Hello people, It’s me again with my NXT 
product.
[size=200][color=#FFFF40]POLMOT MELON[/color][/size]
Isn’t it tasty? 
Yeesh… all these smaller bodies, and I had trouble getting my big boat up to the minimum 1100kg (for a while)…
8/25 Filled, 3 pending revision. Almost half way only a few days in!
Don’t worry Vic, my small body has a luxury interior and excellent stereo to meet weight requirements! 
But when I looked at the rules a smaller medium body was the only ones that made sense for the engine capacity (at least to an Aussie like me 
)!!!
Please be sure to inspect your cars prior to sending them out. LUA errors are automatically rejected.
This is Default + Community Mod Pack only. Please avoid using other parts, I am not installing other mods at this time. That would be unfair to those who have already entered following the rules. I will consider those mods for the next competition.
Don’t worry Vic, my small body has a luxury interior and excellent stereo to meet weight requirements!
But when I looked at the rules a smaller medium body was the only ones that made sense for the engine capacity (at least to an Aussie like me )!!![/quote]
Then you’re most certainly going to beat me, at least in the comfort and prestige aspects.
Quick question, I assume these are supposed to be rallying vehicles? Because if offroad is rated highly… let’s just say simulating Pikes Peak will be tricky.
However, that being said, if you wish to alter the sportiness gradients of the segments to reflect the pre-2012 course, please feel free to do so.
The [size=150][color=#FF4000]VPNL - MB Group A[/color][/size]
A RWD car fitted with a 2799cc 6 cilinder engine and a big rear wing to show this isn’t the normal version of the MB.
[quote=“strop”]Quick question, I assume these are supposed to be rallying vehicles? Because if offroad is rated highly… let’s just say simulating Pikes Peak will be tricky.
However, that being said, if you wish to alter the sportiness gradients of the segments to reflect the pre-2012 course, please feel free to do so.[/quote]
Excellent question Strop.
If these were the full blown race car I would consider doing so. However these are the production version of those cars, so they will be subjected to more of a road review. Their intended audience using them primarily on the street. The minimum Off-Road represents that the production car is merely capable of handling the dirt with some level of dignity.
I just wanted to reward anyone who put effort into getting the Off-road stat up beyond the minimum, as both the Sportiness and Off-road stat tend to fight one another.
As a hint, I plan to do an event after this one is concluded which will be the “Race Spec 1984 Group Automation” Priority slots would be held for anyone who entered the Homologation event. But by simply being a time attack event, I would allow greater than 25 entries. But details on that are for later, for now, let the production cars flow!
11/25 passed inspection, with 1 pending revision
3 awards have been added.
Least Expensive to maintain.
Most Expensive to maintain.
I didn’t Like those tires anyways Award.
Here is my contender, after passed the inspection.
SBA (T series) 420i Turbo. RWD Hot hatchback is here!!! Yep, it’s Fuel injected suicide machine… just kidding
2.0L Fuel injection Turbocharged intercooler is waiting for the fun!!!
Ok thanks for that. I must confess I wanted to make an offroading series but as the simulation is now it doesn’t look like it’ll work out, yet.
Armada’s 1978 Feltram was met with mixed success. Lacking the sharp-toothed bite of its predecessor, the Talon, it wasn’t a cult hit for the most hardcore of wannabe drivers. And it was rather priced and pitched a bit lower than the class it was aiming for. It also made some questionable engineering choices, like mating a carburetted DOHC turbo i6 (the design of which was carried over from the Talon) to a 3 speed automatic. But it was economical, comfortable enough, inexpensive, and had enough rev and go to keep the Armada faithful happy. Armada would survive for the time being, if barely.
Six years later, and rally is well in its heyday. Rallycross, too, is growing steadily in England and Europe, though it always cultivates a smaller following of fringe enthusiasts. Armada’s Feltram is becoming dated and the auto transmission is an increasing regret that management of the small British factory are increasingly keen to leave behind. It’s compact sports or bust! And this is where the Feltram’s final iteration, the EVO RC came in: the RallyCross edition for those who wanted a car that could drive comfortably, but drive hard be it on and off the road, and look the part.
However, with barely enough money to engineer anything new, they made the bravest move yet: use a small displacement carburetted V8 for their next powerplant. Inspired by a certain 308’s Tipo, this one had a crucial difference, the introduction of DOHC. With an aggressive tune, this powerplant would prove to be the most powerful Armada engine yet, pushing out a whopping 289hp at a stratospheric 7800rpm.
