This is a hell of a car!
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Is the engine displacement for tax purposes rounded to the nearest tenth (ie. 2.04 counts as being a 2.0L)?
no.
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The Yamada Fusion is a mid-size station wagon/MPV manufactured by Yamada Motor Development for the Japanese domestic market from 1995 to 2001. Introduced in January 1995 as a “fusion between the MPV and a station wagon”, it was billed as Yamada’s competitor to both the MPVs and the passenger-focused station wagons being introduced in Japan at the time.
The Fusion was based off of, but not directly related to other Yamada mid-size sedans being sold at the time, a cost-saving measure as Japan was going through a financial crisis following the burst of the asset bubble. Unusual for its kind, the Fusion combined elements of MPVs and station wagons, featuring a sliding door at only one side of the vehicle whilst maintaining regular front-hinged doors on the other.
The front hinged doors were later replaced in 1997 with another sliding door, essentially turning the Fusion into a fully-fledged MPV.
The Fusion was initially available in 3 trims: Standard, PREMICA, and PREMICA Vitesse. Engines available were choices of either a 1.8 or 2.0-litre straight 4, as well as either a 2.5 or 3.0-litre SOHC V6.
In 1996, Yamada released the Fusion-R, a heavily performance oriented edition of the Fusion meant to go toe-to-toe with the other performance wagons slowly gaining popularity at the time. The Fusion-R’s 2.5-litre V6 was now fitted with a turbo, and whilst the original engine made roughly 197 PS, after fitting a turbo the power was increased to 280 PS. The engine was mated to either a 5-speed manual, or Yamada’s new self-learning 5-speed automatic gearbox mated to a viscous four-wheel-drive system. The only available trim option for the Fusion-R was the PREMICA-R Vitesse.
Exterior changes included sportier 5-spoke alloy wheels, a hood scoop to channel air into the car’s top-mount intercooler, twin exhaust pipes, and an exclusive bodykit with exclusive rear spoiler. Interior remained the same with the non-R PREMICA Vitesse trim.
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There you go, now I will want to your car was existing in real life…
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Are fake interiors accepted? As in they don’t count as an interior but just there for the aesthetics?
they count, a real interior would just give bonus score or something according to the rules
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German Wagon goes zoom on the Wangan
EcaMobile Ace 3L5D TubaTech
For the first time the “Ace” is available outside of Europe. Just like the previous generation this german highway hunter comes with a 2.8L TubaTech™ engine developed by Pfeil. The engine produces 216hp and moves the car to up to 250km/h VMax. The TubaTech Trim comes with an a lot of opt-in option as standard, such as more speaker, Alloy wheels and a LSD.
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1996 Wells i6 GT (J)
Tuned for perfection.
Get yours today.
Special thanks to those over on discord and @S31
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This build is giving me Ford blended with Audi vibes and I love it.
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Yes, @DuceTheTruth100 keeps improving all the time which is nice to see. This might be the best looking Wells this far.
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Stockholm 419SBSE4
Well, what can I say about this wagon. Besides the fact that the name is so long that I forgot it, well this wagon is quite average. The 1.99 liter turbo 4 provides average power at a little over 190 hp. Unfortunately, the normal 3L V6 is not offered in this car due to Japanese laws. Drivability is average, comfort is average, it has average looks, so everything is quite mediocre. Besides that, it has average sportiness and average running costs. The interior is a parts bin special, so nothing exciting there. Needless to say, buy this car if you need a mediocre sporty-ish wagon.
Let this be a lesson for everyone, do not hire an an average design team and an average marketing team and an average sales team unless you want something average and I really need to stop using the word average.
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An announcement from Houshou Studios.
We would like to notify you that resubmissions are now allowed for cars participating in “Go Go Drive!” which our company produces.
With respect to the above, we would like to encourage all participants to use this as an opportunity to evaluate their entries to ensure that they do not violate any rules, and make improvements to their engineering and design. We would also like to ask participants not to hesitate using sports compound tyres as they are appropriate and in the spirit of this challenge.
We hope that you will continue supporting and enjoying our company and the programs that are affiliated with us.
Thank you very much.
Houshou Studios
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Will there be stream?
No
Motorsport fun, now for more than just one.
