5 7.9x 9.2x Best Tune

Are you ready for the weirdest ShowDown roaster? Well, I hope you are as we have all the four cars featured running times so close to each other that you should run the ones that you have upgraded the most – and as the Audi R8 was featured twice in prestige Cup, I assume this will be the car most players have upgraded the most at this point.

Elite ShowDown (June 8th, 2023)

The new Elite Tuner ShowDown is up and we have some frequent appearances here without many surprises:

ELITE ShowDown (June 8th)
Car

⏱6️⃣

⏱5️⃣

Setup
Lamborghini LB Silhouette Huracan Coupe T5 7.4x 9.2x Best Tune
Ferrari 488 Pista Spider T5 7.4x 11.3x Best Tune
Honda LB NSX T4 9.8x 12.7x Best Tune
Chevrolet 2020 Corvette Stingray Convertible T4 9.8x 11.0x Best Tune

The Lamborghini will probably be the best choice for most players as we all got it free for several occasions and it is featured as apex car so many times that so many of us have it either high or maxed. Alternatively, you can use the Ferrari if you have it maxed.

The LB NSX should only be your backup in case you’re missing the T5 cards and don#t invest any Elite Custom levels in it anymore, it is simply not worth it we haven’t seen it as a top car in ShowDown for more than a year!

Champion ShowDown (May 31st, 2023)

Here are the new upcoming cars for the Champion ShowDown:

CHAMPION ShowDown (May 31st)
Car

⏱6️⃣

⏱5️⃣

Setup
Chevrolet COPO Camaro T5 7.2x 8.9x Best Tune
Zenvo TS1 GT T5 7.3x 9.4x Best Tune
Hennessey Venom GT T5 7.4x 9.2x Best Tune
Noble M600 Speedster T5 7.5x 9.2x Best Tune

All cars are really close together and I think for most players it will be worth it running the Noble M600 if you have built it well already instead of starting to invest into the COPO Camarao from scartch unless you have the cash and a ton of keys or Stage 6 parts already sitting around

Elite ShowDown (May 25th, 2023)

The new Elite Tuner ShowDown is up and we have some frequent appearances here without many surprises:

ELITE ShowDown (May 25th)
Car

⏱6️⃣

⏱5️⃣

Setup
Shelby Super Snake T5 7.4x 9.0x Best Tune
Porsche Carrera GT T5 7.5x 11.1x Best Tune
Lamborghini Countach LP 5000 QV T4 9.8x 12.8x Best Tune
Chevrolet 2020 Corvette Stingray Convertible T4 9.8x 11.0x Best Tune

I guess for most players the Shelby Super Snake is the best choice simply as it’s featured that frequently that building it is worth it and most players did. Investing into the Legends cars to max out is for most players not worth it.

Champion ShowDown (May 18th, 2023)

Here are the new upcoming cars for the Champion ShowDown:

CHAMPION ShowDown (May 18th)
Car

⏱6️⃣

⏱5️⃣

Setup
Noble M600 Speedster T5 7.5x 9.2x Best Tune
Chevrolet Rocket Bunny Corvette Stingray T4 10.2x 12.4x Best Tune
Jeep Gladiator ‘Rubicon’ T4 10.2x 11.7x Best Tune
Ford Mustang HPE750 T4 10.6x 12.9x Best Tune

As the Noble M600 Speedster, the current Prestige Cup car, is the only T5 car it is the APEX car that will be working best – so don’t invest in any other car here and take the cheap opportunity to get far while also getting a ton of parts for the Prestige Cup at the same time.

Motorsport Madness ShowDown (May 11th, 2023)

Here are the new upcoming cars for the ShowDown Event for Motorsport Madness:

Motorsport Madness ShowDown (May. 11th)
Car

⏱6️⃣

⏱5️⃣

Setup
Rimac Nevara T5 6.6x 8.5x Best Tune
Porsche 911 GT3 RS Carrera RS 2.7 Tribute (992) T5 7.1x 10.3x Best Tune
KTM X-BOW GTX T5 7.4x 9.3x Best Tune
Ferrari 488 Pista Spider T5 7.4x 11.3x Best Tune
Porsche 911 R T5 7.8x 11.5x Best Tune
Lamborghini Huracan Coupe T5 7.8x 10.7x Best Tune

To win the 1300 cups price car for the Event (guide here), you should either have one of the event cars or you need a maxed Elite Custom car from the 911 R, 488 Pista Spider or Lamborghini Huracan. This is probably the way for most players to go.

