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Okay, DQE’s engineers decided that it would be a good idea to make a limited production series of the Grizzly, which they call Grizzly XL. And yes, XL really means “Extra Large”. The car will get a longer wheelbase, bigger wheels, wider tires, and last but not least: an even bigger engine This time, it’s an 8.5L TT V8, and the torque it makes is out of this world. You get 1397Nm (1031lb-ft) at 2500RPM! You get 500+hp from 2600 RPM, 600+ from 3200 on and 700+ from 3800! The top is 800hp at 5700RPM, the redline is at 6000.
This huge engine will help the (now even heavier and still RWD) car accelerate faster than many of today’s sports cars (maybe not from 0-60 but that’s because of wheelspin). And it’ll do 349km/h which is just 1km/h slower than the Lamborghini Aventador. But it will use less fuel than the Lambo nevertheless.
Of course, now that pretty much everything in and on the car will be bigger, your wallet size will have to increase too. Not sure by how much yet, but the engine will take additional man hours to make, and more material will have to be used to build the car. But then, only 250 of these will be made and the people who can afford a normal Grizzly can probably also afford the XL.
As you can see, the body has been reworked slightly. No big changes here. What has changed, however, is the engine. In the Type M it’s a high-revving 5.3L V8 with 630hp, in the Kestrel it’s a low-end 7.0L V8 with “only” 585hp. The reason for this is that the Kestrel is more of a cruiser. It’ll make the right noise, it’s gonna kick you in your seat with the massive 785Nm of torque and you can just do huge burnouts wherever you want. This is the kind of car that makes you say “F*** it! I got a 7 litre V8, what do you want?”
This is the type of car that DQE stands for: something you can drive all day, every day. It looks nice, it makes the right noise, you can drive around normally or have fun whenever you please and the engine will never break.
Here’s the Starling, a tiny carbon fibre sports coupe which will be about as small as the Smart Roadster. But unlike the Smart, this isn’t all about fuel economy. With its 1.25L turbocharged I4 engine which makes 125hp, it’s capable of accelerating from 0-60 in 6.2 seconds, while using only 4 litres of fuel every 100km!
Despite the carbon fibre chassis and weight, this wouldn’t cost much more than the Smart, because there’s basically no interior, other than a stereo and air conditioning. Do you think this car would sell?
Ok, here’s pretty much the exact opposite to the Starling. It’s the next generation Dragonfly!
The basic engine in this will be a 2.0L naturally aspirated I4 with 250hp, but you can also have a 2.5L I6 with 330hp.
Extravagance. Elegance. AdVance.
This is essentially a luxury family van with big V8s in it. So it’s perfect for mummy and daddy. It’ll make the children happy, too, with the nice V8 growl .
There’s a 5.0 and a 6.0 V8, the 6.0 makes 460hp and lets you go from 0-60 in just 4 seconds despite the car’s 1600kg weight and the 5 speed manual gearbox. Obviously, this isn’t the most economical car in the world, but it uses less fuel than most cars with similar power output (like a BMW M3 E92 or a Ferrari California).
I can’t really think of a competitor for this car because Ford Galaxy/Renault Modus/Opel Zafira, etc. they aren’t nearly as luxurious or as powerful as this will be. And there will be an XX version, too.
[quote=“TheTom”]Extravagance. Elegance. AdVance.
This is essentially a luxury family van with big V8s in it. So it’s perfect for mummy and daddy. It’ll make the children happy, too, with the nice V8 growl .
There’s a 5.0 and a 6.0 V8, the 6.0 makes 460hp and lets you go from 0-60 in just 4 seconds despite the car’s 1600kg weight and the 5 speed manual gearbox. Obviously, this isn’t the most economical car in the world, but it uses less fuel than most cars with similar power output (like a BMW M3 E92 or a Ferrari California).
I can’t really think of a competitor for this car because Ford Galaxy/Renault Modus/Opel Zafira, etc. they aren’t nearly as luxurious or as powerful as this will be. And there will be an XX version, too.
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But the modus isn’t in the same class as the zafira and the galaxy now is it? Because i don’t think a small 5 seat hatchback is in the same class with two big 7 seat mpvs
Well, i’ve been inactive for a while. Sort of inactive. I couldn’t think of another class for which i didn’t have a car already, so i decided i might try and rework some of my existing models. But it was hard to choose which one to revise because i liked most of them the way they were. Still, i’m back with two new designs.
I still love the Grizzly XL. I’d definitely buy/build one if i had the money to do so. I mean, who else has an 8.5L twin-turbocharged V8 in their luxury saloon car? Even though it’s RWD only and weighs 1700kg, it can keep up with most of today’s sports cars. It’ll do 0-60mph in 4.4 seconds and it’s limited to 200mph (for now, maybe i’ll delimit it so it would hit 215 or so).
And then, i wanted to ask you guys something. Do you think the Mantis needs a new design as well? That’s an important question because the Mantis is probably the model which i’m going to sell most copies of. And if you think it needs a new design, i’ll make one.
Hey guys, i’ve finally managed to redesign a car with a very satisfying result for me! It’s the Sparrow. All it’s got in common with the old Sparrow is the name and the colour.
I decided to try something new with the headlights. Depending on the feedback i get for them, i may or may not use these as standard headlights for future designs.
As before, the Sparrow is a small sports coupe similar to a Toyota GT-86.
The new Grizzly looks incredible! Those headlights are amazing. You should use variations of those on your new models. The Sparrows headlights aren’t bad, they just look a little too ‘squinty’ to me. Honestly, in my opinion, I think you should figure out a way to make the Grizzly’s lights work on the Sparrow, as well as your future designs for that matter. They are unique and they certainly look good.
The HP and SR versions will be posted in the Speed Academy thread.
The standard Dragonfly comes with a reasonable 2.0 I4T with 250hp and you can have RWD or AWD.
As before, this is an upperclass saloon and you can have a 5.0 or a 6.0L V8 for it, NA or turbocharged. And it’s not in the same class as the Grizzly because its rivals aren’t Bentleys but Mercedes S-class and BMW 7series.
thanks Razyx!
I’ve been thinking about reworking the Mantis for weeks. Trying to make it look aggressive and elegant at the same time, and being better at this than with the last design was actually hard for me. But i think this is a worthy replacement!
Welcome a new member of the DQE family, the Puma! This is what the BMW 3series once was, a realtively light and very dynamic RWD saloon. The difference between this and the Eagle saloon is that this is smaller, lighter, sportier and more specific because there are only 2 engine options for the normal Puma and only 1 for the HP. But it’s still everyday usable thanks to soft suspension and good fuel economy.
This time, it’s an 8.5L TT V8, and the torque it makes is out of this world. You get 1397Nm (1031lb-ft) at 2500RPM! You get 500+hp from 2600 RPM, 600+ from 3200 on and 700+ from 3800! The top is 800hp at 5700RPM, the redline is at 6000.
