It was actually really lazy of them to not have this. Of all the cars in the game, the one that could take on Adam smasher is the one with zero weapon access? LAZY!
Yeah, very weird of them to not add it, but they also forgot a lot of other minor things like this too. There are clothing options that are just obvious body armor like the corpo body armor that have no stats, as well, really minor inconsistencies, but still a bit annoying.
New player and this video was super helpful. Appreciate the dedication to making an hour long video with this much depth while also not sounding completely dry and monotone. Much respect
Nova! Our top 2 sync up. Impeccable taste my choom (Like I had any doubt in the matter!) - Both are definitely S tier. :D Seriously though your driving is making mine look good!
after driving around in the Hoon for so long after going back to some of the other cars I have just realized they are so easy to drift and control after lol Johnny's Porsche is really really good for drifting also and that little bit slower and less tweaky feel in city center areas works a treat
54:42 I could not complain about that number one even if I wanted to. It’s also the better looking of the two Javelinas. Those white wheels are beyond sexy.
I think they may have changed when you can unlock Murk Man's Caliburn. The container didn't spawn in the cave for me until after I completed Queen of the Highway, which might be yet ANOTHER reason to not sell out Panam
Interesting *car bug* ... Which also relates to a *Delamain autopilot.* Two days ago, I hopped into a stolen car, and *it started driving around City Center on its own.* It did not respond to my commands, and generally headed in the direction of the Spaceport. It eventually ran into an immovable object (while being shot at) and stopped driving itself. Afterwards, I hopped out and back in. At that point, I could drive normally. Clearly, an autopilot function exists, even if inadvertently. Waypoints are possible. It should be possible to combine the two.
The basic Galena is decent enough for city drivings, its speed good enough on city roads, and it is small, agile, and relatively stable to traverse all the gaps between cars and alleys. I think it deserves a C tier rather than a D tier.
as far as i discovered, the '66 Hoon is four wheel drive and the '66 javelina is rear wheel drive. and well, the real hoonicorn is also four wheel drive. which would explain the much better handling.
I made a point of buying the Guinevere as my Street Kid, since it was the car they tried and failed to steal in the prologue. I also had a lot of autofixer coupons to burn. I was amazed just at how sticky it was on the roads. I'd gotten used to all the cars driving terribly and sliding all over the roads. This thing eats up the distance, and shoulder checks anything in your way. It is terrible for off road driving, though. That is true.
They could have used the traffic AI to make it so that Delimane could drive you to your destination by having it work with your waypoint being a custom destination for the traffic AI
For me, the best base car is still the black Caliburn. The Murkmobile is basically the only one I actually bother driving in the city (PL cars aside) as none of the others are agile enough to dodge traffic and fast enough to make it worth it. This list is still excellent and put it right where it should be, in S tier.
I will admit, for me personally, I was sorely disappointed then I discovered its inside is a bright white with green accents, as I was expecting a similarly black faux leather look to match the body Not saying it's bad mind you, just that my ideas of how it'd look when hearing about an all black caliburn existed caused me to get hopes up too high
Honestly, I think the Hella (7:55) is a great car. Should be at least C...I think it really handles great for what it is. Yeah, not fast, but I like to cruise around NC most times. However, as soon as I can afford it, I get the Emperor Ragnar (22:40). I love it's look...a black box with red trim, and it seems like the most practical vehicle for what my V does...essentially a weapons specialist, so we gotta have a mobile armory. I always liked the Militech SUVs and my V needs one to basically burn corpo shit.
The speed cuts aren't a good thing. I think they should've made the cars more fragile so you choose to drive slower. But even cheap cars can go quite fast, they just might end up at metal dust when crashing.
I disagree that the fastest cars are the best. imo the Quartz Bandit gives best driving experience. Amazing handling for navigating tight city streets and fast enough to win races if you can out drive the AI (which isn't hard at all). only draw back is no storage but I don't mind because I love the look so much, especially when the sun hits that bright orange paint job just right and makes it sparkle. Caliburns are boring to me and all the Quadra's (with the exception of the type R) are clunky and way too easy to crash with their size and awkward handling. Just this guy's opinion.
I feel like functional 4-door vehicles should get some extra credit. If you use mods to have 2-3 companions walking around with you, two of them will get in the back seat and you can fit everybody.
The MaiMai “strawberry” is one of my most faithful cars. No joke. Every other car / bike I ring will park a block away, or just not show up at all. The MaiMai however; is faithful. It shows up right next to me, and will shove other cars out of the way to get to where I’m at. I love that little thing
Incredible car, handles so good and small enough that it's faster in traffic than some of the fancier cars; I really love the RP element of being one of the best mercs in the city running around in a tiny lil kei car as well
Tbh i always missed them in the open world so autofixer is really helpful for me. Although, I guess it would've been better to keep the open world cars and just add autofixer
I still only use motorcycles. This limits my need for an actual car to the escort missions and car races - so basically only the Ozob mission, the date with Rogue and the races with Claire. For Claire I just go with The Beast on all races. For Rogue I always use the Porsche 911 as it's Johnny's car. But for Ozob I really like the Mai-Mai as the look of driving around with a huge clown at your side in a small car is just hilarious.
IMPORTANT TIP - If you want the free black Caliburn from the tunnel you have to have 40 street cred. But don't worry, if you complete that mission and still need a while to get 40 street cred, it will stay there in that tunnel forever until you have that said 40 street cred so don't feel a rush to get it if you don't have it yet.
Actually you need level 50 Street cred also before any patches were implemented you could get it before level 50 like arm cyberware ( legendary arm cyberware)
One thing I like about the Caliburn is when you get in it in first person, you see the front window activate with these bright lights. Most other crystal windows kinda just change into windows, and this felt pretty preem.
i think it would be kinda neat if, after finishing delamains arc, you could use him to chauffeur you around. like get in and he asks you where you want to go and a map comes up for you to pin a location, then just drives like a regular cab, waiting at lights and all. maybe traffic is too stupid yet but would save you from getting wanted levels when making a turn and 5 NPC's jump out in in the street in front of you.
I was really hoping you would include the 0-60, 0-120, along with the top speed. I think some of the cars accelerate differently than they used to in the base game, meaning even though one has a higher top speed, the other might have way better acceleration.
