Part II: The Agile and the Angry
Now comes the fun part. I’ve got all the stock cars and I’ve taken a look at them. This next part is to have the cars customised for the upcoming movie, The Agile and the Angry. All the cars will have a role in the movie, but the winners of the challenge will be the star cars.
(In case it’s not obvious, I’m looking for cars in the vein of those in The Fast and the Furious.)
The two main cars will be those belonging to the protagonists in the second act, played by Dave Rennen and Tim Petrol. The three secondary star cars will be for Jake Kim, as well as Rennen’s and Petrol’s cars in the first act. Down the list from those will be the cars for three accomplices (casting still to be determined). The Cascadia Hariken on the banner (driven by Rennen’s love interest) can be used as an example of the sort of car that’s expected.
All the other cars will appear in the background, but the camera will focus most on the aesthetically pleasing ones.
Build requirements:
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Create a new trim for your car and new variant for your engine.
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Car trim and engine variant year set to 2001.
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All engine and mechanical parts are changeable except for the chassis tab. So no changing the chassis, engine position, panel material, or suspension. Quality is also not changeable on the chassis tab.
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Drivetype on the drivetrain tab is changeable.
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No changing morphs with the exception of wheel arches and bumpers.
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Engine swaps are allowed but still no V10, V12, or V16.
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98 RON unleaded fuel only. Catalytic converter not required.
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No direct injection.
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Race parts and downforce undertrays are allowed.
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Engine reliability of at least 40. Wouldn’t want anything blowing up outside the script.
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Transmission must be manual for those shifting cinematics.
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Interior must be changed to Sport Interior at 0 quality. No seats can be added, but seats can be removed to a minimum of two full front seats.
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Entertainment must be changed to a CD player. Premium CD and Luxury CD will be considered as custom trunk audio systems.
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Safety must be changed to ‘None’ at 0 quality.
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Power steering must remain as it is or be removed entirely.
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Cars with traction aids must drop it down to ABS only, while cars without ABS must remain at ‘None’.
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Cooling set to at least 50. These cars will be driven hard for extended periods and we can’t have engines overheating.
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Sport compound tires only.
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1/4 mile time under 13.5 seconds. Assume that a NOS system fitted for the movie will make it drop below 10 seconds.
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Top speed at least 200 km/h (124 mph).
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At least 30 drivability. These cars will also be driven by actors, not just stuntmen.
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No active wings or suspension parts (hydropneumatic and air suspension are allowed, as are adaptive dampers).
As stated in Part I, the price, engineering time, and production unit limits are the same:
- Maximum price = $25,000 @0%
- Maximum trim Production Units = 120
- Maximum trim Engineering Time = 40
- Maximum engine Production Units = 80
- Maximum engine Engineering Time = 55
If you are unable to modify your car for the performance requirements, submit the best you can do. It will still be able to qualify for a non-racing background role, so make sure it looks good.
Also, while there’s technically no limits on what you’re allowed to change in terms of fixtures, it would be best if the original car is still recognisable. You know, so people know what dealerships to visit for their new cars after watching the movie.
Scoring
Each car will be assigned a certain number of points; the winners will be the cars with the most points. There are multiple approaches that can be taken to get the most points, so I’ll leave that up to you.
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Drivability: 1 point for every full point over 30.
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Sportiness: 1 point for every full point over 30. -1 point for every full point under 30.
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Prestige: 1 point for every full point, up to 50.
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Comfort: -2 points for every full point under 10.
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Speed: 5 points for every full 1/10 of a second faster than a 13.5s quarter mile.
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HP: 5 point for every complete increment of 50 hp.
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Engine: 10 bonus points for keeping the original engine.
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Stereo: 2 points for standard CD, 6 points for premium CD, 12 points for luxury CD.
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Style: 1-50 points, entirely subjective for how fitting the car is to the movie aesthetic and also how fitting it is to the type of car.
Part II submission deadline is Friday September 21st at 23:59 GMT
Naming scheme:
Model: Sportscar - [your username]
Trim: Car Name (company included)
Family: Sportscar - [your username]
Variant: Engine Name
Send me the .car file by PM before the deadline. No points for showcasing your car in the thread, but I’ll appreciate it.
Let me know if there’s anything that doesn’t make any sense.