Dude, what. I was literally about to post the Kunai in about ten minutes. 
EDIT: @DeusExMackia I can live with that! 
You can post it, but it won’t be up for voting I’m afraid. Gotta stick to the rules I set out at the start.
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What rules? The op only says anything posted between the 8th and 22nd and it still is the 22nd, it doesn’t specify a timezone.
##Daily Round-Up - Day 14
Welcome back to Detroit for the final time this year where the last day of show has just closed up. In a little while, voting will open for the best cars of the show - it’s going to be quite something, let me tell you!
Time to see what was released in the final few days of this years show.
The final musical accompinament is Bolero by Maurice Ravel
Blackbird unveil astounding coupe concept
It’s been teased throughout the duration of this show, but at last, Blackbird Racing Development have unveiled their breakthrough into the sports and GT car market. The stunning Concept V is tastefully styled, menacing and terminally unhinged when it comes to performance. Powered by a version of the company’s new H634-8 engine platform, the Concept V reportedly does 0-60 in 2.3 seconds and tops out at 215mph, which might make it the fastest front engine car around today. The plan is to use this platform and engine to enter the sports and GT coupe market, which will certainly be tough for a company that’s been more used to Formula 1 recently, but we wait with anticipation to see how this develops.
Zenshi unveil new versions Taigi and Tessitura supermini
Cute and filled with character, Zenshi’s new versions of their supermini twins have been revealed. Coming in a range of trims, including some sporty ones, and with a good range of engines, these look to be very safe buys for anyone in the market for a supermini. Of particular note is the Tessitura VS-15T which is an AWD supermini, one of very few around. Prices have yet to be revealed.
Alongside this, a number of classics from the company were on display, including the beautiful Grandea with its timeless styling. Sitting beside it was its relative, the new Grandea, sporting tidy looks and a range of powerful engines. The spirit of this car is most certainly still around. A new performance version of the company’s GT, named the GTZ 5.6R was unveiled as well. Packing 600 hp under the bonnet, a 7 speed DCT and even active aero, the good looking coupe will certainly be of great interest to us when it arrives next year.
Calvinator resurrect Delorean brand with new CXT hypercar
Under the name badge of ‘CXT’, Calvinator have reintroduced the Delorean name to the automotive world. The sleek hypercar is capable of 0-60 in 2.5 seconds thanks to a 1099 hp 8.6l naturally aspirated V8 that sits in the middle, and, crazily enough, sends power only to the rear wheels. We’re not sure whether ‘hypercar’ is an appropriate term, ‘insane’ seems to be more fitting.
One thing we’ve yet to understand entirely is how this is a Delorean. Although it seems to have the same metallic body panels as the iconic original, it seems to evoke none of the principles of the original company given that the DMC-12 was made to be sporty yet still affordable to the everyman - perhaps then this is a steroid-filled tribute to the original. We don’t really know to be honest. What we do know is that company is planning to sell it for $262k, and make absolutely no money off of it whatsoever.
Albury close their display with three new performance variants
The appropriately named Super Ute was among three new performance variants of current cars on display at Albury’s stand today. The Australian sedan maker showed off the new ‘6.4’ variant of the Centurion, with massive quad exhausts and big, low-revving V8 to power it, along with a sports-utility version of the same car called the Super Ute. Both feature restrained yet pleasing styling and are bargains for what they are, with prices hovering around the $33k mark.
Also on display was the tech-packed Viceroy. This luxury sedan is celebrating its 50th birthday with a performance version, and better still, an even more powerful version is promised in the near future. We’re not sure about the colour, but considering it has a HUD, manual gearbox option and costs less than $55k, it’s certainly a real spanner in the works for rival limousines.
Storm’s iconic Mamba back on display
Already beginning to take its place as a modern classic, the Storm Mamba was out on display today. The company used to reiterate their belief in the Enthusiasts car, and as a way of reflecting upon their heritage. The Mamba was one of the first proper F-AWD coupes, and was very fast indeed, still being just as competitive against newer hypercars. It’s great to see this legend out once more.
Mott Works showcase new range of performance vehicles
Reviving a number of old names today, specialist car maker Mott Works added another performance ute to the many others that have been released at this years show, along with other vehicles too. The Savage and Rage, both based on the same platform, will give buyers the chance to own a 540hp V8 powered monster in either sedan or pick-up form. Along with this, the new version of the Aqueos was unveiled, now taking the form of a coupe platform. A sports version and more comfortable GT version will be produced, both at high prices, echoing their exclusiveness.
While we’ve been doing all this, plenty of interviews we had!
Masahiro Takahashi, the chief engineer of Zenshi, came in for a chat this afternoon.
One of the people at Mott Works also came in to talk about the new cars from the company.
