Reviews, Part 1
22nd Place (bin) @missionsystem
Vichy Montclaire Quadra
Vehicle Type: Longitudinal AWD 5 door liftback
Suspension: F Double Wishbone R Multilink
Price as Tested: $27,328.00
Drivetrain: 2.8 liter V6 SOHC 24v, 173hp @ 5600 rpm, 5M
Unfortunately this car broke a minor rule, with a 210 width rear tire, and I did not receive a resubmission. Without this rule break the car would have been mid pack, with strong comfort, and moderate sportiness but weak performance figures. Styling is a strong point, nicely executed, quite believable, fairly interesting.
21st Place @PoseidonAutomotive
Poseidon Thresher
Vehicle Type: Longitudinal FWD 4 door sedan
Suspension: F Double Wishbone R Double Wishbone
Price as Tested: $41,902.92
Drivetrain: 2.5 liter I5 DOHC 20v Turbo, 285 hp @ 6200 rpm, 5M
An underachiever in every metric aside from fuel economy. Poor optimization combined with applying almost all the techpool budget towards the engine rather than the car has resulted in a car that is extremely overbudget, more than $10,000 more than the next most expensive car. 2nd worst sportiness as well.
20th Place @David_Herrera
Kurosake Sunligth
Vehicle Type: Longitudinal AWD 4 door sedan
Suspension: F Double Wishbone R Double Wishbone
Price as Tested: $22,619.52
Drivetrain: 2.5 liter I6 DOHC 24v Turbo, 220 hp @ 5900 rpm, 6M
The cheapest entry and fairly quick. Unfortunately no other claims to fame, scoring poorly in all other metrics, combining the 4th lowest comfort with the 3rd lowest sportiness. Styling is quite awkward, with an extremely low nose, low roof, and rakish roofline really driving home that this body struggles to work as a sedan. Much smaller than the intended market. Surprisingly achieves only slightly below average fuel economy, given that the transmission has no overdrive and is short enough for the top speed to be gear limited. High service costs. This car also, for whatever reason, uses an HD Ladder frame. No provisions for realism here but that would take quite a stretch of the imagination.
19th Place @fallenvalkyrie
Drake Castellum LX
Vehicle Type: Longitudinal RWD 4 door sedan
Suspension: F Double Wishbone R Double Wishbone
Price as Tested: $28,178.65
Drivetrain: 5.0 liter V8 OHC 16v Turbo, 260 hp @ 3800 rpm, 5M
The unusual engine provides this car’s few strengths; large displacement, a turbo, and a redline of just 4300 rpm help this car score above average in prestige and reliability. The good news mostly ends there, with the worst comfort in test, low sportiness, dismal servicing costs, no rustproofing, and questionable styling. This car has some serious scaling issues; the wheel and tire package is fully SUV size, stuffed into the fenders, giving the look of a Hot Wheels, not helped by the very low roof and gunslit windows.
18th Place @toxicnet
North J30 GT
Vehicle Type: Longitudinal RWD 4 door sedan
Suspension: F McPherson Strut R Semi Trailing Arm
Price as Tested: $26,919.72
Drivetrain: 3.0 liter I6 DOHC 24v Turbo, 345 hp @ 6000 rpm, 5A
Nothing egregiously wrong with this car; it is consistently at or below average in most metrics, dragged down by a bit more significantly lagging sportiness, despite having a massive amount of power. Styling is a major factor here as well; the front fascia above the front bumper is handsome, but that squarish fascia is applied to a very bubbly shaped car in an unflattering flat grey paint with very little interesting to look at.
17th Place @DuceTheTruth100
Axxus A5 LS
Vehicle Type: Transverse FWD 4 door sedan
Suspension: F McPherson Strut R Multilink
Price as Tested: $23,837.22
Drivetrain: 3.0 liter V6 DOHC 12v, 180 hp @ 5800 rpm, 4A
While affordable and relatively believable, this bubbly styled sedan falls short with the lowest sportiness in test and middling other stats that cannot make up the difference.