If you did the Flash Event with the Rimac Nevara you have a very easy time getting through this event as this car beats everything (except the McLaren Solus that can run a time of 6.5xx).

Elite ShowDown (May 11th, 2023)

The new Elite Tuner ShowDown is up and we have some frequent appearances here without many surprises:

ELITE ShowDown (May 11th)
Car

⏱6️⃣

⏱5️⃣

Setup
Lamborghini LB Silhouette Huracan Coupe T5 7.4x 9.2x Best Tune
Mazda RX-7 Rocket Bunny T4 9.6x 12.7x Best Tune
Honda LB NSX T4 9.8x 12.7x Best Tune
Nissan Silvia (S15) Rocket Bunny T4 10.3x 13.1x Best Tune

The Lamborghini will dominate so much here that you need to run it, no matter what, if you want to get a decent rank. It’s also a decent long-term investment as you see it in Elite ShowDown frequently. The T4 cars are quite close to each other and can be your backup choice if you don’t have the Lamborghini but they get used very rarely for the past year in Elite ShowDown after being very frequent cars before, so investing heavily into them (especially Elite Levels) is not that well-recommended.

Champion ShowDown (May 3rd, 2023)

Here are the new upcoming cars for the Champion ShowDown:

CHAMPION ShowDown (May 3rd)
Car

⏱6️⃣

⏱5️⃣

Setup
Audi ABT RS7-R T4 9.9x 13.3x Best Tune
Nissan Pandem Skyline GT-R (BCNR33) T4 9.9x 12.0x Best Tune
Porsche 911 Targa 4S Heritage Edition T4 10.1x 12.7x Best Tune
Mercedes Benz SLS AMG Black Series T4 12.2x 13.6x Best Tune

If you have the Audi RS-7 ABT maxed or well-upgraded you will do fine, otherwise you need to build the Milestone Car from the previous season, if you got it. The Prestige Cup car, the SLS AMG Black Series is by far the slowest car so don#t expect too much running it and every other car you might have from the roaster is worth running more than a maxed SLS AMG, tbh.

Elite ShowDown (April 27th, 2023)

The new Elite Tuner ShowDown is up and we have some frequently featured cars in there along a new one:

ELITE ShowDown (Apr. 27th)
Car

⏱6️⃣

⏱5️⃣

Setup
Porsche 911 R T5 7.8x 11.5x Best Tune
Chevrolet 2020 Corvette Stingray Convertible T4 9.8x 11.0x
HONDA NSX T4 10.1x 14.4x Best Tune
Aston Martin Vantage T4 10.3x 12.7x Best Tune

The Porsche 911 R is so much ahead and the Stingray is the Elite Custom Street Edition prize car so only a few players run it. I guess the best here will be run the car you have if you don’t have the 911 R and make the best out of it without investing too much.

Champion ShowDown (April 20th, 2023)

Here are the new upcoming cars for the Champion ShowDown:

CHAMPION ShowDown (Apr. 20th)
Car

⏱6️⃣

⏱5️⃣

Setup
Porsche RWB 911 (F-Series) NARRO STYLE T4 9.9x 12.5x Best Tune
Ford Mustang Mach-E GT Performance T4 10.4x 12.4x Best Tune
Mercedes-AMG G 63 T4 10.7x 12.5x Best Tune
Ford Mustang Mach 1 T3 11.8x 14.7x Best Tune

Your best bet for this ShowDown is to build the Prestige Cup car, the Porsche RWB NARRO STYLE as quickly as possible as you need it for the Prestige Cup anyway and it will beat the Milestone Car from the previous season by half a second, so there’s no real reason to invest in the Mustang Mach-E at all.

