How much quality spam abuse has this car and especially the engine gone through? The fastest car of 1981 was the Lancia Montecarlo G5 Turbo, and had 400 horses, costing $150K.
7-speed for 1986 in a car?
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1990-1997 Pt 90 Platinum LP
(1993 LP Black Label pictured)
In the 1990s, Platinum was having a bit of a crisis. Faced with an aging customer base and the declining sales that followed, Platinum had to do something to bring its sales numbers up and go up against European and Japanese imports.
Taking the AWD expertise from Innovation and Razor, and adding in an Innovation tuned Inline 5, Platinum created the LP, a luxury sports sedan designed to attract a younger crowd. In a first for Platinum, extra attention was given to the sound system of the LP, with high quality Sony speakers mounted all around the interior, with the option of either a cassette player or CD player installed in the dashboard.
Also a first for Platinum, starting in the 1995 model year, a GPS system was offered on the top trim level, accompanied with an LCD display that also showed other stuff like G forces, the current track(only available with the CD player), and settings to change how the car drove(IE:Power distribution and dampeners). These features, as well as an advertising campaign that had music artists promote the car through music, made the LP a sales success, spawning a second generation(Pt98) in 1998, a third (Pt06) in 2006, and a 4th(Pt13) in 2013, with plans for a 5th generation for 2020(Pt20).
Everything was going moderately well, but a full LCD display with sensor-heavy stuff like Lateral G, track info and a UI system that controls the traction control style of the car?
Man there’s a limit to how much you can stretch shit
It’s based on an R34 skyline and an Acura legend, so there’s that.
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And the R34 does have an LCD screen as well
A '99 Japanese sports car, which was limited to only 12,000 of them, and the ones that had such functionalities like MFD and G force measuring, connecting the ECU with a Windows XP powered laptop, all came with a hefty-ass price. You’re claiming the same, no, in fact some more features in your car in the year of 1995 and also for a market filled with cars made out of plastic and other cheap materials.
1982 Innovation Italo
Hot off the debut of the success of the Reverb, Innovation focused on making an entry level sports car. This car was to serve a dual purpose: to make a platform well suited for modification and to serve as an entry point into the Innovation brand without creating a dent into the wallets of prospective car buyers. The end result was the Innovation Italo, named for the Italo Disco genre.
To ensure affordability, the Italo design team raided the Razor and Chupacabra parts bins to cut costs on development. Powering the Italo was an I5 taken from Chupacabra’s Santiago series of small vans, mated to a 5 speed manual taken from the the second generation Razor Phoenix, using wheels meant for use on the then-upcoming Razor seagull sports coupe. While most of the car was a parts bin special, the mostly fake exhaust, the dampeners, the side vents, and the roof were all developed for the Italo.
Starting sale in August of 1981, the Italo started off with a lukewarm reception, but steadily gained sales over its life, due to its surprising practicality and great tuning potential. This saw it getting modified for various purposes, including rallying, drifting, and pizza delivery for some reason.
The mid mounted I5 made 77 horsepower, mated to either a 5 speed manual or an optional 4 speed auto. It came in RWD from release, with AWD introduced as an option in 1984. To save costs, the interior came with basic seats, although more comfortable options were available for a higher price. No matter the trim, the Italo came with a frunk, with the spare wheel mounted where the trunk would normally be, along with 8 cup holders throughout the interior.
By 1985, Innovation took notice of the strong sales, and refreshed it with a revised front and rear fascia, along with new performance trim levels. This refresh also bumped the power to 82 hp on the base trim, 107 hp on the turbo trim, and 280 hp on the Miami edition. By 1992, the Italo had 347,882 production units, and around 90% of them were still on the road as of 2018.
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That would have been such a tall order with contemporary technology that it might as well have been next to impossible.
And I heard that it has a live rear axle - a crude setup that makes sense for big SUVs and vans, but doesn’t belong on the vast majority of passenger cars during the 90s, much less today.
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Ah yes, completely forgot about this car’s presentation in AGC. Live rear axle, so much for luxury on wheels for the younger crowd.
2015 Innovation Belladonna 7
The seventh version of the name, the Belladonna is a muscle car based on Innovation’s then-new IM-G platform, later used on several other models in the various brands. The Belladonna takes styling cues from multiple past versions, with the front fascia in particular styled after the Belladonna 3.
The Belladonna 6 was available in I5 and V8 versions, starting at 250 and 380 hp respectively, mated to either a six speed manual or 8 speed Automatic, with higher trims offering an 8 speed DCT. All versions use MagneRide suspension allowing for a smoother ride.
