Zephorus 2000 Tributo R SC
Well, I’m not sure if this is a safety car, or danger car. Eitherway you wont miss it.
Also it’s green and not shitty silver
nearly 800hp and nearly 220mph. Nearly a lot of things, but looking good?
It definitely does that.
Dave: “Maybe the sorts of cars we want to look at are a bit pedestrian, don’t you think?”
Jon: “Well, I chose cars in this price range because they seemed to be more affordable.”
Dave: “Yeah, but you know we’re not buying these for ourselves, right?”
Jon: “Not with how much we’re getting paid.”
Dave: “Here’s my proposal: we start asking manufacturers with more expensive stuff.”
Jon: “How expensive are we talking?”
Dave: “$150,000.”
Jon: “You think those folks would really be interested?”
Dave: “Of course. Who wouldn’t want to be in this game?”
Jon: “Someone whose car couldn’t be driven by the player.”
Dave: “Oh, hush. It’s not like we’re discounting any cars already under $75,000.”
Jon: “Fair enough. Hopefully your theory proves true.”
Dave: “Oh, by the way, this link isn’t working.”
Jon: “Shoot, let me fix it. Must’ve slipped my mind.”
Up from $75,000, the new maximum approximate cost is $150,000. The original post will be updated to reflect this. Also, submissions are now open until Friday, July 24, 2020, at 11:59:59 PM.
i made this before the announcement was made i give up
SO TELL ME WHY YOU NEED TO FEEL
THESE THINGS THAT ARE NOT REAL
ADMITTING IN THIS LOVE YOU UNTIL NOW
THE SHADOWS OF OUR PAST
STILL NOTHING IN OUR BAGS
CAUSE WE COULDN’T TURN OURSELVES AROUND
xD I’ve lost already
It’s called the Brantan Caliber GTR
And before anyone says “wHeRE iS dOOr hANdLe?” sod yourself It’s like the TVR where it’s on the mirror because quirky.
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Dave: “Can’t believe it’s already Friday. Time flies when you’re having fun!”
Jon: “What time is it? Work this week’s been giving me plenty of hell.”
Dave: “2:30.”
Jon: “Perfect. How goes the scouting?”
Dave: “I’ve been getting plenty of responses, and I’ll be checking my inbox up to midnight tonight.”
Jon: “How many people have you heard from?”
Dave: “Eight. I can show you the list if you’d like.”
Jon: “Sure thing.”
The List:
@variationofvariables
@Lazar
@Xepy
@Fletchyboy100
@Sky-High
@TheLapTopX20
@ZoomZoomer32
@ST1Letho
Jon: “Glad to see we weren’t left hanging.”
Dave: “Of course we weren’t, people insist on opening these sorts of opportunities for a reason!”
Jon: “Perhaps, though I’m curious how many more will reply.”
Dave: “Patience is a virtue, Jon… Though it’s been two hours, and my stomach’s snarling for something. Can we please order some Nürburg King?”
Jon: “Almost forgot. Time flies when you’re having fun.”
To help keep track of time, I’ve provided a link above to a countdown. If you were not mentioned in the above entrant list, please let me know.
i honestly have faith in that this is gonna be my first Bin Survivance 
There’s a whole field of interesting cars and liveries, and we can’t wait to run through it. My summer work’s going to have the majority of my attention over the next four days though, so hopefully you’ll understand if the results are a bit delayed.
In case anyone still has to make a post for their entry, you can still do that.
thread refresher lol
Yes… we are still working on the results… Do be paitent! We’ve been busy doing stuff for other challenges.
Got it! Take your time writing my entry being binned lol
Due to Cyclone Isaias affecting the power supply at @chiefzach2018’s Location, Reviews were delayed.
However, we are making progress to catch up.
Expect First Stage Results within 12 Hours.
Expect First Stage Results within 12 Hours.
55 minutes later…
“There they are, all 10 lined up, pre-filled with premium, and ready to go,” Dave proclaimed. The pavement was barely warm as a ball of fire torched whatever few cirruses dared venture out early this morning.
“I see. Where should we start?” responded Jon.
Dave: “Whichever you prefer. I was planning on going by earliest response.”
Jon: “That works.”
Dave: “First up is this lad. He’s got a funny smile, don’t you think?”
Jon: “Oh yeah, the Quezon Cordova. I heard these were front-wheel drive though…”
Dave: “Not quite. All four wheels spin in this one - it’s the GT.”
Jon: “Not bad. I’m liking how sharp and aggressive the front end looks, plus the minimalist approach to the livery makes it stand out more.”
Dave: “Though do you think it looks a bit pudgy?”
Jon: “When you look at the skirts and the bumper, I’d have to say so. That, and I find the rear doesn’t have much in terms of coloring. Even if it were the black from before, it would help.”
Dave: “The one thing putting me off about the livery is how it’s for one series rather than a whole bunch of them. Maybe we’d want to go back to Quezon and ask if they could whip up an alternate for general-purpose use.”
Jon: “Sounds good, though let’s keep it for now.”
With that, the Quezon Cordova GT stays in the running.
Jon: “Right, what’s next?”
Dave: “Only a rear-engined, turbocharged beast of a whip: the Komi C.”
Jon: “By EFI! I remember seeing this being featured several times; it’s got a bit of a soft spot in my heart. They’re even running one in VLN if I recall correctly… Though do you notice something is off?”
Dave: “No. If anything, everything seems on with this thing. I say we push it straight through!”
Jon: “Hold up a second. Look inside. I think something’s wrong.”
Dave: “I don’t exactly agree, but I’ll check…”
Jon: “Dave? Where’s the roll cage?”
Dave: “It’s right there, see? It’s in compliance with the safety regs.”
Jon: “They were supposed to update the cage to this year’s specifications.”
Dave: “Dude, they had to have.”
Jon: “Oh really?”
Dave: “Yes!”
Jon: “So go check the manufacturing date.”
On further inspection, the cathartic duo found the Komi C’s roll cage was outdated, thus being insufficient for safety car duties.
Dave: “I see the problem.”
Jon: “Oh, do ya?!”
With great regret, we must 
the EFI Komi C (Advanced 10s safety used instead of the mandated Advanced 20s).
Jon: “Real talk, if they put time into upgrading the equipment, the probability of it reigning supreme would be great.”
Dave: “Me too. Perhaps we should drown our sorrows with the next car…”
Jon: “Oh shit.”
Dave: “Oh shit is right. Absurdly expensive and absurdly beautiful are two things Tristella’s Gryphus knows well.”
Jon: “Those colors… I can’t get over them. It screams ‘look at me, I have money’ while providing a modern reinterpretation of classic race cars’ liveries.”
Dave: “I had a feeling you’d like it. New safety equipment, too!”
Jon: “How the madlads over there managed to fit everything they needed while maintaining a classy GT approach is beyond expectation. The only thing I can think of as a problem would be the headlights seeming too close.”
Dave: “I would argue the chequering on the rear could’ve been a bit angled, though it does seem a bit like that’s the case.”
Jon: “Screw it, send it straight through.”
Dave: “Don’t you want to check over a few other details?”
Jon: “Don’t you want to whip this thing?”
Dave: “Understandable. How about we take it for a quick warm-up?”
The two-turboed V10 roars to life, and without a moment to spare, Dave mashes the throttle. Flapping the paddle, he shows no signs of relenting in second. Then, at 8,000 RPM, a knocking can be heard ahead of his feet. The Gryphus enters limp mode after the second knock, and Jon’s face goes white
Dave: “Oh shit.”
Jon: “Oh shit is right.”
With the excitement fading off, the unfortunate decision was made to send the Tristella Gryphus to City for repairs.
Jon: “Aside from that, it completely won my heart.”
Jon: “This must score real well in the pony market.”
Dave: “Brantan did describe this as an overseas competitor to a certain pony car when they responded. They call it the Caliber GTR.”
Jon: “This is new, right?”
Dave: “Should be.”
Jon: “I just feel like it’s a late model off the front. I mean, don’t get me wrong, the grillework is impeccable, but the overall impression I’m getting is more long-in-the-tooth than razor-sharp.”
Dave: “You might not like the rear end then…”
Jon: “This looks like it’s from a late late model, and it doesn’t help that the side didn’t pop out at me while walking back here.”
Dave: “The stripe helped though, yeah?”
Jon: “It’s too basic.”
Dave: “Something I noticed was that it didn’t exactly taper into the rear taillights. If you let your eyes roll off the top of that stripe, you’ll notice it misses the top of the taillight.”
Jon: “It had such a great start with the grille, too.”
Dave: “Here’s my thought: if the designers didn’t spend as much time on the grille, they could’ve made it look stronger. It seems like they spent so much time there they ended up on a crunch, and in the middle of their deadline frenzy, they dipped into the older parts bins so the car could be finished on time.”
Jon: “That makes sense.”
Dave: “It’d explain why it’s so cheap - in fact, the cheapest of the ten. I’ve heard nothing but praise about the road model in long-term tests.”
Jon: “Right, though I think you’d agree that the look wouldn’t age as well as the gubbins.”
Dave and Jon conclude the Brantan Caliber GTR is unable to keep up with the others.
Dave: “Something wicked this way comes.”
Jon: “No kidding. I think this is the most daring one to come forward so far.”
Dave: “The name is as alien as its looks - Zephorus 2000 Tributo R.”
Jon: “Forget pitching a tent on the roof, a canyon wall was carved into the front!”
Dave: “Mhm.”
Jon: “Come to think of it, there are plenty of deep cuts in the body, plus it seems the body bends itself to the will of the wind.”
Dave: “Mhm.”
Jon: “Not to mention the fractured triangles - it’s plowing its way through brick walls after disintegrating them.”
Dave: “Mhm.”
Jon: “Well, Dave, it’s an odd design, but I must say Zephorus designs a good car. Surely this one won’t have the same issues as the Gryphus, right?”
Dave: “Only one way to find out.”
Jon: “Whoa, hold your horses. Mind checking under the gas cap? I think there should be a label about minimum octane.”
Dave: “Easy for you to recall with the other car…”
Dave approaches the rear-right fender and taps the gas cap. It lifts up with a label reading “Minimum Octane: 98 RON” on the other side of the cap.
Dave: “Crisis averted.”
Jon: “It runs with 95?”
Dave: “With difficulty.”
The Zephorus 2000 Tributo R blasts prematurely and runs to the .
Jon: “Can’t wait to get disappointed on the next car.”
Dave: “Oh, come on. You can’t just predict the future like that!”
Dave: “See? Alba’s Project GT Mk2 stands out! It’s got the mouth of a dark lord, the taillights of a secret agent’s ride, and the tailfin of a tiger shark.”
Jon: “Mhm.”
Dave: “Not to mention the tires are… 245 and 270-section tires front and rear?”
Jon: “Mhm.”
Dave: “90s door handles, 70s hood vents, and… bleeding-edge camera mirrors?”
Jon: “Mhm.”
Dave: “Then there’s a dual-port fuel receptacle… Following up to it is a line that doesn’t flow from the one established with the front fenders… Huh?”
Jon: “See, I know this is another car competing in VLN, though I think what happened here was they modified one of their race cars to fill the safety car role. The aero kit’s a dead ringer. Do we really want to leave a race car with pacing duties?”
Dave: “There’s… regular A’s on the front for “safety car” and…”
Jon: “Try not to think about it too much.”
Dave: “…Lambdas for A’s on the rear…??”
Jon: “Let’s move on.”
Left with more questions than answers, the Alba Project GT Mk2 keeps its pacing to the SPX field.
Jon: “This time, I predict the Gatto RoCat GattoWorks will pass with flying colors.”
Dave: “Looking at the spec sheet, it’s got the same drivetrain and transmission as the Gryphus, but it trades two turbochargers for two cylinders. Could this make Swiss cheese out of its peers?”
Dave: “Uh…”
Jon: “Before you ask, no, we don’t have enough time to create a livery for it.”
Dave: “This is $122,000? The Gryphus and Tributo were at $150,000…”
Jon: “I can’t understand this flow. I mean, what’s with those door handles? It’s like the designer coked himself up for the initial design and gave himself no post-high clarity to clean up his mess.”
Dave: “They clash so hard with the self-sponsor and indicator line. There is an elementary grasp of it in the front fascia, but that rear taillight’s bridge is so low boats pass over it.”
Jon: “I’m just getting a better look, and I think I notice something even worse. How do you pop the trunk?”
Dave: “Your guess is as good as mine.”
Dave opens the door, and Jon skims over the usual sporty interior in search of a trunk button. This happened to be nowhere in sight, but this turned out to not be a problem as he could look at the trunk from his vantage.
Jon: “This cage looks oddly familiar, and this label confirms my fears.”
Dave: “What?”
Jon: “Outdated safety.”
Dave: “If you didn’t have such a sharp eye, we’d both have glossed over that while lambasting the design.”
Oh yeah, it’s coming all together in the for the Gatto RoCat GattoWorks (Advanced 10s safety used instead of the mandated Advanced 20s, also race exhaust used when no racing parts were allowed on the engine).
Jon: “Maybe the next one will be good?”
Dave: “I hope so. It’s a Kurokama XC-R, so take that as you will.”
Dave: “Oh hell yeah, we got a wagon! I was hoping we’d get one.”
Jon: “What a striking set of colors. Makes me think of a wasp preparing to charge.”
