The idea is, the challenge is so open right now that you could make “anything”
The cool wall is there to narrow down what would be ideal for the customer, it doesn’t matter if it’s too expensive, since it’s purely based on “is this cool”
All the pictures will be placed onto the wall by the host, and the participants of the challenge have a better idea of what to make and what not to make.
My suggestions for the Cool Wall this time are as follows:
1995 BMW M3 E36
1995 Mazda RX-7 FD
2006 Porsche Cayman S
2006 Chevrolet Corvette C6 Z06
2008 Jaguar XKR X150
Here’s whats running in my head right now…
Ford Probe GT
Mazda 929 HB Coupe
Mitsubishi Delica Starwagon L300
Renault Espace II
Chevrolet K1500 Blazer
This is what I got
1999 Subaru Impreza Casa Blanca
2004 Ford F-150 SVT Lightning
2003 Toyota MR-2 Spyder
2004 Fiat Stilo Abarth
I’ll throw 3 in there as of now.
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Three entrants into the cool wall:
1969 - 1973 Nissan Fairlady Z/Datsun 240Z
1990 Mercedes Benz 190E 2.5 16v
1973 - 1980 Triumph Dolomite Sprint
Now that I’ve submitted my Cool Wall submissions, I’m starting to think about repurposing one of my ZERC entries for this challenge.
As an alternative, I could convert my test mule for a larger V12 grand tourer into a full-fledged entry instead, but I’d sacrifice some sportiness, reliability, and economy in favor of improved drivability and comfort. That said, I was able to squeeze 80(!) drivability and 55 comfort out of that one.
I also came up with a third option in the form of a lightweight I6 sports coupe that trades comfort and drivability for a huge dose of sportiness - a heart-over-head choice whereas the big V12 coupe is the polar opposite (and the slower of my two ZERC entries occupies a nice middle ground).
So if a car has no 3D interior, is it assumed to be RHD?
I can’t speak for the host, but if you’re going no interior I would at least make sure the windshield wipers are facing the correct way.
To that end, the tips of the wipers should face left if the steering wheel is on the right, and vice versa.
It does not really matter. I did a lot of research on the subject for previous challenges, mostly styling. Regulations are all about total wiped area/area wiped in front of the driver. There are tons of different wiper configs, especially with older cars, and there is no consensus. There are 3 wipers, 2 wipers, single wiper, staggered swipe, opposite wipes, etc. Ideally you’d want to keep one wiper config for all markets that satisfy regulation, and not move pivot points between LHD/RHD, but it still is all over the place. So not a good indication of LHD vs RHD at all.
Yeah that’s a fair point tbh, plenty of french cars had the rhd wipers the wrong way round. Wish there was a better way to show it really. I’ll scrub that rule out since it actually penalises people who would make an interior.
i’ve changed a few rules slightly, i’ve added them to the changelog but also here is the changes again
Total techpool is now $65m as I felt the original was too generous
Safety is now five points not ten
Purchase price is ten points not five
removed the lhd penalty as in the end it’s hard to police this
Budget is the same but I have flattened out the percentages and added jumps for cars in 2005 and 1982 to compensate for the clean air zone charge.
I managed to adapt my repurposed ZERC entry to the new ruleset without much trouble - the stats obviously took a hit but it’s not too serious. Then again, a combined total techpool cost of $90m would have been way too high to be as realistic as I was hoping for anyway.
After examining the new yearly price caps, I’ve realized it’s also a matter of price weighed up against reliability - newer cars tend to be more reliable, but you’ll have a smaller budget, whereas older, less reliable cars can get away with costing more (within reason), up to a point (although pre-1982 cars are CAZ exempt, as are all Euro 4/WES10 and Euro 5/WES11 cars).
Hold on, “coolness” (the cool wall) is completely independent from all other stats right?
Yeah, just because a car does well on “coolness” it doesn’t necessarily mean it’d actually be the right car for the buyer.
