Automation Virtual Car Meet (AVCM) @ 2020 (ENDED)

Yes. But since the event isn’t starting yet, please don’t post now and wait until the official announcement has arrived.

5th August 2020
5:00 AM
Car meet event venue, somewhere

A truck, coming from the nearby highway has arrived at the overpass, the venue where the car meet is going to be held. A man came from the truck, seemingly looks like the owner, came out of the white truck, and then went on to the container, probably to do some preps.

At the same time, a white Tesla Model S, which leads the way, came to the location at the same time. The Tesla went to find a place to park, which then quickly parked on a spot where the Tesla could charge its batteries easily.


(Tesla not part of the show)

Minutes later, someone, wearing a white shirt, blue jeans and a pair of sunglasses, came out of the Tesla. He, whom shall be remain anon, came out of the white electric sedan , charged the car, and proceeded to enter the trailer, just to take the cars.

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2018 Altus* CV-R

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Several minutes later, the roar of an V10 has spread over the overpass, and not too long later, a blue SUV came out from the truck. The strikingly designed German SUV, which was the creation of well-known Italian design house Marcheilli, arrived at the scene later on.

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The Altus CV-R is a beast of its own. Launched two years before, the SUV boasts a 627 hp twin turbo V10. With a 0-100 time of 3.4 seconds and a top speed of 300 km/h, the CV-R can easily compare with many super cars on a straight line. On the corners however, despite having a sharp handling, it is still not quite par with a true super car.

https://i.imgur.com/Gs3v69j.jpg

But still, when the Stuttgart-based super car specialist launched its first SUV that time, it’s got rave reviews due to its handling and performance. It got very good enough that one well known Malaysian reviewer even said on her own words: “Not what I expected, but I fell in love with it.”

*note: not related to the Japanese video game company at all


1998 Ursula G3 400 x4 Roadster

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The next car came out from the truck, not long after. However this one is from the late-90s, with a strikingly bright red paint. Sporting a 3.2 inline-6 engine, this all-wheel drive sports car is not quite as sharp as some of their competitors, but the TT-killer has its own perks too.

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Little known that there’s a secret the car have possesses one trait: the car is in fact a very rare specimen, of its own, since the 260 hp 3.2 inline-6 engine is only offered for the G3 coupe models…except for 50 odd inline-6 convertibles like these. This is one of these facelifted convertibles, equipped with a rare SMG 6 speed sequential transmission (there’s like 5 of them, the rest of the cars are manuals).

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Surprisingly, the car is still on good condition, maybe the owner actually took care of the vehicles like a real car enthusiast should.

2005 Schumann C100 1.5 XFSi Courier “Turbo Taxi”

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Just after the red Ursula has safely parked on its spot, another sound of a Japanese twin-turbocharged V6 was heard. But unexpectedly, instead of some late-90s Japanese sports car, a modded noughties German courier van came out of the trailer. Talk about a unexpected plot twist.

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This was, in fact, the famous Schumann C100-based “Turbo Taxi”, which was shown on the famous British tuning magazine “ShowTunez” in 2012. The original owner, Jorg Anderson, a well-known Hetevesian tuner and drift racer, created this car with a totaled Schumann C100 courier, with its original 1.5 inline-4 removed to make way with a CE28DETT twin-turbo V6, straight from a 2000 Hinata Orion GTS sports car. The V6 is also tuned to 366 hp from its 250 hp stock form, which was improved by a load of engine mods. With this modifications, the van is a performer, even beating out cars above its class.

https://i.imgur.com/eFkQKn8.jpg

But after the feature, nobody knew where the car has gone. Until now. Looking at the condition the car is likely on good condition.

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After all the cars have arrived and parked safely, daylight broke out from the sky. The show is just started, and the owner of the vehicles, have simply went on to a nearby shop for some breakfast.

And yes, with the existence of the post, this means…


The 1st Automation Virtual Car Meet is now has officially started! Everyone can post their cars now!