@@SamBram that's all good! There's always something more, and your videos are already very detailed. I pretty much did all the testing I wanted to know myself.
15:46 if mans is betting his car and his cash while times are already lean and while he has a baby on the way, he has a problem and would just gamble it all away later anyway. Man needs a wakeup call, it just so happens I set my alarm early.
As a netrunner, I never really felt a need to use the combat vehicles. It's almost always preferable to either drive away really fast or simply make an enemy vehicle explode on the spot.
+1 to the Hoon and #KB43VER. That was the first car I grabbed right after Act 2 unlocked and props to CDPR for putting in such an awesome tribute. Also, the Hoon drives really well with a controller and you really can start doing Gymkhana NC.
@@dentari2626 100%. That's why I play with a controller. Driving capability is greatly improved imo. With it, It's fairly easy to drift the Hoon. It's also fun trying to drift the Behemoth lol
I do love the Hoon but as has been said, the handling and vehicle handling in general is still absolutely awful on mouse and keyboard. It fishtails all over the damn place.
The handling on the hoon is actually better, but the California feels and drives more like an automatic which is what most people are used to. People who struggle with the hoon are people who don't understand manual driving that's why so many people have trouble with it. It's not because it's deisnged bad but rather it's designed that good. Gta gas fairly realistic driving AI and roads and such But cyberpunk nailed it to the wall when It came to actual driving and different types of vehicles (all wheel drive, front wheel, rear wheel, and the mechanic of gear shifting compelled with sounds and that unique "feel") I cant stop preaching about how great the driving is because everyone thinks the driving is "hard" or it sucks. But in reality they just fail to realize in universe the vehicles operate more like today's manual vehicles than automatics. That's why the Hoon in particular feels so hard to drive for automatic drivers and non drivers. Because u think "hit the gas means go" and that's about all there's is. Gas and brake. With a race car like the Hoon, it's so much more than that. U gotta really Pay attention to those gear shifts and ease up and hit the brake or tap the release *reverse, at the right time. Using sandy and kerez can pull off some amazing drifts than turn into donuts and spin out into some crazy stunts. Man u can do some cool shit and 90% of players will never even know! The benefits of being a gear head irl. I just wish more people knew this and would read the goddamn data bank in game!
I can't agree more, the Caliburn handles amazingly but the Hoon just likes to slip n slide round every corner. Yes it doesn't have weapons but hey I have them anyway!
Yeah, Caliburn all the way. On 1.6, I usually used one of the Type 66, I think the Javelina. Because it handled _okay_ and was fast. The Caliburn lacked grip. Now? Caliburn is glued to the road and still runs on lightning. Best car to get from point A to point B the fastest :D Though I'm currently buying _all_ cars, so there's some variety when I'm in the mood for other things. Weaponization doesn't matter, cause V just out-DPSs everything the game can put onto a vehicle. I mean, with Sandevistan, V even outperforms the basilisk :D
@@juanmccoy3066Manual driving isnt particularly impressive, mate. Its the default in most of the world. On top of that, different gearboxes only affect your throttle control; steering and braking aren't affected in the slightest.
For Delamain, I feel they missed(instead of having a self driving car, which is asking a lot) the opportunity to have the combat mode be an option. After all, the Delamain variants generally say they need to learn to drive, and it would make it so the player has a car that they have to drive but the vehicle handles combat for them(like a smart gun in vehicle form)
Outlaw Weiler will easily be #1 when you do Phantom Liberty vehicles. It has pretty much everything except rocket launchers and a large chassis for doublejump shenanigans.
It's far superior to almost every other vehicle because it's insanely fast, handles like a dream and has guns. What more could you ask for? Easily the best turn-handling vehicle I've driven. The dune buggies are meant for the Badlands so I'm not surprised they are so crazy on the highways. Motorcycles are a blast too. I used Jackie's bike for almost the entire DLC.
@@patrickdezenzio4988 don't forget the Weiler has the integrated guns very close together which gives it excellent accuracy! OP has already released his Phantom Liberty vehicle comparison and the Outlaw Weiker came in at #2... behind the Wingate of all things! Dunno what OP is smoking.
I use CT3X for dense districts where I know lane splitting will be really important, and Samum for badlands or if I expect to need rockets. But yeah, Weiler for literally everything else beyond that. This has become a pretty solid endgame coverage trio that probably won't be surpassed.
Only reason I generally take the Outlaw over the Hoon is that the latter seems way too squirrely for me, like it can take much tighter turns, but will usually oversteer in the process.
The thing about the Hoon that makes it exceptional and can get very early is if you follow the Delamain quest and see the depressed car it will drive passed the Hoon giving you that quest making it virtually unavoidable as a car if you like to do some sidequesting.
The Caliban has the most speed and best handling. And the 1st person view is beautiful. I love that car. Next best is probably the chuthulu Or the outlaw. Those are the best out of the ones I drove . Bikes are the best way to travel IMO u can see that beautiful out fit and it let’s un get many different place cars can’t go.
Gotta say, the 911 got to be my absolute favorite car in the game in my recent run. Why? Well, while it doesn't have the speed of the Caliburn, it handles a little bit better and its small size also makes it the best car for driving through traffic, by slipping between two cars or between a car and the walkway. The Caliburns bigger size is simply to its detriment. While I also like the nomad Quadra's, aside from driving in the badlands the 911 became my car-to-go as soon as I got it out of that container.
9:09 The Thrax Jefferson was my main car during my first playthrough and because of that, it'll always hold a special place in my heart. It was also one of the few cars I was able to drive effectively on M+K before they added the steering sensitivity setting in 1.3 :P
They also nerfed the Javelina. The Coyote and Javelina's handling are no where near as good anymore. What's makes it worse is that they kept the Caliburn the same and didn't nerf that one.
@AshoreNevermore It always was. The Coyote used to be the second fastest car. The go-to for badlands trips while the Caliburn was the fastest street racer. Then, they decided to reduce the Coyote's handling and shave off 20mph, whereas the Caliburn was left untouched.
