TV & Movie Car Challenge (Round 2) - Operation Incredible
Prologue - March 1999
Somewhere in a studio backlot in Hollywood…
Filming for Epimetheus Studios’ new summer blockbuster, the action-packed feature-length movie adaptation of (and direct sequel to) the Operation Incredible TV series (which ran from 1969 to 1974), is underway, with Mike Shore as director and Francis Westwood as executive producer. Everything is going smoothly except for one thing: they haven’t managed to find a suitable car for the climactic final chase scene set in London. They do, however, have a 1992 GEC GS4 on hand - but it will be blown up in the opening sequence, which takes place in downtown Los Angeles. This is what the car looked like before it was destroyed:
Mike and Francis, therefore, are in search of a fast sports car - specifically, the latest thing on the market - that will serve as a suitable replacement for it, for use by the film’s main protagonists, ION (Incredible Operations Network) agents Danny Hawke and Jessie Vance, during the final chase. Their list of priorities and requirements for the car is as follows:
Major Priorities
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Sportiness - It has to be fast and agile enough to keep up with the bad guys. Enough said.
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Styling - More often than not, if it looks right, then it is right.
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Prestige - If the car can’t get Danny and Jessie noticed for all the right reasons, then what’s the point?
Minor Priorities
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Drivability - The car will be driven by a team of experienced stunt drivers (including Mike’s younger brother Mark, who also serves as the lead stuntman); even so, they will be happy if they have less trouble pushing it to its limits.
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Safety - Although stunt gear will be fitted for filming, the film crew would still appreciate a safer car in case something goes wrong.
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Comfort - This will help make drives between filming locations more bearable.
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Reliability - The fewer breakdowns the film crew have to deal with, the better.
All other criteria are non-priorities.
Trim requirements
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Trim and variant years must both be set to 1999 (model year may be older).
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Body unlock year must be 1985 or later.
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Car must be a 2-door coupe with exactly 2 seats.
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Maximum appropriate cost (as shown in Markets tab) of $62500 - the studio has already spent quite a lot not just on other cars for use in the film, but also for special effects. Market competitiveness in any region for any demographic is irrelevant, however.
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Tires must be radial, cannot be off-road or semi-slick, and must have 0 quality points only.
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Parts marked as “No mass production” must not be used (limited production parts are OK).
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Manual transmission and RWD are both required - not just for stunt work, but also because Mike feels that drifting and manual shifting are what the audience considers “cool”.
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Max PU/ET: 120/180
Engine Requirements
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No V16 engines.
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95 RON premium unleaded required.
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Three-way catalytic converters (either normal or high-flow) are mandatory.
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Maximum loudness 45 (to avoid drowning out the actors’ lines).
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Max PU/ET: 120/180
Other Requirements
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All entries must be accompanied with an advertisement posted in this thread before the submission deadline, and vice versa.
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The required naming scheme for model and family is: MCC 2 - (your forum username).
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Most mods (except meme mods) are allowed.
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No resubmissions will be accepted, unless I explicitly PM you to request a resubmission.
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Please use the current stable branch (which I am using) for this challenge.
Rules discussion begins immediately and continues until Sunday, 29 December 2019 at midnight AEDST, at which point submissions will be accepted. The deadline for submissions via PM is midnight AEDST on Sunday, 5 January 2020.
Design Inspiration Examples
These are some examples of the most notable sports cars and supercars on sale during 1999:
Good luck… and have fun!
Edit: The period for rules discussion has ended. The rule set for this round is now finalized.
Rules update (31 Dec '19): All bodies with a drag coefficient of 0.21 or less (as shown in the body selection tab) have been banned from this competition (0.22 or more is OK). Anyone whose entry violated this rule will be given a chance to resubmit with a different body.
