Not your average OXXRON midget.
The FIREBREATHER is equipped with a 330hp V8 Engine, and is dirt cheap too.
not exactly a luxury car though… it has a premium interior but i don’t expect the comfort to be too high
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it’s also not particularly easy to drive, either
also turns out the comfort is like 5 lol
it’s not really good in anything other than prestige, this probably won’t win but it’s for fun anyways
1978 Mara Hussar 4.0 SKE
Towards the end of the 1970s, the importance of getting their hands on foreign currency overrode the Archanan sense for exclusivity, and Mara was permitted to sell the V8 version of their large Kavaler sedan abroad, commonly under the name Hussar.
The export version’s engine received a new intake and headers to curb its appetite for fuel, and also a fair bit of extra cooling to make it more ‘autobahnfest’ (highway-proof). There were also some minor interior upgrades such as headrests.
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1978 Edgewater Daytona C
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It drives surprisingly well. It won’t be competing, but this isn’t the last breath we’ve seen from the FIREBREATHER…
Zephorus Autos
Stelvio V8
Available in 4 respectable colors
1978 Edition
Available in 4 respectable colors
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Just over 36 hours remain.
Complete entries, including rule violations awaiting resubmission:
@karhgath
@Ludvig
@Ldub0775 & @HappyFireBallMan
@HowlerAutomotive
@xsneakyxsimx
@abg7
@shibusu
@Happyhungryhippo
@Knugcab
@lotto77
@doot
@mart1n2005
@Ch_Flash
@LS_Swapped_Rx-7
@AndiD
@DrDoomD1scord
@quiz
Ad but no .car:
@Riley
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The acclaimed Waldersee Kurfürst returns for 1978 - and, due to popular demand, its heart grew three sizes this year. This Grand Sedan may now be equipped with the GL70 package - touting a seven-liter V8 engine, which is the largest such powerplant in Europe. This new seven-liter is equipped with a central electronic injection system and true dual exhaust, and outputs 350 PS and 580 Nm. It is paired with a flexible heavy-duty three-gear automatic transmission with all-new automatic highway lockup, allowing maximum passing performance and efficiency on the Autobahn or anywhere else - and a 0 to 100 km/h sprint of 6.3 seconds.
But the new engine is just the latest part in Waldersee’s winning equation: On top of the stout, sound-isolated unit body of the Kurfürst, its versatile independent suspension, and its nimble power-assisted rack steering, the GL70 package also adds an extra layer of comfort. Handcrafted leather-cased seats and dash cowl, top-of-the-line stereo with FM radio and cassette, full-length center console, power doors, mirrors and seats are included. Wood inserts and detailing in the interior are laminated with a high-quality, fire-resistant film - so that you may light up at your leisure. Lastly, the driver experiences a never-before-offered level of protection with the airbag-based collision restraint system.
Now more than ever, the Waldersee Kurfürst represents both the grandeur and the pride of an accomplished lifestyle, and the ingenuity and intensity of modern advanced technology. Dignified at 0 km/h and ferocious at 280, the GL70 sets a new standard for executive luxury sedans at any price, let alone at AM$41,900.
Darum Waldersee.
BACKSTORY
Waldersee, the German subsidiary of Arlington Automotive, always had a bit of an image problem on the continent due to being foreign-owned. Most embarrassingly, whilst the Kurfürst's first and second generation (1964-1967; 1968-1976) were fine cars, it was common knowledge that they were derived from a longer version of the Arlington Alpha, which in the US was classed a compact and trimmed accordingly. This would change in 1974: Arlington, at that point faring better against the fuel crisis in America than its peers, had a decent amount of money to spend, and green-lit the creation of a new full-size car platform for Waldersee. The resulting new Kurfürst was made specifically with grandeur, splendor, and presence in mind in order to definitively shut up the naysayers, and came standard at a length equivalent to "long-wheelbase" executive sedans of the time. When it arrived in 1977, the sedan came with the same 12-valve DOHC 4-liter six-cylinder featured in the last car, and was designated the GL40.
The GL40 was outfitted with all sorts of electric gizmos made possible by the rapid miniaturization thereof in the 1970s; a departure from early 70s Waldersee which, owing to its refusal to stick hydraulics everywhere, was considered under-luxurified. The suspension remained a standard type, though, with an air-sprung option not to arrive until some time later. With the Kurfürst, Waldersee became one of the earliest adopters of airbags in the new model’s first year.
Reviews of the new chassis and features were good, but some had concerns on whether or not the engine that Waldersee had was adequate to square off against the competition, with their V8s and V12s. So, to remedy the problem, Waldersee turned to the Americans once again. The solution was an Arlington big block V8 furnished with an all-new forged bottom end with high-compression domed pistons, and using a top-dollar, ruggedized version of Arlington’s then-novel single point injection. the American engineers that helped with the project were particularly ecstatic with the lower amount of legal restrictions on the engine and the opportunity to tune it for super-grade gas, permitting them to produce a luxury hot-rod of sorts.
