I don’t think my comment survived the forum transition so I shall say it again: My god, the rear lights, my god.
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We need something that can help us compete (friendly competition) with other companies on the forum.
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Some kind of car buying guide like the Top Gear New Car Buyers Guide. But I could imagine it being a nightmare to keep updated.
I’ll go when I fix my PC because my laptop is most likely too weak to run Automation, hehe
There’s those in the last pages of every top gear magazine, that’s a solid concept. And yeah, that would be a nightmare to be updated, and that’s why it should be the job of a manufacturer to inform the buyer’s guide keeper on their new cars.
If it was a thread that people just replied to, and filled out some details like car category, economy, seats, prices etc… then it might work. But I’m not sure there’s a point to it. It’d just be easier to compare the in-game stats of two cars.
How much does the Noto C1 Cost?
$40,000 flat.
I’m with you on that idea Speedemon, I was just turning the idea over in my head these past few weeks.
Perhaps somebody (I’m not volunteering… yet… I have a few things to brush up) could start a Google spreadsheet or something which everybody could put their details in on and we can organise it by year, car class and price etc.
There were a group of threads on the old forums for people to do pretty much that, but unfortunately it never quite attained regular usage.
I could try to do it! 
Although it would be hard to control and you would need to keep it up to date which would also be hard but I am considering it.
Keeping something like that up to date is always difficult, because it just means more effort (just maintaining the challenge tracker which is so small is already quite a bit for me). There has to be some kind of incentive for people to get involved and maintain their own things. Some kind of reward at stake.
(Like sick photoshops by squidhead lololol)
I’m currently making one for all the cars that I’ve reviewed in my magazine. It shouldn’t be that hard if we make one for each year, and it’s filled by every user when they’re adding their cars.
I soon as I get up of bed 
I’ll publish the spreadsheet I made (with a few changes) so you guys can take a look and we can start running it.
I was going to make one that grouped automation cars that competed with real-life cars so people can compete with each other. If you are doing that for your magazine could I do my thing without looking like a copycat?
##2017 Eau Rouge prototype
After the overwhelming success with the Diabolica. Which actually meant that the only car in existence was not crashed during it’s public appearances, Kraft Haus has received a number of offers on the one-off. Refusing to even name the price, let alone sell the car has made the ultimate KHT to be very desired, but more importantly is has clearly marked a target niche that could have been filled. Not backing out of the idea of the Diabolica being the one off not for sale, Kraft Haus has started work on a car that would take it’s place.
The need for a new chassis did not arise, since Diabolica used a slightly modified Sepang chassis. A well tested and proven carbon fiber tub covered with a carbon fiber body. Most of the Diabolica’s aero research has been put to good use, as well as information gained while developing the super lightweight Mistral and Augusta. Resulting in a car in sync with the KHT design philosophy while bringing some new ideas to the table.
The main focus of the car was it’s weight, with battle for each kilogram resulting in an extremely spartan interior, lacking any form of in car entertainment, it included basic controls and basic safety features, and the weight saving did not stop there. The brakes, the chassis, gearbox, and even the engine were built shedding every extra kilogram off the final weight.
The engine however was a challenge, but thankfully, it was in development for a few years, as the contract with Karion for the 6.3 liter v8’s has expired and was not renewed. A new partnership has been established with the automotive giant Saminda, who helped develop the DOHC heads along with VVT, Engine control unit and the direct injection system. VVL idea was actually mid development, but scrapped due to weight saving ideas. The engine block was now a custom order magnesium unit, outsourced to JSC. The result was a 7 liter magnesium v8, DOHC with VVT and direct injection, helped with a pair of custom turbochargers and a lightweight titanium alloy exhaust system, which also has shed 11kg from prototype to production version. The power output of the initial engine version reached 1000hp, and 1022 nm, with only 0.7 bar of boost, very much eliminating turbo lag.
A new custom gearbox has been developed, being an H pattern 6 speed, also, for reasons of it being lighter than a sequential 7 speed. The car used the same electronic rear differential as the Diabolica, and the same pushrod suspension setup. All this weighing in at 1135kg, running on racing slicks the car managed 0-100 in 2.5 seconds flat, and topped out at 403kph, while the aero provided downforce to be able to take corners at 1.54g and braking at 26.64m.
The quality of the car required serious precission work, meaning the building process was to be painfully slow. KHT predicts it can build up to 4 cars per year at a price of about $500,000
First appearance of the car is scheduled at a hypercar hype 2017 showdown, running against numerous opponents, including Gryphon Gear, who helped develop the car Eau Rouge was based on, where KHT had to prove they can stand in the hypercar market on their own.
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My reaction.
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I don’t think that I will be able to compete with this monster even with a twin turbo v12! Great job! Now, how many mpg do you get? 
After scrapping the VVL, sadly, under 15l/100km (I don’t know exact mpg on this). It was just under 10l/100km before I sacrficed it for extra 30kg of weight saving.
Unless you’re going to the Honda/Acura idea of a super car must be also a daily car, I think the fuel economy is irrelevant. Weight reduction, bro!
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Considering the spring/shock settings this car is DEFINETLY not a daily 
Or a honda
I can see rich show-off internet celebrities buying it to show-off and daily it and then rightfully having their backs get broken by the ride comfort.
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