I did… on a racetrack… do not remind me of Hypera’s existence 
It disturbs me more than Dimension motors does.
Also “road legal” is a very stretchable term in automation. We need some kind of a legality rule for this on the forums IMO
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2018 Dimension SuperNova
The SuperNova returns as the ultimate budget exotic capable of humiliating actual exotics anywhere except in a straight line. Not much has changed from the last car mechanically, but cheaper suppliers have allowed us to slash the price down to just 50,000 and still make plenty of profit!
Technical Data
Engine
Code:LX20DTI - Silver top
Configuration: 2.1 liter Inline 4 aluminum alloy
Heads: Aluminum alloy Twin Cam 20V with VVT
Aspiration: Turbo with air to air intercooler
Fueling: Bosch Direct Injection with Independent Throttle Bodies
Recommended fuel: 95 octane
Redline: 9000 RPM
Power: 440 hp @ 7800 RPM
Torque: 434 Nm @ 5200 RPM
Transmission: 7 speed manual with mechanical differential (downgraded Entropy box)
Engine weight: 128 kg
Chassis
Body: Aluminum monocoque with carbon fiber body panels
Suspension: F Pushrod R Pushrod with semi active dampers and active sway bars
Brakes: F 1 piston 310mm vented steel discs R 2 piston 280mm vented steel discs
Tires: F 265mm R 19 R 345mm R 19 Toyo Proxes 4 All Season Performance Tires
Curb Weight: 1140 kg
Safety: Driver, passenger and side air bag with 6 point SCCA approved racing harness
Steering: Electrically assisted
Electronic aids: TCS, ECS and Launch Control
Interior
Seats: Recaro leather bucket seats with exterior color matched stitching
Dash: Soft plastic dash with faux carbon fiber trim and exposed gear shifter
Infotainment: Clarion basic head unit with 2 speaker set up
Seating: 2
Performance
Power to weight: 385 hp per tonne
0-60 sprint: 3.4
Top Speed: 170 mph
250m cornering test: 1.65 G @ 142 mph
60-0: 93 ft
Nordeschleife lap: 7:28.07
Airfield: 1:12.69
MRLS: 1:35.79
Automation TT: 2:01.98
MSRP is $51,000 (60% markup)
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Not bad, not bad. Half the price of the exige. On the other hand, i’ve been down that road, and you can drop another 15 grand off the thing if you start the budget saving, while retaining quite a bit of speed
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Yeah carbon panels are suuuper pricey.
It is supposed to be an entry level faux supercar tho, so I still left in a full interior and safety. Bespoke motor and my love for massive mark ups on everything will prevent me from dropping the price further.
It is of course no match for the Mistral, but I think it carves its own niche in the 50K bracket.
Most of mine are 100%. You’re too easy on the buyer mate 
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Well yeah but you’re KHT and I’m the guy who makes the stuff you get when as a loaner when the KHT is in the shop 
Damn Gasmeans are too cheap…
I try to branch out, but yeah. Also I do not think the Mistral is a fair competitor, it’s overengineered and overpriced compared to Supernova. The base model is twice the price. So yeah, I do not think KHT has a competitor for the Supernova, since Augusta is a basic track toy, and everything else costs an arm and a leg.
##1985 Dimension Voyager A/T
Our FWD 70 compacts have been largely derided by the motoring press, so the 80s Voyager returned to an RWD platform. A lot of experimental tech went into this car, such as use of double wishbones in a low cost machine and the first all aluminum 4 valve DOHC 4 cylinder by Dimension. Built to face off against the Airborne Persephone in the compact market.
Techinical Data
Engine
Code: LA20EI
Configuration: 2 liter Inline 4 aluminum
Heads: Aluminum Twin Cam 16V
Aspiration: Natural
Fueling: Bosch MPFI with single injector
Recommended fuel: 91
Redline: 6500
Power: 100 hp @ 5600 RPM
Torque: 156 NM @ 3800 RPM
Transmission: 4 speed AT (5 speed manual standard)
Engine weight: 130 kg
Chassis
Body: Corr. Resistant Steel monocoque with steel body work
Suspension: F Double Wishbone R Double Wishbone with gas dampers
Brakes: F 1 piston Disc 300mm R Drum 300mm
Tires: F 175mm R15 R 175mm R15 All Season Touring Tires
Curb Weight: 1006 kg
Safety: Side bracing and 2 point seatbelts
Steering: Hydraulic assisted
Interior
Seats: Cloth seats with cloth trim
Dash: Hard Vinyl dash with faux wood trim
Radio: 8 track radio/cassette player with 4 door speakers
Seating: 4
##1986 Dimension Voyager Sprint
A true Speedy Speed Boy, the Voyager Sprint is a sports version built on the capable Voyager chassis and features the LA20 in it’s finest state of tune. Perfect for downhill tofu delivery duties and inertia drifting.
Engine
Code: LA20EI Silvertop
Configuration: 2 liter I4 Aluminum
Heads: Aluminum Twin Cam 16V
Aspiration: Natural
Fueling: Bosch MPFI with independent throttle bodies
Recommended fuel: 91 Octane
Redline: 7200 RPM
Power: 150 hp @ 6700 RPM
Torque: 170 NM @ 4800 RPM
Transmission: 5 speed manual with viscous differential
Engine weight: 121.6 kg
Chassis remains the same except for:
Tires: F 205mm R 205 mm touring tires
Brakes: F 2 piston disc 300mm R 1 piston disc 260mm.
