after a scrapyard employee called us and informed about our prototype being sent there to be permanently removed from this world. we arrived with a chinook helicopter and some armed personnel in case someone shows resistance, but then we realised we are in france and there is no resistance here, thats why most lightnings hit france. we loaded up the prototype and sent it back to our R&D complex. we decided if we give it a 3.0 v6, only two doors and galvanization we can sell it as a coupe
A mid size family car with 4 seats it is a nonsense. Not one with 5 or 6.
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Totally understandable - you need as many seats as you can fit in the car for practicalityâs sake. Thatâs one of the requirements for this round I didnât forget about⌠However, I was certain that 5 seats was enough; it is possible to fit 6 seats in certain bodies without editing any .lua files, but I never felt the need to build a six-seater.
please keep a round like this, this is feel so much refreshing since i dont need to balance between stats and track time
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where do you find cars with 6 seats. only big american cars have 6 seats
Outer me: My car was scraped because too small, but, but is a conspiracy. The 202i have 123l more in the passengers space and 97 liters more for luggage compared with the winner; even if it is 30cm (1ft) shorter. I cannot acceptâŚ
Inner me: Thank god i didnât win, i really donât have time to host a round.
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plenty of old cars had dual row bench seating which would allow for up to 6 people. Also what mid size family sedans do you know of that have less than 5 seats? All the ones I know of have 5.
Fiat Multipla or Honda FRV (of course, these are not 1975 cars but are not big and not american)
Iâve said 5 or 6 seats in the rules in order to not penalize if someone want to use 6 seat.
Why you are so fond to discuss this?
well i couldnât find a 6 seat car in the game. the only way to get a 6 seat car would be lua editing
ermâŚwat?
alot of the bigger sedans have 6 seat options
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you are right, i found some that have 6 seats, but this challenge was about mid size
lua allows up to 9 seats
Dodge Aries or Plymouth Reliant were six seaters, and they werenât large cars. Granted those were in the '80s.
Now for something quirky that also considers design aspects of your car!
Car Shopping Round 31: Transeuropean Express
The post-war hardships continue to affect the general population of European nations in 1948. In face of this, owning a personal automotive vehicle, for now, remains but a dream. However, some optimism spreads, with ambitions towards lasting peace and cooperation, and the Marshall plan coming in to revitalise the crippled economy.
Now itâs 1949, a transeuropean car show is organized, which will visit multiple European cities, the cars covering most of the distance under their own power while remaining frugal on precious fuel. We hope to inspire local and international automotive manufacturers as well as entice the European folks! For this grand tour, we request two very different types of vehicles, however with similar goals:
The Continental Commuter: A car that can travel fast (Must not be track performance!), and doing so with less. We would like to see how much you can make out of as little fuel as possible. This should showcase to the public that a personal car capable of high speeds mustnât use prohibitive amounts of fuel. You can hide the fact that you indeed fuel it with super leaded petrol. All configurations allowed, though we are certain that a highly complex engine wonât spur much confidence (DOHC only permitted for Inline configurations).
The Commuter of the People: The vehicle that could be put into mass production! Of course that means that there shouldnât be any limited production parts, and you may only use regular leaded fuel. Itâd be wise to use a smaller and simpler engine (No engine displacement over 2000cc; No V12; Only 2 valves per cylinder; Nope, no 2 valve DOHC).
Do note that due to political uncertainties, we were not able to plan a venue in any states of the east bloc including the soviet-occupied part of Germany. However, we are still open to accept vehicles product of these states.
Now for the event!
Companies and workshops all across the globe can ship their motorvehicles to London, the city to host the first venue. We are in hope that our invitations to the royal family come answered. Please, at your own discretion, donât send in something that will embarrass yours truly (Era-friendly styling; No single wing with downforce; No Barth-body; Lips are tolerable). Also, you must understand that due to certain events, the Londoners are easily terrifed of loud things (At least one muffler required).
Your car will then be ferried to Amsterdam. We encourage you to offer the cars for seating of ferry passengers (More than two seats). The venue here will be relatively brief, but it will be noted how well the car accepts preparation for a voyage (Practicality over 30). You may mount luggage on the roof or the boot using a rack (Practicality requirement drops to 20 if you choose to mount something resembling a rack; I accept two appropriate looking wings without downforce as rack, too; Use wisely, it has downsides!).
