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In defence of Vexter XS and why it's not as bad as people make it be
By Tuner
In this guide I will try to convince you why Vexter XS isn't as bad as people think it is and why you should give it another chance.
   
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Basic information about Vexter XS
Vexter XS is a Tier 2 Street Class car. This means that it can be purchased once first set of cups are beaten. It's stats are as follows:

Unupgraded
Top Speed: 4.0
Acceleration: 6.6
Handling: 3.2
Strength: 5.0
Weight: 4.8
Nitro: 3.4

Upgraded
Top Speed: 6.4
Acceleration: 7.8
Handling: 5.5
Strength: 7.2
Weight: 4.8
Nitro: 3.4

Because most cars do not change Top Speed even if upgraded, Vexter XS'es Top Speed is a respectable 271 kmh.

Upgraded version doesn't include Nitro upgrade as it's broken.
Why is Vexter XS hated?
Main reason for why Vexter XS is hated mainly comes from broken Nitro upgrade mentioned earlier - buying Nitro upgrade only hinders your performance, as it lowers car strength without actually boosting Nitro, even if stats say otherwise. Additionally, people prefer to use Speedshifter as it has higher top speed and acceleration.
Why Vexter XS isn't bad even with broken Nitro upgrade.
In my opinion, Vexter XS doesn't need the Nitro upgrade. In fact, neither do Insetta Sport and Sunray. You see, Insetta Sport, Vexter XS and Sunray all make a FWD car chain. Knowing this, we have to ask ourselves what playstyle should FWD cars favour...

Here's what catches most people. FWD cars require specific playstyle to use its full potential. I like to call it the "high accuracy" drive style. Basically, these three cars reward knowing how FWD cars behave by allowing you to pass corners much better than RWD cars. Of course, Sunray can get away with being driven normally due to being a Tier 3 car.

In fact, knowing this I can assure you the entire street class career including finals is beatable only in the Insetta Sport. But what does it have to do with Vexter XS? Just like Insetta Sport, it's insanely good at cornering. You'd be shocked at how well you can pass corners with it. Not only that, but Vexter XS fixes all problems that Insetta Sport has - it has better acceleration and higher top speed, while still being able to deal damage.
My personal experience with Vexter XS
I honestly enjoy driving Vexter XS, especially in Single Race mode. The car is just good - it rewards high accuracy driving and smart combat decisions. It's faster than most people think it is. I'm a person who picks Insetta Sport because I want to challenge myself and show you can win against bots even in slower cars, so I can say that Vexter XS is a car that can give me some room to breathe while still keeping the challenge up.
45 Comments
FredMichalBear 21 Sep @ 7:24pm 
In FOUC Vexter XS is very cool. However in FO2 the only thing that bothered me was poor choice of skins... But I fixed that with my custom skins and now I feel like I'm gonna use this car more often. :)
Tuner  [author] 8 Sep @ 5:53am 
Agreed.
dem max 8 Sep @ 5:52am 
I think we should just keep our opinions to ourselves
Tuner  [author] 8 Sep @ 5:14am 
It is possible that I just suck, maybe, maybe not. I like to think I've put enough hours to be alright, but who knows?

Another information I think it's good to add is that both races were crashless (no resets, no flipping, no spinouts)
Tuner  [author] 8 Sep @ 5:08am 
To solve the Vexter Canyon, I want someone to do a single race on any map of their choosing using Canyon and Vexter.

I can't understand why Canyon is better because, from my races (in which I try my best!), Canyon achieves slower times. For testing, I would restart the race until I believed I could achieve the best time possible with the car.

So far I only did Canals 2 (evening map). On that map, I found Vexter to achieve a 12 second faster time than the Canyon.

This is, however, a perfect scenario. In case of both cars I had experience to both outrun cars and dodge obstacles without losing speed. I can imagine that if anything went wrong, Vexter's time could suffer.
dem max 7 Sep @ 9:55am 
didn't know flatout 2 has vac anticheat protected servers
Letty Whiterock 7 Sep @ 9:54am 
Clown is funny. Thinks insulting matters
Momentrous 7 Sep @ 9:54am 
why are yall resorting to personal insults over a virtual car XDDDDDDDDD, vexter xs is not bad but it falls short compared to speedshifter and canyon in many cases, kindergarten behaviour istg
dem max 7 Sep @ 9:50am 
100% flatout related, retard