The 40 Fixture Challenge
Efficiency is everything, especially when it comes to design - but what if you were even more limited? In this challenge, you will be given just 40 fixtures (with some exceptions) to make a complete design. I want to see what you can do with less, while still making something aesthetically pleasing and creative. In this challenge, you will be tasked with making a 2020 compact sedan, and with just 40 fixtures to do it, you’ll have to be creative with what fixtures you use, and how you use said fixtures.
Rules
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Only entries made on the stable version of the game will be accepted. Any entries made on the open alpha will be binned.
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All entries are allowed a maximum of 40 total fixtures. However, in the interest of keeping things fair, and because all cars would have these things, these fixtures will not count towards your total - Fuel Doors/Caps, Mirrors, Door Handles, Antennas, Windshield Wipers, License/Number Plates, Premade Badges from the Badging category, and Typeable Text Badging. However, I will only subtract these fixtures when used for their intended purpose. Spamming these fixtures in an attempt to use them in a way other than their intended purpose will result in a bin. DISCLAIMER - Automation’s built in fixture counter starts from 0, not 1, so please remember to add 1 to your final fixture count before subtracting any free fixtures. (ie 50 total fixtures becomes 51, and so on.)
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In addition to the fixture rules above, mirrored fixtures only count as one fixture, as they do in game.
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Trim/Variant Year - 2020.
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Engineering is not being judged, this is purely a design challenge.
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4-door sedan and liftback bodies only. Liftback sedans listed in game as hatchbacks, and sedans listed in game as coupes are also allowed.
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Wheelbase between 2.6 to 2.9m, standard rounding rules apply.
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Interiors are not required, and will not be judged.
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Advanced trim settings are allowed- however, you are not allowed to make the car look like something that it isn’t using them.
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Legacy car bodies (it should say “Legacy Car Bodies” in the mod name) are not allowed.
Judging Criterion
All entries will be judged in 4 core areas, scored out of 20 in each area, for a maximum possible score out of 80. These areas are-
Creativity
This encompasses creative use of fixtures, creative design cues and aspects, and experimenting with how you place fixtures on a design.
Coherence
This encompasses whether or not the design makes sense, was the design approached thoughtfully and intentionally, is it proportional, etc.
Execution
This encompasses things like whether or not your ideas were well thought out and applied, is the design clean and smooth or is it messy and haphazard, was there clear attention to detail, etc.
Realism
This encompasses things like whether or not your design could feasibly exist as a real car in 2020 and in the segment of cars it was made for, are the design aspects and cues consistent with the era/segment, and if it actually looks like a car.
Inspirations
Hyundai Elantra
Ford Focus
Chevy Cruze
Kia Forte
Nissan Sentra
Toyota Corolla
Honda Civic
Mazda 3
Submissions
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Submissions will open on Friday, August 8th, 2025 at 11:59pm PST.
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Submissions will then close exactly 2 weeks later, on Friday, August 22nd, 2025 at 11:59pm PST.
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The naming scheme is 40FC- (your username here) for the car model and engine family boxes. Trim and variant are free.
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To submit, please post at least one picture of your car here in the challenge thread, then DM your .car file to me (@vero94773) over the forums only. Submissions over Discord will not be accepted. Ads in the thread may be posted up to 12 hours after submissions close.
Changelog
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added License/Number Plates and Premade Badges from the Badging category to the list of exempted fixtures.
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Clarified that exempted fixtures are only to be used for their intended purpose, and that spamming or using a lot of those fixtures to do something other than their intended purpose will result in a bin.
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Clarified that mirrored fixtures only count as one fixture.
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Fixed a minor error in the judging criterion where I said there would be a possible maximum of 100 points, updated it with the correct value of 80.
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Added a disclaimer that the game’s built in fixture counter starts from 0, not 1 (so for example, if your car’s final fixture on the fixture counter is 50, you would actually have 51 total fixtures.)