Welcome to the most practical sportscar there is. Wherever you go for your next roadtrip, the elegant symphony of Munot’s special 25 valve inline-5 engine will keep you company, with all of its 201 horsepower. It’s optimized aerodynamics, 17 inch sport tires, and special lightweight body alloys will allow you to dance along, without waking up the kids in the back. Tap your fingers to the beat, with the button shifters for the advanced Velotronic transmission, allowing you to operate it as either a regular automatic or like a clutchless manual. Perhaps you’d like to add your favorite musician’s latest CD release to this orchestra, with the standard CD player? Oh, and don’t worry about snacks, the Meteor Sportvariant can carry plenty - half a ton of them, in fact. And, know that safety is for everyone too, with dual airbags and Munot’s patented Omnidirectional Impact System.
MSRP: $36,600.
Automobile Munot AG - Uniquely Swiss.™
Lore
The 55 marks the 5th generation of Munot’s Meteor line of sports compacts, having been introduced in MY1996. It was a deep evolution of the 4th generation model that had sold well among yuppies worldwide, retaining it’s sporty yet universal nature with an up-to-date aerodynamic body and modernized styling, with this marking the last project directed by Dr. Marti. For the first time in the Meteor, aluminum alloys were significantly used in the body to reduce weight and improve corrosion resistance, and an all-new 5-link suspension platform - shared with it’s bigger brother the Helvetia and the Millennium - was introduced to improve handling and comfort. Additionally, the Meteor saw it’s body styles evolve into the final forms seen today, with the fastback sedan becoming a 5-door liftback, and the introduction of a sporty estate body. Termed the “Sportvariant”, this was a gamble in targeting customers with what was basically a slightly more versatile sports sedan, instead of the boring practicality of most wagons currently available.
At the center of the new Meteor was also a new generation of Munot’s Zweicam engines, the Zweicam-NEA (New Engine Architecture/Neue Engine-Architektur), which saw two new key technologies. First was the development of a new block and header alloy, which was easier and cheaper to mass produce than the aluminum blocks of previous generation Zweicam engines, without sacrificing its low mass. Second was the use of a new 5 valve per cylinder architecture - first introduced on some performance engines in 1991 - which was designed to improve airflow as much as possible. On the Meteor, this came in 2.4L NA and 2.3 turbocharged variations, connected to a standard 6-speed manual gearbox and with an open differential - though the 5-speed Velotronic manumatic and LSDs were available as options. The 3-mode adaptive suspension was further refined, with a 4th mode added on cars with the Velotronic transmission, that allowed the car to be shifted manually.
Inside, the driver would be immediately greeted with the aggressive, ergonomic, driver-focused fighter jet inspired cockpit that was a defining feature of Munot cars, modernized and updated for the times. Next to the analog gauge cluster was the digital Auto Information Computer (AIC) updated from the previous generation plus a digital clock, as a high tech yet more reliable alternative to a full digital dash. Cars equipped with the Velotronic received two shifter buttons on the steering wheel. Eight-way powered leather seats - softly bolstered for ergonomic support - with manual lumbar support and 4-position memory were present up front, and the rear bench seats were also made of leather and designed to be highly comfortable. The center console had automatic two-zone climate control - which included a pair of ducts for the rear - on a digital display, a digital message center for alerts from the car’s computer, and a high quality cassette stereo tied to an 8-speaker system. With the interior package, a sunroof, CD player, high quality 10-speaker sound system, heated front seats, and split-foldable rear seats were available. An anti-theft system and cruise control was present on all trim levels.
Safety-wise, all models had dual airbags as standard, and Munot’s Omnidirectional Impact System, which consisted of strategically placed energy absorbing materials, a reinforced B-pillar, and a reinforced center console. All of this was designed to prevent as much energy as possible from an impact, from reaching the passengers.
The 5th generation Munot had 6 trim levels; the basic A; the K with a more powerful engine, and the interior package of sunroof, two-tone upholstery, upgraded sound system, and CD player; the R with 16 inch tires and an even more powerful engine but lacking the interior package as standard; the LS with an even more powerful engine, 5-speed Velotronic manumatic, more aggressive final drive ratio, aerodynamic body package, interior comfort package, 17 inch wheels, and the viscous LSD as standard; and the AWD Turbo and Turbo Super for high performance driving. Compared to the less sportier trims, the 54LS and Turbo/Turbo Super models also featured an oil temperature meter, stopwatch, and a voltmeter.
The 55LS here is shown as stock; this was basically a direct competitor to the AMG C36, as a NA performance model that could go fast, but wasn’t as expensive or as touchy as the turbocharged Meteors. Only a few options existed for it - a 6-speed manual delete option, the Kvadrat AWD drive with a more powerful engine to compensate for the extra weight, and the active sensing suspension from the Helvetia to replace the Meteor’s standard 3-mode adaptive suspension. As a Sportvariant, the suspension was tuned specifically to increase load capacity over the basic model.
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