OK, I start to feel a bit bored about this game now, since it feels like my development has stalled. I have thought about it, and decided to once again take up an old project from the 4.1 era - to recreate the European Car of the year winner, starting in 1964 and going through year by year.
There are plenty of reasons. One is that I still struggle with some eras. 1964, however, is the era I have rather good knowledge and skills in. Going through year by year after that will maybe give some insights in how car design have evolved through the times. Another one is that it is hard to take shortcuts when you have to recreate real cars. If an idea does not work on a fictive car, you can do something different, but in the case of an IRL car, you have to do it as close as you can get, which requires LOTS of fiddling sometimes.
But why create a whole new thread and not just post it in car replicas? Well, I think of this as sort of a project thread. I think we can learn from each other. If I post pictures of the progress, maybe someone new to the game can pick up some valuable ideas from me that has been playing for over six years now. On the other hand I know that there are MANY designers out there that is more skilled than me, that probably has knowledge how I can solve stuff when being stuck, so I gladly take ALL sorts of feedback on my work here. So, this will not be cars slapped together in 15 minutes, rather be serious projects that will take time, and where I will share the progress from start to finish.
Done this far:
1964 Rover 2000 - Rover_2000_-_P6.car (108.2 KB)
1965 Austin 1800 - Austin_-_1800.car (99.2 KB)
1966 Renault 16 - Renault_-_16.car (126.0 KB)
1967 Fiat 124 - Fiat_-_124.car (152.0 KB)
1968 NSU Ro80 - NSU_-_Ro80.car (155.1 KB)
1969 Peugeot 504 (to be uploaded)
1970 Fiat 128 (TBU)
1971 Citroën GS (TBU)
In progress:
1972 Fiat 127
Future builds:
1973 Audi 80
1974 Mercedes-Benz S-class
1975 Citroën CX
1976 Simca 1307
1977 Rover SD1
1978 Porsche 928
1979 Simca Horizon
1980 Lancia Delta
1981 Ford Escort
1982 Renault 9
1983 Audi 100
1984 Fiat Uno
1985 Opel Kadett
1986 Ford Scorpio
1987 Opel Omega
1988 Peugeot 405
1989 Fiat Tipo
1990 Citroën XM
1991 Renault Clio
1992 VW Golf
1993 Nissan Micra
1994 Ford Mondeo
1995 Fiat Punto
1996 Fiat Bravo
1997 Renault Megane Scenic
1998 Alfa Romeo 156
1999 Ford Focus
2000 Toyota Yaris
2001 Alfa Romeo 147
2002 Peugeot 307
2003 Renault Megane
2004 Fiat Panda
2005 Toyota Prius
2006 Renault Clio
2007 Ford S-Max
2008 Fiat 500
2009 Opel Insignia
2010 VW Polo
2011 Nissan Leaf
2012 Opel Ampera
2013 VW Golf
2014 Peugeot 308
2015 VW Passat
2016 Opel Astra
2017 Peugeot 3008
2018 Volvo XC40
2019 Jaguar I-Pace
2020 Peugeot 208
2021 Toyota Yaris
2022 Kia EV6
2023 Jeep Avenger
2024 Renault Scenic E-tech
Or if you want them for Beam: