REVIEWS PART ONE: BINNER TIME
After some time, Joseph received the various entries. There were a total of eight, giving plenty of options to choose from. To make his life easier, he had requested a simple, concise summary to start with (aka a properly cloned Model and family). Half the entries had failed to do this - CopperWRKS, Treadkillers, Octane Racing and Aloen.
The Rulebreakers
He sighed and shook his head, sipping a generic soda. Looking through these entries briefly, he noted quite a few issues. Treadkillers and Aloen had both failed to detail their plans to modernise the platform, while Copper Works had failed to detail their plans to modernise the block. Making matters worse, Aloen's designs would take a lot of time to perform the conversions, while Copper Works - perhaps due to failing to modernise the block - could not give an adequate guarantee of reliability.
@OME - Binned for failing to update engine family year, and having lower reliability than the base.
@alen.alic1983 - Binned for failing to update model year, and exceeding ET limit.
@Mikonp7 - binned for failing to update model year.
Uncommon Sense
Looking over the last entry without a summary, Joseph noticed something worrying. The Octane car somehow performed slightly worse in simulated crashes than the original model. Did Joseph want to feel less safe? Probably not, no. Checking through the entrants with summaries, he noticed that another car - Boot Scootin’ Bodyworx’s Ess Ess - had fallen into the same trap. This time, it performed substantially worse in the computer simulations.
@karhgath - binned for being less safe than the original model. Your coupe had 38.1, while the original coupe had 39.5.
@HighOctaneLove - binned for being less safe than the original. Your convertible had 30.9 safety, while the original convertible had 34.8. Now, I don’t expect a convertible to be as safe as a rigid top, but… It’s still a downgrade.
A Note, on these bins
Neither of these cars broke written rules, but they both go against the fluff and customer desires. In the original post, Joseph complained that "the thing just felt like a deathrap". Your entries were worse than the original, by at least a full point. Why? Well, both of you went with Basic Safety, despite having the budget for Standard at a minimum. Had you included Standard safety, you would have progressed - but Joseph does not want a downgrade, at all. It's a real shame, as both of these entries were pretty dang great. As noted above, Copper Works also submitted a car with lower reliability.The Podium
Joseph was left with just three viable proposals, earlier than expected. Two El Caminos, and one Coupe. He looked over the reports, checking every detail…
The final rankings will be shown once those reviews are done. The podium cars are:
@HelloHi - Sunset Garage Chevelcamino
@george_m997 - G’s Project Coupe GTR
@cake_ape - Mons Racing El Camino