@@AshoreNevermore I have no problem with it being the fastest car. But now as a car it has very little drawbacks. If they were going to nerf the coyote and javelina then the Caliburn should have gotten one. If not the top speed then at least nerf the handling
My favorite car to roll around in since 1.0 was the Quadra Type 66 Avenger. Still is to this day, with Cthulu being a close 2nd. They sound so good flying down the highway.
all I want is the ability to cycle through the presets that they have in the open world. just allow me to choose existing combinations, I don't need to choose the exact paint, livery, wheels and accessories.
Im going to talk about it. Because no one else seems to want to talk about it and I got a bone to pick. Cyberpunk 2.0 RUINED alot of the preexisting cars before the patch. Cars are even more slippery than before, cars feel impossible to brake, and it's awkward because most vehicles can't autocenter the camera anymore. So the pov is just stuck in weird angles all the time. And we gotta talk about how dirty they did my boi Coyote. I have no problem with you nerfing the Shion because it basically made almost every vehicle pointless having the best handling and speed combo in the game (plus weapons now). So why in the WORLD did you not apply any nerfs to the Caliburn? It's has great handling (well for this game at least) AND it's faster than the Coyote!? Why CDPR!? WHYYYY!??
There's a setting to make the camera auto reset faster or slower. It's in the menu settings somewhere. I use a value of 0.3 I also use a controller so if the cars are too slippery then maybe that would help. Otherwise you can decrease the steering sensitivity as well. I have the steering sens at 0.85 while using a controller.
What? Maybe u and I got different games, but the handling is SIGNIFICANTLY BETTER before 2.0. The cars felt like driving on oil, and now it's more gta like. Idk what is going on with you, but handling is wayyyyy better than 1.6
@@shawn4559 Your comment is confusing. I think what you were trying was that the handling got better AFTER patch 2.0. If I'm wrong you can correct me. And if you believe that then by all means. That's your opinion. But I HEAVILY disagree. It seems I can't even go across town anymore without crashing insane amount of times. I think the only car that makes the crappy handling bearable since the patch is the Quadra Type 66 640. And even that car is still really slidy. Like they even nerfed the handling of the Javelina so I can't reliable find an off-road car with decent grip anymore
Strange, the handling feels better overall for me compared to pre 1.6 days (I think last played the game around 1.5). Back then vehicle handling was one of the weak points of the game, it clearly showed they had no experience in this sort of thing and only knew how to make horses handle good. I have some issue with the 2.0 changes (like the too strict Cyberware limit or making clothing irrelevant), but the handling is one thing they improved a lot. Still not perfect but getting there.
Very solid list!! Personally, I like the Sidewinder and Coyote most. The Hoon is great, but unlike the narrator, I find the Hoon doesn’t handle or corner very well. It’s a wonderful tribute and looks cool.
Glad to see the Bandit getting some form of love. I've been playing since the pre-1.3 days and the Bandit was, for me, quite literally the first car that actually felt good to drive once it was introduced. I had saved up my money early on to buy the Shion and then was heartbroken when it felt so floaty back then. I pretty much avoided driving altogether in early versions of the game. Once I got behind the wheel of the Bandit though, that all changed. The handling was just so good. I actually started driving around in it just for the pleasure of it. One more nice thing about the Bandit is that the style of it somehow suits both the city and the badlands.
I would have never ranked the hoon that high. It drives like a piece of lard in a hot pan. Twitchy as hell and hardly controllable... I'm cool with the rest of the list 😅
They really messed up a lot of the nomad cars. I fought when I first tried them and started sliding around on the asphalt maybe they changed them to have good traction exclusively offroad(which doesn't make sense but would be kinda understandable) but they feel like shit to drive no matter the surface. The Coyote is the biggest victim I've seen so far. The Javelina got worse too but thankfully not quite as bad.
Sorry, but the Hoon fishtails way too easily for me to use it in a pinch. In my book, the Javelina is the overall superior ride (unless the handling has been radically changed in 2.0).
The new Sport R Quadras, Chiaroscuro in particular, are easily the most fun cars to drive for me. Their handling and stability even at top speeds is ridiculous. You don’t even need to use handbrake drifts for 90” turns, it’ll just take that turn at 110 no problem. I also like that they don’t have weapons because I prefer to use my handguns and sub machine guns for vehicle combat.
You missed the best car by far, [Herrera Outlaw "Weiler"]. It is a Herrera Outlaw with armor, guns and more horsepower from quest "Baby Let Me Take You". Best car by far.
As he said many many times during the video. This videos is the first of 3 in the vehicle series and this one only covers CARS from the BASE game. There will be 2 more videos, one covering BIKES and then another that covers Vehicles from Phantom Liberty.
A note for those going after the Galena Rattler: it seems the price of buying back the car now scales to your level, rather than being a static 5,000. I was around level 30-35 (I think) when I got the text for it (since I skipped ahead) and the price was raised to 18,000 eddies instead.
I legit cried when I found the Hoon... Ken Block was one of my heroes. And the fact CDPR did such a badass tribute to him, is just absolutely downright amazing. The Hoon is the only vehicle I drive.
I only just got a PC I could play it on and it coincided so nicely with 2.0. Honestly my biggest gripe is the driving mechanics though. For all the awesome cars and great roads, the driving is horrible. Gonna have to try out some handling mods.
The inability to tune up cars in CP 2077 is frustrating. Imagine tuning up makigai mai mai to be able to run 150 mph and equipped with machine guns at the very least
Ken Block was my favorite rally driver. When I found his Hoonicorn parked in some random warehouse in game, I had a huge smile on my face and immediately hopped in
I hardly disagree with putting the Hoon at #1, it has really bad handling and sweers really easily and strongly. I hope you put the Phantom Liberty cars in comparison with the base cars.
Maybe I'm on an Island but I did not like the Quadra Type 66 Hoon as much as everyone else. Great design and great top speed but it's handling was way too slidey for me. Btw Sam. Which cars would you say are the best when it comes to handling?
14:10 Thrax and Alvarado are both Mob Boss cars, imo. One for business, one for pleasure. I prefer the Thrax for its Buick GNX (1987) vibe. Others that remind me of more obscure cars: Colby Butte = Lancia Stratos (+ others) Maimai = Peel P50 + Commuter Tango Turbo R = Holden Hurricane MZ2 = AMC AMX3
If RUclips would've recommended this to me sooner, I'd have said to measure how long each car can survive inside the Dogtown Checkpoint if you make the guards hostile.