Elite ShowDown (April 13th, 2023)

The new Elite Tuner ShowDown is up and we have some frequently featured cars in there along a new one:

ELITE ShowDown (Apr. 13th)
Car

⏱6️⃣

⏱5️⃣

Setup
Chevrolet 2020 Corvette Stingray T5 6.9x 7.9x Best Tune
Ford Mustang ’10th Anniversary Edition RTR’ Spec 5 T5 7.4x 9.0x Best Tune
Shelby Super Snake T5 7.4x 9.0x Best Tune
Jaguar XJ220 T5 7.4x 7.9x Best Tune

If you have build the 2020 Corvette through the Izzy Tuner Event already, take it as no other car will be anywhere close to this and even a full Stage 5 with some Stage 6 parts will already be faster than the other cars…

Stradale Competizione ShowDown (April 2nd, 2023)

Here are the new upcoming cars for the Champion ShowDown:

Stradale Competizione ShowDown (Apr. 2nd)
Car

⏱6️⃣

⏱5️⃣

Setup
Pininfarina Battista T5 6.7x 8.9x Best Tune
Ferrari SF90 Straadle Assetto Fiorano T5 6.9x soon
Kimera EVO37 T5 7.2x 8.8x Best Tune
Ferrari 488 Pista Spider T5 7.4x 11.3x Best Tune
Porsche 911 R T5 7.8x 11.5x Best Tune
Lamborghini Huracan T5 7.8x 10.7x Best Tune
Audi R8 V10 Decennium T5 8.2x 11.5x Best Tune
Audi R8 Green Hell T5 8.2x 11.1x Best Tune

To win the 1300 cups price car for the Event (guide here), you should either have one of the event cars or you need a maxed Elite Custom car from the 911 R, 488 Pista Spider or Lamborghini Huracan.

Champion ShowDown (April 5th, 2023)

Here are the new upcoming cars for the Champion ShowDown:

CHAMPION ShowDown (Apr. 5th)
Car

⏱6️⃣

⏱5️⃣

Setup
Porsche 911 GT3 Touring (992) T5 7.6x 10.1x Best Tune
Aston Martin DBS Superleggera T5 7.7x 9.7x Best Tune
Chevrolet 2020 Corvette Stingray T4 9.9x 10.2x Best Tune
BMW M3 Touring (G81) Competition T3 12.4x 15.7x Best Tune

Looks like the devs changed the structure for good and the current Prestige Cup car is always featured in the same season Champion ShowDown – in this case useless as it’s so much slower than any other car as T3 car, though….

Run either the previous Milestone Car or the Aston Martin DBS Superleggera, both cars won’t be quite head-to-head this ShowDown.

Champion ShowDown (March 21st, 2023)

Here are the new upcoming cars for the Champion ShowDown:

CHAMPION ShowDown (Mar. 21st)
Car

⏱6️⃣

⏱5️⃣

Setup
Honda LB Works NSX-R T4 9.7x 12.6x Best Tune
BMW M4 (G82) CSL T4 10.0x 11.8x Best Tune
Alfa Romeo 8C Spider T4 10.2x 11.4x Best Tune
Nissan LB GT-R (R25) Premium T4 12.1x 13.7x Best Tune

This is a really surprising roaster for this ShowDown with the current prestige Cup car as the fastest one (but you need to have quite all Stage 6 parts, just at Stage 5 it’s the 2nd-slowest car). I don’t know if someone messed up here or they will make the current Prestige Cup car available in ShowDowns now but it is a nice one where you don’t need to invest into the extra car.

Elite ShowDown (March 16th, 2023)

The new Elite Tuner ShowDown is up and we have a car featured we didn’t see for quite some time

ELITE ShowDown (Mar. 16th)
Car

⏱6️⃣

⏱5️⃣

Setup
Toyota GR Supra T5 6.9x 10.2x Best Tune
Ford Mustang ’10th Anniversary Edition RTR’ Spec 5 T5 7.4x 9.0x Best Tune
Shelby Super Snake T5 7.4x 9.0x Best Tune
Chevrolet 2020 Corvette Stingray Convertible T4 9.9x 13.3x Best Tune

The GR Supra is the first car in the Elite Tuner trials and most players should have it maxed out by now – I don’t think it makes any sense to use any other card for the ShowDown, especially as the gap between the GR Supra and the Mustangs is so big.

Champion ShowDown (March 8th, 2023)

Here are the new upcoming cars for the Champion ShowDown:

CHAMPION ShowDown (Mar. 8th)
Car

⏱6️⃣

⏱5️⃣

Setup
Pagani Zonda Cinque Coupe T5 7.1x 9.9x Best Tune
Chevrolet COPO Camaro T5 7.2x 8.0x Best Tune
Lamborghini Huracan Performante Spyder T5 7.9x 9.7x Best Tune
Jaguar F-TYPE R Convertible T5 8.1x 9.5x Best Tune

The milestone car will be the fastest car and unless you have a well-upgraded COPO Camaro in your garage you probably have to invest here as the Prestige Cup car, the Lamborghini, will be significantly slower. I’m a little sad that they don’t allow the Pagani Zonda Cinque (2021 Europe Tour) and the Pagani Zonda Cinque Roadster are not eligible although they are identical cars and share Stage 6 parts.

Elite ShowDown (March 2nd, 2023)

The new Elite Tuner ShowDown is up and we have some frequent appearances here without many surprises:

ELITE ShowDown (Mar. 2nd)
Car

⏱6️⃣

⏱5️⃣

Setup
Lamborghini LB Silhouette Huracan Coupe T5 7.4x 9.2x Best Tune
Mazda RX-7 Rocket Bunny T4 9.6x 12.7x Best Tune
Honda LB NSX T4 9.8x 12.7x Best Tune
Nissan Silvia (S15) Rocket Bunny T4 10.3x 13.1x Best Tune

The Lamborghini will dominate so much here that you need to run it, no matter what, if you want to get a decent rank. It’s also a decent long-term investment as you see it in Elite ShowDown frequently. The T4 cars are quite close to each other and can be your backup choice if you don’t have the Lamborghini but they get used very rarely for the past year in Elite ShowDown after being very frequent cars before, so investing heavily into them (especially Elite Levels) is not that well-recommended.

SupercarScience ShowDown (February 8th, 2023)

Here are the new upcoming cars for the Champion ShowDown:

SupercarScience ShowDown (Feb. 20th)
Car

⏱6️⃣

⏱5️⃣

Setup
Lamborghini Essenza SCV12 T5 6.8x 9.3x Best Tune
Mazda Furai T5 6.8x 9.6x Best Tune
Audi R8 LMS T5 6.9x 9.6x Best Tune
McLaren F1 T5 6.9x 8.0x Best Tune
Saleen S7 Twin Turbo T5 7.1x 10.0x Best Tune
ATS Automobili RR Turbo 🏆 T5 7.3x 9.4x
Lamborghini Huracan STO T5 7.3x 9.6x Best Tune
Jaguar XJ220 T5 7.4x 11.1x Best Tune
Porsche Carrera GT T5 7.5x 11.1x Best Tune
Bugatti EB110 SS T5 7.6x 11.1x Best Tune
Honda NSX-R T4 9.4x 10.4x Best Tune
Lamborghini Countach LP 5000 QV T4 9.8x 12.6x Best Tune
Ford 1966 GT40 T4 9.9x 13.4x Best Tune
Plymouth HEMI Cuda T4 10.0x 13.8x Best Tune
Chevorlet Corvette (C3) ZR1 T4 12.3x 14.2x Best Tune
Pontiac GTO ‘The Judge’ T3 12.9x 16.4x Best Tune
Shelby Cobra 427 S/C T3 14.6x 15.7x Best Tune

To win the 1300 cups price car for the SupercerScience Event (guide here), you should pick the McLaren F1. There are simply too many 6.x second cars around to have a shot and so many players have the McLaren F1 maxed sitting in the garage.

