The Constellation N7 Series. Performance Anyone Can Handle.
New for 1974, the Constellation N7 series adopts front wheel drive that provides every driver with enhanced stability and predictability in handling. Now you don’t have to be a race car driver to feel like one. A fully independent suspension offers enhanced road-holding and comfort. And with your choice of engines and interior trims, there’s an N7 for every budget and taste.
Introduced in 1973, the Paige Sora was a member of a new global platform from Turbol. The platform was designed primarily by Homura, the first new vehicle from the Japanese marque after their integration into the Turbol umbrella in the late 1960s, however American and European oversight made sure the platform could be truly global. Designed to be robust and inexpensive, the small hatchback would be RWD, utilizing front suspension from the larger European-designed Paige Sparrow, with a trusty solid rear axle.
In the European market, it would be badged as the Paige Sora, and production for Europe would take place primarily in Turbol’s new Seville, Spain manufacturing plant. While 1973 was not a good year for sales of any new car, the small, cheap, and practical Sora proved to be a valuable addition to the lineup during the difficult years ahead.
Upon introduction, the hottest variant of the Sora was the TC1600. The TC1600 was powered a somewhat exotic Turból-tuned twin-cam 1.6 liter engine making 105 hp, sent through a 5 speed transmission, with 4 wheel disc brakes, bolstered front sport seats, sports steering wheel, additional instrumentation, and sport-tuned suspension with monotube dampers. Appearance-wise, the TC1600 received wider 13" wheels with 175/70r13 radial tires, sport-trim black and red bumpers with integrated front turn signals, blackout trim around the rear window glass, a rear spoiler, rear wiper, a lower front valance, rally lights, and a twin snorkel ram-air fascia above the grille.
The TC1600 would last only one year, replaced in 1974 by the Sport 2000. The costly twin-cam engine increased the price of the TC1600 too much for many buyers in 1973, so the Sport 2000 looked to offer a similar package at lower cost. Taking advantage of the RWD layout and the similarities in front clip design with the larger Sparrow, that twin-cam engine was replaced with a larger, brand new engine for Turbol’s European operations, an iron block, aluminum head SOHC I4, displacing 1998cc in this application. While less racy and revvy than the smaller twin-cam, it required only minor changes from the regular production engine (valve springs, intake manifold, and exhaust) to produce similar hp, 100, and much more torque at lower rpm, 110 lb-ft at just 3600 rpm. The flexibility of the new engine, paired with a ZF non-overdrive 5 speed, allowed the Sport 2000 to match or best the TC1600’s acceleration figures with a longer final drive, improving fuel economy as well. Aesthetically, the ram-air snorkels remained, albeit of dubious performace value feeding just a single 1-bbl carburetor, and a rather loud graphics package was made as an available extra to further stand out from lesser trims.
Body: 5 door, 5 passenger hatchback
Engine: 1998cc SOHC I4, 8 valve, 1x1bbl carburetor
Drive: RWD, 5 speed
Suspension: Front double wishbone, Rear solid axle with coil springs
Engine Output: 100 hp, 111 lb-ft
Weight: 894 kg
0-100 kph: 8.3 s
Top Speed: 184 kph
Fuel Consumption: 23.1 MPG combined
The 1974 Esoteria LS-4
Striking lines combine with utility to create a melding of purpose and need.
A responsive, 1.95l i4 producing 108bhp
4 doors, opening wide for ease of entrance.
A large rear cargo area, to store everything you need.
.88g of grip, to handle any corner at speed.
All the modern convenience.
All of it the Esoteria LS4
Starting at 13800.
(tbh i lost morivation on this for half the time so it isnt as good as i’d like, but here it is, ill include the file if anyone wants to fix it or use it.)
QFC48-bdub1_-_Esoteria_LS4.car (40.8 KB)
Proper. 
The refreshed HAAI Courant features a smaller 2L V6 engine than it's predecessor, but thanks to it's mechanical fuel injection, it remains as peppy as ever. The roof has now been replaced with a folding leather soft-top, making it a convenient convertible for any weather, as well as lightening the car to allow for more spirited driving.
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Introducing the Queenland Elizabeth, made for her majesty and for the empire of which the sun never sets
This one has a whiff of Talbot Sunbeam Lotus about it - both are FR hot hatches in a world where FF was becoming the norm for this kind of car, and easily capable of punching far above their weight.
1974 Knightwick K4/2 Cabriolet
Knightwick’s small family car would usually only be available with a 1275cc engine.
The limited run 2000 however used the 1998cc 16v “speed” engine producing 114bhp@5500rpm.
Changes to the 2000 model include larger 14" wheels with wider 165/70R tyres, front disc brakes and performance shock absorbers.
Due to it’s small size the cabriolet is a strict two seater car with the roof stowed where the rear seats would normally be, this does mean luggage space isn’t compromised so this is still a practical car.
Hey, uhh, what about me? I’ve sent you a car, I’m pretty sure 
Okay, I checked and not only I’ve indeed sent it, but I see you’ve also dowloaded it, so now I’m less worried 
(will post an ad soon)
How did you make a V4 engine in automation?
By the magic of 
pretending
I think you used a flat-four to simulate a V4, but other than that, it actually looks like a scaled-down Alfa Montreal.
12 900 AM$
4.13 x 1.66 m / 2.47 m wheelbase
894 kg
142 hp @ 6700 rpm
174 Nm @ 4900 rpm
9.9 l/100km
7.2 s 0-100 km/h
220 km/h
49.1 m 100-0 km/h
gROUND ZERO: BINs
So, uh… Yeah, it’s just this car. The company had an internal management scandal where unsold cars were re-VINed as newer model-year ones, some as much as 4 years older than claimed , which constituted malpractice and fraud. And this one also caught on fire, so there’s that.
(Actual bin reason: Trim Year 1970. Without the rule breach, this car would have been somewhere in the top half of entries; A worthy effort with good practicality, sportiness and performance - and cheap upkeep.)
Actual reviews coming soon; cross my heart, hope to die, stick a needle in my eye.
I love how this has more likes than the actual post for the brief
