Kyung-Yeong Industries HQ, Daegu, South Korea
As the deadline drew near for their design process, Kyung-Yeong executives met once again to have a brief discussion on their next generation Ssanvan…
The phone rings at the line, before President Song picked it up, listening in, he was informed nine submissions were on display in the courtyard.
Kyung-Ja Song: Alright, we have all of our entries awaiting inspection down on the courtyard, we will head there and spend the rest of today reviewing them.
The entire squad made it down to ground level and began observing and investigating each car on the lot.
DNQ - Ladder Chassis
The first design the company had taken a look at was the submission from AB Monozukuri. The Design is cute and compact, but still has room for 5 people and some luggage.
Unfortunately, when one of the engineers checked underneath the car, they were surprised to notice it was in fact a Ladder chassis, invalidating the car as Kyung-Yeong would not have been able to produce it without completely overhauling their factories.
DNQ - Service costs over 400
The interesting looking submission from Independent got the crew thinking it was quite a strange car from the beginning, but they did not expect to find a 1.8L V6 under the bonnet. Immediately after checking the interior it certainly was more than they expected with more padding and quality to them, even one of the latest AM radios installed.
After getting this far, heads were shaking, as this was going to be too expensive to run and produce.
@Maxbombe - Ssanvan 1100 by a French designer
DNQ - Service costs over 400
The team was very pleased seeing this fancy looking car, even if it was basic, does not mean it had to look bad. They gazed over it from all angles, but not forgetting the internals, the interior was to be expected, but when they came to the engine bay and noticed a strange 4-barrel carburettor with performance intake they had a feeling the cost to run the engine might be steep.
Although the design was attractive, it was unfortunate that the engine was causing it to be too expensive to run, forcing the team to continue looking at the remaining entries.
DNQ - Engine engineering time is over 70
The American design was quite uncommon to the KYI team, the boxy shape and larger size was unexpected. Although they did want to consider it, and looked further, the latest braking technology was certainly good, and interior was expected.
However, once they checked over the engine things went downhill, it looked to be too good to be true, a SOHC 16-valve 2.0L I4. The team were immediately concerned if they’d be able to proceed with creating such an engine in the time space they had left. Unfortunately, it was later rejected.
@EnCR - Ssanvan A1500 by unknown client
DNQ - Service costs over 400
Another rather cutesy looking car, by an unknown entrant, was rather neat, and had good presentation. Only the basics which made the team pleased by it’s exterior, although strangely they picked up it was named A1500 despite having a 1599cc engine was confusing to the engineers.
Once they looked over the insides, it was quite obvious to see where the budget had gone to, as the seating was much higher quality than expected. Because of that, they had to move on, knowing service costs might sky rocket from it.
DNQ - Service costs over 400
The crew checked out the next entry from another industrial company, overseas from Japan. The shooting brake style was quite interesting, and definitely offered more space at not much further cost… However, when they noticed a 2.1L Inline 6 and quality interior parts, they had to instantly reject the idea, as it would not have attractive service costs.
The next car they looked over was send abroad from England, the Knightwick K50 type rebadged with K-Y logos. It was very promising being; extremely cost effective in all areas, having cheap maintenance and great fuel economy.
There were not any real drawbacks, so it was a big contender as the crew got excited.
@Human89845524 - Ssanvan 1600 by Trident
The following entry was from Trident, it looked fit to do the job. The main concern was from the exterior designer, noting the roof antenna and looks were a bit too strange for his taste, mentioning the wing mirrors were too tiny. However, it did great in all other areas, being one of the best cost-effective models on offer from clients, it was good but somewhat on the more standard platform.
The company executives continued onto the next.
Bogliq’s rendition of the Ssanvan was next, safe to say the design lead did not really have much to say, but the engineers were rather pleased with costs and easy drivability. The practical use of the car was not too bad either, being slightly larger than most, but not too big. Considering this one, the team moved to the final entry.
The final entry was given by Seaward. A rebadged version of their Avantika. The team were very pleased with the aesthetic, and it even came with a catalogue showing the colour tones inside for them to check out. In fact, after looking at each bit of the car, it was cost-effective, did not have bad service costs, the most fuel-efficient of the lot and very practical indeed.
After a heated discussion over which was the best entry to begin collaborating with, the team concluded…
Congratulations to @Kubboz! The Ssanvan 1.3 ranked high in all areas, it is exactly the car Kyung-Yeong was envisioning for their successor model to the first generation. They would certainly have gotten back to Seaward and started a collaborative partnership with the Avanika/Ssanvan!
Leaderboard:
1st: Kubboz
2nd: mart1n2005
3rd: Human89845524
4th: HighOctaneLove
Thank you everyone who entered, I really appreciate all the time and effort put into each build, even if I had to disqualify more than half of entries. Even still I looked them all over and was amazed! Awesome job everyone.
I am hoping that @Kubboz will take Codename Indistinct into its third season, if not I’ll let it be passed on through the ranks of the leaderboard!