16th Place @breadtheloaf
Comanche Finch
Vehicle Type: Longitudinal RWD 4 door sedan
Suspension: F McPherson Strut R Semi Trailing Arm
Price as Tested: $28,849.82
Drivetrain: 1.8 liter I4 SOHC 16v Turbo, 193 hp @ 5300 rpm, 5A
A decent car. Scores OK in medium priority metrics but is pricey for what it offers and isn’t much of a looker. Another car to place very square design elements on a very rounded body to little success. Some very strange style choices like the exhaust pipe placement and splitter-mounted turn signals.
15th Place @Ultimate_Billy
Bovos Locus
Vehicle Type: Longitudinal RWD 4 door sedan
Suspension: F Double Wishbone R Double Wishbone
Price as Tested: $29,743.20
Drivetrain: 2.2 liter I4 DOHC 16v Turbo, 247 hp @ 6000 rpm. 5A
A decent car. Styling is cute in places but awkwardly proportioned with so much of the cars length dominated by the cabin, giving the impression of a small FWD car rather than a midsize RWDer. Doesn’t place higher mostly due to the high price, not helped by the fully aluminum body.
14th Place @Hilbert
Bahatsu NE27 ST
Vehicle Type: Longitudinal AWD 5 door liftback
Suspension: F McPherson Strut R Multilink
Price as Tested: $31,060.26
Drivetrain: 2.9 liter I6 DOHC 24v, 221 hp @ 6700 rpm. 4A
A pretty good car with good comfort. Surprisingly the highest safety in the test; surprising given it is also the smallest entrant and below the desired market segment. The price on the other hand, is big; stretching the budget with the 2nd highest price in test. Styling is a bit odd but overall strong; the greenhouse seems very tall; angular towards the rear but rounded at the top of the A Pillar; it cuts a strange profile but the front and rear fascias are quite nice. Overall the car isn’t bad, but the small size paired with the huge price makes getting a higher position an uphill battle.
13th Place @Knugcab
Saarland Origo
Vehicle Type: Transverse AWD 4 door sedan
Suspension: F McPherson Strut R Semi Trailing Arm
Price as Tested: $28,917.64
Drivetrain: 2.0 liter I4 DOHC 16v Turbo, 210 hp @ 6400 rpm, 6M
An understated but handsome car. Styling is well proportioned but lacks some detailing and cohesion in the front fascia to look quite as complete and impressive as other top-ranked competitors, but it still scores on the sharp end on the aesthetics. Comfort is this car’s primary albatross, among the lowest in test but without a low price or high sportiness to counter it, it lands here in 13th. It is strong some lower priorities, with very high fuel economy and the 2nd best reliability in test.
12th Place @abg7
HPG HL5 3.0
Vehicle Type: Longitudinal RWD 4 door sedan
Suspension: F Double Wishbone R Multilink
Price as tested: $29,700.00
Drivetrain: 3.0 liter I6 DOHC 24v, 201 hp @ 5900 rpm, 5M
Overall, a fine car, but not for its high price. Styling is another weakpoint, the jellybean shape, low nose and tail, and lack of bumpers strike a very odd profile. A costly pursuit of 50:50 weight distribution gives above average sportiness but still well short of the highest scorers. The car does not particularly fail nor excel in any other metrics.
11th Place @Tragedy
Paluh Intimidator
Vehicle Type: Longitudinal RWD 4 door sedan
Suspension: F Double Wishbone R Coil Solid Axle
Price as Tested: $29,794.45
Drivetrain: 4.6 liter V8 DOHC 32v, 302 hp @ 5800 rpm, 4A
A solid car that makes a hell of an impression. Styling is a very strong suit; an impressive imagining of the Mercury Marauder made 10 years sooner and with a far more extreme body kit, but loses out on a perfect score as it is at heart a replica of a real car. Nonetheless it is tied for best in appearance. Comfort is good, but sportiness is below average; a result no doubt of the solid rear axle; commendable, but a bit of a handicap, especially in the minor priority drivability. Fuel economy is 2nd worst in test. Overall, a good car.
Top 10 to come soon.
