The cars will need to be road legal, I won’t insta bin if some lil thing is missing but if it’s more concept than road car it will be binned.
As for which market, see the poll.
Aaaaand here it is - the ‘91 Alderney Mirando SLX H.P.O.
Looks completely identical to the non-H.P.O. model if you don’t count the rear spoiler and fatter tires.
This year’s model finally gets independent rear suspension, but the rest of the construction has stayed virtually unchanged since the 70s.
Featuring an unexpected 430hp from a big pushrod V8 and most likely the worst fuel efficiency stats out there
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Ok we will stick to US plates and regs this time.
Sorry for the confusion. I will be more clear and sure of where the challenges are set in the future.
KRAFFT KR420
takes off as if you fly!
When going for a sport sedan, Primus offers the rear wheel drive Senator as a 3.2 V6 or 2.0 DOHC 16V version. But what if you want both? The punch of a large sixpack, but the raw revving hightech four-banger with its outstanding economy? Forced induction squeezes now 210 horsepower out of two liter, a benchmark in engine design.
Krafft is the number one tuning garage when it comes to Primus vehicles, having our cars even offered by the brands dealerships for those that want that extra bit more compared to the Primus Senator of your neighbours, relatives or workmates.
Even if the Senator - debuted 1984 - is in it´s last model year, the newest treatment from Krafft shows who still wears the black belt in the dojo of premium upper midsize sedans! Modern technology - the latest facelift in 1989 got some recent gadgets -, impressive power and retaining the pleasant understated Primus appearance make a car that should be on your list if you know what you want - at the desk, at the workbench or in the garage.
Disclaimer: The car accellerated faster than the plane because we wanted that for advertizing it. The KR420 is actually not able to travel faster than an Illaris plane.
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1991 Whitfall Marden FI Grand Prix Edition
Built to celebrate Eric Marshal’s Victory at the 1990 Japanese Grand Prix [Yes, THAT 1990 Japanese GP], with Sports-refined Suspension and an Uprated Engine compared to the standard FI, It could theoretically reach a top speed that would be considered.. Adequate by Autobahn standards.
Only Produced between August 1991 [First cars built in Late July] and January 1992, it is an exceedingly rare car already, with only 3000 units planned to be produced.
Although the Mark III Marden was launched way back in the Summer of 1985, It still holds up as a reasonable purchase and until the Mark IV is unveiled at the 1992 Turin Auto Show and Available for Purchase around Late 93/Early 94, It’s the ONLY Marden on sale if you don’t fancy a flick through the classifieds, So deal with it.
The car Pictured is car #19/3000, The US/LHD Press car, with the company considering plans for 100 units to be shipped to Dealerships around the Phoenix and Dallas areas around January 92’.
Regardless of how good it may be, If you want a Car with the name of a Mildly Successful up and coming British F1 Driver plastered down the sides, This is your only choice.
This is my attempt at making the Orion[?] Car body look solid.
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1991 Somervell SBP Sinclair Pro
Shatterpoint
There’s right and wrong ways to do a luxury compact - a fact that became readily apparent in the 1970s and 80s, when due to certain geopolitical factors it became both unpopular and unaffordable to drive a big car. Arlington’s luxury/sports brand, Somervell, was already quick to adopt a midsize and a personal luxury car in the late 1970s to lower its mean size of conveyance, but the 1979 rebound Oil Crisis convinced this division to seek further downsizing.
But history would show that just going around and rebadging compacts from lower brands isn’t very conducive to a luxury image - as a certain other American brand learned the hard way when it ran a junior compact four-banger of its own. No, the entry-level model needed to offer excitement, exclusivity, and some sort of technological pedigree. To this end, the company’s small-block basic architecture was expounded upon to create a most unusual new engine: an all-aluminum, quad-cam V4, with a standard displacement of 2.3 liters, and two flavors of cam: lean or mean.
The result: The already late launch of the platform occurred without the Somervell car in 1986, with the luxury version coming in during fuel-rich 1988. Despite the huge delay, though, the car was world-class - with the “meaner” SBP version offering power and rubber comparable to an M3 of the time, but coupled by a weight-saving, handling-moderating front-drive system. With 0-60 in the low sixes and the quarter in low 14s, the small (just 15ft of length!) luxury sedan had muscle-startling capability and rock-solid quality. As a bonus, the new vehicle - named Sinclair - was pretty much alone in the compact segment to offer front control arm, rear trailing arm suspension.
1990 saw the addition of a revolutionary 6-speed transmission with a deep, fuel-saving overdrive, as well as a Pro package with an even harsher cam alongside a performance inlet and outlet. This grade of vehicle is what’s presented for this challenge.
The Somervell Sinclair SBP is double-tough yet also double-advanced. Among the tech features this car includes are: Four-wheel vented discs, a helical torque-sensing differential, a variable-length manifold (deleted on the Pro), hollow camshafts, low-friction pistons, forged alloy wheels, speed-sensitive steering, ABS, traction control, adjustable-valving shocks, digital gauge cluster - you name it. While the SBP is not a cheap car for its size, it really shouldn’t be, either, what with the better part of a century of hotrodding expertise, quality control and electronic controls combined in one shell.
Fun Facts
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When this car’s platform-mate, the Arlington Airacruiser, was released, an early release of the Sinclair was considered with an existing V6 or straight-five engine - but those were rejected to avoid the V4 being viewed as a downgrade.
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This “third gen” unibody platform is the last compact Arlington/Somervell produced with a rear fuel filler - positioned lower than usual to avoid a too-high liftover angle.
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Want to know a fault of this car? Safety. Between a light chassis, lack of shock towers and thin-ish doors, this wouldn’t hold up well to most crash testing. Welp, at least they threw a driver’s airbag at it.
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There’s an even lighter 2-door variant to this car. That would just straight up jump in front of anything domestic not called “Corvette” or “Grand Nat”.
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The Sinclair’s V4 would remain a “special” engine for Somervell, eventually entirely outgrowing its more pedestrian vehicles. Its latest version as of 2025, a geared-valvetrain supercharged monstrosity making over 550 hp, is equipped almost exclusively to the Switchblade, a light mid-engined sports car.
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1991 AMS Albite 3.5 GTS
Riding on a completely new platform for 1991, with A-arms up front and a multilink rear, the AMS Albite proved to be a sound basis for a sports sedan. The GTS trim, with its 5-speed manual gearbox and helical LSD hooked up to a normally aspirated 300-bhp 3.5-liter I6 driving the rear wheels, helped fulfill that promise, with a 0-60 time of 5 seconds and a top speed of over 160 mph, made possible by near 50/50 weight distribution and a functional aero kit.
Thanks to square-fitment high-performance tires (225mm/50R16 wrapped in 16-inch alloy wheels), the ultimate Albite of its time exhibited absurdly sporty handling for a 4-door sedan, with large-diameter ABS-assisted vented disc brakes (320mm/2-piston caliper front and 310mm/1-piston caliper rear) helping it stop on a dime. Suspension tuning strikes a balance between comfort and performance, allowing it to serve as a four-wheeled stimulant when you’re pressing on, or as a relaxant when commuting.
With a generous standard equipment list, including a high-quality premium leather interior (available in a wide variety of colors, with the option of genuine woodgrain or metal accents), a high-end CD/cassette stereo sound system, and dual front airbags, teamed with variable-assist power steering and traction control, safety and comfort were not neglected - although, as previously stated, performance was not compromised in the process. Extensive exterior personalization was also offered, with plenty of paint colors (either solid or metallic) to suit customers’ tastes.
At $30,000 AMU in 1991, the Albite GTS was positioned at the upper end of the sports sedan market, but customers considered that money very well spent for a sports sedan that could challenge a genuine supercar for driving thrills.
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All new for 1991 the RMC Lystra GT.
We have created a sedan ready to face the super-sedan world.
All new for 91 is our 5.4L Alum V8 mated to a new 5 Speed transmission.
Don’t just ride in a sedan, get a Lystra GT and drive it to the edge!
Don’t worry, from the AHS chassis to the airbags we’ve designed the Lystra with you and your family in mind.
Performance 2nd only to Safety, join the RMC family today.
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Daihatsu Applause meets Rover R8?
sweedish brick indeed
The 1991 TAE - CSC 306
The CSC is TAE’s mid range sports sedan, an all around quick car that is still practical. It weighs 1491 kilograms, is rear wheel drive and has a 5 speed advanced automatic gearbox. It’s engine is a 3 litre V6 hooked up to a centrifugal supercharger, with per cylinder multi-point EFI. The CSC 306 can reach a top speed of 287km/h and go from a standstill to 100km/h in just 6.4 seconds. But the CSC 306 isn’t just fast in a straight line, it has front and rear double wishbone suspension with air springs, adaptive dampers and semi-active sway bars letting it take corners with ease. And when you’re not barreling down the highway (surely at the listed speed limit) it still has all the comforts expected of a family sedan and some additional luxuries like a CD player capable of holding up to 3 CDs at a time. It costs only $26,000 to pick one up for yourself from a dealer.
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Potenza Gila
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Here comes the Yank Tank!
The ACZ Grand Deluxe is back with a whole new generation! Those lovable freaks engineers at Zephyr have once again transformed the ordinary into a supercar slaying monster!
What does the Grand Deluxe Zephyr offer?
- 6.2L Supercharged V8 MODUR
. - RWD for REAL MEN
. - TCS in case you can’t handle the POWAH!! (like a wimp)
- 5 manual shifting gears.
- Fancy diff.
- Sport tires.
- State of the art aerodynamics (ie, a spoiler).
- A chassis.
- Excellent sound system in case you tire of the V8 roar (which you won’t).
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Aave Motors, the rising Finnish marque better known in rally circles than suburban driveways, has arrived in America with a surprising new contender: the Ghost 4SE Turbo. Aimed squarely at the sport-sedan sweet spot currently dominated by European, Japanese, and American competitors, the Ghost brings a decidedly Nordic interpretation of performance. Under its crisp, angular lines sits a stout 1.8-liter, 16-valve turbocharged inline-four producing an impressive 250 horsepower at 7,400 rpm, numbers that edge past many rivals across all three regions. At just under 3,000 pounds, the sporty sedan sprints to 60 mph in a claimed 5.6 seconds. This combined with the fact that it reaches an impressive top speed of 155mph, it is one of the quickest four-doors you’ll be able to buy in 1991—regardless of continent.
But the Ghost 4SE Turbo isn’t just a straight-line sprinter. Aave’s engineers have leaned heavily into their country’s all-weather pedigree by pairing viscous AWD with a front-longitudinal layout more often seen in serious rally machinery than family sedans. MacPherson struts up front and a double-wishbone rear give the Ghost a planted, communicative feel, and the standard roof rack and generous trunk echo its practical side—something certain European competitors struggle to match, and some American and Japanese rivals only approximate with added weight or less polished packaging. Despite its high-strung powerplant and sharp reflexes, the Ghost remains approachable; the boost comes on smoothly, the 5-speed manual is forgiving, and the car displays none of the twitchiness or torque steer that plagues lesser turbo sedans. It feels stable, sure-footed, and—true to its Finnish roots—ready for snow, gravel, or the worst stretches of I-95.
Aave Motors also stakes a serious claim on the quality front. Every Ghost is assembled with a level of QA/QC scrutiny the company openly compares to the best in the segment, and early examples show tight panel fitment, clean welds, and orderly engine bays. Yet perhaps the Ghost’s biggest surprise is its price: at a dealership cost of about $28,500, it undercuts many European rivals while offering more power, more equipment, and genuine all-weather capability. Add in the car’s tuning-friendly engine and robust chassis, and the Ghost 4SE Turbo seems poised to carve out a loyal following among enthusiasts, families, and anyone wanting a sports sedan that doesn’t wilt at the first sign of winter.
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Whats the close date?
Nov 22nd, a week from now
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