Fwiw I can’t think of a single car that’s tuned for 98 over 95, because as you said, 95 is pretty standard everywhere, so it seems more than fair to mandate 95 over something unrealistic.
After doing some additional testing, I am tentatively allowing liftbacks, however as I said in the original post - I reserve the right to not accept or judge an entry I deem to be off-brief or inappropriate to the challenge, so keep that in mind.
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From the limited research I’ve done, the Mercedes A35 seems to require 98 RON fuel for best performance. The EPA website indication of “premium” fuel is the highest octane available (93/98 in most states, albeit 91/96 in California) as there is a separate category for “midgrade” fuel, used in such vehicles as the Dodge Durango.
correct, but using this website, you can see that 93 AKI/98 RON is largely available on the east coast, and not at every gas station either.
therefore, it stands to reason that 95 RON is the most reasonable, widespread option as it’s generally easier to find everywhere in the US compared to 98.
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plus let’s be real a good 70% of buyers are probably just gonna put 91 in there anyway
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How realistic does the car need to mechanically, considering realism is a 4-star priority? More specifically the suspension part? All of the inspirations use suspension type x. Suspension type y would give better stats, but since that would be unrealistic given none of the inspirations or pretty much any car in this class use it I would like a tiny bit more clarity on how realistic meets the realism criteria and how is it judged? I don’t need exact specs obviously, more like a guideline about the actual judging.
let me put it to you this way - I try to be a pretty permissive host, as long as what you’re making isn’t completely out of bounds of reality or minmaxxed, I’m usually willing to let it slide more often than not.
Will the actual performance of the hatch be considered beyond the sportiness stat?
yes, I’ll be looking at performance statistics and other engineering decisions beyond the raw stat.
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After further testing, I have found there to be a moderate difference between the service costs of supercharged and turbocharged entries. In the interest of balance, I will be instituting a flat $300 addition to the base service costs of all supercharged entries - for example, if your supercharged entry has a base SVC of $1100, this will become $1400. I have since updated the rules to reflect this.
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nyooo he found my secret weapon
tho idk if it would work in a hatchback as well as in other challanges
Question: A car is under the budget, but a (or more) cost penalty pushed its price beyond the budget. Is that a bin?
yes, something that’s any amount over the budget would be breaking a hard rule and thus be binned.
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Quick Question about the “no race parts” rule.
The Catch the Bandits! challenge posted its bins yesterday and many cars were banned due to the usage of race parts, most being a billet crank.
Is there some sort of list on what parts are race parts? I really dont wanna get my car binned because i had no knowledge of what parts are race parts.
as I said in an earlier comment, I don’t expect anyone to use billet engine components so to put it simply - if it has the word “race” anywhere in its name, it’s banned.
I’m not sure superchargers add anything to service costs, feels like a bug. If it isn’t and there is no host imposed penalty for supercharged cars why would anyone use turbochargers
my understanding is that it was a bug and has been fixed seeing as Al-Rilma is stable, but regardless this is exactly why I added the 300 dollar penalty in the first place.
Is there a wheel/rim size limit? just +5 quality on tires only?
AFAIK supercharger service costs still haven’t been implemented yet, and there’s no timeline on when they’ll get it
there is neither a size limit or a max quality figure.
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