Elite ShowDown (February 16th, 2023)

The new Elite Tuner ShowDown is up and we have some frequent appearances here without many surprises:

ELITE ShowDown (Feb. 16nd)
Car

⏱6️⃣

⏱5️⃣

Setup
Ferrari 488 Pista Spider T5 7.4x 11.3x Best Tune
Chevrolet 2020 Corvette Stingray Convertible T4 9.8x 11.8x Best Tune
HONDA NSX T4 10.1x 14.4x Best Tune
Aston Martin Vantage T4 10.3x 12.7x Best Tune

If you can run the 488 Pista Spider you will have a fairly great time, otherwise the Vantage is the baseline car for most players. I wouldn’t recommend investing in it many Elite Custom levels, though, as it will always be fairly on the bottom and rather use it as the backup car it is instead of trying to make something out of it. The Corvette is the Elite Custom prize car and I think the amount of people who run it is really low.

Champion ShowDown (February 8th, 2023)

Here are the new upcoming cars for the Champion ShowDown:

CHAMPION ShowDown (Feb. 8th)
Car

⏱6️⃣

⏱5️⃣

Setup
Quintin Brothers Camaro T5 7.5x 9.5x Best Tune
Chevrolet 2023 Corvette Z06 T5 7.5x 9.0x Best Tune
Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing T4 9.9x 11.8x Best Tune
Porsche 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet T4 10.1x 12.4x Best Tune

You have two decent options here and if you have the Chevrolet 2023 Corvette (from previous season in 2022) upgraded well, I’d rather take it as it’s more reliable to drive with a very similar time to the Quintin Brothers Camaro. Only use the T4 cars if you don’t have any other option, even fully maxed they can’t compete with a Stage-5-upgraded T5 car in this ShowDown.

Elite ShowDown (February 2nd, 2023)

The new Elite Tuner ShowDown is up and we have some frequent appearances here without many surprises:

ELITE ShowDown (Feb. 2nd)
Car

⏱6️⃣

⏱5️⃣

Setup
Nissan 2017 GT-R (R35) T5 7.1x 8.8x Best Tune
Saleen S7 Twin Turbo T5 7.1x 10.0x Best Tune
Lamborghini LB Silhouette Huracan Coupe T5 7.4x 9.2x Best Tune
Ferrari 488 Pista Spider T5 7.4x 11.3x Best Tune

The Nissan GT-R is a great choice as you very likely will have it maxed by now from Elite Tuner and it’s also quite reliable and easy to race – and if not, you need to max it anyway for Elite Tuner so go with it.

Champion ShowDown (January 25th, 2023)

Here are the new upcoming cars for the Champion ShowDown:

CHAMPION ShowDown (Jan. 25th)
Car

⏱6️⃣

⏱5️⃣

Setup
Acura 2022 NSX Type S T5 7.6x 10.1x Best Tune
W Motors Fenyr Supersport T5 7.8x 9.7x Best Tune
Audi ABT RS6-R T4 9.9x 11.9x Best Tune
Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT T4 10.3x 12.0x Best Tune
Lotus Evora GT430 T4 10.5x 11.9x Best Tune

Now that Natural Motion added the Fenyr Supersport 2 days after the ShowDown Event started, there’s at least two T5 cars available to race here so you can think about investing into the Acura. Makes me a little mad as many players already pumped millions of cash into their Acura’s and now NM is like “oh well here as a little support present we make another car available”. The T4 cars a pure fallbacks if you don#t have access to the Milestone cars or not willing to invest that many cash.

Elite ShowDown (January 19th, 2023)

The new Elite Tuner ShowDown is up and we have some frequent appearances here without many surprises:

ELITE ShowDown (Jan. 19th)
Car

⏱6️⃣

⏱5️⃣

Setup
Ford Mustang ’10th Anniversary Edition RTR’ Spec 5 T5 7.4x 9.0x Best Tune
Jaguar XJ220 T5 7.4x 9.6x Best Tune
Shelby Super Snake T5 7.4x 9.9x Best Tune
Bugatti EB110 SS T5 7.6x 11.1x Best Tune

All cars a quite close to each other in final times and especially the Shelby Super Snake, a car that we all got for free a while ago and many players have upgraded well, should be the best choice for most players and is also a good invest into the future.

