Why the narrow wheelbase window?
damn my number issue. i read 0.5 as .05 because .5 is crazy
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After careful consideration, I am allowing the use of auto manual gearboxes (not sequentials - those are race parts), but manuals will still be preferred. Also, I will expand the wheelbase range to between 2.3m and 2.8m inclusive, although these will now be hard limits.
In addition to this, turbocharged engines will no longer have a capacity or boost cap, and the quality limits have been abolished.
Moreover, the minimum WES requirement has been relaxed to WES 8 - although you may still future-proof your car against later emissions standards (WES 9 through 11) if you wish.
Finally, JOC5 will revert to being a single thread covering every stage.
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A thought has occurred to me. We are in the Open Beta- why not base the techpool allowance on the in-game estimated cost of the techpool, as seen here? Given the techpool allowance, a total cost of 75M seems like a reasonable guess for price. This way participants don’t have to use an external tool.
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Good point - I’m setting the techpool cost at $75m for JOC4B.
Also, I will make it clear that turning a coupe or convertible into something it isn’t (such as an SUV, pickup truck, van, etc.) will not be allowed this time:
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Is this really necessary? That’s a very slim range, especially for high end sport/super cars, and for engines is just unnecessarily restrictive considering how long-lived engines can be (the Lambo V12, for instance, would be 32 years old by the time of this challenge).
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Could the model year limit be taken down? 1990 is very high as lots of cars that fit the brief couldn’t be used since they have a model year pre 1990
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1995 Primus Ultima
Real life situation: You couldn´t get loose from your secretary and now you have to hurry to not miss the family ritual to watch NOTRUF 110 in the living room of your city mansion.
Our new supercar is so fast that not even the legendary highway cops Sordel and Batimus would catch you.
The V12 is shared with the Imperator, which means limousine-smoothness at race-car response.
As it is self-evident for a PRIMUS, the car comes with latest comfort features and entertainment, as well as an ergonomic interior that provides adequate comfort for a car of this price range.
There is still a superveloce version with almost 1000 horsepower from a quad turbo version of the engine, but for most drivers, the 485 well-fed horses of the naturally aspirated model should already provide a convincing experience.
PRIMUS. Die erste Wahl.
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In response to your feedback, there will be no longer be any limit to how old the model and/or family can be, although both must still be no newer than 1995.
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As I understood JOC has no internal rules, except what is stated on this page.
However, we must approve the agreements:
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The machine can not be fresher 95 years, despite the fact that nowadays the game allows you just to set a marker?
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Since there is no lower threshold of the year, does this mean that too square or round bodies may come?
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Here is required to reflect the stylistics of that time, or are there allowed echoes of the present times?
Regarding your points:
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I think you meant “trim year must be 1995” (which I stated in the OP).
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There are no model year restrictions (other than it must not be any newer than 1995), but considering Bruno’s current styling tastes, he may be suspicious of bodies that are very old.
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As I stated in the OP, Bruno’s current styling preferences lean toward contemporary and modern (with a dash of slightly futuristic), not retro.
And since I have generally fixed the ruleset in response to prior feedback, I am pleased to announce that…
Submissions are now open!
Good luck to you all!
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Nice set of rules!
From posting of inspiration looks menacing 5 6 7 8 9 10 13, so I will focus on them.
there’s a lot of low & mid tier supercars in the inspiration list, but what about the higher-end machines like the Bugatti EB110, Jaguar XJ220, Mclaren F1, Ferrari F50, etc.? is it okay to draw inspiration from those while meeting the rules & regulations or are they too high-ticket?
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I don’t see why not; the 1990s saw the advent of many bespoke sports car makers in England whose limited-production models were more modest in performance than top-tier supercars, but looked just as outlandish. Just don’t mismatch design elements, e.g. by giving a car with a large all-steel body and full supercar styling a low-powered engine.
Bruno’s budget is generous, but not to the point where he could afford a LVC LS60 - although I wouldn’t be surprised if anyone submitted something that was almost as fast.
i don’t mean “build a supercar beyond the price limit”, i mean “draw visual inspiration from the highest caliber supercars of the era”
Inspirations are never meant to be “Build exactly this”, they’re meant to be more along the lines of “These are the sorts of cars I’m looking for”.
“Here at Nisemono, we don’t believe that performance should be held by just the well to do or those who think they can buy into it. This is not that car, this is a car for the everyman, to show that performance can be the marquee of the masses. The Nisemono Sukairain TS-R”
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Love the car name
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