TMCC35 - Far Horizon
TeleStream Studios is remaking a cult classic car chase film from the 1970s, now set in modern times – vaguely in the 2020s – and with modern cars. The plot revolves around an army veteran and former racing driver who must deliver a muscle car from Denver to San Francisco within four days, following along his high-speed, high-adrenaline journey across the American west.
Rules
- Model and family year: Minimum 2007.
- Trim and variant year: 2020.
- Maximum combined techpool costs of $65 million (addition of the values circled in red).
- Aspiration techpool for N/A engines can be 0, otherwise all techpool values must be greater than or equal to 3.
- No negative quality.
- Two and three door bodies only, as long as they have the shape of a coupé or a fastback, the body itself is not limited to ones that already look like muscle cars, as long as the result is muscle-looking. No shooting brakes or 3 door wagons are allowed either.
- Convertibles are not allowed.
- The car must be painted white. Glossy, pearl, metallic – it’s your choice, as long as it’s white. Carbon fibre or different colors are not allowed on big areas, except the roof. Side skirts, lower bumpers/splitters/diffusers, mirrors, any vents you’d like to add, door handles and the roof can be carbon fibre or any dark grayscale accent color, everything else must be white. Stripes aren’t allowed, as the original car didn’t have them.
- A small wing or ducktail is allowed, it can also be a contrasting shade.
- Interior: four seats minimum (two full seats in the front row, rear seats must be “plus”), a detailed interior is not required.
- Wheelbase: minimum 2.6 metres with rounding.
- Large displacement V8 and V10 engines only (let’s say above 575 cc per cylinder, but i’m open to suggestions).
- The car must be front-engined and RWD.
- 95 RON Unleaded fuel.
- Electronic fuel injection is mandatory.
- No race parts or semi-slicks.
- The car must meet WES 9 emissions.
- Maximum price of $65,000.
Priorities
- Design - how well it’s made as well as how it fits within the design theme.
- Drivability - everyone from stuntspeople to the stars and production assistants should be able to drive it.
- Sportiness - it’s a muscle car that’s meant to go fast on camera, it also should be able to handle tight courses and do movie stunts.
- Reliabilty - it can’t be breaking down on set or before a scene.
- Safety - the stunt drivers must be protected in case anything goes wrong.
- Price - the studio is going to be buying many cars, so, the cheaper the better.
- Comfort - muscle cars are generally softer grand tourers, still, they rarely are luxury cars.
- Service costs - it shouldn’t cost an arm and a leg for the studio to maintain the cars.
Changelog
- Changed engine requirements to allow V10s, added displacement restrictions.
- Added engine layout and drivetrain restrictions.
- Clarified the body style rule a bit more.
- Lowered emissions restrictions from WES 11 to 9.
- Clarified colour restrictions.
- Added original movie car to the inspirations section.
- Added fuel injection rule.
- Added rule about wings
- Clarified wording on techpool rule.
- Extended submission deadline.
Submissions
- Model and family name: TMCC35 - 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 2024-08-02T05:59:00Z, the rules can be discussed until then.
- Submissions close 2024-09-01T05:59:00Z