Champion ShowDown (January 11th, 2023)

Here are the new upcoming cars for the Champion ShowDown:

CHAMPION ShowDown (Jan. 11th)
Car

⏱6️⃣

⏱5️⃣

Setup
Lamborghini Countach LPI 800-4 T5 6.9x 8.9x Best Tune
Koenigsegg Regera ‘CSR Edition’ T5 7.2x 10.2x Best Tune
Aston Martin DBS Superleggera Volante T5 7.6x 9.7x Best Tune
Porsche 911 Turbo S (992) T5 7.8x 9.0x Best Tune

The Milestone car, the Lamborghini Countach, will be a very reasonable investment here as it has such an edge over the other cars (I doubt that you have a fully built Regera in your garage). Depends on your invest but the cars aren’t very close to each other and the Porsche 911 Turbo S should only be your consideration when there are basically no Stage 6 parts involved and you have it already upgraded.

Elite ShowDown (January 5th, 2023)

The new Elite Tuner ShowDown is up and we have some classic appearances along with the Elite Tuner RX-7, a car that has not been featured in ShowDown for like a year…

ELITE ShowDown (Jan. 5th)
Car

⏱6️⃣

⏱5️⃣

Setup
Ford Mustang ’10th Anniversary Edition RTR’ Spec 5 T5 7.4x 9.0x Best Tune
Bugatti EB110 SS T5 7.6x 11.1x Best Tune
Mazda RX-7  T5 7.7x 10.5x Best Tune
Porsche 911 T5 7.8x 11.5x Best Tune

Unless you have the Mustang or the Bugatti with the heavy Elite part invest, the Mazda RX-7 should be a car that you have well-upgraded by now and the final times are pretty close to each other. Please make sure to check out the individual car tunes, I have the difference there in Elite Level (e.g. the RX-7 without Elite Custom levels is a lot faster than the Bugatti without et Elite Custom level 0).

Champion ShowDown (December 28th, 2022)

Here are the new upcoming cars for the Champion ShowDown:

CHAMPION ShowDown (Dec. 28th)
Car

⏱6️⃣

⏱5️⃣

Setup
TVR Griffith T4 10.0x 11.4x Best Tune
Porsche Panamera Turbo S Sport Turismo T4 10.0x 12.0x Best Tune
TVR Sagaris T4 10.1x 12.0x Best Tune
Audi RS7 Sportback T4 10.1x 12.1x Best Tune

I think I never have seen a ShowDown roaster with cars that have that similar times, even with their Stage 5 setups. This is so close that I don’t think there’s a dominating pick and you should run the one that you have upgraded the most instead of investing too heavily here

Elite ShowDown (December 21st, 2022)

The new Elite Tuner car, the Mustang GT, will be the top car for the next Elite ShowDown event, too:

ELITE ShowDown (Dec. 21st)
Car

⏱6️⃣

⏱5️⃣

Setup
Ford Mustang GT T5 6.9x 7.9x Best Tune
Porsche 911 R T5 7.8x 11.5x Best Tune
Honda NSX T4 10.1x 14.4x Best Tune
Aston Martin Vantage T4 10.3x 12.7x Best Tune

And the new Ford Mustang GT (Elite Tuner) is also the car that will beat the others in this ShowDown so badly, even at max Stage 5. So, as there’s also Izzy’s Challenge for it running right now too I recommend investing heavily into it and running it.

Champion ShowDown (December 14th, 2022)

Here are the new upcoming cars for the Champion ShowDown:

CHAMPION ShowDown (Dec. 14th)
Car

⏱6️⃣

⏱5️⃣

Setup
Noble M600 Speedster T5 7.5x soon
McLaren 600LT Spider T5 7.5x 10.1x Best Tune
Lamborghini Huracan Evo Coupe T5 7.9x 9.5x Best Tune
Aston Martin One-77 T5 8.1x 9.5x Best Tune

The Noble will beat the other cars by far and, unless you have the 600LT Spider well upgraded, you might consider investing.

