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[Just4]

Sunnet is a spanish car company, that has been building cars since 1962. It is the only successful spanish car company (beside Seat, but they are literally cheap Volkswagens). They started selling their cars in spain and are nearly worldwide available. The founder was Jose Blancho with help of the spanish government. The company were sold to an japanese car company after Blancho died in a car accident 1986.

Timeline of Sunnet

1962
The spanish car company Sunnet was founded by the multimillionaire Jose Blancho and the spanish government

1986
Jose Blancho died in a car accident.

1987
The japanese car company (name follows soon) buyed the company, looking forward to expand in europe.

2006
The augusto designline gets introduced with the Corredor

2017
The fugoro designline gets introduced with the new Futuro and the Candante

[Just4]

1962

Sunnet Candante

The first generation Sunnet Candante, that was build from 1962 to 1965, was a good idea, but the production model wasnt nearly as good. It wasnt a bad car, it just didnt fit the spanish market. It was to expensive and for the rich ones not luxurious enough. That means in 3 years of production, there were only 12922 units sold and Sunnet lost a huge amount of money.

Candante Sedan & Wagon

Both had a 3 cylinder 1.0 petrol engine with 52 hp. The topspeed was 135 kph and it took around 17.5 seconds to reach 100 kph. The sedan had an average mileage of 15.2 litres, the wagon had an average mileage of 15.6 litres.

There are only arround 390 first generation Candantes on the roads today.

[Oskiinus]

I don’t know why, but it’s so simple that I like it.

[Just4]

1968

Sunnet Candante

After the first generation failed, Sunnet took themself a short break until 1968, to work on what they have and improve it. The output was the second generation Sunnet Candante, that was better than the first generation in every way! It was the first model, that was sold outside of spain, it dominated the the italian, portuguese, spanish and the greek car market. A wagon and a sedan were from 1968 to 1975 available.

In it was a 1.1 3 cylinder engine which produced 55 hp. The Topspeed was 135 kph and it needed around 16.9 seconds to reach 100 kph. The average mileage of them was 9.8 litres.

sales figures:
1968 28913
1969 109431
1970 119303
1971 143245
1972 143456
1973 143456
1974 141351
1975 98395
Total: 927550

[Just4]

2005

The Candante goes in a new round!

There are two available editions, the eco and the lux edition. Both editions are offered as a sedan and as a wagon.

The eco edition is powered by a 1.6 4 cylinder turbo engine, with 131 hp, that needs 11.1 seconds to reach 100 kph and has a topspeed of 185 kph. The mileage of it is 8.7 litres and it weights arround 1,6 tons. It is equiped with every safety feature, that you could order in 2005. Climate control an a radio are standard, a navigation system costs 1500€ extra. The price for de sedan is 21500€ and for the wagon 22200€.

pics of the Candante eco sedan

The lux edition is powered by a turbocharged 2.0 4 cylinder engine that puts 231 hp out and only needs 8.1 seconds to 100 kph. With a higher topspeed of 225 kph, but a mileage of 11.3 litres it is sporty but not the economic car, that many people like to look at. 1,7 tons of weight, that are coming from the all leather interior with all the safety features you could get for free and one of the best navigation systems, make the flagship of Sunnet the heaviest and most advanced car they`ve ever build! Sunnet asked for 28500€ for the sedan and 29500€ for the wagon.

pics of the Candante lux wagon

All of them (as every Sunnet) are only available with a manual transmission.

sales figures:
2005 241910
2006 284145
2007 378351
2008 450000
2009 450000
2010 429502
2011 398592
Total: 2632500

[Just4]

2012

After the huge success of the last generation Candante, Sunnet increased the range of its second most popular car. The Lux trims aren`t a part of it. Beside the sedan and the wagon, there are a Coupe, a Convertible and a SUV under the name Sunnet Candante available.

The front of the lineup

The wagon and the sedan are both literally the same, beside the fact, that the wagon is more practical and costs 23800€ while the sedan is sold for 23200€. Both of them are equiped with the brand new Sun1.0 infortainment system, climate control, , safety features (ABS, ESC, power steering, emergency braking (450€), cruise control, lane departure assistent (450€), SunService, SunSOS (450€)). They are powered by the 2.0 4 Cylinder T eco, that produced 159 hp and took them to 100 kph in 8,8 seconds. They run on a FWD transmission. The average mileage of them is 8.4 litres and the topspeed is 200 kph. With a weight of 1470kg and a trunk volume of 1450 litres (wagon) or 1012 litres (sedan), they have lots of space. They drive on 18 inch alloy wheels, but for 1000€ on top they can drive on 20 inch alloys aswell.

To move on, Sunnet presented the first Candante SUV, that runs on the same engine, as the wagon and the sedan, but only reaches 192 kph and is 0.1 seconds slower. The average mileage is 8.9 litres and it weights 1593kg. It offers up to 2300 litres trunk capacity and is the only Candante with 7 seats. The Candante SUV starts at 26500€ and has the same equipment as the wagon and the sedan. It is the only Candante with AWD, too.

After the first SUV, Sunnet introduced the costumers to the new Coupe and Convertible. Both run on the same engine as the others, but it is changed to work as a sporty engine in them. It puts out 200 hp, reaches 100 kph in 5,6 seconds and the topspeed is set by 245 kph. The engine needs around 9,3 litres per 100km. They are both 2+2 seaters and they are equiped with everything the other Candantes have and give the features, that you need to pay extra by the other models, for free. The price starts by 34000€ (Coupe) and 36000€ (Convertible).

sales figures
2012 395024
2013 668936
2014 858934
2015 858934
2016 858934
2017 495832 (only half year)

[DeusExMackia]

Back feels a bit bland, I’d try to make some more interesting tail light design and maybe add some chrome or plastic fascia pieces just to make it more interesting. Also, holy cow, if those sales figures are right, you’ll have the whole of the automotive industry trying to work out your secret!

[Just4]

Thanks for the design tipps. I try to give the following cars a better detailed look! Let`s say it like that, all the other cars of Sunnet sell quite bad and the Candante SUV makes nearly a third of the sales ( Everybody loves SUVs, I guess)

[Just4]

2006

The Sunnet Corredor

Sunnets first 500 hp sportcar with a V8 turbocharged engine, that gets to 100 kph in 3,4 seconds, can drive 320 kph, breaks from 100-0 in 34,2 meters and needs 12,2 litres per 100km. It has a manual 6 speed transmission and is AWD. The car is equiped with a navigationsystem, climate control, all leather interior with sporty seats. The Corredor is with its starting price of 100500€ one of the cheapest sportcars in its class. Every available safety feature is standard by Sunnet, the only thing that the customers needed to pay extra for is the rear view camera for 850€.

The front of the 2006 Corredor was designed to look aggressive and was the first Sunnet with the current design line.

The back of the Sunnet Corredor wasn`t as stylish as the front, but it was definitely a beauty itself.

The look of the Corredor got itself the "best looking sportscar of the year 2006 price. It also won the best sportscar 2006 trophy.

Sunnet sold 145882 Corredors from 2006 to 2012.

[Just4]

2015

After 10 years without a city car, Sunnet introduced the all new Cuidad

With its lengh of 3,32m and its 1.2 3 cylinder 75 hp engine it is perfect for the city. It only needs 4,8 litres gasoline and only needs 11,6 seconds to reach 100 kph. With 162 kph topspeed the Cuidad can be driven on highways without any problems. It stops in 34,5 meters and only weights 1045kg (with every optional feature). It got 5 Stars at the Euro NCAP crashtest.

The front was designed to fit the current design line

The Cuidad is offered with ABS, ESC, 6 Airbags, power steering, cruise control, SunService, SunSOS (450€), air conditioner (climate control 500€), safety package 1350€ (lane departure system, emergency braking, 8 Airbags), Radio (Sun2.0 750€ | Sun2.0 +SunConnect 1000€), spare wheel (65€) and keyless entry + remote start (500€). It starts at 9999€.