And finally, closing up this years interviews, Rick Burke of Albury had this to say about the new cars from the company.
And there we have it! The show is now closed, so except for Ram, no more cars please. Voting will open very shortly. It’s been a pleasure to report on the show for Splendid Auto Monthly, we now hand over to the official Detroit 2017 organisers for the voting process. Goodbye for now!
-Gavin Anderon
I gave a specific time of closure in this post yesterday:
Apologies for not making that clear at the start of the show, should have added the time factor to those original rules.
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Thanks Detroit. We bring you the facelifted Kunai RS for 2017. See our company thread for more details. Coming soon.
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##The Voting
Alright folks, the time is now upon us to decide the best of the best from Detroit 2017. It’s been quite a show, with a huge number of releases, but we’re going to try and find some winners.
Here’s how it’s going to work:
[ul]Voting Round 1: People choose their favorite car from each of the sub-categories (see below). The car that wins each of these will be crowned “Best in Category”[/ul]
[ul]Voting Round 2: The winners of the individual categories will go through to this round, and this vote will decide the “Best In Show” award.[/ul]
Rules and guidelines:
- I am the judge.
- One car per category per company (decided by the judge)
- A car can only enter into one category, even if multiple trims/variants have been released
- Only new cars are elgible.
- If there is a tie, the judge will decide the winner
- You can vote for your own car(s)
#Round 1 Voting Deadline: Friday 27th January 19:00 GMT
##Countdown clock
#Round 2 Voting Deadline: TBC
Here are the categories, with full links and what not. Click the box to select your vote, click on the car name to link to the car itself.
Notes:
- Concepts and Production cars have been combined in a number of categories
- If a company released more than one similar type car (eg two super cars, two compacts etc), I have chosen the one I deem to be the best.
- Some cars simply didn’t have enough enough competitors to be put into a category and didn’t make the vote. I apologise for this, I’ve done my best to ensure every company is in at least one category as a result.
#[color=red]PLEASE[/color] CHECK THE LINKS TO YOUR CARS TO ENSURE I HAVE LINKED THEM CORRECTLY!
###Best Small Car
City Car, Supermini, Hatchback
###Best Compact
Compact, Luxury Compact
0 voters
###Best Executive Sedan
Executive Sedan, Luxury Executive Sedan, Performance Executive Sedan
###Best Limousine
Limousine, Luxury Limousine, Performance Limousine
###Best Entry-Level Sports Car
Entry-Level Sports, Compact Sports
###Best Sports Car/Coupe
Mid-Range Sports Car, High-End Sports Car, Mid-Range Coupe
###Best Supercar
Supercar
###Best GT Car
GT Coupe, GT Car
###Best Performance Car
Hot Hatch, Muscle Car, Hypercar, Tuned Vehicles
###Best High End Performance
Hypercar, Road-Racer, High-Performance concept
###Best SUV
SUV, Luxury Off-Roader
###Best Utility Vehicle
Ute, Pick-Up
###Best Crossover
Crossover, Compact SUV
0 voters
###Best Concept Car
Concepts, One-Off Vehicle
Any questions or queries, @me and I’ll get back to you asap!
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Ahh nevermind, it not that big of a deal anyway.
You may.
Ah! Thanks for that, shall update it
EDIT, looks like I can’t change poll options after the first 5 minutes of posting it. Sorry man, my bad!
SHIIIIIIIIIT FUCK I FORGOT THE TOKYO AUTO SALON WAS LAST WEEK
Do you guys want me to make a thread for it where you folks share tuned builds?
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What about a separate voting for classics? Maybe not as divided into categories as this, but for example sports/GT classic, premium/luxury classic, standard classic, utility classic?
@Deskyx Why even asking? Just do it 
I think a “Historic car” or “Museum car” vote would be a good addition, might get me a nomination for once since I pretty much only make old crap.
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I second this motion!
I agree with that too.
@JohnWaldock I felt that the Proteus was too much of a sports car to be in the supercar category, and I’d already put Aelous in that category. As for the Tartarus, I had to be brutal and cut one of your cars, you’re in a lot of other categories and just wanted to ensure some fairness. Harsh, I know, but there needs to be some fairness in this.
@szafirowy01 @TheRoadrunner The trouble I had with trying to do something like that was that there were so many classic cars from very different eras and what not that I wouldn’t really know how to do that. And to put everyone’s classics into one pole wouldn’t be fair. Other thing too is that I haven’t got the time at the moment to sort that out, it took me a good couple of days to prepare these polls and get everything ready. Sorry about that guys.
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thats fair
Thanks for being so appreciative 
Why not label different time periods?
Stuff like 1960-1970 = Classic, 1940-1950 = Antique.
Or something along those lines.
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I guess there was no minivan category. Oh well.