Elite ShowDown (December 8th, 2022)

No slow start with the new Elite Tuner car, the Mustang GT, it will get featured in the upcoming ShowDown right away:

ELITE ShowDown (Dec. 8th)
Car

⏱6️⃣

⏱5️⃣

Setup
Ford Mustang GT T5 6.9x 7.9x Best Tune
Porsche Carrera GT T5 7.5x 9.0x Best Tune
Ford 1966 GT40 Mk2 T4 9.9x 11.8x Best Tune
Chevrolet 2020 Corvette Stingray T4 9.9x 10.2x Best Tune

And the new Ford Mustang GT (Elite Tuner) is also the car that will beat the others in this ShowDown so badly, even at max Stage 5. So, as there’s also Izzy’s Challenge for it running right now too I recommend investing heavily into it and running it. You’ll get it for free and


Tip To Win More In ShowDown In CSR2

ShowDown Events work different from normal Live Races in CSR2 and I want to give you some insights that will help you understand how you can do better, even if you have one of the slower cars.

ShowDown Matchmaking

Matchmaking in ShowDown is pretty easy – you will get matched against a player that has the same amount of trophies as you.

This is important to understand because right after the start you will also see people with a lot faster cars racing against you, simply due to the fact that they haven’t gotten the chance to get more trophies so far. As time goes by the faster cars will be higher and the slower cars lower.

So, the best strategy to actually do ShowDown races will be in the later days of the ShowDown Event and not right at the start, because that’s the time when it becomes easier. The longer a ShowDown Event lasts the easier you can do that. Some last 2 days (which is not much time for the faster cars to move up in trophies) and some do 7 days (where you have at least 3-4 days left with the harder opponents out of your sight).

showdown map

Winning/Losing Streaks

There are people that swear this happens but there’s no hard evidence for an algorithm that will send you on a losing streak against someone with a faster car once you’ve won a couple of races in a row.

Why am I writing this then? Well, there have been some strategies to only do 2-3 races every hour and then stop to prevent this. I personally never do this and use all my attempts I have to get the best result possible and I also don’t recommend you to waste time not using all your races.

The more races you do the better your chances to get higher the ladder, that’s it. If there’s no clear evidence that there’s a losing streak algorithm in ShowDown I will update this here, of course 🙂

But, hey, if you see that you lost a couple of races in a row it’s probably time to make a break to wait until those faster cars left your trophy range so you will see more opponents that you can beat. I think it’s more about if you gotten too fast into a trophy range that you can’t beat will catch you here and not the game sending you to lose on purpose.

showdown races

Conclusion

No win trading? No lobbies & down tuning? Rewards for better times? ShowDown looks promising to become a new fun and also fair game mode – as long as you do define the term “fair” to not gaining any unfair advantage away from having a better car. Of course, those with the stronger cars will be in favor here and take away the higher perks.

What do you think? Leave a comment below 🙂

  1. Hey, this is AJ & the 11.950 1/2-mile time that is listed isn’t the fastest time for the (Fully Maxed out) Vorsteiner Cayman GT4 V-CS anymore on this weeks Showdown Event (#129.)

    I’ve been running consistent 11.516 to 11.590 1/2 miles times since it started (I’ve got videos.)
    Unless the cars 1/2-mile time got bumped up by NaturalMotion that means I should hold the WR for the car! Please, correct me if I’m wrong…
    Thanks,
    -AJ

  2. I think you have the date wrong in the heading for the latest showdown cars. Season 128 is May 13th not April 13th.

  3. Worst competition ever in CSR2.
    I hope they’ll quit this SHITdown, ’cause it’s ridiculous without a proper moderation… too many cheaters, autotouch, autobot, disconnection trick, rank 100 with full maxed Top 10 Purple Stars cars… come on, it’s a true SHIT.
    I appreciate your suggestions, but it’s all in vain in these pathetic conditions.

