Round 1: A compact performance skirmish!
Kuro slipped a cigarette between his lips, lighting it with a clear cased lighter, which would soon run out of gas. As he repeteadly jammed his finger against the flint, he sweared a couple of times, until he managed to light the tobacco. He picked up the phone, slamming the buttons on the dial.
-C’mon, pick it up, dammit…Kuro thought, as he waited for the phone to be picked up on the opposite end. After a couple of beeps, he finally heard the phone being picked up.
-Who’s this? Answered a deep voice on the other end.
-Kenji? It’s Kuro! I’ve been trying to call you for like half an hour. Kuro puffed away. You see, I’m about to start a project for which I have sponsors and I need a talent behind the wheel like yours.
-I’m retired, Kuro, and not going back to racing. So sorry but I’m not the person you’re looking for.
-Kenji, please, just listen to me this time. It’s about cars, not really racing per se, even thought some racing will be present.
-What are you proposing? Street racing like these kiddos in their Miatas and Silvias? I’m married and I have a son who’s going to college, can’t go back to that kind of stuff, dumbass.
-It’s not street racing, dammit! Would you listen to me once? Kuro puffed away again. We’re gonna take care of a webseries, a car reviewing one. And we’re allowed to review them in our own style as long as we are informative and accurate.
Kenji put his phone back on his right ear, remaining silent for a couple of seconds.
-Go on, Kuro.
-Comparisons and reviews. Racing tests. Daily driving tests as well. Behind this are the guys at Motor Nation, the ones who reported the ACCC. Kuro puffed away once again. So, are you in?
Kenji remained silent a couple of seconds. Okay. I’m tired of not doing nothing at all, I need to spice my days up; this better be worth it, though. Meet you tomorrow at my warehouse.
The night flew by, and the sun appeared at the horizon once again. Kuro arrived on his '14 Maine Scorcher at the warehouse. Kenji was waiting for him there. They opened the warehouse, cleaned it and prepared it to be their HQ. Kuro then called MotorNation and notified them of their new location, which was greenlighted without many problems.
-Okay, Kenji. We need to start working on our first video, which has to be about…performance compact cars. Like hothatches and small sports cars. Let’s get to it.
Kenji sent the rules to MotorNation, which would soon send them to the different carmakers of the Automationverse.
Topic of the week: high performance compact cars.
The extra rules:
Maximum price: 37000 monetary units with a 30% markup.
Maximum length: 4,5 metres.
Maximum rim diameter: 18 inches.
It’s okay if the car costs less than 37000 with a 30% markup and its length is shorter than 4,5 metres.
Naming convention:
Model name: MN - Username.
Trim name: car name.
Engine family: MN - Username.
Engine variant: engine name.