07-07-2019, 10:41 PM
I think that in AC you don't have one and the same year-season cars. It's always "the best car" of this and that year. Licensing most likely? It's very tough to find a good combo of different cars which can compete in an AC league except with modded cars. But still, in theory, historic championships have no point, since there was only one best car 
The BMW and Mercs are from 1991-1992 DTM I think. The Alfa Romeo 155 v6 is a car that entered in 1993 the DTM, that was by then only German cars championship. They dominated that year pretty much. Raced there until 1996 I think.
If you know you're racing against similar or equal drivers, then IMO if you want to fight for the win or high finish, there is no point in taking the BMWs or Mercs against the Alfas. That's in terms of simple lapping and handling around tracks. And I personally think that the Merc is another level lower, one lower than the BMW.
You can check their BHP or weight to power ratio in game to check the advantages. Alfa weighs just a bit more but higher RPM, power difference and weight to power ratio seems to be its obvious advantages. For me personally, I tried all three cars, and simply on handling and laptimes I rated them like this: Alfa, BMW then Merc. I didn't do an extensive research, but what was pretty much enough for me. When you see a BMW or even a Merc in a high position, it's probably driven by a driver that is better (or luckier) than most of the field.
The BMW and Mercs are from 1991-1992 DTM I think. The Alfa Romeo 155 v6 is a car that entered in 1993 the DTM, that was by then only German cars championship. They dominated that year pretty much. Raced there until 1996 I think.
If you know you're racing against similar or equal drivers, then IMO if you want to fight for the win or high finish, there is no point in taking the BMWs or Mercs against the Alfas. That's in terms of simple lapping and handling around tracks. And I personally think that the Merc is another level lower, one lower than the BMW.
You can check their BHP or weight to power ratio in game to check the advantages. Alfa weighs just a bit more but higher RPM, power difference and weight to power ratio seems to be its obvious advantages. For me personally, I tried all three cars, and simply on handling and laptimes I rated them like this: Alfa, BMW then Merc. I didn't do an extensive research, but what was pretty much enough for me. When you see a BMW or even a Merc in a high position, it's probably driven by a driver that is better (or luckier) than most of the field.