Ladies and gentleman,I am not an expert player,I am your average Joe playing Carmageddon after years of hiatus on the series,still I will give my best here to explain,according to my experience with said vehicles anyway and remember that each vehicle can beat another one in a 1v1 duel,with or without powerups. I will not talk about multiplayer since it`s dead,so I will talk purely about Career mode here,so something that might be good or bad in MP is the other way in single player.

Checkpoint Collector

These cars usually have a high top speed value and decent acceleration but most of the time poor armor so they can't fight other cars head-on,especially tanky ones without powerups. These type of cars are perfect for players who want mostly a regular race and not participating in combat,but remember folks,there is still a timer ticking down so sometimes do touch someone else`s rear end or just kill peds to give you more time to complete the race.

Tank/Wrecker

With these big bad bois,your only realistic way to win is to wreck every single one of your opponents,because they are usually big,have heavy armor,but really slow top speed and sluggish acceleration so getting every checkpoint will become boring and killing every ped is not a wise choice with these big baddies,since peds can be on top of buildings or in very tight areas.

Ped Eater

There is really only one vehicle that is the best at killing all the peds on the map and if you played Carmageddon for a long time,you know which one is it. But SIKES,I`m not gonna talk about it here.

All Rounder

Jack of all trades,master of none. That`s it,if you are bored of collecting checkpoints,you can go and duel with the opponents or just run over some peds etc. this is all up to you.

I will not add an Pros and Cons section cause Max`s cars are the literal definition of average,I`m not kidding really.

Same story as the normal Eagle but the only difference is that the updated Eagle has better handling compared to the original.

Pros:
-Good top speed
-Decent acceleration
-Good handling (except on countryside maps,as it will tend to understeer there but it`s understandable since it`s not an off-road car)

Cons:
-Weak armor
-Don't bother going for hits as they will barely do damage,unless they are in critical state,then go for it

If you prefer racing rather than combating opponents then Die Anna`s cars are your best pick to start off.

It`s literally the same car as the original Hawk but the only difference between those two is that this one has the better handling so...if you want the Hawk but handles better,pick the updated Iron Hawk.
Correct me if I`m wrong tho.

Pros:
-Permanent Hot Rod
-Highest acceleration
-Can do massive damage against opponents if the opportunity arrives

Cons:
-Permanent Hot Rod
-Weak armor
-Hardest car to drive as it can barely handle without spinning

Pronto,Marco?
sBinalla

Pros:
-Good top speed
-Decent acceleration

Cons:
-Poor armor
-Understeers like crazy

Oh look,a car that`s one of my favorites from the series,man,this car has probably the most realistic livery if I have to say so myself.

Pros:
-Good acceleration
-One of the best cars to complete off road races
-Jumps are non risky at all for it (most of the time anyway)

Cons:
-Weak armor
-Crappy top speed
-Do not bother to go hit a rival car when you are driving this

Certainly one of the most forgettable cars in the series,no one blames you if you forgot this existed at all.

Pros:
-Excellent Acceleration
-Top 3 fastest cars in the game change my mind
-Looks sexy af

Cons:
-Fragile
-Barely does any damage to opponents even if you come at 300+kmh crashing into them
-Touchy handling

This car is the literal definition of Glass Joe,if you choose this,you might as well play on Hard without actually playing on Hard. It might not look like it but this is literally the weakest car in the game in fights so usually one hit is enough to put it in critical or even wreck it. Handling wise it`s unforgivable so it`s not the best for new drivers out there. If you still wanna drive it,practice on next to complete flat maps with no bumpy obstacles and see for yourself if it`s worth the hassle. All of these things aside,it`s still one of my favorite cars in the series.

Pros:
-Wheel spikes can do some decent damage also cuck your opponents out of their tires so they become an easy prey to bully
-Decent top speed and acceleration

Cons:
-Weak at taking it from behind
-Tends to understeer

Again,one of my favorite cars from the series,it`s dope af,especially the livery.

Pros:
-Decent handling
-Decent top speed

Cons:
-Weak acceleration
-Weak armor

Pros:
-Good offensive
-Decent acceleration

Cons:
-Crappy top speed
-Can't take it from behind

Pros:
-Good acceleration
-Good top speed
-Built in turbo

Cons:
-Fragile
-Understeers like crazy

It`s the modern equivalent of Countslash but more generic looking,sorry but this is the most generic looking vehicle in the entire game.

Pros:
-Great acceleration
-Great top speed

Cons:
-Weak armor
-Touchy handling

Pros:
-Good handling
-Good acceleration
-One of the best cars for off road levels

Cons:
-Awful offense
-Weak armor

The most famous car if we ignore Max and Anna`s cars in the series.

