Placeholder for now while I work on reworking this whole place. 
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Good company! hope to see more cars, keep up the good work!
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On the other hand, their light weight pays dividends when it comes to performance and fuel economy.
1972 Ilaris Iscal II 1200E
A centre-console is standard, so is a heated rear windscreen and wiper. Floor vents and windscreen vents also mean that itâs quite comfortable.
Remade version of my old attempt at a 70s Iscal. The entry-level model for anything Ilaris; itâs cheap, rear-wheel-drive for this generation, and thatâs mostly it.
I tried to make it not a Datsun 100A, butâs I very much like the CherryâŚ
With a 2.4-metre wheelbase and 3.73-metre total length itâs a bit longer than the Cherry, plus the fact that itâs rear-wheel-drive means similar interior space, though with 4 seats arranged for maximum passenger room itâs actually quite nice to sit in.
The 1200E features the 1.2 SX-72 2V-2B-E 51 âTwin-Flowâ inline-4 engine. With an overhead-cam engine it plays to Ilarisâs specialty in head and valve design. A two-barrel carburetor and 51 horsepower means the car is quite spritely combined with its 4-speed manual transmission. 14 seconds to 100 and a 146km/h top speed gives it some sporting capability.
A centre-console is standard, so is a heated rear windscreen and wiper. Floor vents and windscreen vents also mean that itâs quite comfortable.
Reflecting on the design and engineering, itâs not quite as basic as Iâd have liked, but I feel like itâs still a cheap and cheerful little car to put at the bottom of the lineup.
If you have a need for speed, the 1500 GT provides all you need! Now powered with the 1.5 SX-72 2V-DF-G 95 âQuadraflowâ engine, featuring dual DCOE carburetors and tubular headers. Forged internals means it revs to 8000 rpm and makes 96 horsepower at 6700 rpm. A slightly longer final drive means it can reach 100 in second gear if desired, yielding an 8-second 0-100 and a top speed of 171km/h in 3rd gear. A spoiler and front lip improves its abilities further.
Styling wise it also gains an additional set of headlamps with foglights as an optional extra. More chrome is standard, along with a tachometer and 13-inch alloy wheels.
Extra: Said earlier Iscal attempt.
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1980 Saberin Soaura Lynx 1200 S
There's a lack of 80s Saberins, so introducing one of the members of Saberin's worst generation.
A tachometer, to improve its sporty appeal, was standard on the S-trim and above. 1000 / 1200 E models received no tachometer and no outside temperature gauges, while the 1200 / 1500 ES and 1500 RS FIS received additional interior gauges and a trip meter (fancy!), along with a centre console. 1500 RS FIS also got a short shifter and various sport-adjacent exterior fittings.
The Soaura Lynx is a shortened version of the regular Soaura. That is, if it existed. This 3.72m little rocket features a 1199cc 12-valve boxer 4 pushing out a rather anemic 60 horsepower, enough to get the runabout to 100 in 12.7 seconds, and to a top speed of 160km/h.
What it lacks inâŚtop speed, acceleration, corneringâŚwell, basically everything thatâs supposed to make it sporty, it kind of makes up for it in agility, with a total weight of 827kg, and for its size its still relatively comfortable. That and the fact that much like the Ilaris above itâs a four-seater to increase space inside.
At first, the model wasnât much of a success, eating in to the (rather lucrative) Solstiâs market. Soon enough however the first-generation Solstiâs production ended, leaving only the Soaura, increasing the sales of the little hatchback.
A tachometer, to improve its sporty appeal, was standard on the S-trim and above. 1000 / 1200 E models received no tachometer and no outside temperature gauges, while the 1200 / 1500 ES and 1500 RS FIS received additional interior gauges and a trip meter (fancy!), along with a centre console. 1500 RS FIS also got a short shifter and various sport-adjacent exterior fittings.
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