Round 16: The Canadian Supercar
The year is 2006 and following my father’s death I have inherited his large snowmobile company. He was quite the penny pincher, even with the fortune he made, and as such our family has not had cars worthy of our wealth. Now that I am in charge of the company and most of the family’s money, I am looking for a supercar, but it cannot be any supercar. My father has pushed his “save every penny” mentality on me so much that I don’t feel I can completely cut loose quite yet. I feel that I need something that makes the most of what it’s worth and can last me a long time. Here are what I need:
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Maximum $160,000 (estimated) with 100% profit margin. It is a supercar after all and while I may enjoy saving money, I still want a quality product and so going well below my budget with low/average quality is not recommended.
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AWD or 4x4 and suspension Bottom Out at 0.0%. I want to actually drive the car the whole year, not just the warmer half when there’s no snow.
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Engine reliability and overall reliability of at least 70 so I don’t have to spend too much on maintenance and can keep the car for a long time, making this a worthy investment. This also means engine cooling equal or above the required cooling.
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Fuel octane 95 RON (91 AKI) or lower and at least 15 MPG (less than 15.68 l/100 km). Anything above 95 RON is virtually non-existant here, and I don’t want to spend too much money having to constantly refuel.
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Environmental resistance of 85 or above so my car won’t rot away during the winter.
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Advanced 00s safety, just in case I encounter a moose or lose control on an icy road.
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No semi slicks
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Minimum top speed of 321.9 km/h (200 mph).
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Model name CSR16 - username, with the trim name having the company, model, and trim (such as Solo Jetstream SM). Engine name can be anything except the default “Family #”
After these restrictions, I will also be looking at drivability, sportiness, acceleration time, and I will also test the cars on a track. This needs to be a car I can fairly easily drive for a long time and enjoy pushing to its limits. As I am now the owner of a snowmobile company, showing up to business events with something ugly and average simply won’t do, so styling and prestige are also important factors. I don’t have a body type preference, so if you can make a sedan, SUV, minivan, etc, fit into what I’m looking for then go for it. What I don’t want a stripped down track monster or something very difficult to drive. My ideal supercar is one I can drive daily and that can handle what Canada has to throw at it.
The deadline will be 12 AM EST (GMT-5) on Friday, July 1st.
I’ll use the Canada Day long weekend to do the reviews and declare a winner.
(I realise there are quite a few rules, but I want this to be a challenge that involves things that are not normally considered when building a supercar, rather than just another supercar competition.)
Edit: added deadline