Dave: “It’s got plenty of charge alright! All four wheels receive some portion of that V8’s 528 horsepower, meaning despite weighing two tonnes, it hits 62 MPH in 3.8 seconds.”
Jon: “Those are some thin tires though - 235s all around. It’s quite remarkable how it puts the power down so well despite using such thin tires.”
Dave: “Do you think the sponsors are a bit small though? Mainly on the sides.”
Jon: “A bit, yeah, though the ones on the hood and windshield are just fine.”
Dave: “I love the chequering on the left. Combined with that carbon hood, and you’ve got yourself a race-ready look.”
Jon: “The bit I can’t get over is how usually, you’d use a wagon for a medical car, but this is going to be used as a safety car. This isn’t a problem; this is me praising it.”
Dave: “You think this blocky brute’s earned a spot?”
Jon: “Of course… If it’s compatible with 95.”
Dave: “Let’s see…”
Dave approaches the rear-right fender and tries to find a cap, but instead finds an exposed race-style port in a window. With no octane label in sight, he enters through the front passenger door and digs through the glovebox in search of an owner’s manual. He grabs a thick piece of paper and pulls it out, but on it is a QR code for the owner’s manual. Dave promptly scans it and flicks toward the index in search of octane. Phone shaking, he slides to page 38, where it reads “this engine will accept no less than 95 RON fuel."
Dave: “No issues.”
Jon: “Perfect.”
You’d be out of your mind to think the Kurokama XC-R didn’t make it through.
Dave: “Back on the rocky road to more diamonds in the rough.”
Jon: “Don’t say that too literally, you might come across a bump.”
Jon: “Hold up, let me check myself. Are my bones rattled?”
Dave: “Perhaps. I mean, the Cabrera 360 seems like it should be a lightweight sports car.”
Jon: “I see. Is it one of those newer electric sports cars? Plenty of companies are clamoring to get in that market space.”
Dave: “It should have a turbocharged four-cylinder in the middle. Why they didn’t put much front ventilation is beyond me.”
Jon: “I would’ve welcomed it as a distraction from the, uh, experimental design. The more I look at it, the more I’m confused by it.”
Dave: “Like, for example, a massive intake on the rear that’s shorter than the roof…”
Jon: “Or the rear “safety car” real estate flanked by miniature 50s grilles…”
Dave: “Or the upscale interior… I know of more GT-style vehicles in this range, but none have as many speakers as this.”
Jon: “Maybe an electric whir gets pumped through them while under motion.”
Dave: “That being said, I think the livery helps its case. Maybe the triangles could’ve been pointed the other way to simulate airflow, though it’s not half bad as-is.”
Jon: “Though is it good enough to send through?”
Dave’s true thoughts bubble to the surface, first as an attempted smile that droops into a grimace, then as a subtly shaking head. Meanwhile, Jon’s head shakes in silent agreement.
Thus, the Cabrera 360 is dropped from consideration.
Jon: “You’ve got one more, right? Something to end this on a higher note?”
Dave: “I have just the car to show you. Remember the two submissions you recognized from VLN?”
Jon: “Oh yeah, the Alfora Sagui! Looks like a third car from their pack, and it’s fielding in GT4 there.”
Dave: “Yep! Quite an edgy design, wouldn’t you agree?”
Jon: “I would, though there’s something elegant in its aggressive looks here. It all comes together quite nicely.”
Dave: “Plus, as you can see, the red and black complement its white quite nicely. Now, if you’ll follow me to the rear, you’ll notice each bulb in the taillight assembly is an individual piece, and the whole thing complements the bespoke diffuser and wing quite nicely.”
Jon: “I agree. I’m just a bit confused as it seems like a different style from what was established at the front.”
Dave: “Maybe we should go take a quick look back at it.”
Jon: “Yeah, see what I mean? I’m left unsure of how to feel about the hood as well. Just that I think it feels a bit undercooked.”
Dave: “Hm… That triangular indicator, what do you think of it?”
Jon: “If it used darker glass, it could better fit with the black in the livery, but as-is, it seems out of place.”
Dave: “I see. Speaking of the livery, do you think it looks a bit… Jagged? Like it was hastily applied?”
Jon: “A bit. I noticed it more at the rear though. If they had more time, it could’ve been smoothed.”
Dave: “Do the cons outweigh the pros though?”
Jon: “Nah.”
The Alfora Sagui zips through to the next round.
Dave: “This next round is going to be painful.”
Jon: “This round already was. I feel like I got kicked three times over.”
Dave: “Same. How about we break for lunch and give ourselves a break?”
Jon: “Please.”
Dave and Jon after binning nearly half the entries (2020, colorized)
oops xd