What do you want do for your showcase? Just do your best and bring it on.

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Hello, I’m Jean-Luc, a 30 year-old French engineer that currently lives in Japan. As my hobby, I collect Reizei’s various cars. Here are three of my prized possessions.

1984 Reizei Oxygen Fastback SE-R Turbo 1600

This one’s extremely common in Japan but not in this good condition. This is an ‘84 Oxygen, but not just any type of Oxygen of that era, it’s THE Oxygen trim that was used in the show of many childhoods, Startup F! Even if it isn’t as fast as in the show, it is still a joy to drive around in Japan’s many mountain roads. It’s powered by the 1600cc ON4 engine producing 136 horsepower and it weighs around 1103 kg.

2005 Reizei Helium K-S SE-R

This car is just bonkers. It was only made 10000 times and it is one of the craziest Kei cars to date. I do have the regular SE model, but it wasn’t interesting enough. Funnily enough, it uses the same engine as the regular model, the K4 4-banger. To accompany its crazy looks, it comes equipped with AWD, an upgraded suspension and interior, a lot of downforce for a kei car, a Geared Limited-Slip Differential and a 6-speed Sequential. It mightn’t be the fastest kei car around, but it is one of the weirdest.

2016 Reizei Oxygen AE-GT300

Being only produced for 3000 units, this is the rarest car in my collection, the Reizei Oxygen AE-GT300. Powered by the IM12 V6 making 425 hp, this beast of a sedan goes from 0-100 km/h in less than 5 seconds. The bodykit sourced from GT300 is also useful, helping this homologation model reach 63 kg of downforce front and back. It is also as practical and useful as the regular model, still being able to seat 5 and still having a large trunk area. Oh, this is also my daily driver.

Either way, thank you for looking at my cars, I’m gonna drink my coffee now.

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You hear it in the distance. An ear shattering Turbo Four engine, and a short while later you see it…

“Yeah i can share a little. It’s a Sandatsu Sai R.spec, with “some” mods on it. It’s got a Vildside© Fibreglass bodykit, Full SCH system, Einfach Semi-race suspension set-up, geartek transmission , and 20 inch CWS rims. It’s putting down around 430 horsepower.”-Colin Terrel, owner of the car.

The interior has been stripped from the back to make way for a new speaker/subwoofer system, and a rollcage.

“You want to hear it? The SCH exhaust sounds amazing on this.”

(430hp Sandatsu Sai R.spec SCH exhaust (backfire!) - YouTube)

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The first car shown is the 1993 Knightwick 500 sedan.

This was the first large sedan that Knightwick sold in America, the version at the show is a pre-production rhd model imported under a show licence.
Powered by a dohc 2.9l v6 the engine makes 176bhp and with rwd it offers a sporty ride.



Next up is a modified Courageux 3

This was a 1998 s-turbo from the factory with an aftermarket bodykit and a wild flip paint job.The headlights and tail lights have been changed and the rear tail gate has been smoothed out The engine has been modifed to now make 146bhp from the stock cars 135. This car definitely has more show than go.



The final car is a 1971 Harris steed 1800GT cabriolet

This rare cabriolet variant retained a structural roll bar so the car handles just as well as the standard coupe. The GT has a twin carb 1.8 engine producing 86bhp and stylish alloy wheels.



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AVCM 2020 Showcase

The following collection belongs to Jarred Porter, a 45-year-old enthusiast and collector based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

G’day everyone from AVCM 2020. I’m here to show three of the cars in my burgeoning collection. Each of them has a story to tell, and is a delight to drive in its own special way. Everything I’m showing here is perfectly stock, although some of them were fully restored using original parts.