In fact, most of the development and production money went into the engine. The rest of it went into the transmission, an improved 5 speed stick shift… with a manual locking diff. For wannabe rallycross drivers, the Armada’s drivetrain proved to have potential, but was an absolute beast to tap into, requiring the driver to fully anticipate the precise moment of need to lock the diff so as not to blow the housing or warp the driveshaft. For those that could, this was a car that provided ludicrous speed for a family car both on the road and in light applications on unsealed surfaces. And it came with a nice 8 track with radio and spiffing safety to boot. It was no coincidence that the EVO RC was released around the same time as the Audi Quattro hit Group B Rally, and, importantly, the Pikes Peak Hillclimb, though the Quattro boasted the newfangled AWD. What would a competition version of the EVO RC bring?
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In the early 80’s, Avalon had fully recovered from their near-bankruptcy in 1977. Production was at its highest for a decade, and profits were rising like never before. To take advantage of thier new found world-wide popularity, a Motorsport competition or two was ‘required’, and CEO Andrew Mason requested that by the end of 1984, the company would be involved in the WRC, in Group A and B. Both challengers would be based off of the newish Silica MKIII (1981-1989) chassis, and the first to be designed would be the Group A challenger. Due to the requirement of a 4-Door car, the challenger was based off of the slightly less popular Silica GT, a sedan based on the Silica. 200 models would be needed for homolagtion, so a new sporty Silica GT-RA was built.
The chassis was kept the same as stock, but new suspension was added for a more sporty setup. Lips were added front and back, and lights, inset into the grille, were added to show the rallying direction. The back was kept the same, bar a slightly suspicious TURBO badge on the boot. This pertained to a new variant of the Buzzard Gen II engine, with the 4 cylinder ecobox being boosted by Avalon’s first ever turbo, a small, moderately boosted setup, giving an output of 188hp. The engine was built out of Cast Iron, unlike the normal Buzzard line, so the weight limit could be reached more easily.
The interior was a premium affair, and safety was advanced for the time. The car was sporty, distancing itself from the more comfortable car it was based on. With this subtle change, it represented a new direction for Avalon, and all in all 8000 of them were sold over a year period, with the final one rolling off on the 17th March 1985. There remains a cult following of the car, with people praising its lightness and simplicity even today, 30 years on. It also invigorated the GT, and sales for the variant took off, though it would be discontinued in 1989 with the new model.
Name: Avalon Silica MKIII GT-RA
Price: £6900 in 1984 (about £20,000 in 2014)
Sold: 1984 - 1985, 8000 units produced
Oh god strop, why do you have to be so good at this game. WHY!!!
Great fluff from most of you so far, I personally like the extra mile Vic, Strop, and Carmain went to. It really helps me get a feel for what the manufacture was trying to achieve.
I await Strops entry with baited breath.
Oh. I wondered what you meant by that, and then realise I’ve forgotten to send the entry!
Oops 
I’m not in town until Sunday, is it ok if I send it to you then?
[quote=“strop”]Oh. I wondered what you meant by that, and then realise I’ve forgotten to send the entry!
Oops
I’m not in town until Sunday, is it ok if I send it to you then?[/quote]
Perfectly fine, I will place you on the list as pending initial inspection.
I’m going to assume that when you mean by the limit of points of quality sliders on all tabs, that isn’t just engine, but body and trim levels as well?
I ask cause, well…all of that has gone into the engine, it’s not to say I’ve skimped on everything else, but just wondering if that is the case.
Once I know that…I think I’ll just start to finalize my car and submit it.
That and seeing some of the other entries, I’m split by making a ‘cheap’ car with low matience costs (while still have performance to speak of)…or try (and fail) to be at performance levels comparable to Strop among others and go all out with at least the engine power while making everything else at a bare minimum.
[quote=“Rossriders”]I’m going to assume that when you mean by the limit of points of quality sliders on all tabs, that isn’t just engine, but body and trim levels as well?
I ask cause, well…all of that has gone into the engine, it’s not to say I’ve skimped on everything else, but just wondering if that is the case.
Once I know that…I think I’ll just start to finalize my car and submit it.
That and seeing some of the other entries, I’m split by making a ‘cheap’ car with low matience costs (while still have performance to speak of)…or try (and fail) to be at performance levels comparable to Strop among others and go all out with at least the engine power while making everything else at a bare minimum.[/quote]
Yes the rules for the quality sliders are across ALL tabs, you may have a combined 15 points.
Do not let the super high horses scare you. Submit what you think is a good car that your company would build. I’m not going to say that everyone will win in this competition, but aside from the golden throne that is the top 5, there are a handfull of runner-up rewards.
All I know is I have 2/3rds the HP of Strop’s Behomoth lol.
Lets hope that you have so much wheelspin it evens out with mine XD
And in case you didn’t know already, I tend to make my cars with at least 50% more HP than period equivalents, and usually 50% less of everything not essential to driving like a mad banshee 
So when it comes to HP figures, for better or for worse, its usually not a good idea to use me as anything other than a Max power benchmark, because I generally don’t play to win at anything other than going fast.
For example, the Benchmark car has only 123hp