We are then heading to Hanover, right up there in Germany. At this point, we will have our first records about the carâs behaviour and functionality, which will be interesting to engineers and engineering enthusiasts alike. We know some contraptions are of very young design, but if we arenât confident of the carâs ability of further traversing into continental Europe and up into the Alps, we will suggest their crew to instead head to Bremen or Hamburg with it to ship back home (Over 60 Reliability; At least 30 Drivability). While we donât expect it in face of the brief, we will enforce a return to sender if we track a high fuel usage of the vehicle, which is definitely not in the spirit of this display (Fuel Consumption must be below 10l/100km | above 23,52MPG without rack, 9l/100km | 26.14MPG with boot/roof rack).
The way to the next venue in Constance will proceed at a high velocity! Up until Stuttgart, we will determine the vehicleâs high speed capabilities driving on the Autobahn. We might see speed records (Top speed with a twist!), but what is more significant is the carâs capability to do so efficiently (Fuel consumption at 90 km/h and 120 km/h, or 56 mph and 75 mph). At this venue, we may see interested aerospace engineers (Visual aerodynamic cues are considered and give a bonus to this scoring. This will be in relation to the bodyâs inherent aerodynamic efficiency in an attempt to balance out the car bodies. Make it streamlined! A roof rack might be in the way of the windâŚ).
Then weâre passing over the Alps, and through the serene Switzerland, we arrive in Italy, heading to Turin. After this arduous trip, weâve tracked which cars had the most troubles on their way. Here is also where the economics of the cars will be considered. Of course the continental cruisers will be the ones sought after, but one can only afford that much, which is where the peopleâs trusty commuters will gain the attention (Price without markup; Running Costs considered, Reliability judged).
By Monaco and Marseilles, weâll have a good grasp on whoâs meeting the best resonance with the crowd and experts. The rolling exposition will continue on to the north-west across France, until your cars may arrive in Le Havre to be shipped back. Most, at least. We donât know which folk want to request a test drive on the way, for which your cars better be drivable enough.
Overview:
Year setting for trim and engine variant: 1949
Phase 1
London: Design Commentary
(Bring a muffler)
Amsterdam: Check on Seat Count and Practicality requirements
(>2 Seats) (30Prc, reduced to 20Prc with rack)
Hanover: Check on Economy, Reliability, Drivability requirements
(10l/100km, or 9l/100km with rack | above 23,52MPG, or 26.14MPG with rack) (60Rel) (30Drv)
Phase 2
Constance: High Speed Cruising Economy, Top Speed
Turin: Price, Running Costs, Reliability
Monaco: Judgement
The statistics will be rated in relation to each other. Both categories are judged equally, each having their strong categories. The rack is a usable gimmick.
Send by: Saturday, 14th of January, 23:00 GMT
Edit:
Donât forget to put your name on the car model and ideally engine family!: CSR31 - Username
Trim and variant are free to name as you desire!
Furthermore:
^This here as a tip!
Edit 2: Additonal info on streamlining
Briefly showcased how the body shape will affect the aerodynamic rating right there.
Do enjoy yourselves, Ladies and Gentlemen! 
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Any disallowed bodies? I canât speak for whether theyâre viable with the practicality requirements, but I can say a couple of them so have a significant drag advantageâŚ
Just say the Austin-Healey body and no, not even leaf springs help it from getting 0 practicality.
Also, does putting a rack automatically give us 10+ practicality? Is it pointless if the car has more than 30 practicality?
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It says > 2 seats, so does that mean at least 3 or more? That would exclude the non-Sprite anyway. In addition to that: Comfort and safety do no play any role at all?
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Iâve been messing with I6âs, pushrods, and 40âs era cars for a while now. Might have something a little crazy for this challenge.
Is that UK mpg or the silly one?
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US, looking at these numbers.
And why the silly one? UK is used by probably way less than 100 million people, US by at least 300 million.
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Because Iâm British.
And if you hadnât won the war of independance then youâd drive on the correct side of the road and use proper fuel economy figures! 
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