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Totally not a Passat?
I see absolutely no resemblance to Passat, whatsoever. My main inspiration was most definitely not a Passat. Thank you for keeping an eye out.
“They’re late.”
Fumbling his antique watch back into his pocket, Dietrich Slottermeier scowled slightly, one eyebrow betraying his uncertainty over whether they were unexpectedly lackadaisical and therefore wasting his time, or if something happened on the way and therefore he had work to do. As a career police officer, he had become accustomed to problems, whether born of misfortune or malice, and having the buck of dealing with them stop with him. As recently-promoted Inspector General for the Southern police district in Ost-Altgau, he was also becoming accustomed to his time valued with important high-level assignments, not standing around in a damp parking garage.
“Herr Slottermeier, please excuse me, but are you sure your watch is set correctly? Both mine and Inga’s show six minutes before the hour,” politely offered Hans Bayerhund, Deputy Treasurer of Ost-Altgau. Inga Kretschmer, Chief Mechanic of the Zeilwies police precinct, silently nodded her agreement.
“I, er…” Dietrich started to extract the antique, when a car pulled up directly in front of them, and as if on cue, simultaneously both front doors opened, their occupants stepped out, and closed them shut. They were even dressed the same - leather jackets and acid-washed jeans, still fashionable in 1992. Dietrich forgot about his watch and eyed them with instinctive suspicion, thinking they looked more like the typical occupants of the back seat of a police cruiser, than its engineers. The two approached the Hetvesian officials.
“You must be Inspector General Slottermeier,” said the taller of them, as if Dietrich’s uniform, covered in badges, medals, and sundry regalia, left any doubt. “I am Dr. Ing. Ursula Panzestrudelüberprüfungsmeßermeier von Neunschwanzstein, Chief Technology Officer at Norðwagen. This is Ghassan Shulun, Fleet Sales Consultant at Dalluhan Coach & Motor Works, Norðwagen’s parent company.” Following a brief round of handshaking, Ursula then turned to their car.
“And this is a…”
“1992? It looks older than that…”, Hans commented.
“Yes and no. This was produced just a few months ago this year, but you’re right that it’s not a brand new design at all. The Type 6927 chassis has been in production since 1968, with two major revision since. We’re finally phasing it out, and aleady stopped advertising it to civilian markets. However, for various reasons, it continues to have strong demand among fleet buyers. Objectively, it’s every bit as competitive as much younger models, with inherent advantages of cost and reliability. Fleet buyers don’t normally care too much about being trendy and fashionable, anyway.”
“Unless you’re the Fruinian Carabinieri,” uttered the tongue in Inga’s cheek. Everyone chuckled, except Dietrich, who smiled faintly before walking up to the driver’s door.
Clearing his throat, he said, “Indeed, the job we do doesn’t much care for having the latest fashion, and many Hetvesian agencies - not just law enforcement - tend to prefer tried and true platforms on principle, though of course that can’t come at the cost of inefficiency or lack of capability. What about the mechanicals of this one?”
"A mix of old and new. Most of the running gear is from the late 70’s or older, as tried and true as it gets. That includes the AWD system with triple Torsen diffs. The two innovations are the engine and the chassis.
The engine’s architecture is from the mid-60’s and common to many Norðwagen, but the top end was revised a couple of years ago to include VVL. Thanks to that, and a double-overdrive 6-gear manual transmission, this car manages a combined 27mpg, 31 highway, despite over 300hp, nearly 1700kg, AWD, and average aerodynamics.
The chassis is a traditional monocoque, but is one of the first to use Advanced High-Strength steel. As the focus market shifted more and more towards buyers who were more likely to actually need the extra strength - police departments, namely - we replaced the previous stainless steel with this AHS stuff. It doesn’t come cheap, but for safety of occupants in collisions, it is second to none."
“Just how ‘not cheap’?” inquired Hans, doing his job.
“Final pricing will depend on final equipment level and negotiated fleet purchase terms, but we’ve in mind somewhere in the mid-20’s. I daresay that’s rather less than any comparable competition. When it came out, first as the Fenrir shooting brake and then other models, the 6927 was well ahead of its time. With all the development over the years, its competition has merely caught up. But don’t take my word for it, see for yourself.”
Inga and Hans walked up to the Sleipnir, as Dietrich opened the door, and blinked emphatically with a look of bewilderment. “Uh… what you said about fashion… what on earth is this all about?”
“Oh, the interior? I confess, this is the one thing we screwed up for the demonstration. Due to some miscommunications…” Ursula glanced at Ghassan, who fidgeted nervously. “…We weren’t able to assemble a police-specification interior in time. I assure you that the mechanicals of this example are exactly as the production version will have - except for suspension and brake finetuning, which must be done after interior equipment is installed and weight finalized.” Inga nodded approvingly upon hearing this.
Ursula continued, “But this interior is from the civilian Sleipnir, which in most markets is a proper luxury car. I hope it will not detract from being able to properly review it?”
She handed Dietrich the key.
An all-new suburban interceptor proven by the civilian market
(and a late one)
Sized appropriately for mostly suburban use, the Venria is perfect for anything that can be thrown at it. With plenty of power (275HP + 245lbf) coming out of a moderately sized 3.5 liter V6 from sportier LV-S, it can compete with most new sports cars and can even be utilized in short chases.
Volato has sold over 500,000 units of the previous year’s Venria and has proven its reliability.
Alright. Thats submissions closing as of this post. I’ll take a look at the cars I’ve received and get to reviewing them as soon as I can. Thank you to everyone who submitted and good luck.
Any news on this?
I do apologize as I was delayed by real life situations. I intend to post results by the end of this week.
You might modernize and reuse your cars for CSCS1 that takes place in 1996, so that they won’t be lost.