The first car here is a 1992 DMS Cuneo GT Spider. Weighing just 875 kilograms and powered by a mid-mounted, high-revving, all-alloy 180-horsepower 2-litre inline-four mated to a five-speed manual gearbox, it was - and still is - among the purest drivers’ cars ever built, with no power steering, anti-lock brakes or electronic driving aids. Its simplicity, especially compared to more modern machinery, makes it a sought-after modern classic today.

Next up is a 1985 Hampton Valiant Sprint. This marked the return of the Sprint trim level on what had now become a full-sized executive saloon, after an enforced hiatus in the aftermath of the 1973 and 1979 oil crises. Fully independent suspension and a highly-tuned, 250-horsepower twin-cam version of the long-running Hampton straight-six engine ensured that it was as fast through the corners as it was on the straights.

Last but not least, here’s a 1970 MAD Corsair GTS. Built on the same ladder-frame chassis as most of the company’s range, this was the most extreme and performance-oriented version of the Corsair, with a 7.0-litre pushrod V8 delivering a heady 360 net horsepower to the rear wheels. The GTS trim level was only in production for a total of three years due to the oil crisis, and this example is one of just a few thousand fitted with a four-speed manual transmission and the 360-bhp V8.

This concludes our wonderful tour of my AVCM 2020 line-up. I expect to see you again at the next AVCM. Until then, have a great day and goodbye!

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PSA:

Since there’s not really enough entries to liven up the car meet, I’ll extend the time limit for showcases from 8th to 11th August. Beyond that, no extensions.

All rules stay the same, with no changes.

J.B’s 1976 DeLéon Opera

This Frenchie import (a Ceder Foré in France) is a rusty boi underneath, keeping it’s original 1.3 engine but with a re-jetted carburettor, cat back exhaust system and K&N air filter.

Chrome bits have been sprayed matte black, like wise the bonnet, the door mirrors have been moved down the end of the bonnet cos JDM tingz and it has yellow headlights just becoz. J.B has also decided to tastefully adorn it with decals.

It sits low and static on aftermarket coilovers and a set of rare 13’’ Gotti wheels, so it scrapes its exhaust on speed humps and busts it plastic chin spoiler on leaves, but it’s all good. The roofrack is off something else and has just been cut down to fit and makes a terrible whistling noise at above 50mph.

Imagine it sounding like this : '82 Renault R5 1.1-Exhaust - YouTube

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1950 HILLSTROM TYPE D CONVERTIBLE


The Hillstrom Type D is always an oddball when it comes to collecting old american tin, and the very rare convertible is no exception. You really don’t expect it to wear finnish plates either, and yet, here it is.


Being one of only a handful examples exported to Finland, Laura Kotila found this 1950 type D sunken down in a swamp in a terrible condition 20 years ago. One has to say that for a then 16 year old girl, bringing home a complete wreck of a Hillstrom seems a bit out of the ordinary, but on the other hand, nobody ever called Laura ordinary either. Growing up in a family of gearheads probably didn’t help, and if you are completely lost in the 50s lifestyle, music, fashion, like she has been her whole life, of course you need a car to match too. Blasting Gene Vincent out of the speakers in a 1998 Saminda does not really feel the same for some reason.

But being a complete wreck, and parts availability for especially the convertible being low, it took her almost 10 years before she could let the pineapple yellow/ebony black paint combo glare in the sun for the first time.

“I have to admit, I bought three four door parts cars that were in better condition than this, but considering that a very rare convertible got saved I don’t really regret cutting them up. At least I tried to make every single useable part from them find a new home.”

One could think that such a rare car in Finland should have stayed there, but when moving to the US a couple of years ago, leaving the Hillstrom at home was no alternative for Laura.

“I have invested my whole soul in this car, it is more than just a vehicle, it is part of my personality now, and by the way, this is so top notch after the restoration, finding a convertible as good as this for some sane amounts of money would not be easy at all.”

At least the finnish origin is shown by sporting the old finnish plates for car shows.

“It’s such a big part of its heritage and it always makes the know-it-all guys a bit confused”, Laura laughs.