British dude thinks Robert Pattinson‘s Batman drives a mustang is hilarious. It’s a Cuda. not every American muscle car is a Mustang. This is the equivalent of me thinking every European car is a Fiat.
I'm still a Coyote man... I don't think I've tried any Phantom Liberty vehicles yet, but the Coyote still seems to be the best balance of speed and handling in both NC and the badlands. The Caliburn is a lot of fun in town, but was rough to handle in the Badlands, and the Hoon's handling just felt too loose and sloppy to me. I'll have to buy the new Javelina to see how it compares. It was solid pre-2.0, but the 'yote was still better
F the Haters, I LOVE my Galena D! I used a mod to give it a sexy bright blue paint job and it's so cozy to cruise around in! Edit: LOL apparently Me and my V just LOVE D-Tier vehicles! That's awesome! My Columbus has a Spooky Radar Dish on it! And my Mahir is black and has Solar Panels! And I LOVE my Thorton Colby was my first ever vehicle in Night City and I loved it!
@Sam Bran I hope you read this before you make your next car video: please consider first person driving in your ratings. many cars drive ok in 3rd person, but have a horrible bad dashboard in 1st person. some you can't even see your speed, some have such a bad positioning / size of windshield that you can't even see the road. also, i can't believe you ranked the hoon anything other than "worst car ever". yes it's fast. yes it has guns, yes it is free... but it's not a car, it's a bobsleight. you don't drive that car, you ICESKATE with it. the handling is absolutely horrendous!
anyone have car driving tips for mouse and keyboard? i have bikes down very well, but i still lose control very easily with cars, even when just going straight i can loose control due to steering.
It crossed my mind after uploading that this may have been the case. Though if it were it would mean the Caliburn and Aerondight got massively buffed! The speed was never stated as MPH before 2.0 though, so could be. The main thing I think is that they've been rebalanced in relation to one another to make the fastest cars noticeably more fast
It would have been cool if Delemain was a weaponized car. Considering that Delemain does have combat Protocols.
If you open the trunk on the delemain car, you can clearly see a rocket pod inside. And the trunk lid has a cut out for it to pop out.
It was actually really lazy of them to not have this. Of all the cars in the game, the one that could take on Adam smasher is the one with zero weapon access? LAZY!
@@GhostofJamesMadison Missed opportunity for sure. But I do understand Sam's reasoning of creating a game mechanic for just one vehicle.
That or have it be like a self driving car
Yeah, very weird of them to not add it, but they also forgot a lot of other minor things like this too.
There are clothing options that are just obvious body armor like the corpo body armor that have no stats, as well, really minor inconsistencies, but still a bit annoying.
I far preferred traveling out to each car to buy it. It gave me reason to at least try driving everything once
100% , not only this but for me it felt like i was actually buying a car that came from a real human who used to drive it
While I'd also prefer the old route in this, I still test-drive every car I buy :D
Convertibles are often heavier because they require additional bracing for extra rigidity.
New player and this video was super helpful. Appreciate the dedication to making an hour long video with this much depth while also not sounding completely dry and monotone. Much respect
Nova! Our top 2 sync up. Impeccable taste my choom (Like I had any doubt in the matter!) - Both are definitely S tier. :D Seriously though your driving is making mine look good!
Great minds and all that! Crazy that two of the best are free as well. I don't know about that Tez, I've seen your driving too 😂
Once you get use to the 66 Hoon there is no going back. Thing drifts like a dream and sounds totally epic.
I have try both Hoon and Javelina and I cannot find much difference between both car.
after driving around in the Hoon for so long after going back to some of the other cars I have just realized they are so easy to drift and control after lol Johnny's Porsche is really really good for drifting also and that little bit slower and less tweaky feel in city center areas works a treat
54:42
I could not complain about that number one even if I wanted to.
It’s also the better looking of the two Javelinas. Those white wheels are beyond sexy.
I liked all your videos man they’re great! Thank you. This one is especially good.
The Mercman Caliburn should be bulletproof with guns & rockets like a proper "Batmobile."
All of the Type-66s are based off Elanor/general Fastback mustangs, the Gen Rowlee specifically is based off the General Lee.
I think they may have changed when you can unlock Murk Man's Caliburn. The container didn't spawn in the cave for me until after I completed Queen of the Highway, which might be yet ANOTHER reason to not sell out Panam
As if you needed more.
You just need 40 street cred for the container to spawn. It's not linked to quest progression.
I have full street cred, max level, all side quests finished except some fixer missions, it still didn't spawn...
Interesting *car bug* ...
Which also relates to a *Delamain autopilot.*
Two days ago, I hopped into a stolen car, and *it started driving around City Center on its own.* It did not respond to my commands, and generally headed in the direction of the Spaceport. It eventually ran into an immovable object (while being shot at) and stopped driving itself.
Afterwards, I hopped out and back in. At that point, I could drive normally.
Clearly, an autopilot function exists, even if inadvertently. Waypoints are possible. It should be possible to combine the two.
More like the AI got stuck and bugged out.
Out of every possible source of media I least expected cyberpunk to do a tribute to ken block. but man will that car always be special
The basic Galena is decent enough for city drivings, its speed good enough on city roads, and it is small, agile, and relatively stable to traverse all the gaps between cars and alleys. I think it deserves a C tier rather than a D tier.
the Type 66 Avengers Paint job is based on the ''Gone in 60 seconds'' Mustang Eleanor
I love the Colby Butte, it gives me futuristic Toyota Tacoma vibes.
i would consider myself, as you called it, a sentimental nomad. so if i do not think there will be a fight (locust), i will drive my beloved rattler!
Very thorough video!
as far as i discovered, the '66 Hoon is four wheel drive and the '66 javelina is rear wheel drive.
and well, the real hoonicorn is also four wheel drive. which would explain the much better handling.
I always went with Caliburn because it handled really well and was really fast.
If the Hoon had any grip I would actually use it more often lol it is a great early-game vehicle though
I made a point of buying the Guinevere as my Street Kid, since it was the car they tried and failed to steal in the prologue. I also had a lot of autofixer coupons to burn. I was amazed just at how sticky it was on the roads. I'd gotten used to all the cars driving terribly and sliding all over the roads. This thing eats up the distance, and shoulder checks anything in your way.