The Belladonna 7 went on sale in summer of 2014, for the 2015 model year. A refresh was made in 2018, reworking the front and rear, bumping the power of both engine options to 300 and 400 hp respectively, and improving the suspension and brakes. By 2022, the last year of the Belladonna 7, it had sold 580,000 models worldwide, thanks to an agressive marketing push in India and China.
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Most of your designs look half-baked, quite frankly, but your latest car is a prime example - both the front and rear are a mess. You’ll need more than just a few fixtures to make a truly great front or rear fascia for a modern (post-2010) car - and you also ought to make them overlap through clever use of fixture layering. However, I do like your choice of exterior color for it, although I would have wanted a bit more flake to make it pop out more.
That’s funny Abg, imo at times you don’t even follow your own advice about fixtures.
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But I see a progress in the later cars compared to the first ones. Doing great design in Automation is very hard for 2010-onwards cars, even my modern cars are not really the best designs, and if you look at my companies in the sharing part of the forum it is evident that it took quite some time to develop more complex designs.
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8 Generations of Panamerica
From left to right: Panamerica 8 in Reflection Yellow, Panamerica 7 in Blaupink, Panamerica 6 in Frost White, Panamerica 5 in Race Green, Panamerica 5 in Flash Teal and white, Panamerica 4 in Midnight and Racing Green, Panamerica 2 in Midnight and Platinum Purple, and Panamerica 1 in Flash Teal.
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pretty nice to see your improvement, continue that way, Rise!
btw, i really love that viper sort-of thing(the 3th from the left to right) and will love to see its rear (or a redesign of it)
@Arvok1 ask and ye shall receive.
Panamerica 1
Panamerica 2
Panamerica 3
Panamerica 4
Panamerica 5
Panamerica 6
Panamerica 7
Panamerica 8
All the .car files in case anyone wants to mess around with them.
Platinum - Panamerica 1.car (22.1 KB)
Platinum - Panamerica 2.car (33.7 KB)
Platinum - Panamerica 3.car (26.4 KB)
Platinum - Panamerica 4.car (25.3 KB)
Platinum - Panamerica 5.car (22.9 KB)
Platinum - Panamerica 6.car (27.5 KB)
Platinum - Panamerica 7.car (32.7 KB)
Platinum - Panamerica 8.car (50.3 KB)
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2020 Platinum Lineup
Left to right: Roadyacht, LP770, RP440, SP380, Panamerica 8, Europa, Mumbai, Geode, DX Lounge, Arizona, DX Club
.car files to mess around with(to come soon)
1962 Platinum Panamerica Ventura
The Panamerica Ventura was a special edition of the Panamerica 1. It was essentially a road going version of the Panamerica race car with comfier seats, sporting the 307 horsepower Stardust V8 from the race car. It could do 0-60 mph in 4.6 seconds and had a top speed of 180 mph.
The Ventura was named after the Cuban born driver Catalina Ventura, who had been lynched in 1961, following her victory at Sebring. Every example of the Panamerica Ventura was painted black with a single red stripe on the driver’s side, which was based on the livery of the car she drove at Sebring. 200 units of the Ventura were made for the 1962 model year, the profits from which were donated to the family of Catalina Ventura. The Ventura name would later be reused in every succeeding generation as the highest performance version of the Panamerica.
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Taken from the Platinum Experience Magazine 1956
Thank you for choosing the Platinum Experience, the program where you can tailor your experience to your liking.
To fully tailor your Platinum Experience, simply mark down all your choice in the provided form, cut out and attach the color sample of your chosen paint(s) to the form, and send it back to our offices in the provided address.
Engines:
Stardust(288, 307, 328)
Devil Blue(235, 258, 290)
Bodies:
Platinum_-_Panamerica_55.car (28.5 KB) (Coupe, Cabrio)
Platinum_-_Deluxe.car (39.6 KB) (Coupe, Sedan, Wagon, Cabrio)
Platinum_-_Roadyacht_2.car (62.3 KB) (Coupe, Sedan, Wagon, Cabrio, Limousine, Laundlet)
Interior Materials:
Leather(Black, Red, White, Brown, Tan)
Vinyl(Black, Red, White, Green, Blue, Yellow, Purple)
Dash Materials:
Wood(Redwood, Oak, Pine, Acacia, Birch)
Stainless steel
Other stuff:
A/C
Platinum Radio
Attach your paint samples to this form, and send to 404 Sunset Boulevard, Miami FL, 33130.
You may contact us at 1-305-555-8384 for any inquiries.
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