I kinda wanted to share some of my builds without necessarily going into competitions.
So, here I’ll share my creations, most of which seem to have nothing special, even though they actually do… cause they are mostly civilian cars.
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ENTRY NUMBER 1 - 1984 Zen Motors XD Platform
Boy, we start with a BANG.
Zen Motors was a company founded in 1981, initially as British Leyland’s Asian Import and Manufacture division, located in an ever so crowded Hong Kong (remember, during this point in time Hong Kong was still under British Rule!). However, shortly after it’s foundations, Zen Motors became independent, mainly because the founders of the company, who were notably Hongkongers, not British, wanted to make their own cars, and give Hong Kong a stake in the increasingly competitive Asian Auto Industry.
After a few years of trial and failure, Zen Motors releases it’s first ever model to the Market, presenting it at the 1984 Bangkok International Auto Show. The Zen Motors Yuwang sees daylight.
When it launched, costumers had a divided thought. Yes, it gets 37 MPG (from the US), but, with just 28hp in it’s most basic version, was it fun to drive…?
The 28hp engine in question was the most basic of the pile, a 0.65l Inline-3, developed in-house by Zen Motors. If costumers desired, it could be upped to 1.1l, to 55hp. Yes, it still wasn’t much, but considering how small and lightweight the car was, it felt actually quite funny to drive, even though in it’s most basic version the 0-100 (km/h) time was an “eventually”.
Other things which divided consumers were, for example the styling. The front end was decidedly called “unusual”, in one particular magazine. Others called the car bland, specially regarding the rear end of the car, which paled in comparison to the front end. But nonetheless, the Yuwang saw success not only in it’s home country, but also started seeing success around the globe. In Japan it was particularly successful, as well as certain European countries.
Now, regarding the cars in the pictures, I have two ! One is a 650cc JX (the basic model), while another one is equipped with the 1.1 and is a YX (a more luxurious version, if you will). And yes, the name of the character who owns the YX may sound familiar…
Zen_Motors_XD-Platform_-_Yuwang_65_JX.car (52,0 KB)
Zen_Motors_XD-Platform_-Yuwang_110_YX-_Kanna_s_Machine.car|attachment (54,8 KB)
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For some reason, the flag emoji didn’t work…
We truly begin with quality, ladies and gentlemen.
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The use of negative quality on these two is somewhat justified considering that they were meant to be low-budget offerings. Besides, considering their model/trim years, it makes sense for them to have carbureted engines, partly to keep costs down and also because electronic fuel injection hadn’t yet been universally adopted by then.
Also, if this is meant to show off your various cars, placing this thread in the car design subforum would be a good idea.
ENTRY NUMBER 2 - ???? LAK Tomamure
Remember how often have I mentioned Yumeisotitania ? Well, this is the first Yumeisotitanian Car I ever made. And by Yumeisotitanian Car, I mean that it is made in the planet of Yumeisotitania.
LAK (standing for “Lekewatanaia doah Aktumoto doah Koihlia”, Yumeisotitanian for “Car Factory of Koheilia”) is a Koheilian brand which started with this very model. The Tomamure (standing for “Strength” or “Strong”).
Now, due to complications regarding the calculation of Yumeisotitanian Time, I can’t exactly determine on which year did the Tomamure launch. However, technologically, it’s an average ultra-low budget 1970s car, so I put the launch date in Automation for 1976 for the Sedan model, 1979 for the Wagon model, and 1981 for the Pickup model. Yes, this car features several body styles.
Regarding it’s technical sense, it was powered from the Factory by a 1.0l Inline-4, making roughly 35hp (I don’t quite remember very well, forgive me), and with a 4-Speed Manual to the rear. 0-100 km/h was depending on the body style, but it generally was never below 20 seconds. However, more powerful engines were also on offer.
Now, regarding the Tomamure, it actually has appeared on 3 other posts.
One being a post made by @Fayeding_Spray …
As well as a non-automation appearance, as a drawing I made on my first ever topic.
As another few funny facts… The Tomamure is the most popular car in Yumeisotitania, and I feel it could even be an Universal Car. I mean, more simple and cheap it can’t be.
Regarding some questions you may have…
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Why are you using a 1976 engine on a 1981 car ?
A: Simple. The engine used in the 1976 model is EXACTLY the same as the one fitted in a 1981 model. No changes, no nothing. I would make a 1979 or 1981 variant of the engine, so I could enter it on competitions if I could, but, I usually don’t make that in order to keep things simple and also not flood my PC with a whole bunch of engines. -
Why is it running on 80 RON fuel ?
A: Lore wise, fuel quality in Yumeisotitania STINKS. Lemme put it to you this way. I got it as low as I could, and yet I couldn’t achieve the Koheilian Low Quality fuel octane, of 73. It’s already hard to find 87 RON fuel in Yumeisotitania, 93 is the best available for civilian use, and 98 is somehow considered racing fuel. 98 RON!. And, if that wasn’t bad enough, in some countries of Yumeisotitania, you can get as low as 65 RON. 65 ! That’s 2-Stroke fuel by that point ! It’s spicy water ! -
Can You show us the flag of Koheilia?
A: Ok, this one is just because I wanted to, I knew almost no one would ask me, hehe. So, here it is.
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LAK_Tomamure_-_1000_Base_UTE.car (54,1 KB)
LAK_Tomamure_-_1000_Base_Wagon.car (61,3 KB)
Hope you like it !
Also, for everyone who checks here, I absolutely allow you to mess with the cars I post here, as well as sharing your versions of them here. Go on without fear, I have no problem, and I’m sure everyone will love to see your creations.
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