Okay I do need to ask a clarifying question: are we using the factories at all? I’m assuming no, but this means that the game won’t calculate those things yet and this opens the floor to ridiculous amounts of tech sliders on cars that would probably take 8 years to release… as the retail of the car will depend solely on material costs and production units, so 500PU cars is like, not a problem.
On that note, I had a brainwave and realised just why so many people are going with the larger not-Murcielago body. Sure, it’s big, fat, heavy and not nearly as aerodynamically slippery as the not-Maclaren body, but when it comes to AWD format, it can fit much larger engines, and given this budget, why wring what you can out of a 3.9L v12, or even a 4.5L v8, when you can do so much more with a 6L v12? I like the not-Maclaren body, and it has potential for a faster lap time, but after a lot of thought it just doesn’t seem like it can deliver quite as much on every single front.
Now I’m just playing with my last 20k in funds to make the numbers look better, unless, of course, I completely misunderstood the rules:
p.s. you’ll be hard pressed to beat the drag times unless you dropped some serious extra dough and made some big compromises on comfort and drivability
Whoa @strop, I’d like to see the full specs on that! This is making me second guess my current design but I do feel I might have one of the more unique designs at least…
Well, this is me just guessing without looking lol. With the way I’ve abused the sliders now more like 13 years or something My “usual” Gryphon Gear cars usually start out at about 20 years… I’m studiously ignoring those stats for now…
@koolkei Well, yes, but that’s a Huracan Which went into production in 2014. Even an Aventador SV gets a claimed 16.0 mixed (which, frankly, I think is a bullshit number). A real (pre-Audi) lambo on the other hand… The 22 number I picked out of the sky belongs to the Murcielago, which was released around the time of the setting of this round.
Just as the temptation to drop 1000bhp on this thing is way too great to ignore. I’m seriously considering it… drivability drops to 42.6, fuel economy worsens to 10.5L/100km… but 400km/h top speed
I’m going to go sleep on this. I mean, if I think about it, up until 2012 I was driving a Citroen Xsara with such a crap valvetrain it couldn’t even muster 10.5L/100km driving economically
strop seems going for turbo car considering how low the drivability or he going all out with suspension for track time(just look at his offroad score, most people manage 20++).
to be honest honest strop, if you able to, i would suggest for increase the comfort, probably jump into luxury interior which rather hard to manage since it gonna be big blow for your reliability score. or just increase the safety slider since it help a little bit in general score but sportiness.
While there are many fantastic racecars available, this is Canada. And as anyone who have experienced a proper winter knows, you need more than 5 cm ground clearance when you’re not on the main roads. Even if a sleek Rennen or Storm may look amazing and fly like a bullet, the fun only lasts from May until September. That leaves 7 months of reality, 7 months where you need a proper car for real life, with plenty of ride height, comfort and practicality.
But why settle for either or? Why not have both? Why not capture the canadian spirit of helping, being polite and nice and the same time go completely bonkers when someone brings out a hockey puck?
The ABR Lynx CLS is what you are looking for. With a ride height of over 30cm combined with active springs and semi-active dampers, the Lynx will easily overcome snowdrifts and rough gravel roads so access to cabins and remote areas is maintained. With a high quality luxurious interior and entertainment system combined with high levels of comfort and prestige, this car will work brilliantly for transporting business partners and representatives to and from domes of your companys snowmobiles.
You can also attach a trailer with snowmobiles to the rear and bring skis or other useful equipment on the roofrack. You can also use the towmount or winch to be proper canadian and help anyone unfortunate to be stuck by the road or similar, or tow yourself out if you got stuck somewhere. Cause if you’re stuck, not many will be able to reach your location. With a fully electric LSD so advanced it makes a Range Rover drool you will get in and out where most others won’t.
The LSD and sequential gearbox are coupled to a 7499cc V12, naturally aspirated and so well balanced you can put a bowl of water on it and use the still reflection of the water surface as a mirror. This engineering gem delivers 687hp to all four wheels, taking you from 0-100 on 2,9 seconds and will continue until you reach 324km/h, enough to beat most regular supercars. It may not be the fastest car on a track, but the versatility of the Lynx more than makes up for it while it still is fast enough to have a blast in.
Delivered in the colour Golden Maple Syrup, available at your local dealership
I wanted to get a motorcycle license, but my mother was like OVER MY DEAD BODY. So I asked my father, and he was also like OVER MY DEAD BODY.
Now, my father may be dead, but my mother isn’t, and I’m used to driving on four wheels now so
@Denta I considered this, and now I’m not absolutely wringing the engine to get the power I want (even at 1000bhp), I do have the room to move. But at the same time, looking at the tool-tips, I’m just not sure that Luxury is warranted. I’ll go into more detail in my pitch, but our buyer here seems to be a bit like me: there’s such a thing as enough comfort and we’re not that fond of excessive pretense. I’d prefer a great quality standard seat than a normal quality leather chair with memory functions and some massage thing and heated seat and… yeah no too much man, too much. It’s enough that I can easily sit and do a 350km mountain pass national park trail and another 350km of outback in a day in my Civic without doing my back in, you know?
That being said, I think that @puffster may be onto something, therefore, it might be an idea for me to finish my research. I mean, sure, my car could zip you across the Trans-Canadian highway with ease. But major highways only cover the bottom half of Canada. The rest is like, ice, and snow, and not particularly smooth terrain…
That’s with no quality sliders above +9!
My “usual” Gryphon Gear cars usually start out at about 20 years… I’m studiously ignoring those stats for now…
The 22 number I picked out of the sky belongs to the Murcielago, which was released around the time of the setting of this round.
