Themed Design Challenge 2 - Streamliners
During the 1930s, as the automobile evolved from a simple horseless carriage, aerodynamics began to take importance in automotive design. Streamliners, as they are known, eschewed the upright and boxy styling of their predecessors, opting instead for smooth, rounded shapes which would allow them to reduce drag, thus increasing efficiency. Now, with the advent of electrification, increasing aerodynamic efficiency is once again at the forefront.
The challenge, then, is to design a modern, mid-2020s sedan with styling that follows the principles of streamlining – increasing aerodynamic efficiency and reducing drag through the shape of the car. Though originally heavily tied to the Streamline Moderne and Art Deco styles, this design doesn’t need to follow the principles of said styles.
Rules
- This challenge will be run on the stable version of the game.
- Must look like a mid-2020s design.
- It doesn’t need to strictly look like an EV, it can have ICE-powered characteristics.
- Must adhere to the design principles of streamlining – its shape must look like it can cut through the air with the least resistance – but doesn’t need to adhere to the principles of Art Deco.
- Must look like a sedan or sedan-adjacent (say, a liftback or a somewhat tall sedan without quite being as tall as a “coupé SUV”).
- Wheelbase must be between 2.6 and 3.1 metres, rounded.
- Body style and wheelbase will be evaluated independently of what the game says. You can use whatever body type you want, as long as the end product looks like a sedan. It must have – visually – four doors (five if it’s a liftback).
- Interiors will not be judged.
Judging criteria
In no particular order:
- Adherence to the theme
- Proportions
- Surfacing, detailing and quality of execution
- Creativity
Changelog
- Challenge will be run on stable version.
- Clarifications about body style.
- Lowered wheelbase limit.
Submissions
- Model and family name: TDC2 - your forum username.
- Trim and variant name: free.
- Send your .car file via Forum DMs only
- Make a post with at least one picture of your car in this thread
- Submissions open 2025-01-12T05:59:00Z, the rules can be discussed until then.
- Submissions close 2025-02-02T05:59:00Z
but submissions are now open.