Generations [LORE, UE4] [FINAL RESULTS]

Late August, 1988, Sinistra Motors HQ, Nevada.

“Sunbolt didn’t do too well.” Andrea said, looking at the magazine.

“We’ve not bothered to change it since 1985. Of course it didn’t do well.” Luke said. “So, Jeff, how are the snails coming along? Do keep in mind that I want a turbo Sunbolt by 1990, so that it can have three years as a last great hurrah.”

“Wait, the Sunbolt stops in '93?” Andrea asked.

“No point in beating it to death. Sports cars live fast and die young. We’re not refreshing the rear-engine design, and so we need to focus on other things.” Luke said.

“So, what’s the point of getting turbos on the Sunbolt?” Jeff asked.

Andrea, however, turned and glared at Jeff. “You’re drunk! I can’t believe it, Jeff! No wonder nothing got done regarding the turbo Sunbolt!”

Luke stalked off to Jeff’s office, and within minutes, found proof of Jeff’s drinking on the job, in a locked filing cabinet… One that Luke had the master keys for. He walked back up, stopped in his own office long enough to call the police, then confronted Jeff.

“Oh, shit.” Jeff muttered, before Luke said, “Jeff, you know as well as I do what this means. Don’t bother cleaning out your desk, I’ve called the police to escort you from the premises. Your belongings will be mailed to you, postage due, along with your final paycheck.”


October, 1988, Sinistra Motors HQ.

Andrea sat at her desk, something she’d grown accustomed to since Jeff was walked out in handcuffs two months ago. Luke had offered her the job of Engine Team Lead, and she’d jumped at the chance. As a result, she was looking over one of Luke’s inventory listings, which had notes scribbled in the margins. More irritating, however, was that Luke had fully adopted having a local network, complete with a slowly-growing server farm in the basement, and looking anything up required logging in and fighting through Luke’s seemingly-random files, scattered everywhere with what seemed like no organizational order.

And so she looked at the paper notes more than the digital ones. But this was sheer madness, what Luke was proposing. She’d known that in the 60’s and 70’s, they were cutting V8’s in half, lopping two cylinders off, and welding them back together, and that they’d dared to call this ‘creation’ a V6. Hell, she’d driven one of those V6-powered Senators in a publicity stunt, coast-to-coast-and-back. But this… This was crazy. Taking the same cutting jig, lopping a cast-iron 5.2 liter V8 in half, but instead of then lopping two more cylinders off, Luke wanted to add a two-cylinder segment, specifically the off-cuts from the V6 production. The result would make a terrifying 6.5 liter V10, yes, but at what cost?

Then there was another of Luke’s crazy schemes, wanting to flatten the Sunbolt’s V6 into a flat engine, 180-degrees instead of 60 or 90. Why on Earth he wanted a flat engine, Andrea couldn’t tell, but Luke had said something about ‘Lowered center-of-gravity’ and ‘better overall handling’ when she’d asked. Still didn’t make sense why that was needed, when they were already gearing up for aluminum engines.

And then the Rebadge project… Oh, that promised to drive her crazy. All of the engines built on the 5.2’s bore and stroke were now the “L-Series” engines. And then all of the engines derived from the Sunbolt’s 3 liter V6 were “S-Series” engines.

But Andrea felt good about Luke’s crazy projects, because without them, it just wouldn’t be Sinistra.


1993, Sinistra Motors HQ.

Andrea looked ready to cry as the last Turbo Sunbolt rolled out the door, the paint still glowing vividly in the fading sunlight. She’d managed to save the project Jeff nearly killed with incompetance, and the Sunbolt got pressurized early in 1990. But it still hurt to see the quirky rear-engined car leaving the factory for good. Sure, they still had the Swift Sport, and last year, they’d created something new for them, though the powertrain still was quirky as all hell when they built the Sinistra Stampede, but even though they both carried her new project, the V10, it just wasn’t the same. And she knew this damnable flat-6 was going to be her nightmare for the next year. Worse still, Luke didn’t really care about the 6-cylinder version, he just wanted to downsize to a four-cylinder, though he’d make use of the 6, provided she could build the damn thing in the first place.

Luke joined Andrea as they watched the last Sunbolt roll out into the parking lot. After a few moments of silence, Luke handed Andrea a set of keys. “It was truly your project all along. You deserve to have the last one. Your own little piece of history. Paperwork’s all taken care of.”

Andrea took the keys, then walked out to where the Sunbolt - her Sunbolt - sat waiting for her. She took in the brilliant silver tone of Frost, their silver-white metallic, a color the Sunbolt never tended to sell well in, but one she liked regardless, and smiled. She decided, as Luke had given this gift to her, she’d return the favor. All of the problems with the flat-6 could be solved with a modified crankshaft anyway. And they were so close to solving the SinCam problem, too. Luke had pointed her in the right direction, but she was certain now, it needed another year, and would need oil pressure to work. And then they’d have something special brewing for everyone else to fear.


