Hshan's random assortment of cars made on a whim

202X Voss R-series

The new BMW 7-series is IMO a really ugly car, but its design definitely does two things right - it’s imposing and undeniably modern. So I thought, could those be preserved with less ugliness, but more elegance? This is the effect of this attempt. Well, at least from the front and back, as the sides are definitely underdesigned - but I didn’t have good ideas for them, so I’ve just left it at that.

As you can imagine, this car is basically a not-G70, a flagship German sedan. And yes, I have a naming system created for Voss too. In it R-series is the equivalent of MB’s S-class or BMW’s 7-series, with “R” coming from German “Repräsentant”. 68 is the engine designation, and the rest are purely visual variants.

Speaking of those, I’ve made 3 - the regular one, more “brutal” Carbonite with many blacked out and carbon elements, basically shadowline + carbon package, and the elegant Parnell Edition, which should realistically be sth like a Maybach-lite variant, with Parnell meant to be some ultra-high prestige brand.


Parnell Edition


Carbonite


regular styling

TBH I don’t like this body all that much (the greenhouse is somewhat rough), but it fits perfectly in terms of dimensions and overall proportions. In fact, the dimensions are very similar to the G70 - 5,40 m length, 2,03 m width and 3,34 m wheelbase. That last one is huge, but IMO that could be justified in a car supposed to redefine the F-segment, which I think the new 7-series was designed to do. It’s also about as heavy as the BMW at 2412 kg in this V8 variant.

Speaking of the V8 - it’s a 4.4 twin turbo, which was inspired, again, by BMW, but it’s definitely more potent, to feel like it could replace Merc’s V12 from the S680. Specifically, it makes 656 hp and 957 Nm, and that, coupled with an advanced AWD system and an 8-speed DCT, gives it a 3,4 s acceleration time and 270 km/h limited top speed - I thought that leaving it at the typical 250 would feel ordinary, while 300 would seem needlessly sporty (note, this is NOT an outright performance variant like an S63).




And the cheesy pic with fire in the background was taken to showcase some photo mode possibilities in my article about Automation :smile: That’s the Carbonite variant pictured, just in a different paintjob. I don’t have that specific one anymore, but I have all the remaining 3, which you can download:
Voss_R-series_-_R68_Carbonite.car (67.4 KB)
Voss_R-series_-_R68_Parnell_Edition.car (63.1 KB)
Voss_R-series_-_R68.car (62.6 KB)

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