All pics in stats pictures are raw-taken from game, so don’t bitch about weird lights and stuff lol, Aquila has black TAR 1990 plates actually
Now read my “roleplay” part actually xD
Airborne Automotive’s stand, 08.07.2017
Everything’s quiet. At morning all of the cars to be showcased drive on the exposition - they’re delivered on wheels after 614 mile journey from New York’s JFK Airport to Detroit. The exposition was opened at 9 AM local time, and at 10 AM first guests were coming for scheduled presentation at 11 AM.
11 AM. Press conference starts. Airborne’s Japanese marketing manager, widely known as Mei Onashikara goes on the stand and speaks, pointing at cars:
Hello people of Detroit! How are you? here are some thumbs up in the audience. Okay, okay. But my primary goal here is not to make new friends, however I would like to, but I need to present to you Airborne Automotive’s new car that hits Japanese market after thirty years of being absent there and as well to remain probably Hypera’s worst pain in the arsehole, our sportscar prototype, Aquila, which can be legally shown after cough twenty-five years. So, maybe let’s begin with it?
1990 Airborne Aquila
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Mei: This is, folks, Airborne Aquila, probably one of most controversial cars of Airborne. Created in early 1990 with massive help with Hypera’s engineer, Lauritz Magnussen from Sweden which got fired and went to Airborne for better money for his job. So, well, he continued to work with all them, secretly using projects of unfinished Hypera’s prototype. In final, when the car got presented at late 1990 people from Hypera noticed that Aquila is WAY TOO similar to their project and investigated the case. In final Aquila was confirmed as a unpermitted copy of Hypera’s car, which caused Airborne Automotive to pay massive amount of money for this to Hypera, as well they needed to destroy all Aquilas and it’s projects and in government this case was ended in 1991 by telling Airborne to do things above. But, well, there was one employee which found a hideout near company’s secret track which was built at the time, and put it LITERALLY UNDER THE ROAD, plus even without CEO’s knowledge. But, since the case was cancelled anyway on 31st December 2016 we can legally show the car here and later in the museum.
But, let’s go to technicals - Aquila itself is perfect base for rally car - it has compact inline 6 engine with 1.6 liter capacity - probably one of smallest inline sixes ever - generating something above 240 horsepower. This wouldn’t be of course possible if turbocharging wasn’t used. Another interesting thing about this sportscar is that it has AWD, of course because copy, but also has pushrod suspension! If it would enter production by then, who knows, it may be first Airborne with pushrod suspension that went into production? But nevermind, if we talk about performance - this setup, with somewhat light body could push the car to 100 km/h in 6.4 seconds and it could reach 255 km/h. But, let’s go to another car.
- Oh, and before I go to another car. Yo Hypera, have you noticed tyre marks on your whole, fucking, showroom?! laughs
2017 Airborne Yujin
Mei: Uhh, Yujin. Our second try at producing kei cars, and it’s pretty nice. It was designed to be somewhat everyday kei with sporty touch. It features sporty interior, standard entertainment - because who the fucking hell needs car like Tesla? If you want an iPad, just buy iPad for fucks sake! But, let’s go back to polite, chill presentation. Japanese version of Yujin Coupe features high-revving, yet still reliable and economical 0.66 liter inline 3 without turbocharging which generates 62 hp and can rev to 8700 RPM. This, combined with low curb weight below metric tonne and 6 gear manual gearbox can give nice results of 13.5 seconds to 100 km/h and electronically limited top speed of 180 km/h to comply with Japanese regulations. We also have European version, which uses 1.1 litre inline 4 with turbocharging from our Mimas base car. With 98 hp and shorter gear ratios Yujin EU can reach 9.7 seconds to 100 km/h at cost of top speed, which is only 166 km/h. Everything is the same as in Japanese version, well, except position of steering wheel * laughs *
Mei points at Yujin Cabrio and speaks: Well, this is our convertible Yujin, sadly available only in Japan, but if you live in Europe you probably won’t have much problem to import it - it is just not available on mass production in this part of the world. Actually it has same equipment to coupe Yujins and features the same drivetrain and underneath components as standard coupe, so well. However, it has stiffer sway bars to comply with reduced body stiffness and actually now sway bars are like taken from a racecar, they’re even more stiff than they were in F15 Patricia. Seriously.
Performance wise, this car is slower than Yujin coupe - it has 15 seconds to 100 km/h time and can reach 174 km/h. You can also close your roof while driving, but you can close it up to 30 km/h, otherwise the roof will probably detach and gooo awaaaay, like your hoooooopes… laugh
But let’s get serious, here we have serious bomb of the show, my very own design which I designed from pure boredom and fact that this annoying old mexican Cossarini was gone on holidays. Let me present to you, S340 C1!
Here Mei uncovers S340 concept. Everyone takes photos and probably even after 1 minute after presenting the car is now everywhere in social media. After that Mei speaks again, this time about this concept.
This car is something that wouldn’t go into production in this exact form, but it was made as sort of manifest what design direction you can expect in S models. We’re not going anywhere from pure manual experience and natural aspiration of the engine. Instead, we’re keen on VVT and Direct Injection systems, which give better economy and better power, better everything! According to traditions written by our precedessors, the choice for drivetrain couldn’t be different - 3.4 litre V6 engine with direct injection and without turbos generating 314 horsepower and revving to eight thousand RPMs. Suspension-wise, we featured active sport double wishbone suspension which has been refined for sports use. And, I guess it’s reliable even in concept form if it drove 614 miles in winter through eastern USA, right? We haven’t tested it’s top speed yet, so company bases on computer calculation of 268 km/h. However, we could test acceleration. 5.3 seconds to 100 km/h from standstill and 2.9 seconds from 80 to 120 km/h. S340 features premium equipment with digital HUD instead of classic speedometer and tachometer and has enlarged front windshield splitted in two parts, so you can open the sunroof. Nice, isn’t it?
Okay, now I wait for Gavin Anderson, he wanted an interview with me. Meanwhile, folks, let me wish good time on the show and have fun!