Here it is, the car that defines the supermini/subcompact market. Fun to drive, practical, economical, easy to drive, good looking and affordable. The Quark is proof that you can have your cake and eat it and, on this new generation model, that statement has only become more true.
Buidling up on the strengths of the predecessor, the car has extra high strength steel on its structure, for better torsional rigidity and passenger cell stiffness, where as some of the panels are composite, like the front wheelarches, bootlid and roof, in a quest to save weight, which in turn aids handling and fuel economy.
The car will be sold from launch with 4 different engine options, a 1.0 3-cylinder with 70 hp, two 1.4 engines, one NA with 100 hp and a turbo-charged 125hp and a 1.6 turbo with 150 hp. A sportier GT option will come soon afterwards.
All cars are equipped as standard with a 6-speed manual gearbox, with a 6-speed DCT being offered as optional on the turbocharged engines.
Designed to be closely related to the ATCC race car, this new version has all the poise and lightness from the FWD design with several race-derived updates. Power is up from 202 hp to 277 hp, still driven through a 6-speed manual gearbox, albeit with a limited slip differential this time. Uprated brakes, tyres and suspension, derived from the RS325, are all present too.
Performance has been enhanced massively, with the big numbers being 6.2s to 100 km/h and a top speed of 262 km/h. That is partially helped by the weight savings of kg fro mthe RS325, down to 1524 kg.
After quite a while without revisions, the mid-engined sports car has been revisited and improved across the board. The all-aluminium chassis and independent suspension all-round remain, but the styling is new, and so are the engines.
Using the new inline 4 engine family first introduced in the Quasar, the Zeppelin brings new levels of performance and driver engagement. The range is comprised of three tunes of the 2.0 motor, the base naturally aspirated model, with 165 hp, and two turbo units, with 277 and 321 hp.
Combined with the lightweight chassis, the car is capable of some impressive performance numbers, with the range topping Helium model capable of 0-100 in 3.8s, for a quarter mile time of 12 seconds and a top speed of over 300 kph. However, due t the sporty suspension and lightweight, the car can also corner really well, doing a lap in the ATT in just 2:11, only 2 seconds slower than the 200 hp more powerful Bonham Chaucer Brooklands. Further details for all trims are shown below.
Due to issues, proper photos couldn’t be taken, this will be addressed as soon as all the car fixtures appear correctly in photomode
The first Baltazar car reborn in UE4 is the Quark.
In the transition, the car had it styling updated, follwing criticism and the engine line-up has been revisited.
However, it continues to define the Automation B-segment market, excelling in ease to drive and driver envolvement, practicality and affordability.
The core of the range is comprised of the small 3-cylinder engine, available in 4 states of tune, two 1.0 litre engines, with 70 and 95 hp, a 1.2 with 120 and a 1.35 with 140 hp. The base 1.0 is naturally aspirated and comes with multipoint fuel injection, whereas all other variants are turbocharged with direct injection. All cars come equipped with a 6 speed manual gearbox as standard and a 6 speed DCT is available as an option with all turbocharged engines.
Above those cars, there will be the Quark GT, in the near future.
It looks like the Quasar will also make a smooth transition to UE4. I’m expecting a rundown of the range in short order. That just leaves the Zeppelin and Kilimanjaro…
While scanning the forums, I found a Baltazar model that has so far not been mentioned in this thread: the Beluga. From what I recall, it was a mid-late-90s large luxury car, so why does this thread not feature it? I reckon it could be down to the Beluga being a non-canonical model that does not fit in with the company history, even in the pre-UE4 era.
By the way, that screenshot of the remastered Quasar’s rear end has only convinced me to buy one even more, were it to exist in real life.
Yeah, the Beluga is very much a non-canon car. Back then I didn’t have any non-canon tags and I didn’t think so deeply for lore. That may become an even bigger problem in the near future, as I feel an increasing need for an american brand. The question here would be, keep it as a non-lore company and create another one or keep bush as the american arm?