Between the American engine and the consultants brought in from luxury brand Somervell to aid with designing the mandatory hand-built GL70 interior, the top-dog Kurfürst was something of a hybrid of kraut and yank luxury - but at least this time the help wasn’t in the form of a compact body, and the seven-liter managed to avoid the brutal stigma of being a subpar import. Instead, its image was that of a leather-clad brute, rebelling against restraint to make a statement of wealth, status, and most importantly, primacy. How’s that for Überholprestige?
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It has come to my attention that the tire profile and size restriction are too strict. Further research has confirmed that diameters up to 18" and profiles down to 35 were commercially available in 1978. While I will frown upon anywhere near that used in anything resembling a comfy sedan, this means that the rule is revised, and the deadline for submissions (and resubmissions; everyone gets one without question and I’m pretty lenient about additional ones) extended by 24 hours, with further extensions possible depending on feedback.
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1978 Cascina Dicentra
Might be the worst purchase you can make.
The Italian car manufactuerer is here once again to sell you cars that should have been labelled as Instrumental Explosive Devices. The beloved luxury GT originally released in 1971 has been updated in the 1978 model year, featuring:
- 50% more cow carcass stitched within the interior
- Enlarged engine paired with new experimental fuel injection system
- 20% lower probability to shorten your trial of life via a 10mph crash
- More expensive cartridge player which makes no difference
- Hydraulically operated windows that actually work this time around
With these new additions, the updated Dicentra is now more prone to catching on fire on the highway or breaking down after 10 yards of driving. If you’re a more flamboyant kind of dickhead, you can now reach certain death of 100km/h from standstill within 6 seconds, achieved with 208 horsies produced by the 2.8L V8 which runs on miracles. If you’re more of a smuck type of person like most Italian car owners, you can feel smug about the higher body count your car processes, laughing at the lack of animal spirits in the interi or of other plebians cars made for the poor while they anxiously avoid you like the plague since they cannot even afford replacing your bumper as compensation if a crash happens. Or if you want to display your mechanical knowledge and experience, you can easily impress people by showing up in a working Dicentra! Actually, screw it, you can do all these with $36000. What are you waiting for?
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(Just under) 24 hours remain.
Complete entries, including rule violations awaiting resubmission:
@karhgath
@Ludvig
@Ldub0775 & @HappyFireBallMan
@HowlerAutomotive
@xsneakyxsimx
@abg7
@shibusu
@Happyhungryhippo
@Knugcab
@lotto77
@doot
@mart1n2005
@Ch_Flash
@LS_Swapped_Rx-7
@AndiD
@DrDoomD1scord, sort of
@quiz, sort of
@texaslav
@Riley
@Tsundere-kun
Incomplete entries:
none
Anyone I’ve missed - speak up.
Meanwhile… here is our setting. I’m trying to find English versions of these.
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1978 Rosanda Sechs
Our smallest full-size offering had entered new generation and we decided to offer something little bit different:
We are aware that such a big hatchback is, shall we say, a risky proposition but risk was judged to be worth it.
Under hood, 4.0 V8 with more than 220hp longitudinally mounted and powering rear wheels exclusively.
It uses 13.5 liters per 100km, which was judged as sufficient, seeing that nevertheless…
We were about to write about its performance, but this data is so nicely packaged that it might speak for itself sufficiently
With that, we are looking forward to having business with you
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And… cut! Any resubmissions at this point will be met with (not insurmountable) skepticism.
SUBMISSIONS ARE CLOSED. JUDGING IN PROGRESS.
Including at least one instabin, I have complete entries from:
@karhgath
@Ludvig
@Ldub0775 & @HappyFireBallMan
@HowlerAutomotive
@xsneakyxsimx
@abg7
@shibusu
@Happyhungryhippo
@Knugcab
@lotto77
@doot
@mart1n2005
@Ch_Flash
@LS_Swapped_Rx-7
@AndiD
@DrDoomD1scord, sort of
@quiz, sort of
@texaslav
@Riley
@Tsundere-kun
@MrdjaNikolen
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why do hosts always forget to change the title lol
oh alright
The IAA was organized in part by nationality. Could every sedan entrant please post or DM me with where your brand is based, unless 1. you already stated or heavily implied it, or 2. you don’t care if I assign it a nationality to fit the storytelling. This will affect the order of reviews but not their outcome. Coupes are separate. Fictional is ok. I’d like at least a couple of German sedans.
USA
Just in cause you missed it. 