  4. These are pretty rigged. When I get above 300 trophies I can’t win because the people the game puts me up against are too OP. Once I lose a bunch of trophies it starts to put me in more fair races but then I get obliterated again once I get above 300 trophies. I’d rather deal with a few cheaters in the live races if it means I get to pick who I’m going up against and stand more of a chance of winning.

  5. So the Bugatti veryron event is pretty cool, but it damn near impossible. In showdown I hate how I can’t get past 500 trophies. I’m rank 57 and I’m getting matched with players of rank 700 and 500 and what not, and they do half miles in like 7-9 seconds lol. Like how is that even fair? My goal is to just get to 1200 trophies for the super sport but seriously I don’t think I’ll be able to achieve that ever with the kind of people that I get matched with. Kind of ridiculous.

  6. A thing i have noticed since I’ve been playing couple of showdown so far, is that it’s always easier at end of the event (couple hours before clock ends) to progress in trophy rewards. I mean, probably that more people have been playing along during the event and you have more chance to find an easier opposent to win for the same amount of trophy. Did you notice this stuff as well?

  7. It’s not letting me collect trophies… I win, click next buttons and it shows no other opponents. And send me back to the map with 0 trophies in my bank… cant get anything accomplished

  8. Beware of player “DANCRO W/L”
    He’s a cheater using the disconnection trick in ShowDown.
    In reality he’s a very poor player that without this trick would not even arrive in the first 1000.
    Report him to NM.

  9. There seems to be a very awful trait to the showdown . Once you reach a certain volume of trophies it seems you are destined to stay there, win one loose three and enter the eternal loop of wasted gas and loosing to cars with over a second advantage in their final time. I’m not truly a fan of having to repeatedly loose.

  10. 7.513 in rouche it’s pabzy csr 2 maniac I can get it perfect start fly back needle nos in 4 th coming forward rest deep good nos 436/5.9-fd 2.76-0/100 thank me later ok

  11. Hi I’m asking regarding my game sending me to the map saying check out showdown but there is no showdown when I get there. Please help

  12. Si termino las 200 carreras y quedo en los primeros 1,000 para ganar el coche , pero la competencia sigue y me sacan del top mil , me dan el carro ? O que hago ? La termino un momento antes de que acabe la competencia o que ? Gracias , y hay varios zonda que estan por debajo del récord máximo ???? no se les puede ganar asi ( trampa )

      1. If I finish myself 200 times and stay hard in the first 1,000 to win, but the competition continues and they take me out of the top thousand, can I get hard? Or what do i do? I finish a moment before the end of the competition or what? Thank you, and there are several blondes that are below the maximum record ???? you can’t beat them like this (jizz)

  13. I have been using the Pagani Zonda in Live Racing for a very long time now. I can run 7.18xxx in Live Races consistently. In the Showdown however my Zonda can run NO FASTER then 7.20xxx And that was a fluke. Most of my races are between 7.22xxx – 7.30xxx in the Showdown. While guys are running 7.182xx in the Showdown I find this very hard to believe they are doing this without a mod or hack of some kind. Shame.

    1. Do you run the 347/4.0 nitro, 2.45 final drive and 0/100 tires tuning? This is the tune that allows 7.180s (fastest possible)
      But, yes, it’s weird that you have slower times there than in Live Racing, can’t actually think of any other explenation 🙁

  14. im doing Beta Showdown today, something I have noticed and im sure others will too, is that for now in manufacturer specific. now that doesn’t bother me but I could see that showdown is very lopsided, in most of the races there is absolutely no way that the losing racer would have ever had a chance to win. the matches should be closer to what kind of performance the cars can do, similar to the way the live lobbies are. I mean in what world would you want to spend your gold for fuel to race a race that your car is 3 full seconds slower than your competitor.

    1. The initial idea is to remove all “lopsiding” that is happening with breaking dyno times and lobbies that you know from Live Races by taking the raw performance of a car and the trophies earnt in a ShowDown event.
      Theoretically this helps but in reality the faster ones do dominate early while the slower ones will suffer early – I also hope that there will be some sort of pre-determination as well in the beginning so these unbeatable races won’t occur that much

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