It is terrible for off road driving, though. That is true.
They could have used the traffic AI to make it so that Delimane could drive you to your destination by having it work with your waypoint being a custom destination for the traffic AI
Tbf, yes, the General is a hommage to the Dodge Charger from that show, BUT the Type 66 itself is clearly a hommage to Ford Mustangs...
I buy the galena while v's first car is in the repair shop from delamines accident, purely for roleplay
Very surprised the custom motorcycle in Santo Domingo garage wasn't at the top spot.
Cyberpunk could have Interstate 76 kind of mode with car fights with weaponized cars. Modders take notes ^_^
For me, the best base car is still the black Caliburn. The Murkmobile is basically the only one I actually bother driving in the city (PL cars aside) as none of the others are agile enough to dodge traffic and fast enough to make it worth it.
This list is still excellent and put it right where it should be, in S tier.
I will admit, for me personally, I was sorely disappointed then I discovered its inside is a bright white with green accents, as I was expecting a similarly black faux leather look to match the body
Not saying it's bad mind you, just that my ideas of how it'd look when hearing about an all black caliburn existed caused me to get hopes up too high
@@bluegem8582 Agreed, a bit disappointing. Ah well, at least it was not a neon green or pastel pink.
Wish I had a Makigai MaiMai IRL...
Honestly, I think the Hella (7:55) is a great car. Should be at least C...I think it really handles great for what it is. Yeah, not fast, but I like to cruise around NC most times. However, as soon as I can afford it, I get the Emperor Ragnar (22:40). I love it's look...a black box with red trim, and it seems like the most practical vehicle for what my V does...essentially a weapons specialist, so we gotta have a mobile armory. I always liked the Militech SUVs and my V needs one to basically burn corpo shit.
I love that I got two of the best car by accident and for free
Avenger is basically futuristic Eleanor
Funny enough feels like I’m at a car dealership lol 😂
The speed cuts aren't a good thing. I think they should've made the cars more fragile so you choose to drive slower. But even cheap cars can go quite fast, they just might end up at metal dust when crashing.
I do miss the old top speeds.
I disagree that the fastest cars are the best. imo the Quartz Bandit gives best driving experience. Amazing handling for navigating tight city streets and fast enough to win races if you can out drive the AI (which isn't hard at all). only draw back is no storage but I don't mind because I love the look so much, especially when the sun hits that bright orange paint job just right and makes it sparkle. Caliburns are boring to me and all the Quadra's (with the exception of the type R) are clunky and way too easy to crash with their size and awkward handling. Just this guy's opinion.
An affordable car in 2034 only having a top speed of 90mph is concerning for their dystopia future. Our cheapest cars in 2023 can do that lol.
I feel like functional 4-door vehicles should get some extra credit. If you use mods to have 2-3 companions walking around with you, two of them will get in the back seat and you can fit everybody.
The MaiMai “strawberry” is one of my most faithful cars. No joke. Every other car / bike I ring will park a block away, or just not show up at all. The MaiMai however; is faithful. It shows up right next to me, and will shove other cars out of the way to get to where I’m at. I love that little thing
Incredible car, handles so good and small enough that it's faster in traffic than some of the fancier cars; I really love the RP element of being one of the best mercs in the city running around in a tiny lil kei car as well
Someone please do a play through, being a menace with mei mei
And it's one of the best cars for driveability in 1st person view because of how good the visibility is compared to most other cars in the game.
I wish they kept the option of going out to the vehicles in the world and buying them. It added a lot to the fun of collecting them for me.
it wouldve been nice to collect vehicles in the postgame, as I have nothing to do after getting the top 11 cars on this list
Tbh i always missed them in the open world so autofixer is really helpful for me. Although, I guess it would've been better to keep the open world cars and just add autofixer
Yeah, on my first save i collected money needed for all cars combined and then i drove from one to another and bought every single one
So many people complained that it was dumb and outdated, so they changed it.
If you consider the fact that the game is set in 2077, yeah, it was a bit silly.@@FigmentHF
I still only use motorcycles. This limits my need for an actual car to the escort missions and car races - so basically only the Ozob mission, the date with Rogue and the races with Claire. For Claire I just go with The Beast on all races. For Rogue I always use the Porsche 911 as it's Johnny's car. But for Ozob I really like the Mai-Mai as the look of driving around with a huge clown at your side in a small car is just hilarious.
Also need a car for the burning man
@@seb4sti4n666 AFAIR if you go there with no car, there is a Mai-Mai parked nearby
A former boss of mine would fill the interior of the Maimai….
What’s the best bike?
@@GlauaivThere is. It's kinda the easiest to use for that gig, easier to get around the scripted road blocks
IMPORTANT TIP -
If you want the free black Caliburn from the tunnel you have to have 40 street cred. But don't worry, if you complete that mission and still need a while to get 40 street cred, it will stay there in that tunnel forever until you have that said 40 street cred so don't feel a rush to get it if you don't have it yet.
Ooooh so that's why...
@@emmanuelprudente6463you also need to have started claires mission
@@cheffpm No, Claire's mission is irrelevant. The black Caliburn appears sometime (this might be linked to the 40 SC OP spoke about) after Ghost Town.
@@cy-one yeah i think it appears 3 days after, but i had 50 SC abd it didnt appear for me until i talked to her
Actually you need level 50 Street cred also before any patches were implemented you could get it before level 50 like arm cyberware ( legendary arm cyberware)
Your channel is my favourite cyberpunk channel by far.
The amount of effort you put into your videos from research to production quality is top tier.
One thing I like about the Caliburn is when you get in it in first person, you see the front window activate with these bright lights. Most other crystal windows kinda just change into windows, and this felt pretty preem.
i think it would be kinda neat if, after finishing delamains arc, you could use him to chauffeur you around. like get in and he asks you where you want to go and a map comes up for you to pin a location, then just drives like a regular cab, waiting at lights and all. maybe traffic is too stupid yet but would save you from getting wanted levels when making a turn and 5 NPC's jump out in in the street in front of you.
The NPCs really do be suicidal
Did you not watch the video? He suggests that exact concept...
The only right answer is Jackie's Arch
Meh, it’s aight.
@@NeonKix What do you mean? It's faster/more stable than almost anything else, and it's free.
