Welcome to the Budget Speed challenge presented by Upshift magazine!
The challenge is simple: To create the best sport compact your company can, while costing no more than $10,000 to make.
Rules!
Vehicle must be front engined
Vehicle must cost less than $10,000 to manufacture
Vehicle must get atleast 30 MPG
Vehicle must be powered by either an I4 or I6 engine - No V8s!
Vehicle must be RWD
Vehicle must be made in the 2015 model year
Judging areas!
Styling - How good your car looks
Handling - How your car takes a corner
Power - Judged by Jeremy Clarkson
Usability - How well can your car cope with everyday life?
btw, do you have a particular scoring system? Some of us are quite curious as to how the data applies, where possible, and how the non-objective areas might be assessed as part of the whole.
btw, do you have a particular scoring system? Some of us are quite curious as to how the data applies, where possible, and how the non-objective areas might be assessed as part of the whole.[/quote]
Styling - Judged by examining the cars styling
Handling - Average of Sportiness score and airfield lap time in seconds
Power - Average of HP and TQ numbers
Usability - Average of Comfort, Reliability, and Tameness
btw, do you have a particular scoring system? Some of us are quite curious as to how the data applies, where possible, and how the non-objective areas might be assessed as part of the whole.[/quote]
Yup, another test of my ability to make the best leaderboard fillers in all of Automation!
Sometimes it is about restraint when you build a car, I think mine is going to be dead last on almost everything but it would be a fun day to day car IMO