We sure wish both Laura and the Type D good luck in the future on their new homeground.

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This is no ordinary Carica. This is #13 out of a limited run of 73 RSport edition Carica V6 coupe’s, tuned for pure performance to rival similiar sports cars at the time.
This particular example is owned by RB Senniker’s Autohouse, a fully restored example that has toured Japan and has been featured in many articles.

This car came from factory with a Torsen LSD, a 2.4L V6 pushing over 210hp and the right tyres to back all that talk up. It was a JDM icon in 2006, one of the popular poster cars for kids and aspiring petrolheads alike.

This car is well-loved, and will be cherished for the rest of its life, being serviced at a main dealer, and only genuine parts used.

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Rolling in and looking Radwood ready, a CSR124 idea that I scrapped in favor of soemthing else a 1986 Legion Seagull Sandpiper Edition

In the mid 1980s, Legion contracted with American Sunroof Company to produce convertible versions of the Seagull, as convertible sales in the United States saw a resurgence in that time, and other companies had already entrusted ASC with the conversions of their regular passenger cars to convertibles. All of the convertibles were FWD models, as the transmission tunnel that would house the driveshaft in AWD models was partially utilized for additional chassis bracing, and markets that would choose convertibles were seen as generally opposite those that would choose AWD.

This Sandpiper Edition was a convertible-only, limited edition model that came in two-tone white and teal, with pink accents. It also came with unique alloy wheels, painted in white to match the body, and matching pink accents.

Though these were seen as garish shortly after their time, they have been creeping up in value as of late thanks to their rarity and an increasing appreciation for 1980s aesthetics in collector cars. This one is an especially desirable example, as it has the most powerful engine, the 145 hp 2.7 liter SOHC flat six, and a 5 speed manual transmission.

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– 1970 Kadett Athena –

First model developed in-house by Kadett

After the brands beginnings with Sisten in the mid-60s, Kadett launched their first unique model in 1970 - the Athena sedan. Designed primarily for the domestic Korean market, the car was introduced to Europe in the early years of the decade. While not a full sales success, it laid the groundwork for later efforts by Kadett to conquer the market, such as the Club and Beat hatchbacks.

Present here is a 1972 GLS model, known as the Sport in certain markets. Main ways to distinguish the GLS are the plastic lip below the front bumper and exclusive white wheels, offered only from 1972 to 1974. It’s clean as hell, obviously, who would’ve expected anything else.

– 1994 Kadett Beatbuggy–

Incredibly rare, hideous and forcefully quirky convertible

Read more about the Beatbuggy here, if you haven’t already.

This 1994 Beatbuggy is equipped like most models were: yellow paint and white bumpers with the four spoke hubcaps on top. The car has belonged to an elderly lady, buying it brand-new from her local dealer until selling it in 2004 to a car collector. Having belonged to him ever since, this Beatbuggy looks like new - which is to say, terrible.

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Alright, its been mostly older cars, so let’s take a look at somethings a little different.

– 2019 Tristella Gryphus–

The current Grand Tourer that Tristella offers, the Gryphus features a 5.2l Twin Turbo V10, based off the same engine as their flagship Cygnus hypercar. Still, with 730HP on tap, this is very much a super grand tourer. As you can expect from Tristella, the quality is far up there.

This one in particular has been left stock by its owner - why change what doesn’t need to be changed? It is painted in a particularly rare colour however - Dusk Metallic Purple - a deep purple with a light orange flake, emulating its namesake.

There is however, another Tristella around here… with a very different philosophy on how to personalize their car by the owner.

– 2017 Tristella Cygnus –

Ah yes, this is the Cygnus. Visually, a very… differently modified Cygnus, that is no doubt not approved by anyone at Tristella’s HQ. If you do want to read about the base Cygnus however, you can do so here.