That's a bike, not a car silly
@@allgerfan it's a bike that does better than 90 percent of the cars
by far the best bike
I was really hoping you would include the 0-60, 0-120, along with the top speed. I think some of the cars accelerate differently than they used to in the base game, meaning even though one has a higher top speed, the other might have way better acceleration.
Hmm... You're right! Damn. If I ever do a super cut for all cars I'll try remember to add it
@@SamBram that's all good! There's always something more, and your videos are already very detailed. I pretty much did all the testing I wanted to know myself.
Totally agree: i've used for the most part of my game the Quartz Sidewinder for it's agility and insane acceleration
15:46 if mans is betting his car and his cash while times are already lean and while he has a baby on the way, he has a problem and would just gamble it all away later anyway. Man needs a wakeup call, it just so happens I set my alarm early.
@@SamBramalso, the in-video title cards for the first three vehicles are all "Mahir Supron"
As a netrunner, I never really felt a need to use the combat vehicles. It's almost always preferable to either drive away really fast or simply make an enemy vehicle explode on the spot.
Vehicle combat is fun just to mess around with gangs and cops lol
As a sandy user I just get out of the car, put knives into the enemies skulls, get back into it and drive off, in 3 seconds.
So why are you here
Yeah. Or force them to full throttle and turn. Car hacks are tremendous!
Ya, Even with a non-netrunner build. I just had Comrades Hammer and just made most of any stubborn chasers dissapear.
+1 to the Hoon and #KB43VER. That was the first car I grabbed right after Act 2 unlocked and props to CDPR for putting in such an awesome tribute. Also, the Hoon drives really well with a controller and you really can start doing Gymkhana NC.
The Hoon sucks on mouse and keyboard though. To be fair, just about every car except the caliburn sucks on mouse and keyboard.
@@dentari2626 100%. That's why I play with a controller. Driving capability is greatly improved imo. With it, It's fairly easy to drift the Hoon. It's also fun trying to drift the Behemoth lol
@@jedempleo5833 I don't like the handling
I do love the Hoon but as has been said, the handling and vehicle handling in general is still absolutely awful on mouse and keyboard. It fishtails all over the damn place.
@@jimbob4447 I'm on console and it's still bad
Still prefer the Caliburn over the Hoon. The handling on the Caliburn just makes it more fun to drive.
The handling on the hoon is actually better, but the California feels and drives more like an automatic which is what most people are used to. People who struggle with the hoon are people who don't understand manual driving that's why so many people have trouble with it. It's not because it's deisnged bad but rather it's designed that good.
Gta gas fairly realistic driving AI and roads and such
But cyberpunk nailed it to the wall when It came to actual driving and different types of vehicles (all wheel drive, front wheel, rear wheel, and the mechanic of gear shifting compelled with sounds and that unique "feel")
I cant stop preaching about how great the driving is because everyone thinks the driving is "hard" or it sucks. But in reality they just fail to realize in universe the vehicles operate more like today's manual vehicles than automatics. That's why the Hoon in particular feels so hard to drive for automatic drivers and non drivers. Because u think "hit the gas means go" and that's about all there's is. Gas and brake.
With a race car like the Hoon, it's so much more than that. U gotta really Pay attention to those gear shifts and ease up and hit the brake or tap the release *reverse, at the right time. Using sandy and kerez can pull off some amazing drifts than turn into donuts and spin out into some crazy stunts. Man u can do some cool shit and 90% of players will never even know!
The benefits of being a gear head irl.
I just wish more people knew this and would read the goddamn data bank in game!
I can't agree more, the Caliburn handles amazingly but the Hoon just likes to slip n slide round every corner. Yes it doesn't have weapons but hey I have them anyway!
Yeah, Caliburn all the way. On 1.6, I usually used one of the Type 66, I think the Javelina. Because it handled _okay_ and was fast. The Caliburn lacked grip.
Now? Caliburn is glued to the road and still runs on lightning. Best car to get from point A to point B the fastest :D
Though I'm currently buying _all_ cars, so there's some variety when I'm in the mood for other things.
Weaponization doesn't matter, cause V just out-DPSs everything the game can put onto a vehicle. I mean, with Sandevistan, V even outperforms the basilisk :D
@@juanmccoy3066Manual driving isnt particularly impressive, mate. Its the default in most of the world. On top of that, different gearboxes only affect your throttle control; steering and braking aren't affected in the slightest.
@@juanmccoy3066it’s got nothing to do with manual vs automatic in the game dude holy fucking Christ lmfao.
For Delamain, I feel they missed(instead of having a self driving car, which is asking a lot) the opportunity to have the combat mode be an option. After all, the Delamain variants generally say they need to learn to drive, and it would make it so the player has a car that they have to drive but the vehicle handles combat for them(like a smart gun in vehicle form)
It saddens me that you put my beloved Mahir van so low again :( I mean yeah the car *is* shit... but it's got ~character~ lol
Outlaw Weiler will easily be #1 when you do Phantom Liberty vehicles. It has pretty much everything except rocket launchers and a large chassis for doublejump shenanigans.
It's far superior to almost every other vehicle because it's insanely fast, handles like a dream and has guns. What more could you ask for? Easily the best turn-handling vehicle I've driven. The dune buggies are meant for the Badlands so I'm not surprised they are so crazy on the highways. Motorcycles are a blast too. I used Jackie's bike for almost the entire DLC.
@@patrickdezenzio4988 don't forget the Weiler has the integrated guns very close together which gives it excellent accuracy!
OP has already released his Phantom Liberty vehicle comparison and the Outlaw Weiker came in at #2... behind the Wingate of all things! Dunno what OP is smoking.
Yes!! My favourite vehicle of all of them!!
I use CT3X for dense districts where I know lane splitting will be really important, and Samum for badlands or if I expect to need rockets. But yeah, Weiler for literally everything else beyond that. This has become a pretty solid endgame coverage trio that probably won't be surpassed.
Only reason I generally take the Outlaw over the Hoon is that the latter seems way too squirrely for me, like it can take much tighter turns, but will usually oversteer in the process.
given who it's a tribute too, that was probably intentional.
Yeah, for me it's basically unusable, if I just tap a direction I go flying off, at least that's how it feels xD.
Yeah it has much better handling
if u learn how to drive it it makes it fun af to drift corners and get places fast
@@matthewfigueroa6907 Probably, but that's easier said than done on keyboard
The thing about the Hoon that makes it exceptional and can get very early is if you follow the Delamain quest and see the depressed car it will drive passed the Hoon giving you that quest making it virtually unavoidable as a car if you like to do some sidequesting.
That’s how I got it
The Caliban has the most speed and best handling. And the 1st person view is beautiful. I love that car. Next best is probably the chuthulu Or the outlaw. Those are the best out of the ones I drove . Bikes are the best way to travel IMO u can see that beautiful out fit and it let’s un get many different place cars can’t go.
Rattler. Awd, turbo and dump pipe out the hood, pizza boxes, baseball bat in the back. Small, agile, fast, good on and off road. Best car
Car prices in this game make no sense. The cheapest pile of junk is 13k yet you can buy a luxury custom sedan for only just over twice the price.
Gotta say, the 911 got to be my absolute favorite car in the game in my recent run. Why? Well, while it doesn't have the speed of the Caliburn, it handles a little bit better and its small size also makes it the best car for driving through traffic, by slipping between two cars or between a car and the walkway. The Caliburns bigger size is simply to its detriment.
While I also like the nomad Quadra's, aside from driving in the badlands the 911 became my car-to-go as soon as I got it out of that container.
9:09 The Thrax Jefferson was my main car during my first playthrough and because of that, it'll always hold a special place in my heart. It was also one of the few cars I was able to drive effectively on M+K before they added the steering sensitivity setting in 1.3 :P
Fr I always used it in my first couple playthroughs, The thing looks so menacing I love it.
The Javelina is my favourite. I bought it before the 2.0 update because it looked cool, and now with the guns, it’s become my go to car in general
They nerfed my Coyote. I'll never forgive them. 😭
They nerfed it.... BAD
They also nerfed the Javelina. The Coyote and Javelina's handling are no where near as good anymore.
What's makes it worse is that they kept the Caliburn the same and didn't nerf that one.
@@maskedman5657 To be fair, the Caliburn is SUPPOSED to be the fastest way to get around, yeah?
@AshoreNevermore It always was. The Coyote used to be the second fastest car. The go-to for badlands trips while the Caliburn was the fastest street racer. Then, they decided to reduce the Coyote's handling and shave off 20mph, whereas the Caliburn was left untouched.
@@AshoreNevermore I have no problem with it being the fastest car. But now as a car it has very little drawbacks. If they were going to nerf the coyote and javelina then the Caliburn should have gotten one. If not the top speed then at least nerf the handling
My favorite car to roll around in since 1.0 was the Quadra Type 66 Avenger. Still is to this day, with Cthulu being a close 2nd. They sound so good flying down the highway.
Interior looks crazy too!
Would love have the feature and option to customize vehicles
all I want is the ability to cycle through the presets that they have in the open world. just allow me to choose existing combinations, I don't need to choose the exact paint, livery, wheels and accessories.
Im going to talk about it. Because no one else seems to want to talk about it and I got a bone to pick.
Cyberpunk 2.0 RUINED alot of the preexisting cars before the patch. Cars are even more slippery than before, cars feel impossible to brake, and it's awkward because most vehicles can't autocenter the camera anymore. So the pov is just stuck in weird angles all the time.
And we gotta talk about how dirty they did my boi Coyote. I have no problem with you nerfing the Shion because it basically made almost every vehicle pointless having the best handling and speed combo in the game (plus weapons now). So why in the WORLD did you not apply any nerfs to the Caliburn? It's has great handling (well for this game at least) AND it's faster than the Coyote!?
Why CDPR!? WHYYYY!??
There's a setting to make the camera auto reset faster or slower. It's in the menu settings somewhere. I use a value of 0.3
I also use a controller so if the cars are too slippery then maybe that would help. Otherwise you can decrease the steering sensitivity as well. I have the steering sens at 0.85 while using a controller.
What? Maybe u and I got different games, but the handling is SIGNIFICANTLY BETTER before 2.0. The cars felt like driving on oil, and now it's more gta like. Idk what is going on with you, but handling is wayyyyy better than 1.6
@@skyla1884 There's a setting but the camera doesn't really reset. I have to click the analog and reset it myself constantly.
@@shawn4559 Your comment is confusing. I think what you were trying was that the handling got better AFTER patch 2.0. If I'm wrong you can correct me.
And if you believe that then by all means. That's your opinion. But I HEAVILY disagree. It seems I can't even go across town anymore without crashing insane amount of times.
I think the only car that makes the crappy handling bearable since the patch is the Quadra Type 66 640. And even that car is still really slidy. Like they even nerfed the handling of the Javelina so I can't reliable find an off-road car with decent grip anymore
Strange, the handling feels better overall for me compared to pre 1.6 days (I think last played the game around 1.5). Back then vehicle handling was one of the weak points of the game, it clearly showed they had no experience in this sort of thing and only knew how to make horses handle good. I have some issue with the 2.0 changes (like the too strict Cyberware limit or making clothing irrelevant), but the handling is one thing they improved a lot. Still not perfect but getting there.
Very solid list!!
Personally, I like the Sidewinder and Coyote most.
The Hoon is great, but unlike the narrator, I find the Hoon doesn’t handle or corner very well. It’s a wonderful tribute and looks cool.
I find the Hoon a little slippery
Glad to see the Bandit getting some form of love. I've been playing since the pre-1.3 days and the Bandit was, for me, quite literally the first car that actually felt good to drive once it was introduced. I had saved up my money early on to buy the Shion and then was heartbroken when it felt so floaty back then. I pretty much avoided driving altogether in early versions of the game. Once I got behind the wheel of the Bandit though, that all changed. The handling was just so good. I actually started driving around in it just for the pleasure of it. One more nice thing about the Bandit is that the style of it somehow suits both the city and the badlands.
I would have never ranked the hoon that high. It drives like a piece of lard in a hot pan. Twitchy as hell and hardly controllable...
