I recently decided to update the LVC LF2 for the latest 4.3 open beta build - it’s now an '89 model year car, with the engine being updated accordingly.
This time, the remake was an answer to the question: “What if the Attainable Icon Challenge were open to two-door, full four-seat (not 2+2) coupes?”, in which case I could (and would) have entered this updated version:
Unlike the original, this one has a treated steel chassis, cast mid headers, a heavy aluminum/silicon block, 15" alloy wheels, and ABS - yet it still comes in at just $16k after adjusting the techpool to match the requirements of that challenge. It’s not much heavier, though, and still has struts up front and semi-trailing arms at the rear.
The interior design is completely unchanged from the original build; engineering-wise, it’s still a standard item with a mid-range cassette tape player, as before.
The third brake light is taller than before; this, combined with the smaller rear spoiler (non-functional due to consisting of a single body molding fixture), has made it more visible from the rear.
Most of the fundamentals of the original version remain unchanged, however: the engine is still a 2.0L flat-four (albeit slightly less oversquare), and it still drives the rear wheels via a five-speed manual gearbox and helical LSD (although with adjusted ratios to improve performance and avoid a reliability penalty).
Update (December 14 2023): After the release of the 6th Open Beta patch, I have revised the LF2R once again, with retuned suspension, smaller wheels, and narrower tires to dial out unwanted oversteer, in addition to shifting the weight further forward. Here it is:
