I have recently started to play again and now there are tons of useful mods to help car building a bit easier. However, I think they can be a bit of a cop out and eventually we will be seeing many of the same parts so I try to stay away from them as much as possible. But my real question is can you guys give me your input on a car that I am trying to create? The idea is the car at the base trim is a basic family/commuter car like the Chevy Malibu, Toyota Camry etc. But with the right trim, it can also be a decent sports car.
Here is what I have so far:
Now before you go hating on it, I’ll be honest the headlights don’t look all that great and creating good ones have always been my kryptonite. I am seriously envious of companies like Scagliati and Holts that make good looking/practical ones.
It would also be helpful if you could maybe link what type of cars I should be looking at for reference!
Not much help, I know, but try angling the headlight upwards on the sides. This might help with that issue 
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it’s in the right sort of direction, but a little empty. and the lights are a bit too small. keep at it
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Do you mean real life cars, or creations of other players?
Hello, welcome to the automation community, we’re very glad to have you 
If you’d like real time tips and tricks to improve your design, I highly reccomend you join the Automation Discord. There are plenty of people there happy to help you improve, and it’s a live chat, so we can help in real time.
If not, that’s fine too. I highly reccomend Titleguy1’s tutorial on design if you’re just starting out.
Fundamentally, you seem to have a good idea of what makes a modern design, I’d recommend you focus on the small details. Such as creating modern headlights., picking a grille that doesn’t feel so empty, or at least filling in the blank space with a badge.
Edit: I’d also recommend creating a company thread to post all your cars to. It also helps get you in the roleplaying tycoon mood.
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Real life cars would be preferable. I have no intention of stealing or leeching off of other peoples creations
Thanks for the warm welcome!
Well first cas the pop in to my mind. Base car / performance model
Audi A4 / RS4
Ford Mondeo / Mondeo ST220
BMW 520 / M5
Mazda 6 / 6 MPS
Skoda Octavia / Octavia RS
Now most of the cars mentioned here have base model which is around 100-140hp while the performance version is often 220-300hp
Now if those figures sound “low” for some reason this is that the cars that I thuoght are mostly mid 00’s cars
That’s 10 years ago, and during that time average sedan or wagon sold in europe had around 130-160hp
from 1.6 to 2.0l engine while performence models were with 2.0-2.5l engine.
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Those numbers sound about the same to what I’ve experienced. I’ve been going in between inline 4 and 5 cylinder engines.
