CSR160 - The Pannonian Sailor
2009 - Dubrovnik, Croatia
TLDR - You are tasked with making a B-segment hatchback/liftback
Premise
27-year-old Dragana and 28-year-old Djordje finally, after decades of war and subsequent hardship, manage to scrape together enough money after the for their first brand new car. They live in Novi Sad, Serbia, however they make the 550 km-journey to Dubrovnik to visit Dragana’s parents two times a month, and in the process lug around a substantial amount of presents, food and tools. They are also planning to start a family in the next few years, so their new car should be able to last them a while to ease any future financial burden. Djordje fancies a lower, more agile car, preferably a liftback, whilst Dragana has recently taken a liking towards roomier and more traditional hatchbacks. Neither of the two, however, like crossovers very much. They’re not appreciably roomier than the hatchbacks they’re based on, they cost way more to buy, run and insure, and they aren’t even on sale in the region to boot. The couple plans to travel to Croatia to buy the car.
Rules
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Max price: $13000
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Total tech pool cost: $55m
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Minimum TP: 3, 0 in aspiration for N/A entries
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Fuel: 95 RON
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Trim year must be 2009
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No legacy bodies
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Must have 5 seats, door configuration is up to you
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Standard realism rules
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Advanced trim settings are up to you within reason
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No interior required
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Emissions requirement: WES11
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No racing parts, keep it street legal
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Max wheelbase: 2.55m, minimum wheelbase: 2.3m - this is a little on the long side for b-segment cars, though I thought it was fair since b-segment liftback sedans often have a longer wheelbase than the hatchbacks they’re based on
Priorities
Looks
Drivability
Comfort
Safety
Practicality
Dragana is an interior designer. Her new car must look good first and foremost. They will be driving the car a lot, so safety and comfort is of paramount importance.
Fuel economy
Service cost
Value for money
Reliability
The couple would prefer is the car didn’t drain their bank accounts any more than absolutely necessary. I would not recommend going too far below the already tiny budget cap, though.
Sportiness
Environmental resistance
NOTE: Both Dragana and Djordje know how to drive a manual very well, and considering most cars in this had a manual transmission at the time, you won’t be penalized at all for using one. However, if you do manage to squeeze a non-slushbox automatic into the budget, it will give you a small boost in rankings.
SUBMISSIONS
Entries start @ 2024-02-09T23:00:00Z
Entries close @ 2024-03-02T23:00:00Z
Submit the .car files over discourse
Model/Family name: CSR160 - [your name]
Trim/Variant name: up to you
Ads are required
Rule discussions take part until entries start
CHANGES
- Submission time pushed back to March 3rd
- Transmission preferences added
- Minimum wheelbase requirement added