BUUUUUUUUT
[spoiler]sorry for spoiling it[/spoiler]
how did a car from 2002 got into a game that was released in 1999???
[spoiler]âŚshaddup[/spoiler]
also you put the spoiler tag in the wrong place 
The showcase image is actually more like the first game (released in late 1997 for Japan and early 1998 elsewhere) than the second. Using a 21st century car for that image is clearly an anachronism, though, but I get the idea.
What have I started with all these GT screenshots! 
Great work @Rk38, you even (perhaps accidentally) managed to get the slightly low quality of PS2 graphics spot on! And Iâm loving the Prova ST-R, it looks like itâs driven right out of 2002.
@Starfish94 Woo! Welcome to CSR! Hopefully the first of many entrants 
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Is the price listed in the ad the in game price of the C3? If so I believe it is over budget.
EDIT: Also where are the forza based screenshots?
Youâve started a great thing! Maybe we should make a list of the cars for an automation version of GT.
Yeah, I think the quality of gifs lends themselves quite well to the lower PS2 graphics (as somewhat accidentally as that maybe) Iâm glad it fits the period. Itâs actually a design I already had created a while ago so it ended up working out better than I expected. Certainly better than some of the experimentation attempts for this round I tested.
This is a great round weâve got a really diverse field this time going to be interesting to see how it pans out.
@rcracer11m I have to confess Iâm actually more familiar with Forza series than GT so Iâm almost tempted to make one. That said the classic GT games have a really iconic aesthetic.
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Day 6, 24 hours to deadline.
Entries:
@BobLoblaw
@lordvader1
@DoctorNarfy
@abg7
@TheUltimateD00M
@DeusExMackia
@NormanVauxhall
@AirJordan
@DracoAutomations
@CamKerman
@JohnWaldock
@TR8R
@Madrias
@thecarlover
@Leonardo9613
@oppositelock
@Denta
@HighOctaneLove
@rcracer11m
@Rk38
@Starfish94
@koolkei @ramthecowy
If you sent your car in but your name doesnât appear in this list, PM me.
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Wow! This may be the biggest round of CSR yet.
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itâs good strategy to show your car at very last show you can study other contender and compare to your own car especially to people who already give them full card. at least this round people approach it in very many different way but knowing strop heâll always go all out performance with well rounded stats
i wont surprise he gonna submit budget car that can slay 90âs JDM hero
Me and @koolkei are sending in a joint entry, so if you have recieved that then weâre all good
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I have the strange premonition that @Rk38 is trying to out-Nostalgia me (and puts way more effort than I would) into these Gran Turismo pictures. After all, I know that @EnryGT5 is quite the fan of Gran Turismo, if you didnât get that from his username already
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Nope, Iâm deliberately holding back on the performance 
holding back a lot! The whole emphasis on 200bhp is way too much had me rethink my approach.
In fact, I probably have a much weaker base than many of you. I will have less hp than many for sure (think about 120). But the fun in that is tuning the car to be every bit as nimble on less. Can I do it!?
All those cars with GT-style showcases really brought back the nostalgia from 15+ years ago for me! In terms of quality the series peaked with the third installment - and unsurprisingly, the low quality of GIFs suits that game well. The field for this round is so diverse, in fact, I wonât be sure who wins it until the winner is actually declaredâŚ
WE BELIEVE IN YOU!!!
but how light will your car be??
This is my Misty. Itâs a kit car personally designed by a former Adenine engineer, and assembled by yours truly. Intended to carry on the legacy of the Adenine Mist after its discontinuation in 1999, the Misty was designed to be lightweight, mid-engined, and incredibly fun to drive.
Powered by a 173hp turbo 4 and weighing just 950kg, the Misty can reach 60mph in just 6.1 seconds. I even took it around the Nurburgring in 9 minutes once.
But donât let its size and trackability fool you - this car is surprisingly practical. Between the front and rear trunks, it can swallow a remarkable 454L of cargo space. Oh yeah, and it also gets 44mpg. Youâre welcome.
Competitiveness in 2001, original price ($13000):
Competitiveness in 2019, current price ($7500)
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thatâs it guys. pack up. weâre going homeâŚ
nothing to do here.
i didnât even know that body was so practicalâŚ
Yeah itâs crazy OP for this challenge.
Which is precisely the reason why Iâm deliberately not using it. Not a winning strategy, sure, but Iâve got something thatâll appeal to a certain kind of purist, letâs see if it makes an impact.
@Denta Actually AFAIK Enry wasnât asking for a 4 seater, he was fine with a 2 seater so long as the trunk space wasnât so small that every time he went to get groceries he would have to put most of it on the passenger seat!
Right, I donât have any time to photoshop anything fancy, so Iâll do my best with the story.
Matteo Miglia always had a thing for the great things past. To pay proper homage to something beautiful was to preserve the idea of it throughout the ages, to make a statement that even renewed, it remained pure and bold and valuable. Matteo Miglia also believed that greatness didnât mean expensive. Which is why his breakaway company, based near Brescia, Italy, was concerned mainly with budget sports cars that went against the grain. At first, it was the stubbornly MR Legatus of the 80s, an homage to the Lancia Stratos in an era when AWD was making its mark. Then, in the 90s, tiring of the constant anaemia pervading the budget end of cars, built the bonkers Excelsior (of zero budget for build quality fame, but hey, 0-100 in 6 seconds for 12 grand!). Letâs just say the Excelsior didnât exactly help the Italian image of building things with âcharacterâ 
We now rejoin MM in 2005, where our erstwhile mustachioed pipe smoking JDM afficionado has noticed that the MX-5 NB is ceasing production and the NC is coming the following year. 2005 is a year when everythingâs starting to get traction control, electronic stability control, have much better fuel economy (unless youâre building a Murcielago)⌠and much better build quality. And for a company like MM to survive, it had to rely more on just its quirkiness and building in turbo on absolutely everything. But it also had to maintain its fiercely rearward nostalgic outlook to attract the new wave of cool, ironic Gen Ys taking up car keys and credit cards.
Thus, for the new kids on the block, the entry-level sports coupe, the De Silva!
Powered by a 1.35L turbo 4 pot, the powerplant made only 122bhp, but with an advanced chassis, the car weighed less than a ton. It didnât light up the tyres, which was good for parents, but was hardly a slouch around town (7.6s to 100km/h if you were a dab hand with the shifter), which was great for the kids. And it had oodles of grip and turned on the dime. For a classic FR driving experience, this was designed to be a bucket of fun.
2 seats, but over 400L of boot space. Thatâs good for at least 10 crates of wine⌠11⌠12⌠13⌠well, a lot anyway!
Plus, with classic curves and a perky outlook, it was hard not to love, impossible not to wantâŚ
âŚand frugal to run. It was also very cheap, at $11040 new. In 2019, you would expect to pay $7207 ONO.
And it was good fun on the track too, in fact that was its main focus, with superior handling and balance the mainstay of its sporty factor:
Airfield time:
Tempted? Maybe more than tempted?
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I thought likewise when designing my entry - the body used by @phale and @Leonardo9613 is actually too effective for my liking, so I went with something else (specifically, something with at least a pair of rear seats) just to give myself more of a challenge.