So, onto this chrome-wrapped hypercar. The owner here - a rather shady individual, I should mention - has done this up in a bōsōzoku style. Flashy, with bright LEDs, a widebody kit for a car that’s already plenty wide and a huge GT wing. Its not like you don’t attract enough attention driving a Cygnus, but this is definitely going to turn heads, rather positively or negatively.

Of course, while this wasn’t the most conventional of cars to modify, there is some more of what you expect.

– 1996 Kuma GP-R –

Right, let’s go through with what this base car is all about before going into its extensive modlist. This here is a Kuma GP-R, Kuma’s flagship sports car from the 90s. Like all your favorite Japanese sportcars of that era, it produced “276 HP”, from a 3.0L Turbo Inline 6. Plenty fast and plenty tunable, they were often seen on the track and on the highways, not to mention being a bit of a car commonly used in your ProStation racing games.

This one of course, like many others of its model line, has been heavily modified both inside and out. Its exterior features a widened body, decked out with an eyecatching itasha paintjob. Inside, the interior has been lightly stripped, with a rather serious (pink) rollcage taking the place of where the rear seats once were. In terms of power, the engine had been thoroughly touched by SCH. Stroked to 3.2L and with a big snail in, quoted power figures are now roughly 750HP.

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You’re enjoying your carmeet, and you hear an annoying fartcan in the distance


Imagine hearing this horror:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYSKzWtkO6w

The Olsson Club hasn’t invited this stupid ass but he came on his own and parked next to 2 other members of the club.
No one like this guy, Kevin, he’s reving his shitbox at every car meet and he thinks he’s cool. I hope some of you will talk to him about this…

And look a this awful piece of crap:


It’s an Olsson 1123, with an annoying 1.2L of 77hp, but as this one smells oil, it’s probably more around 65hp!






Fortunately, there is other good cars to see at this meet, like this brand new 2020 2243 Orkan with its famous 400HP 2.4L i5.





And next to it, this insane box from the 80s: the Olsson 2265 AWD, with a insane tuned i5 turbo swap, and a large bodykit.




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Money Doesn't buy Sense

But it does make cool cars appear

On the left, the Zacspeed Zenith, model 003, “Pikachu Edition”

Thunderbolt and Zacspeed red, on Custom wheels.

On the right, the Revello Imola Aquila.

Wine Red


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Absolutely adore the Pikachu. :heart:

As Everyone Starts to Show, We Can Take a look at some of these bad boys.

@66mazda @Vena.Sera423
Here is an angry shouty looking thing.
The 2019 Reconcilation Chase RB


The 2.3L Turbo AWD Hot Hatch entered the market just recently in the family of RCN Chase’s and Hunt’s.
RCN is a love child between two brands of different bringings, the Japanese brand Kaizen and uh… the crazy madlads at FWM in America of all people…
The owner slightly modified it with an carbon fiber hood, performance exhaust, performance intake and some nice 18" Fourteen40’s. At least he didn’t go to crazy with the stickers. But he plans on eventually turning it to an Itasha Style Rally Car…

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Now Here are a pair of ridiculous big engined brutes that showed up.
@Falling_Comet @Vena.Sera423


I don’t know what FWM has with these Japanese automakers but they have something with Suisei. Yes… That Suisei that build those military vehicles and sport cars. Well FWM must of inflicted some madness to their heads as they came out with this monster.
The X-Prototype-H and the X-Prototype-S

They definitely stand out and look the part. The difference between them are their engines and the state of madness that was engineered in both of them.
Dinosaur technology… Yes… they both have Pushrod engines… The XPS sporting the FWM’s Naturally Aspirated 9.1L V10 that puts out over 600hp and idles at around 400lb-ft of torque to the rear wheels… that is insane.
If you think that is bonkers, Suisei built their own Pushrod Naturally Aspirated 10L V12 engine for the XPH.
Well what can I say… bonkers…

I need new pics

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Meanwhile in one corner of the parking lot…

A car unknown to many, a 1984 Bayside Motors Quezon Laguna V8, tuned specifically for the Wangan and features a widebody kit and a giant hood scoop, as well as a custom green flake paintjob reminiscent of a Super Eagle.

