In 1962, the first complete tooling of the farm-factory had been completed, and so, Meliora will now start selling more vehicules with different technologies.
1962 Rino Gran Turismo
In 1962 a new trim of the Rino was released (basically because there were some chassis and engines left, plus, this give time to Eugenio’s son to work in a new car), this time, going in an opposite direction of the last version. This was a more comfortable and heavy trim, with an sports-premium interior, a better radio, improved safety and new brakes. Being more heavy but with the same engine, it was a tad slower.
0-100 in 8.3s and a top speed of 224.5 km/h
Figures for fruinian markets (this car was designed for fruinia, but now Meliora will be selling in Gasmean markets).
1962 Rino Gran Turismo price: $3,800.03
1962 Perenne
With the new tooling ready, Meliora was ready to sell its first monocoque car, with a brand new engine designed in-home.
The Perenne was the spiritual follow of the 1955 Olimpo, a light car with an small L6. The chassis had Mcpherson struts front and solid axle with coils in the back, made of steel panels (instead of aluminum as the old models were).
The engine in question was a DAOHC 2L in-line 6 with a twin 2 barrel carburetor and 111 hp. Inside the car had a quality standard interior with a standard radio, power steering and nice safety. All of this resulted in the car weighting a little over a ton; sadly this car was slower than the other national competition, the 1960 ADM Madero, that was cheaper and quickest, even using less cylinders and having the same power.
Also the looks of the car wasn’t good recived, as it was simpler than previous designs. This and the lack of speed was contributed to the fact that Eugenio, the company founder, didn’t supervised the project as he used to, due to health issues.
0-100 11.5s
1/4 mile 18.18s
top speed 176.9 km/h.
1962 price: $2,441.10