Letara Motozine
at the 1980 Letara Transportation show!
Welcome dear readers to our first report of the Letara Transportation show!
We received an exclusive first look at the exhibits and are excited to showcase the best automakers are bringing onto our ever so busy streets.
On of the first booths was set by Swanson showing of the “Concept 2000”.
A study on what the car in the future of 2000 might look like. The concept is a very sleek hatchback design, something we only seen very recently on our todays streets.
The car features a great looking glasshouse with a lot of ducts and aerodynamic ideas which might or might not be beneficial. The engine is a 450 hp 3,7L Boxer 6 with a Turbo which the team predicts is able to move the concept to 300 km/h with a 0-100 time in just 4 seconds.
If we will ever see something like this on our roads, or is just vaporware is written in the stars.
A bit further the exhibition we found the Mara booth. Here they are showing of their all new lineup of more off road focused vehicles.
The Kanyon, Bizon and Yak (left to right) look like they are aiming at a more compact form of off roading. Every model only has 2 doors and seem to have a smaller footprint than other cars in this category.
Even though these cars are handeled under three diffrent names, the underlaying structur is being shared across all cars. While cars are available in 2wd or 4wd they all feature a 80hp 2.5L four cylinder engine.
We will be looking forward to get one of these to test out, how rugged these things really can be.
Next we had one of the weirdest lot of the whole show. While most brands had a cozy warm spot inside the centre, Areo was doing something diffrent. They build up base outside at the centers on little pond where a lot of these little pods where floating around being boated around by visitors. Even we had to wait our fair share of time before we where able to take a spin… swim?.. in it.
If you haven’t caught on yet, Aero showed of the Free Float. A small little personal amphibious vehicle. Sitting in the little craft was certainly weird. Everything was like your standart Areo, the only real diffrent was the lever to engage the two propellers in the back.
Boating the Aero was certainly something you would want to do for relaxation, don’t get this if you are trying to get a shortcut to your in-city office job. If we will ever see this things not just float, but also drive around is something for the goverment to decide.
Back inside Primus Globus set up shop, showing up a great array of current, new and soon-to-come cars!
First they had their current Publica set up and showed the their new trims, this was kind of overshadows by the car they had set up next to it. Its new replacement, the Urbano. The same small budget concept with a new radical design.
On the polar opposite was the facelift of the Atlas, not a lot was changed about the pickup which we know since 20 years, besides it new front. Maybe its time to update this giant piece of metal.
The most interresting piece of their show was the all new Imperator. While other regions already had the car, we are also finally able to get our hands on one over here. The big sedan comes with 2 engine options of which we will be only getting one: the 320i featuring a 3.2L V6. A diesel option is also being sold, but it wasn’t greenlit by the goverment. While the outside was more downed down, the interior was where the party was. With its intergration of computers, the inside of these cars are probally fancier and more tech than most peoples houses.
If you like excess, Popas has is all. From small sportscar to trains, this is where you go everything.
Need a truck for your new construction business? Popas Osel. Need a car to get from A to B? Popas Rushba. Want something to show people “Yes, i can afford to buy two Rushbas”, Popas Cheechi.
Most people were most interrested in the Blinsky. A small cheap 2 seater hatchback featuring a smallish 4 cylinder boxer in the rear of the car. While many people were interrested in the base 100hp version which was priced the same as a base Rushba, most people were interrested in the “Turbo Special” of the car. A wided, more aggresive version pushing the same 1.6L engine to over 160hp.
Sadly only the ones who are ready to struggle with importers can get a Blinsky for themself at the moment as these are not legal to sell in Letara.
The most people could be found at the Vaughn booth. Here people were able to see the new generation of the Wraith.
People were excited, even though only a small part of them could probally afford one of these. The top of luxury at our fingertips.
While Primus Globus also was in the same market, we thought that the Wraith was a more refined packet, with a broad but elegant design. While people knew you had money if you bought a Imperator, you also look like you have money in one of these.
The new generation was smaller and was also now Front wheel drive, completly eliminating the driveshaft tunnel, giving you more room on the inside.
Vaughn showed of three trims. The Montezuma a executive coupe, the Neapolitan, a four door version and the Hierophant a more downturned model.
While the Montezuma and Neapolitan shared a 4L V8 engine and fully indepentent suspension all around, the Hierophant was the model we will probally see around the most. It still features a lot of the base features of its higher trim brother, but the Hierophant had a smaller engine and a overall more toned down look, with less chrome and only coming in a conventional sedan bodystyle. But it seemed like people were already signing up to be the first in a all new Wraith.
And thats all from the show! Each time we want to give one company the prize of “Best of show” and this time it has to be Vaughn. Seems like people are looking for status symbol cars now. Its all about having a better car than your neighbour, even if that means going for the “faux luxury” trim of a car. As long as it looks more expensive, people were happy.
