Carbon body/chassis, sport undertray with active aero, high-revving all-alloy flat-crank V8, track-tuned suspension, big vented disc brakes, 7-speed dual-clutch gearbox with electronic LSD, and high-performance tires wrapped around lightweight forged alloy wheels… It’s got all the items you’d need (or want) to win your next track battle, all for $70,000.
Swanson 725S
The Bellerophon Motor Company’s performance Helicon Division presents:
The HD Erina
The Erina is a ferocious little track monster that tips the scales at just 731 kg. The all carbon fiber construction seats two and is propelled by a 999cc turbo four cyclinder driving the rear wheels through a seven speed dual clutch transmission. The plucky little motor’s 300 hp take the Erina from 0-100 kmh in 2.9 sec, 80-120 kmh in 1.2 sec, and the quarter mile in ten and a half seconds. Moreover, the Erina’s lightweight construction, advanced susspension, and highly tuned aero means it road holding at 200 m is 1.57g and a standing lap of the internationally acclaimed ATT is done in just 1:56. The sporty interior appointments and full HUD make driving a pleasurable experience on and off the track. Orders are open now starting at $63.2k AMU.
I have full submissions from:
@Vena.Sera423
@Koviico
@happyfireballman
@vero94773
@the-chowi
@karhgath
@04mmar
@BelleBop & @SayokiN
@Martinator
@Riley
@NoahC
@xsneakyxsimx
@AndiD
@azkaalfafa
@doot
@Lazar
@CivettaScintilla
@abg7
@crwpitman1
@KSIolajidebt
@Ludvig
@moroza
@OT_motive
@SheikhMansour
@Fantic2000
@BTCheetah
Ad but no car:
@HikamiZ (If you have the car ready send it in the next hour and I’ll let you in)
I’m giving everyone a 24h period for resubmissions if you haven’t used yours yet.
Thank you to everybody who submited, I never expected to get this many entries, I’ll get the first reviews as soon as I can. The laptimes will be posted tomorrow as soon as the resubmission period closes.
very epic
BINS
Vanaheim S5 DTM @CivettaScintilla
The Vanaheim S5 was an interesting idea, a wagon in an ocean of coupes. It has mostly average stats across the board, with the exception of drivability and safety, but it also is one of the worst cars in SVC, price and fuel economy. Also, the Supreme decal is… an interesting choice.
Unfortunately, none of this matters because it breaks three rules: Wrong engine family name, too much noise and no indicators.
This is the only bin, as for the other 25 entries:
Congratulations! You made it in.
ATT LAP TIMES
The Kurtz Böhe is an amazing 9s ahead of 2nd place. To put that into perspective, it’s a bigger gap than the one from 2nd to 20th.
If we ignore 1st place, (just like in F1) the standings are actually very close with the next four cars in under a second.
To finish this post here are some fun facts:
Too bad it was illegal, but major respect for a wagon. The game penalizes them way excessively and illogically.
I’d be very interested to see three more columns in the chart: power, weight, tire type.
Those will be mentioned in the full reviews.
Will this chart be provided in sortable form?
Will you test these cars in beam as well?
I will share a simplified version of my spreadsheet when the challenge is done.
As for beam, I don’t think I will drive them. There’s too many cars and my computer can barely run the game. If I can convince a friend to help me there might be a bonus round, but don’t expect anything.
Everyone knows it’s better to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow, right…?
At least the Swanson midget is unsafe enough that it’s still dangerous
In true El Plan words: "Even if we put a… A rocket ship we will be 11(th) seconds behind
The cars in this part are the ones that have multiple issues or simply their stats aren’t good enough .
Kurtz Böhe V10 Turbo (58.3 points) @Martinator
The Böhe is by far the fastest car in this challenge. It’s also gets the lowest score by a lot.
Let’s start with the possitives: It’s performance is unmatched by any other car, and that’s it. On the other hand it has the worst score in SVC, drivability and design, while all of its other stats are below average. Service costs are specially terrible, standing at $7982.4 and with the addition of race headers and semi slick tyres it goes up to an almost impresive $8582.4.
Yes this car is fast, but it makes too many sacrifices to achieve those speeds. I’d say it’s closer to a time attack car than the trackable sports car this challenge asked for.