Under the hood seems to lie a twin-turbocharged 427 cubic inch Chevrolet Big Block engine, tuned to an unknown amount of horsepower (rumoured to be over 650). The car apparently was owned by some doctor in the 80s, and was often seen racing along the Bayshore Route of the Shuto Expressway. The car was able to achieve speeds of over 300km/h as it raced through the famous route.

It is currently owned by an exotic car dealer in Japan, used as a showpiece and is often seen parading around.
The original owner of this vehicle is claimed to have eventually been caught by Law Enforcement in the 90s, but records are incomplete and as such, this claim is hard to prove.

This Laguna was also seen at the Yatabe Test Track a couple of times.


In another corner…

An almost stock 1999 Yuro Glaze RS-GT. A high-performance trim of a compact executive sedan famously known for tearing up racetracks around the world.

At the time of the Glaze RS-GT’s debut, this car once obliterated records for a sports sedan in the early 2000s, featuring a “276”-hp (In actuality made close to 290hp[REDACTED]) 2.5-litre DOHC all-aluminum Inline-6, and thanks to some weight reduction and some other performance modifications done by the team that made the Yuro Sabre sports coupe, the Glaze RS-GT made waves as being one of the fastest cars of its time.

The car is currently owned by a YouTuber in his late 20s, who’s an avid car enthusiast and has a fairly plump collection of rare 90s vehicles such as this one. He’s done some modifications such as removing the limiter on the ECU, bringing the car’s horsepower up to 301.


And at last, somewhere else in the parking lot…

There seems to be two girls quarreling in front of a 2006 Quezon SR-2.
This SR-2 features a Bayside Motor Works kit and is painted in what looks to be factory Davies White.

This is of course, no ordinary SR-2 with a bodykit slapped on it, however. It features a 1400cc inline-four taken straight out of a wrecked Kawasaki Ninja ZX-14, and tuned to make over 220hp. Pair it with the lightweight fibreglass and carbon fibre body, and you have quite the track machine.

owner of the car is a cosplayer and she just dragged her friend along idk what else i should say just shoot me

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Hello, I’m Nathan Collins with Motoring Monthly, here at the 2020 Automation Car Meet, standing by some very special Voltaris. We’ll be conducting some quick interviews with the owners of these beauties, as well as potentially getting some time behind the wheel, so stay tuned.

The three Voltaris that we’ll be taking a look at are all extremely different, with two from the current era, and one a throwback to simpler times. The Sunset Copper Pearl Elysium is owned by racing driver Henrik Samuelsson, who was one of the first to own the 1500hp, limited edition hypercar. The Alphard Blue Speedster is owned by Richard Nyman, an investment banker by day, and a major car enthusiast by night. Finally, the pristine Dust Copper 3000LX Syncro is owned by Goran Nemec, who inherited the car from his father, and has a touching story to go along with it.

A large flock of people surround Samulsson’s Elysium, who’s giving autographs to fans of the famed World Rallycross and former DTM driver. The Elysium sports a 5.5L twin-turbocharged V8, that produces 765hp and 625lb-ft of torque on it’s own, however that beast of a engine is also mated to 3 electric motors (one on each rear wheel and the other on the front axle, giving it a total combined output of 1500hp and 1050lb-ft of torque. It’s mated to a heavily beefed up 7-speed DCT and all-wheel drive, which allows the Elysium to do 0-60 in 2.3 seconds, and reach a top speed of 250mph. Only 1000 units were made (seen here is #150/1000), priced at $670,000. We managed to get a chance to speak to Samuelsson, who said this about the Elysium;

The Elysium is a fantastic car, it feels incredibly focused and agile under hard driving, while remaining civilised enough to drive around town. The 1500hp plug-in hybrid powertrain brings an exciting twist to the Elysium’s formula. I was there personally for many of the Elysium’s major development milestones, and I can truly see all the work that Voltari put into this machine.