Pros:
-Everything

Cons:
-None

This car is so stupid,I hate it,best handling,one of the best offenses and defenses and can easily take multiple hits and powerups and still survive with next to no scratches...

Pros:
-Good handling
-Good offense
-Good top speed

Cons:
-Weak armor
-Sluggish acceleration

Pros:
-Can SUCC peds in the front and burn them in the back
-Decent acceleration and top speed
-Decent handling

Cons:
-Weak armor
-The damage it does is inconsistent

Pros:
-Can take some damage
-Funny sharp blade thing on the front knocking peds

Cons:
-Slow af
-Weird handling

Pros:
-Good top speed
-Decent acceleration
-Can do good damage to opponents

Cons:
-Wide

Pros:
-Decent top speed
-Does a good amount of damage to opponents

Cons:
-Can easily be killed
-Weak acceleration

This car is based on one of the dev cars that they used back in the day to "run over" Tony for the ped animations in the first game,cool thing huh.

Pros:
-One of the best harassers
-Can take massive damage and survive most of the time

Cons:
-Weak top speed and acceleration
-Bouncy suspension as basekit

Pros:
-Great acceleration
-Good top speed
-Can do some great damage

Cons:
-Worst handling besides Annihilator
-The amount of damage it can take is inconsistent sometimes

Pros:
-Does great damage to anyone
-Can take heavy hits and survive
-Decent acceleration

Cons:
-It`s tail can be distracting when driving,speaking from experience :v
-Crappy top speed
-Pelvic thrust makes it fly if it used too much

One of the best redesigns of the original cars. Also I have the mention that i love Pitbull`s cooperation with Anna to take down Dumpster down in the comic book and weirdly a wholesome moment between both of them to see who gets the higher kill count on peds.

Pros:
-Fastest car in the game
-Brutal acceleration
-Can SUCC the peds on the front for easy kills

Cons:
-Poor armor
-Wide so it`s easy to get hit
-Touchy handling

My favorite vehicle of the new ones added into this game. I think I have a thing for vehicles that are fast but hard to handle,depends on the game tho. :P

Pros:
-Good handling
-Great offensive
-Good for off road maps

Cons:
-Weak armor
-Acceleration is slow for the most part,it only gets good after 3rd gear

Looks cool but I never really cared about this car tbh.

Pros:
-It`s literally a tank lol
-Can do massive damage if the opportunity is there

Cons:
-Slow acceleration and top speed
-Weird brakes
-Inconsistent handling

Pros:
-None

Cons:
-Everything

It`s a laughing stock in this game really,very slow,hell,even slower compared to the Subpressor and Super Suppressor. Which is a shame since in the older games it was a vehicle that you feared when you saw it coming towards you. So the meme with "You`ve been hit by...TRUCK!" goes to those 2 beast cop cars,sorry granny,but you lost the crown for this meme.

Pros:
-Best wrecker outside of the 2 tank cop vehicles
-Good armor
-Decent acceleration

Cons:
-Crappy top speed
-Weird handling
-Can easily be beaten if the AI decides to gang up together on you

Pros:
-Best car for killing all the peds in Classic Carma races and your best friend for 100% hunting because of the built in Electro Bastard Ray
-High top speed
-Decent acceleration

Cons:
-Weak armor
-Tends to understeer and takes corners rather poorly

Pros:
-Hits hard and dies hard

Cons:
-You have no use for it in the Career anymore since it`s the 100% vehicle that you unlock soooo...yeah
-Slow top speed and acceleration but you already know that cause of the other 2 tanky cop cars

Pros:
-Best meme car

Cons:
-It`s a meme car lol,do you expect me to say something negative about it,it`s always fun to drive and spin with it or wreck it yourself

Pros:
-Can kill anything in one shot
-Almost impossible to be killed

Cons:
-Slow af
-Trailer,just detach it

Wreck deez nuts if you can.

Pros:
-Kills anything in one shot
-Best car to wreck the Super Suppressor with.

Cons:
-Slow af
-Worst brakes ever

Do not touch this guy`s donuts. Or you will be history.

You can do well with next to every car in this game so,just play with what you want really.

S: Shredlight,Project X,Subpressor,Super Suppressor
A: APC, Eagle R, Tez Eagle, Hawk R, Iron Hawk, Towmeister, Siamese Dream, Countslash, Electric Blue, Caddy Fat Cat
B: Blitzkrieger, The Plow, Lumberer, Crazor, Stiffshifter, The Twister, Snaky Bastard, KVN Toucan, Volkswerker, Cleaver, Annihilator
C: CU:NT, Hevy Impaler, Tropi-Kill, Degoryun, Tashita, Razorbill
D: Rig O' Mortis, The Bear

I hope this list helped you choose your main car and playstyle,feedback is always welcome,but let`s keep it respectful shall we? :P