Yinzer Retrofast Spc 3 (93.7 points) @NoahC
This retro styled sports car aims to be the perfect mix of classic design and modern performance. While it does pretty well in the latter, it falls short on the former, with front vents that feel out of place and side intakes that ruin the slick design of the car.
Overall it has decent stats with pretty good drivability and bad comfort as well as low reliability. The real issue with the Yinzer Retrofast is the lack of quality in the whole car, it would have been better if it used some cheaper components with higher quality.
Evoza GP2 FB (94.4 points) @OT_motive
A V10 sedan is an interesting choice for a track car. While it has good power, the Evoza GP2 is too heavy to be fast around the track, and acceleration isn’t too impresive either. In fact this car is the worst in all of the performance categories, as well as in sportiness and, surprisingly for a car of this size, comfort. SVC and fuel consumption are also on the higher side. I also have to mention the fact that it has four doors but only two seats, that’s definitely a choice.
It’s not all bad though. Safety is the best of all competitors and it has one of the lowest buying prices at $36900, but maybe it would have been a more competitive car if it used more of the budget. It’s honestly a shame to see it scoring so low because the design is great and it goes for a different concept than most people, but unfortunately this won’t be the last car with an amazing design and poor engineering.
Nerruci 762 Fulmine GT (95.3 points) @04mmar
The Nerruci 762 Fulmine GT is car that doesn’t really excel in anything while having some odd engineering choices. Comfort is on the higher side, but all of its other stats are average or below average. Drivability, comfort and sportiness are hurt by the hydraulic R&P power steering, a weird choice that doesn’t fit this type of car. But that’s nothing compared to the main issue of this car: Terminal oversteer. I know rear engined cars are prone to oversteer, but with just 0.10 less front camber it would have been fixed.
Design is clearly inspired by a certain German car, and while it’s not terrible, a smaller wing and a bigger splitter would help the look. Also, I hate the blue brake pads, they stick out too much.
Torrent Niagra EVO (99.7 points) @crwpitman1
This design has potential, the glass roof and the side skirts almost make the Niagra EVO look like a concept car, but I just can’t get past those lower headlights, they are too big too work with the main ones. The rear wing also looks off, it’s too straight for the rounder lines of the car.
Performance and reliability are good at the cost of low comfort and high service costs. There’s not much else to say about the Torrent’s stats they’re pretty much average across the board.
EFI Cura (101.7 points) @Lazar
No complaints on the styling for this one. It’s clean and agressive at the same time, and the red highlights complete the track car look. Design is subjective, but the EFI Cura is exactly what a was looking for, so it gets a perfect score in design from me.
Having said that, you can imagine my dissapointment when I took a look at its stats. Safety and fuel economy are great, but I can’t say the same for everything else. Service costs are over $4800 when adding the semi slicks penalty, drivability and comfort are terrible, and reliability is the worst of all cars with only the Kurtz Böhe being close. So what’s causing all of these issues? The answer is an engine with -5 ignition timing and a turbo with 2.0 bars of pressure.
Kings Cobra (SN-8) SSR.3 (102.6 points) @KSIolajidebt
A similar case to the previous car, the Kings Cobra has a very menacing look that tells you this is a track weapon at a glance. It also has a really cool name.
Powered by a 5.1L twin turbo V8 this is one of the most powerful cars in the challenge, but the tuning of said turbos leaves a lot to be desired. The turbo lag is not that agressive, but it hits very late at almost 4000rpm meaning it accelerates from 0-100 km/h slower than cars with 2/3 of the power. As you can probably guess, service costs are very high at $7185 and fuel economy is the worst of all cars. As for possitives, it has good safety and drivability is surprisingly high (probably because the turbo hits so late that you rarely hit over 400hp).
Frick, i thought the suspension couldn’t get any better… Shit…
I hope it’s a good sign that I haven’t had a review yet…
Gatling survives until the next round
It may be one of the slowest cars around ATT but I specifically designed it as a daily driver also.
FWM’s slogan is “For the Spirited Driver In All Of Us” afterall.
really excited for the results. my lap time wasn’t that great either since my car is also more daily driver-ish
