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The four submissions sit on the design room floor waiting to be uncovered by the executives and designers. They were all excited about the result of this competition but also slightly cautious due to the possibility that none of the entries meet their expectations.
Now this is exactly what I was after, Futuristic for the time, feels like an extreme supercar throughout the entire car and it would generate a lot of impressions from the audience. There’s very little in terms of critiscism that I can actually give besides it maybe being a bit too modern, even for a concept.
First off we have the Striscia Peregrine
@Lanson
The Peregrine isn’t great, a lot of the vents and body moulding feel stuck on as a bit of an afterthought. The headlight shape especially annoys me as they would fit better on an early 90s hatchback rather than a boxy supercar because they are so round. I see that you tried to go for a more production ready style and I find that that severely limits you in how experimental it could be
Detailed Review
There are some good things to say though, I like the treatment of the rear window with those louvres and how it goes into that big vent and the rear end looks pretty okay as well.
It needs to be said that it resembles a Lamborghini Countach a bit too much with that rear wing and overall body shape, of course the body chosen is a countach body which absolutely plays a big role but you could’ve put more effort into making it distinct from other supercars.
The rear bumper is an unnecessary inclusion and it would clean up the rear end it you took that away as it’s meant to be a concept car and wont be road legal.
There’s an excessive use of the triangular body moulding pieces, this grants it a bit more design cohesion but doesn’t look good with the otherwise more square design, most of these triangles could’ve been replaced with rectangles and it would drastically improve the impression of the car.
I see a reason why you put the indent on the rear fender in that place, it flows somewhat nicely into the B-pillar which is good but it still feels odd to put a dent in a place that is supposed to show “muscles” and it just seems slapped on with little thought put into it.
The B-pillar is also unnecessarily thick even for a production car and that makes it feel less impressive.
Next up is the Striscia Saetta
@Prium
This is much more on the experimental side than the Peregrine. I think it overall looks pretty good although there are some mismatching shapes put in which i do not like but it also has some creative usage of body moulding on the engine “cover”.
Detailed Review
There isn’t that much in terms of originality here as there is a strong influence from the Alfa Romeo P33 Roadster which is, to be fair, a good inspiration to take from.
The vent on the side of the front overhang’s shape really doesn’t work well in my opinion and should be taken away entirely. Same with the glass panel but it’s more that it should be flush with the rest of the body panels there instead of curved.
The rear is something which I can’t make up my mind on, on one hand it’s expressive, different and gives it a sense of speed even when standing still. on the other it feels clunky and heavy with the bottom part reminding me of a USDM spec bumper a little bit.
The engine cover is messy but I like the indent that goes down into the rear end a lot and the opening for the engine is a nice addition albeit taken directly from the P33 Roadster. The wings are very distinctive and honestly feel too small as they could have possibly worked as a roll bar if crashed, not that this is going anywhere fast.
Overall it feels a bit rear heavy and also goes from a curvier design in the front to a sharp design in the back.
Sidenote: Was having two fuel caps were intentional or not?
The next car on the list is the Striscia Daytona
@ldub0775
This car looks the best so far, the styling is elegant and there isn’t to much to nitpick. The problem is it looks like a production car, it’s not innovative enough.
Detailed Review
It’s very original and doesn’t really resemble anything else very closely but the proportions are a bit similar too the De Tomaso Mangusta.
I like that the Daytona uses the dual taillights from other Striscia models although they are changed a bit since usually one would be large than the other.
The bumpers can be removed just like the Peregrine to create a cleaner design, the front one wouldn’t do anything anyway. I think that it may make it seem to barren though whihch is because we have come to expect production cars to have bumpers and just goes to show how much this looks like a production car.
The front grillle feels empty and could have some bars added to differentiate it from the regular grille fixture.
The body moudling on the front fender and under the windows were so subtle that it took me a bit to actually notice them.
Sidenote: The name is good because Striscia typically uses names of places, at least in the modern era
The last car up for review is the Striscia Futuro
@Guerra
Now this is exactly what I was after, Futuristic for the time, feels like an extreme supercar throughout the entire car and it would generate a lot of impressions from the audience. There’s very little in terms of critiscism that I can actually give besides it maybe being a bit too modern, even for a concept.
