As you fine people may know, some people go to auto shows to just check out cars, or maybe see what new release of a car to buy. Today, we will focus on a recently married couple, Luis and Annie.
Challenge Brief / Backstory + Info
Luis and Annie are both 23 years old, and after a bit of bad luck, Annie is now pregnant with their first child, and the couple need a car that can haul children and all of their stuff to replace their aging (and rusting away) Ford Torino that Luis has had for 6 years ever since he learned to drive. But, what car may it be? They both plan on heading over to Raicanta, Fruinia to see the cars at the Fruinia Auto Show all the way from the suburbs of Selfield, Gasmea to look at the new SUVs, wagons and sedans, and maybe a minivan… Will your vehicle blow their minds? We shall find out!
The Couple’s Priorities
Fuel Economy
Gasmean gas prices are rather inexpensive. HOWEVER, Luis and Annie don’t have great paying jobs at the moment, and other than their parents paying for their new car, everything else is up to the new couple, so fuel economy will matter a ton. Anything over 25 MPG should be fine, but they’d really like a car with over 30 MPG.
Safety
With motherly instincts comes wanting the safest vehicle on the market, and naturally, this is very high on the list. Anything less than a 70 score for safety is going to be a hard sell for this couple, but perhaps the marketing department can make it work.
Design
As you’d imagine, basically everybody likes a good looking car, and since both of these people come from higher middle class families, they do value the good looks of a vehicle, like the Torino Luis has, if you leave the rust out of the picture.
Drivability
Although they do value this, it isn’t as important because they know that they will probably get a fairly cumbersome vehicle, and both Luis and Annie know how to drive competently, and from the added experience that Luis has driving a crappy old Ford Torino with no power steering and suspension spongier than using literal sponges as suspension, this isn’t as much of an issue, although they’d like an easy to drive vehicle.
Comfort
Comfort is the most important factor in a lot of vehicles for people, but not for this couple. They’re fine with an uncomfortable vehicle, but they don’t want something as horrendously uncomfortable as a Flint pickup from the 1950s. Nobody would want that.
Sportiness
This is gonna be a family hauler, but there is something that is never gonna be as useless as this factor for a family vehicle. Sportiness. Yes, they would like a moderately quick vehicle to merge onto the large Gasmean interstates, but nothing else. 0-60 times don’t particularly matter to them at all, and although handling is rather precious, they don’t want comfort to be chopped in half because the car handles just a wee bit better than the competition.
Vehicle Requirements
- 1995-1996 model years
- Family oriented bodies only (NO trucks, utes, coupes and any of the like. MPVs, minivans and 5-door hatches or sedans with a hatchback trunk/boot are permitted.)
- 4 doors or 5 doors ONLY. (you’re using family oriented car bodies, after all…)
- Car must fit the budget of $21,000 (The couple is getting financial support from relatives for this purchase)
- Car must get over 25 mpg, 20 if it’s an SUV or other body that doesn’t resemble a car, and if your marketing department does a stellar job at convincing them it’s fine.
- Car must have 65 or over in the reliability score. No exceptions.
- The car should have good drivability and comfort. This is gonna be a family hauler.
- The car MUST have road-legal components!!! (turn signals, mirrors, etc)
- Interiors are encouraged as always, but they will not be judged.
- Regular and premium fuel ONLY! (91 RON / 86-87 AKI, 95 RON / 90-91 AKI)
- +5 techpool for everything except turbos which may be set to 0 if your engine is N/A.
Engine Requirements
- 1995 variant year
- NO V16s, V12s, OR V10s!!! V8s are also heavily discouraged.
- Must pass emissions for at least in Gasmea
- 50 loudness limit
Submission Requirements
- Model and Family names: SPC02 - (Insert Forum Username Here)
- Trim and Variant names: Free
- Must have at least one picture or ad for the car you are submitting.
- All submission files are to be sent to my DMs or the additional judge’s DMs if there will be one.
- Submissions open on (Time has not been decided yet) and end on (Time has not been decided yet).
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