Mrdja Group
PART 4 (AND 5)
Refresher of where we left off last time:
Part 4
We shall note that this is great opportunity to introduce quite some extremes
One of extremes was quite plush...
There was quite some learning experience with 1965 Sieben and that had interestingly solved rear end to increase space avaiable for both people and their cargo (mostly for cargo to be honest)
There was also complaint about suspension tune, which was blamed on suspension type.
One of our opponents for this car would, however, also use such suspension in the rear but there werent any complaints: trust us, we would know as it was mostly used by dictators and one particularly direct car reviewer
But would this be sufficient for victory in presidential limo competition?
Looks neat and my colleague should have gotten some specs but was too drunk on beer
We didnt really liked the fact we would lose that position, but damn isnt that other entry STUNNING inside and out
It was quite the surprise seeing this was battle between just two vehicles, as we believe honor and prestige of being ride for head of state could have (and should have) attracted more people
...while other was with all four wheels on the ground
Saguaro T-REE in relevant generation would be introduced in 1970 as compact offering made by said budget-oriented brand. This doesnt mean that it will fade into absolute insignificance moment it appears, as its construction is rather up-to-date with times: it runs monocoque chassis (if that would be appropriate description for body and chassis being one and the same) and powers front wheels by using transversely mounted engine
Instead of deciding to describe our entry in mass-market ourselves further, we will let reviews speak for themselves.
There were some surprises we encountered sifting through them, like the fact some people would do 4X4 conversions or putting bigger engines (ok, that other one probably shouldnt be much of a surprise)
Oh, also these two were only wagons on market. Go figure. Once again we are left confused by fact others would miss out on such lovely body style
You will receive pictures and specs of three different variants of Saguaro T-REE: there will be another one that wasnt covered by reviews
Lets go from that one, shall we?
1280 Sedan would be able to put some differentiation between itself and either of two reviewed entries and its not just because of it being a sedan
Number indicates engine displacement and that would end up being bigger than 1190. Due to the fact EcoWagon had engine mostly tuned towards economy, its greater size of 1400cc would not warrant performance.
1280 would therefore offer better performance than either reviewed variant
To top it off, it would have tad bit better eqiupment: music would derive from either 8-track player or AM/FM radio through 4 speakers. Reviewed cars lack 8 track ports for reference
Idea of 1190 and EcoWagon being submited was that there was assumption they would (and could) be sufficiently different, but that didnt turn out that way.
This was realised too late for 1190 to bow out and give its place to sedan mentioned above
As you can see tho, its not really bad car just…too similar to another thing in showroom
Speaking of which…1400 EcoWagon
Due to positive reviews, there is high chance T-REE might return
And it did
Part 5
It was decided that cheaper fuel is way to go for everything, so you are putting E70 in anything avaiable to you (and in one vehicle presented that will not be avaiable as-is shown, but could be made with right specs).
All vehicles you are about to see have iron blocks and will power 4 speed gearboxes. You will also need to operate clutch in any cabin
Panels are steel and chassis is galvanised steel (hehe, chassis; you will see what we mean by this).
Standard deja-vu
Pictures are almost not needed as only change T-REE got during these years would be rectangular headlights
Specs also stay similar to before
Utilised vehicles
Relevant generation of Kontir Roxton/Cunningham duo was introduced in 1974 while we are seeing 1977 versions here
Roxton is van model that denotes full-size van. Snarky remarks see no place here regarding chassis, as this thing does have chassis as separate unit
There is nothing revolutionary regarding its RWD configuration and longitudinally mounted engine
You have coils in front and leafs in the back; solid lack of independence either way
Pop the hood and surprises dont come: all-iron unit with over-head valves is ready to work
What you get is 3603cc V6 where the block assumes said V shape at 90 degree angle: this would give you impression that we chopped up V8 engine to do this…because we did just that
Engine outputs 121 hp at 4300 rpm and develops 250 Nm of torque at 2800 rpm
There was attempt to put inline 6, but we were left dissatisfied at size of engine we could put that way. Still, parts of V6 and V8 should be easily compatible because of this and V8 would be avaiable in either of these two
Also, that would not even happen to be biggest said V6 could be
Apparently it can tow 1900 kg, get to 155 kmph and get to 100 kmph in 13.5 seconds. Uses almost 21.8 liters of E70 per 100km
Regarding Cunningham, if we excuse the fact this is pickup truck and not van, what was said for Roxton applies here as well
Top speed lags by almost kilometer per hour, but it gets to 100 0.4 seconds quicker than van. While other stats mentioned also happen to vary, difference isnt going to be deal-breaker
Either way, it should be good improvement on some minor teething issues of prior period
Yovan
Hmm, this section is named after me?
Why is that the case?
I might have an idea tho…
Some background, as is polite
Drivers backstory: it was rough to extent
My name is actually spelled Jovan but, as i noticed some people might struggle with that, there is alternative spelling: that Y is said in same manner as in yoga or yo-yo.
Im currently head of Mrdja Group operations in Letara and needless to say, some relatively early parts of my life werent as harmonius as they probably should have been.
I come from family that ran business of weapon manufacturing and its fair to say, this does have drawbacks with sufficiently jealous competition: my parents paid the ultimate price back then and it was expected for me to follow.
They, of course, didnt expected that i would be able to get away but i did.
Now, several decades later, i heard they might decide to supply Windon with some equipment
And im ready for a rematch
This is Kontir Roxton as was the case with van shown tad bit above by employee here (from whom i took over the typewriter because apparently he found possibility of me typing about myself amusing)
They forgot to specify that V8 mentioned previously has 6208cc of full capacity; take two cylinders off and that results in 4656cc V6, which is what this van will be running
This van also has 4X4 drivetrain and manual lockers, which could have been featured on Cunningham we would offer for reviews.
Due to the fact that mangement took some time to recover from war declaration, there is something else im more concerned about regarding that truck: not illegal, but stupid ommission
And while i have decent authority while here, do not think that im in much better position than some random Aragan that wants to prep this kinda vehicle for fight:
- I couldnt get any guns i or my parents designed because they arent really avaiable here and its pain in ass to get them from Letara.
- getting van base should be relatively easy. Hell, doesnt need to be of our brand even: i saw plenty of beaten-to-shit Bazards and Centurions that could be bought for bag of peanuts and few bottles of hard liquor
Thankfully, someone had about 8 M16 rifles that i could use to weaponise the vehicle.
I tried to also put some armor here and there and sacrifice something else to do so. Van now still weighs as much as it would do stock, but that does mean armor leaves lot to be desired
Wish me luck