Detailed Review
This looks very original, the only comparable car I could think of is the Alfa Romeo 33 Navajo.
It has Striscia-esque taillights but in a square shape because of the style of taillight panel used.
The rear end looks very good, my only critiscism is that there wouldn’t be much in terms of cooling with those two tiny vents on either side of the lights, that difffuser could without too much trouble be made into vents, same with the panel could also have a grille insead of that plastic, it doesn’t really matter as it isn’t a production car anyway.
The wing looks great although the tilt on the backside of it being the same as the frontside makes it look more stationary, reducing that angle would help with reducing that.
Moving to the side and it is super sleek with the very low roofline and the covered wheels, the plastic stripe is distinctive and adds cohesion. That vent is just really well executed looks great.
The front as with every part of this car looks stunning but it could remove the indicators/make them foglights because there isn’t and need for blinkers on a car that won’t drive, much less on public roads. The popup headlights feel like they’re too big and rounded off in comparison to the sharper style of the rest of the car but they still work fine.
There wasn’t too much time wasted on deliberating between reviewing the cars and choosing the best option as the winner
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Thanks for the nice review, didn’t expect to win since this is my first ever competition, but I had a lot of fun.
From my understanding, whoever wins hosts the next competition, but since Im kinda new to this + I don’t really have any ideas for a theme I prefer to pass it to someone else.
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I agree, amazing car.
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CSC - the recurring limbo challenge.
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Ah ok, didn’t know that. Would have been better to have put a post on here as not everyone uses discord. But at least it’s not dead anyway
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yeah, I’m still on it, I’m really sorry for the delay and for not saying anything on the forums, but I’m working on it to deliver the next round this weekend
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CSC 49 - A Risky Bet
Summary
1972, 22 years have passed since the foundation of Fitz, a company specialized in building off road light and mid utility vehicles. The brand earned a solid reputation for offering reliable and capable trucks, and it’s founder, Gregorio Fitz was really proud of it. During this time, his son Enrique joined the directive board, bringing into the company big ideas: he wants the brand to be diversified into new segments, taking advantage of the brand’s reputation, and he knows that bringing a new, out-of-the-box concept of an urban family car.
But his father has some serious doubts. Fitz has relied on traditional design and mechanics to thrive in the utilitarian market; bringing a small car to it’s lineup wouldn’t make sense for the clients, and it would undermine the brand’s hard earned reputation.
To prove that his idea can work out fine, he decides to create a ready-for-production concept car to be shown at the next International Auto Show, and he’s asking for desing proposals for this concept
Fitz is looking for a small, innovative 4-door car/5-door hatchback, which keeps some of the traditional brand’s design, while being much more refined. It has to look like a Fitz, but not look like a plain truck
Fitz's Badge
Use the stock circular badge, stretched vertically, with light blue in the center
Then add this badge on the top
REQUIREMENTS
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Must have at least 4 seats
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Sedan must have 4 doors; hatchback must have 5 doors
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Wheelbase must be between 2.0m and 2.45m (Hard limit)
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Solid roof only
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Interior design won’t be judged, but it’ll be apreciated if done
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Optional: A 1.5l inline-4 should fit into the engine bay
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Model and Trim years must be 1972
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Engine and Variant years must be 1972
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Model name: CSC49 - [your forum username]
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Trim name: Fitz [your concept name]
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Engine family name: CSC49 - [your forum username]
RULE DISCUSSION / DEADLINE
Questions and suggestions about rules will be debated until WEDNESDAY, JULY 20 @ 23:59 GMT
Possible Deadline set to WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3 @ 23:59 GMT
OOC: I’m really really sorry for delaying this so much. I’ll try to keep this round as smooth and entertaining as possible!
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this looks interesting and fun
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but could we use a 3 door hatchback tho? some of the cars in the Inspirations only have 3 doors
i think it would be a bit better and more flexible for more types of cars we could make
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take into account that each car that I’ve presented as inspiration has a 4-door variant. I wanted it to be a 4 door sedan/5 door hatch because of the family-car purpose of it, but I could allow 3 doors hatchs too.
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which font did u used for the c90?
Fitz C90’s badge font
Fitz C900’s badge font
Fitz C100’s badge font
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