NormalVauxhall’s hatchback is an incredibly well-rounded and believable design — the kind of car that seems destined to fill every street and parking lot across the Eastern Bloc. The soft blue-grey paint gives it a practical, unassuming look, while the proportions are just right for a mass-market family car. Everything feels thoughtfully placed, from the simple headlights to the understated grille — a design that prioritizes logic over luxury.
In the results, this car excelled thanks to outstanding affordability and efficiency, both in engineering and production. It’s clear that every ruble was spent wisely. This isn’t just a car for the people — it’s a car that understands the people. Modest, reliable, and honest to its core, NormalVauxhall’s entry proves that practicality, when done right, can be beautiful in its own quiet way.
AndiD’s car is the perfect embodiment of the Soviet People’s Car ideal — clever, efficient, and incredibly practical. The beige paint, square body, and simple detailing make it instantly believable as a real production model. It’s not trying to impress with flair or extravagance; instead, it wins you over with pure functionality. The proportions are spot-on, offering excellent visibility and space in a small footprint, while the minimalist design language feels authentic to late-70s utilitarian engineering.
In the results, AndiD’s entry excelled across every meaningful category — low engineering time, minimal production units, and unbeatable affordability. Yet it still managed to deliver strong comfort and reliability scores, proving that smart simplicity always triumphs over needless complexity. This is the car that perfectly captures the spirit of the challenge: humble, honest, and built for everyone. A truly deserving first place.
Thanks for hosting this. Did have quite a bit of fun designing the 800 Lux.
I’m quite happy to have managed 10th, exactly in the middle, in hindsight perhaps making it RR wasn’t the best idea, but atleast it’s something different.
I was actually expecting the Tomamure to do worse, I mean, it does have a rather weak engine, but, it seems that it was a solid entry nonetheless (for me, 11th out of 20 is an achievement…).
Damn i hoped my SUV had more chances to be on the top table, what a bummer i really dont know to get the most of the engineering time while maintaining something than dont break off
Well, that was overlooked then and we fell over the rather complicated ruleset. But thats not an accusation, just an opinion. An interessing challenge anyway that made fun building something for.
Just one question, and im not trying to be mean but is the text accompanying the ranks written with ai? If so you don’t need to write that much to come across what you felt about the cars
I had deleted the DSQ’d cars in my saved cars to keep an organised folder and thus it would be quite a lot of extra work to also post them as well (there were like 8-10 dsq’s I believe)