The trunk is able to fit 235 to 980 litres.

sales figures
2015 184733
2016 275714
2017 145466 (half year)

[Just4]

2017

Sunnet Futuro

After a consistent growing demand for a bigger sedan than the Candante, Sunnet decided to do what the customers wanted and created the Sunnet Futuro, a Sedan and Shooting Brake. With it comes the new design line named after the designer “Fugoro”.

The Futuro is the flagship of Sunnet and deserves its name by 100%. It sets new standards in safety, connectivity, design, drivability, lets just say everywere!

After many Sunnet drivers weren`t happy with the look of the back of the last design line, we took the advice and worked on it. It features Sunnets new LED system SunLight that looks better than the old one.

The Shooting Brake

The engine is a inline 4 cylinder 2.0 turbo that puts 200 hp out. The Futuro is limited to 205 kph, but for 500€ you can unlimit it and get a topspeed of 256 kph. It takes 7.6 seconds to reach 100 kph and 35.9m to stop from 100 to 0. The average mileage is around 8.0 litres.

The Sedan

The Sunnet Futuro is the first Sunnet, that you can order with SunConnect 3.0 for 500€. Beside that everything is included in the price of 36500€ for the sedan and 38000€ for the Shooting Brake. Every Futuro gets air conditioning, SunConnect 2.0 with SunSOS and SunNav, a safety pack with every in 2017 known safety feature, 4 heated seats and massage function for the front seats and a all leather interior with aluminium covering.

order your Futuro now and get it before everyone else
It will be on Sunnet dealer lots at the 17 august!

[Just4]

2017

Sunnet Candante

After the release of the new Futuro Sunnet introduced us to the next generation of the Candante! You can look at it at your closest Sunnet dealer at the same day as the Futuro: 17.08!
You might ask yourself, why does Sunnt replace the Candante after five years already? The answer is easy, a facelift wouldnt make any sence, because there would be to much to do better... 2012 isnt good enough for 2017 new car market!

The new Candante follows the new design line

With the new Futuro over it, the prices fall a little bit, the sedan sells for 22200€, the wagon for 22850€. the coupe and convertible will be available in september and start by 31850€ (coupe) and 33550€ (convertible). There wont be a SUV under the name Candante anymore. But don`t worry, the old one will be sold until november.

The back of the Candante

All 4 models use the same 1.6 inline 4 cylinder turbo engine with the difference, that the sedan and the wagon are layed out to the economical route and produce 140 hp, while the coupe and the convertible use their turbo to produce more power (220 hp).

Sunnet Candante Sedan

Sunnet Candante Wagon

The Candante sedan and wagon have a mileage of 7.1 litres and brake from 100 to 0 in 35.9m. They need 9.6 seconds to reach 100 kph and top out at 200 kph (limited). The interior is part leather (all alcantara leather with massage seats 1250€), with fake aluminium covers. It features heated front seats, SunNav, SunConnect 2.0 with SunSOS (SunConnect 3.0 500€), climate control, a safety package with every in 2017 known safety feature.

Sunnet Candante Coupe

Sunnet Candante Convertible

The Candante convertible and coupe have a mileage of 10.3 litres and brake from 100 to 0 in 34.8m. They need 7.5 or 7.8 (convertible) seconds to reach 100 kph and top out at 225 kph (limited, can be unlocked for 850€). The interior is all alcantara leather (massage seats 550€) with aluminium covers. It features heated front seats, SunNav, SunConnect 2.0 with SunSOS (SunConnect 3.0 500€), climate control and a safety package with every in 2017 known safety feature.

Sunnet - the new way to drive

[DeusExMackia]

I don’t to be picky, but bare with me because I’m gonna; The shooting brake version of the Futuro isn’t actually a shooting brake as it has 4 doors and isn’t a hatchback.

Other than that, the rear ends of the Futuro and Candate look pretty decent, but the headlights on both cars need to be more complex for a 2018 car.

I’d also love to see the overview stats page for your cars, then we can get an idea of how they stack up against rival mid-size and full size sedans

[abg7]

I agree. If we could see the stats from the overview and design tabs, we might be able to compare them to other cars in their class.

[Just4]

I am not happy with the company itself, so I decided to stop the work on it, but i will maybe work on it in the future, when I have more inspiration.