Alright! All 24 legal entries have been sorted and classified. And here we’ve got some results.
First of all, I’m a little shocked (and proud) to announce that the benchmark car, the Suzume Hane GS, would have placed SECOND if it was allowed to compete. And the GS-R version would have been taken the crown. But alas, I run this competition, so they don’t get that honor. To put the scores below in perspective, the Hane GS got 83.34%, and no cost penalties or bonuses.
Without further ado…
23rd - Mactori Genetima - 2.0L Inline 4 - “I Literally Can’t Even” - 50.35%
22nd - PolMot Nuevo P - 1.5L Inline 6 - “Nothing Screams Sporty Like A Truck Frame” - 62.71%
21st - Desert Motors Z260 - 2.6L Inline 6 - “It’s Like Deja Vu All Over Again” - 64.10% (5 cost penalties)
20th - Armada Talon - 2.0L Turbo Inline 6 - “Flawless Victory. Fatality. (Of the Driver, Anyway)” - 65.28%
19th - Hakone GT RS-T - 1.8L Turbo Inline 4 - “You Can Almost Take It To Kazakhstan. Almost.” - 67.61%
18th - Centauri Puck - 0.9L Turbo Inline 4 - “Better Check Your Lapbelts When You Reach V1” - 68.41% (1 cost penalty)
17th - Toyoko Sundiamond MkII T16 - 2.0 Turbo Inline 4 - “Fails At Being As Deadly As The Armada” - 69.81% (5 cost penalties)
16th - Bogliq Butterfly Touring - 1.7L Inline 4 - “Even Sardines Need To Be Comfortable” - 70.75% (3 cost penalties)
15th - Rado IV GS - 1.6L Inline 4 - “For When You Want Your 4-Banger To Drink Like A V8” - 71.03% (5 cost penalties)
14th - DMA PR78C - 2.6L Inline 4 - “Arr, Rattle Me Brains, Bucko!” - 71.41% (5 cost penalties)
13th - Ponni Olympus Luce - 2.5L Inline 4 - “Sporty And Stealthy. Great For Running Over Neighborhood Children.” - 73.73% (1 cost penalty)
12th - Seishido Achernar - 1.8L Inline 4 - “The Septagenarian’s Sports Car: Cushy And Boxy.” - 75.05% (5 cost penalties)
11th - FMU Colibri - 1.0L Inline 4 - “Gotta Floor It To Make The End Of The Onramp” - 75.37% (4 cost penalties)
10th - RAI Skipper A - 1.6L Turbo Inline 6 - “Micro Car. Mega Consumption.” - 75.42%
9th - Tishillyman Tapana 2.0NB - 2.0L Inline 4 - “Looks Cheap. But It Really Isn’t.” - 76.10% (2 cost penalties)
8th - Romanov Raketa - 2.4L Inline 4 - “The Communists Failed At Cheap” - 76.28%
7th - PAW Murina - 1.6L Inline 4 - “Hit A Bump. Listen To Your Expensive Maraca.” - 76.71% (5 cost BONUSES)
6th - Daiki 700L - 1.3L Inline 4 - “Wind It Up Over 100. I Dare You.” - 77.51 (3 cost penalties)
5th - Rennen Angelus - 2.0L Inline 6 - “So Overly Average…” - 79.35% (1 cost penalty)
All scores include the noted cost penalties.
The top 4 cars scored 79.71%, 82.00%, 82.58%, and 83.82%. Of course, you have to stay tuned to find out who got which place!
Your top 4, in alphabetical order by manufacturer, are: Baltazar Quark FR445, GSI Mosquito, NMC K-Type Rallye, and ZM Gorizia.
Some interesting tidbits from the competition:
Best Drivability - Suzume
Worst Drivability - Mactori
Sportiest - Armada
Least Sporty - PolMot
Most Comfortable - FMU
Least Comfortable - DMA
Safest - Rado
Least Safe - PolMot
Most Practical - PolMot
Least Practical - Ponni
Most Reliable - DMA
Least Reliable - PolMot
Best Fuel Economy - PAW
Worst Fuel Economy - Desert Motors
Most Expensive - Toyoko
Least Expensive - PAW
Highest Maintenance Cost - Centauri
Lowest Maintenance Cost - Romanov
Biggest Deathtraps - Tie between Armada (Almost exactly 1:1 Drivability to Sportiness, and only mediocre safety) and PolMot (just flat out unsafe, but at least it’s slow)
Best Replica - Desert Motors
Total different body styles in the finale - FOUR!
Total different valvetrain configurations in the finale - FOUR!
Total different aspiration configurations in the finale - One (all 4-barrel naturally aspirated carbs, standard intake)
Reviews to follow in a few days!
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Oh and cost was a bit…excessive 
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