(Note: This is based of experience)
Race:1999 Nissan Skyline GTR Spec
Offroad:Chevy Bel Air (for tracks with Insane turns) and Pontiac Firebird Trans-am (For whenever the track is just a circuit or is not complicated such the Spillway race against Holtzmann)
Runner:2018 Chevy Camaro ZL1 (For getting out, NOT battling but if needed it can take out a car for when you are only doing missions like bait crates) or the BMW M5 for when battling practically the whole Police Force such as in Skyhammer or Double or Nothing.
Drift: Alfa Romeo Giulia is really well especially for tight turns because of its small size good handling and great speed
Drag:Becks Customs as for it does have a good speed that you do not have to upgrade for a while but when you do you don't have to do it much saving you money in the long run.
Speedcross:JCW Countryman for its good handling because of if its size good speed and when you buy it it is free. This is also the car that Mac borrowed from Rav when the buyer did not pick up his car but it was registered, which is why he went into the speedcross series.
There it is list of the best cars in Need For Speed Payback