And Samuelsson was right, the Elysium is truly a sight to behold. Towards the end of the night, Samulesson started up the Elysium, and everyone in the car park was in awe, hearing the 1500hp/1050lb-ft 5.5L twin turbocharged V8 and tri-motor electric powertrain roar to life. Some other auto journalists also got to take it for a quick drive, saying the 7-speed dual clutch transmission was incredibly quick, and a perfect match for the engine. Others praised the roofless design as well as the exclusive paintjob. We unfortunately didn’t get a chance to get behind the wheel of this Elysium, but our official first drive and review of another unit will be in September’s MM issue.

Next, we went to take a look at Mr. Nyman’s Speedster, which attracted a few good looks from the crowd as well. The Speedster is a fascinating piece of engineering, sporting a 3.0L 405hp/295lb-ft naturally aspirated V8, a 7-speed dual clutch borrowed from it’s bigger brother, the Elysium, and rear-wheel drive. The Speedster is also roofless, although a hardtop variant is said to be in the works. It’s incredibly light as well, only weighing 1,950lbs. This allows it to do 0-60 in 2.6s, and reach a top speed of 202mph. The Speedster is also capable of creating 850lbs of downforce at it’s Vmax certified top speed. The Speedster is on sale now, starting at $150,000. We spoke to Mr. Nyman about his Speedster, and he said this;

The Speedster can best be described as insane, from the 405hp V8 that revs to 9.5k, or the crazy amount of downforce it puts out; it’s just not like anything else I’ve ever driven.

And Mr. Nyman was correct. We had a chance to blast the Speedster around the town, it’s high revving V8 screaming behind me, the brutal amount of grip it kept in the corners, and the aggressive feeling DCT made for an extremely pleasing driving experience. A full review of the Speedster will be coming soon to MM, but until then, I hope you enjoy this first look.

Last, but certainly not least came the 1975 Voltari 3000LX Syncro, owned by Mr. Goran Nemec, a doctor born in Croatia who moved here to the US in the late 2000s. The 3000LX Syncro was the car that launched Voltari as an international brand, with the first units going on sale in the spring of 1975. The 3000LX Syncro sports a 250hp/185lb-ft 3.0L V6, a 5-speed manual and four-wheel drive with a 2-speed transfer case, which allowed the 3000LX to do 0-60 in 8.0 seconds, and reach a then-impressive top speed of 144mph. Mr. Nemec inherited this car from his father, who purchased it new in 1975, but unfortunately died 2 years later, having only put 15,000km (9,370mi roughly) on the odometer. The 3000LX then sat for over 10 years, until Goran fixed it back up and learned to drive it. The car now has 88,500km (55,000mi roughly) on the odometer, and has crossed continents with Nemec. We had a chance to speak with Nemec, who spoke of the car;

The 3000LX has been with me for every major part of my life, from when I moved to the US to attend medical school, to when I met my wife, got married, had my first child and so on. This car means a great deal to me, and I hope I can keep it going until my son turns 16, so I can hand it down to him.

We were stunned to see such a pristine example of a 3000LX, a Syncro trim no less, and we wish Nemec and his family the best. We sincerely hope that this fine piece of engineering is still on the road for years to come. We also took a quick ride-along with Nemec in the 3000LX, and even today the cushy yet sporty ride it was known for holds up. The interior of the car was pristine as well, with no damage to any of the seats or the touch surfaces. Everything about ths 3000LX is perfect, and it was definitely an exciting thing to see.

This has been Nathan Collins with Motoring Monthly, signing off.

(I’m a new user so unfortunately I can only post one picture, but I did really want to participate in this, hopefully you appreciate my one picture I could post and my little writeup from an automotive journalist’s standpoint.)

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