(Yeah, long lore post. Let’s just say that now everyone knows Sinistra’s little Engine Plot, and the setup is there for engines needed in the future. And technologies. After all, while Sinistra isn’t always on the bleeding-edge of tech, there are certain things we’re going for as soon as possible…)

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Ardent Headquarters

Monday, January 23, 1989

“Gentlemen, let me show you the results of complacency.”

Matthew Seldon flipped over the cover page on his presentation board, revealing a chart of sales comparisons for various manufacturers.

“We got lucky this time,” he stated as he pointed to the line showing slow but steady growth for Ardent. “The Silver Sentinel has renewed interest in that line, which has helped us surpass Bogliq once again. Others aren’t so lucky. There are hungry competitors out there, willing to do whatever it takes.”

Matt pointed to a pair of criss-crossed lines lower down the graph. “Maesima has only been on the market for a handful of years, and yet they’re proving themselves to the public. Meanwhile, Epoch, a venerable company, seems to be struggling. The young ones are looking to take a piece of their pie.”

He leaned with both hands on the conference table, staring down his department heads with fiery intensity. “Gentlemen, do not let anyone take our slice. Hideki is creating a work of art, and the Toledo boys are expanding the Trivalve series for our entry level cars. I expect masterpieces befitting of the tools you have at hand.”

Matt Seldon walked out of the room, leaving the department heads muttering among themselves in subdued argument.

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Just like a real 80’s British Sports Car! :stuck_out_tongue:

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Bogliq USA HQ

Detroit, MI

September, 1988

Michael sat in his comfy, overstuffed leather recliner surveying the grounds of the Bogliq estate. Konstantin had bought the property during the Great Depression for a song and had held onto the place ever since. Now Michael was the lord of the manor… Whenever Michaels gaze would rest on one of the gardeners they’d redouble their efforts, not wanting to be seen slacking, but Michael never noticed. His mind was too troubled by the events of the past decade to care whether a gardener was working or not.

You see, Bogliq USA was in trouble. The product was too expensive and was less pleasant to drive than their competitors. Maesima were selling a car that undercut the cheapest Mutineer by $4k yet made more profit per car than Bogliq did! Even worse, the Bogliq ASCAR team failed to place on the podium whereas the Maesima team blitzed the competition with 1st place podiums at EVERY race of the season…

But the greatest symbol of Bogliq USA’s fortune was that they were lagging behind Ardent. Konstantin must be spinning in his grave, he’d never let Bogliq fall behind stodgy old Ardent, NEVER! Bogliq USA was between a rock and a hard place. Their cars needed to get cheaper by a substantial amount and they needed to be better, or at the bare minimum comparable, than the previous cycle’s cars.

So it was no wonder that Michael didn’t see the garden. He was in automotive hell, neck deep in debt hoping a newer, more efficient, engine would allow Bogliq to trade their way out of trouble…

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Hey @HighOctaneLove… are you ready to get hit by a mountain?


Submitted trim: Hood LS 4WD with 3.4L and 7 passenger seating.

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Eat dirt and tire smoke.

Lore Post Here

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Discover its lore!

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Lore HereOlympus Motor Group - #46 by undercoverhardwarema

Inspired byMotorWeek | Retro Review: '93 V8 Luxury Sedan Comparo - YouTube

Bennett: Sure are a lot of luxury sedans out there.
Rathbone: mmhmm!
Bennett: So I’ve got to spin this some way, so we can stand out.
Rathbone: We still use wood trim.
Bennett: I need more than that, ma’am.
Rathbone: What about the gadgets? We’ve got a ton of gadgets.
Bennett: Like?
Rathbone: This is the first car that is built for your cell phone; built-in cell phone antenna, dialing console, hands free speaker phone.
Bennett: Not everyone has a cell phone.
Rathbone: Not everyone drives an Olympus.

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The M30 2.4 Executive from Epoch.

“Sir, your ride awaits…”

Trusted reliability the world over. Exceeds 31 MPG on the highway. Always delivering affordable class and style. From $7,323.

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(No attack ads this time pls. I have uni finals. kthxbye)

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So I don’t have access to a computer that can run Automation at anything beyond minimum settings, so you get this instead!

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Because 1994.

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Check out the finer details HERE

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Approximately 36 hours to the round deadline. Please get your files in. There are a few of you who have posted ads but not submitted your .car file!

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Rebel Against Your Usurpers, and Reinstate the Duchess

1994 Sakura Duchess MP

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It’s coming, it’s all under control.

By the way, my lore is still only in the early 90s, so I might jump out of this competition… I rather make some well thought out cars in a slow pace than rushed jobs just to manage to finish this. We’ll see if I have any car produced in 1999 ready when it’s time for that.

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if you thought it was perfect before, you should try it now

Grehet Supremacy Rx


the effort level just goes lower and lower AND lower

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