Need For Speed Payback - LV399 Herbie Volkswagen Beetle is a Koenigsegg Regera/911 RSR killer

An unexpected Beetle sleeper turns out to be the best contender for the overpowered duos of the Koenigsegg Regera and the Porsche 911 Carrera RSR. Lap times this Beetle is achieving don't lie, it is equivalent/better compared to the OP duos.
Fully Upgraded Level 399 572HP Herbie Volkswagen Beetle derelict race spec gameplay for Need For Speed Payback. Showcasing it's overall performance in 2 offline events and 2 online races.
Disclaimer: The Beetle can be faster on technical tracks compared to the Regera but you will still lose to in highway/top speed tracks in multiplayer speedlists. Also read my performance review below on the Beetle because it is an extremely difficult car to master. It won't be a Regera/911 RSR killer if you can't master the car.
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Timeline:
0:06 - Mountain Run, Sprint Race
2:10 - Multiplayer Casual speedlist, Ember Valley Highway
4:26 - Ember Valley Showdown, Sprint Race
7:33 - Multiplayer Casual speedlist, Scrapyard Takeoff
10:01 - Danza Macabra, Sprint Race
12:28 - Performance, Stats and Speed Cards + Live Tuning
Volkswagen Beetle Race Spec Performance Review:
I'm surprised, and I'm sure you are too. Excluding highway tracks, the Volkswagen Beetle could possibly be the fastest race spec car around a track, BUT I would still recommend the 911 RSR instead over the Beetle.
First the accel, the best acceleration in race spec. The most powerful NOS accel in the game. It also has the worse engine acceleration once you hit 6th gear. It after all only has 572 horsepower. It just can't maintain it's speed once you hit 6th gear, so it's pretty weak for highway races.
So for the handling, I split into 2. How fast it corners and it's "predictability". The Beetle can corner as fast as the 911 Carrera RSR. It is a fact. The Beetle also has the highest downforce in the game. It's like a road magnet. If you jump off the ramp and compared to the Regera, the Regera has wings while the Beetle sinks like a stone. In other words, since it doesn't fly easily, you can carry more speed.
This is the part where I talk about it's predictability. It is a very difficult car to master and achieve 100%. The way the Beetle drifts, starts of really heavy and understeery, and then suddenly becomes light, drift angle increased and you hit the inside wall because of how sharp the Beetle can turn once it reaches maximum drift angle. Because of this drifting characteristic, it is a very difficult car to master and you are much better of using the more reliable 911 RSR. Also, you can't use handbrake in the Beetle, it doesn't respond to handbrake, the same issue as the 240z.
At high speeds, the Beetle has terrible drift recovery speed and it is very difficult to microdrift shallow turns because it turns too much.
Combined with it's inability to maintain top speed, it's a terrible highway car. It also loses a lot of speed going off-road/switching lanes.
The Volkswagen Beetle can be a Regera/911 RSR killer if you master the car. The thing is, it is a very difficult car to master.
How does it compare with 911 RSR and Regera:
2.5 seconds faster. Yep. I may need to revisit the 911 RSR and Regera for Mountain Run.