MSRP 1985:
A/T: $ 4908
Sprint: $ 6610
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Mmmmm mmm! Mid-eighties twin cam engines 
Wow the Entropy Shinigami looks really awesome!
More where that came from 
1985 Dimension Nova GS
An attempt at popularizing the MR layout for cheap sports car, the first gen Nova shared many internals with cars like the Voyager. Fortunately, that included the popular LA20 twin cam 16v engine, which won the hearts of enthusiasts world wide. Until snap oversteer kills them.
Technical Data
Engine
Code: LA20EI Silvertop
Configuration: 2 liter I4 Aluminum
Heads: Aluminum Twin Cam 16V
Aspiration: Natural
Fueling: Bosch MPFI with independent throttle bodies
Recommended fuel: 91 Octane
Redline: 7200 RPM
Power: 150 hp @ 6700 RPM
Torque: 170 NM @ 4800 RPM
Transmission: 5 speed manual with viscous differential
Engine weight: 121.6 kg
Chassis
Body: Corr. Resistant steel monocoque with aluminum body panels
Suspension: F Double Wishbone R Double Wishbone with gas dampers
Tires: F 145mm R16 R 175mm R16 All Season Touring Tires
Brakes: F 1 piston 225mm disc R 1 piston 260mm disc
Curb Weight: 900 kg
Safety: Side bracing and 2 point seatbelts
Steering: Hydraulic Assisted
Interior
Seats: Cloth seats with cloth trim
Dash: Hard Vinyl dash with faux wood trim
Radio: 8 track radio/cassette player with 2 speakers and multi cassette holder
Seating: 2
Performance Figures
0-60: 6.8
Top Speed: 135 mph
1/4 mile: 14.94 @ 95 mph
60-0: 120 ft
1986 Dimension SuperNova
The affordable sports car gets an unaffordable and homicidal variant. If you could handle it though, it could really take the fight to the big boys. Could even give a KHT Tsukuba some trouble.
##Technical Data
Engine
Code: LA20EI Silvertop
Configuration: 2 liter I4 Aluminum
Heads: Aluminum Twin Cam 16V
Aspiration: Turbo with air to air intercooler
Fueling: Bosch MPFI with independent throttle bodies
Recommended fuel: 91 Octane
Redline: 7600 RPM
Power: 243 hp @ 6700 RPM
Torque: 280 NM @ 5300 RPM
Transmission: 5 speed manual with viscous differential
Engine weight: 141.8 kg
Chassis
Body: Corr. Resistant steel monocoque with aluminum body panels
Suspension: F Double Wishbone R Double Wishbone with gas dampers
Tires: F 175mm R17 R 235mm R17 All Season Performance Tires
Brakes: F 1 piston 275mm vented disc R 1 piston 260mm vented disc
Curb Weight: 1061 kg
Safety: Side bracing and 2 point seatbelts
Steering: Hydraulic Assisted
Interior
Seats: Cloth seats with cloth trim
Dash: Hard Vinyl dash with faux wood trim
Radio: 8 track radio/cassette player with 2 speakers and multi cassette holder
Seating: 2
Performance Figures
Power to weight: 225 hp per tonne
0-60: 4.7
Top Speed: 150 mph
250m cornering test: 1.18G
60-0: 110 ft
Airfield: 1:22.24
MSRP:
GS: $6,500 (1985 price)
SuperNova: $10,500 (1986 price)
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Aha! A rival to the Erin Nasaro I see…
If that even bothered to exist in 1986
KHT came to the party late, after seeing that the product is viable. The marketing department did not advise on taking a risk and starting the lightweight MR trend themselves, as it could be a bust and a huge hole in the budget.
In any case, I like the looks of the thing and it’s also quite a bit cheaper than the tsukuba, which is a great result, seeing how KHT tried to make a budget car. Unless ofcourse you did not include the profit margin into this.
Well I adjusted the prices for inflation. In 2016 money, the GS would’ve been 14K, while the SuperNova is 22K including profit margins.
Still cheaper than KHT, so it’s a win for you in my opinion.
Played with photoshop abit.
That rear wheel is bugging me. Do you think I should’ve just cloned the front wheel instead?
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No, never. The perspective will be way too screwed up to fix it.
Also you should just take more care when masking the territory you’re painting over, not to destroy the edges. The rear arch is looking mangled because of that
How do I do that specifically? Like clear the wheel arches cleanly? I definitely messed them up when removing the wheels.
Also cut me some slack This is my very first shop ever and I’m doing it on a track pad…
Do you have any good suggestions to help blend the car to the surroundings?
##Chassis Codes Announced and Explained.
Abit of news, I’m planning to introduce chassis codes to my cars with the following naming schemes. Often they’ll contain references to their IRL counterparts.
For example the code for the 2018 Rift SSP is:
GRB94
The first character is represents the drivetrain and chassis type:
G - Compact Transverse
B - Midsize Longitudinal
Z - Mid engine
C - Coupe Longtidunal
The second character represents the floorpan used. If two cars with the same first letter have the same second letter, it means they share a floorpan.
Third character are just generational variants.
Numbers in the end are just model codes. Higher end variants with different engines have a higher number, and all wheel drive models always have 4 as the final digit.