I'm cool with the rest of the list 😅
This channel is so amazing. I'm looking forward for future cyberpunk videos
They really messed up a lot of the nomad cars. I fought when I first tried them and started sliding around on the asphalt maybe they changed them to have good traction exclusively offroad(which doesn't make sense but would be kinda understandable) but they feel like shit to drive no matter the surface. The Coyote is the biggest victim I've seen so far. The Javelina got worse too but thankfully not quite as bad.
i don't know why but that little vehicle-combat shot from in your crashed stuck-upside down car was hilarious
I was actually looking for this video from you. Thanks for making it for us Choom.
Sorry, but the Hoon fishtails way too easily for me to use it in a pinch. In my book, the Javelina is the overall superior ride (unless the handling has been radically changed in 2.0).
The new Sport R Quadras, Chiaroscuro in particular, are easily the most fun cars to drive for me. Their handling and stability even at top speeds is ridiculous. You don’t even need to use handbrake drifts for 90” turns, it’ll just take that turn at 110 no problem. I also like that they don’t have weapons because I prefer to use my handguns and sub machine guns for vehicle combat.
You missed the best car by far, [Herrera Outlaw "Weiler"]. It is a Herrera Outlaw with armor, guns and more horsepower from quest "Baby Let Me Take You". Best car by far.
As he said many many times during the video. This videos is the first of 3 in the vehicle series and this one only covers CARS from the BASE game. There will be 2 more videos, one covering BIKES and then another that covers Vehicles from Phantom Liberty.
Looking forward to reviewing it in Phantom liberty cars!
That's a phantom liberty car though
@@SamBram my bad, sorry bro.
@@jiffypoo5029 it's cool my man, good to get people's impressions ahead of time before the next video!
A note for those going after the Galena Rattler: it seems the price of buying back the car now scales to your level, rather than being a static 5,000. I was around level 30-35 (I think) when I got the text for it (since I skipped ahead) and the price was raised to 18,000 eddies instead.
I legit cried when I found the Hoon... Ken Block was one of my heroes. And the fact CDPR did such a badass tribute to him, is just absolutely downright amazing. The Hoon is the only vehicle I drive.
This has quickly become one of my top 5 games.
I only just got a PC I could play it on and it coincided so nicely with 2.0. Honestly my biggest gripe is the driving mechanics though. For all the awesome cars and great roads, the driving is horrible. Gonna have to try out some handling mods.
Your previous video 7 months ago got recommended to me this morning so this is perfect Bram🙏
The inability to tune up cars in CP 2077 is frustrating. Imagine tuning up makigai mai mai to be able to run 150 mph and equipped with machine guns at the very least
Coyote for Offroad, Caliburn for everything else
Rattler for offroad, rattler for everything else.
@@karlkoskie2891it's handling is garbage now
I love the Archer Quartz line. Small, speedy and very manuverable. Love drifting in them.
Ken Block was my favorite rally driver. When I found his Hoonicorn parked in some random warehouse in game, I had a huge smile on my face and immediately hopped in
Jackie's bike is the best.
This video is about cars not bikes
exhaustive and well explained, great video.
I see a hidden car pun in that sentence
I hardly disagree with putting the Hoon at #1, it has really bad handling and sweers really easily and strongly. I hope you put the Phantom Liberty cars in comparison with the base cars.
There’s a monster truck now???!!!
Maybe I'm on an Island but I did not like the Quadra Type 66 Hoon as much as everyone else. Great design and great top speed but it's handling was way too slidey for me.
Btw Sam. Which cars would you say are the best when it comes to handling?
14:10 Thrax and Alvarado are both Mob Boss cars, imo. One for business, one for pleasure. I prefer the Thrax for its Buick GNX (1987) vibe.
Others that remind me of more obscure cars:
Colby Butte = Lancia Stratos (+ others)
Maimai = Peel P50 + Commuter Tango
Turbo R = Holden Hurricane
MZ2 = AMC AMX3
If RUclips would've recommended this to me sooner, I'd have said to measure how long each car can survive inside the Dogtown Checkpoint if you make the guards hostile.
British dude thinks Robert Pattinson‘s Batman drives a mustang is hilarious. It’s a Cuda. not every American muscle car is a Mustang. This is the equivalent of me thinking every European car is a Fiat.
I'm still a Coyote man... I don't think I've tried any Phantom Liberty vehicles yet, but the Coyote still seems to be the best balance of speed and handling in both NC and the badlands. The Caliburn is a lot of fun in town, but was rough to handle in the Badlands, and the Hoon's handling just felt too loose and sloppy to me. I'll have to buy the new Javelina to see how it compares. It was solid pre-2.0, but the 'yote was still better
F the Haters, I LOVE my Galena D! I used a mod to give it a sexy bright blue paint job and it's so cozy to cruise around in!
Edit: LOL apparently Me and my V just LOVE D-Tier vehicles! That's awesome! My Columbus has a Spooky Radar Dish on it! And my Mahir is black and has Solar Panels! And I LOVE my Thorton Colby was my first ever vehicle in Night City and I loved it!
@Sam Bran I hope you read this before you make your next car video: please consider first person driving in your ratings. many cars drive ok in 3rd person, but have a horrible bad dashboard in 1st person. some you can't even see your speed, some have such a bad positioning / size of windshield that you can't even see the road.
also, i can't believe you ranked the hoon anything other than "worst car ever". yes it's fast. yes it has guns, yes it is free... but it's not a car, it's a bobsleight. you don't drive that car, you ICESKATE with it. the handling is absolutely horrendous!
You're forgetting that Kerry Eurodyne's yacht [spoiler alert]...
...doesn't actually belong to him and he blows it up anyway
Being a "car guy", I'm really happy cdpr put a Ken block car in the game. RIP
It's really funny how I accidentally got the Quadra 66 in my first blind playthrough while doing Delamain's car hunting quest
That Ken Block car is the worst car I think, it controls horribly.
The best are Caliburn, Porshe, Javelina and some other Quadra cars.
anyone have car driving tips for mouse and keyboard? i have bikes down very well, but i still lose control very easily with cars, even when just going straight i can loose control due to steering.
Actually Im not sure if they made cars slower .. if I remember correctly it used to be KMH instead of MPH .. I might be wrong tho
It crossed my mind after uploading that this may have been the case. Though if it were it would mean the Caliburn and Aerondight got massively buffed! The speed was never stated as MPH before 2.0 though, so could be. The main thing I think is that they've been rebalanced in relation to one another to make the fastest cars noticeably more fast