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What if Delahaye made cars today?
Powered by a 661 horsepower 6.9 (nice) liter V12, the Delahaye 135 Hommage Concept is a mixture of both old design philosophies and new design philosophies.
Car File:
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Hadn’t found this thread the day I’ve made this monstrosity. What if the C2 Vette was mid-engined?
It looks like it’s about to have a meltdown and cry it’s oil out.
The proportions seem off by a long shot, but the fixture placement doesn’t help either.
meme
what if BMW design e,r
go cTr.L + C on the mk5 supra and ctRL + V the body onto their Z4
jepah he;p i tird
no offense, nut that is a disgrace to the c2.
What if ?
“Mini” have long won their army of fans. But what if they released a risky mid-engined sports car?
It would make a Mini Runtamer! 
The engine is straight from the Cooper JCW GP, which produces 306 hp. This allows the lightweight coupe to accelerate to 100 km / h in just 4.9 seconds. At the same time, the emotions from driving cannot be described in words. It’s best to experience it yourself.
I was thinking if I can post a whole what-if thread for a specific real world company…
In the real world, Sarao Motors made jeeps and only jeeps. In this scenario, some accident by the founder in the 1970s forced them to obtain outside help, and the help is of all companies, British Leyland. They did well, relatively well as the only Filipino-branded automaker (unless VariationofVariables will add Quezon Motors) that mass produced cars on license from BL and later Rover Group until the 1990s (they later switched to some PRC company for guidance; the 60-40 Philippine law limiting foreign ownership of a Filipino company remains in force). This is the second generation of locally designed Sarao Motors vehicles, the C17, designed as a midcompact car for families.
Specs:
Type: 4-door sedan 5-seater
Wheelbase 2.98m
Length 5.30m
Width 1.94 m
Chassis: AHS Steel Space Frame with Aluminum Panels
Drivetrain: Front Longitudinal Longitudinal AWD Space Frame
Gearbox: 6 Gear Manual
Suspension: Double Wishbone (F)/Semi Trailing Arm (R)
Weight: 1700 Kg (55% Front/45% Rear)
Engine:
Power: 100.3 kw @5800 RPM
Redline is 5,800 RPM
Bottom End is AISi 2496cc Inline5
Top End: Aluminum DOHC-25
Compression: 9.6:1
Fuel System: Naturally Aspirated Direct Injection
Economy: 24.64% - 312/2g/kWh
What if…
Arguably Mazda’s most iconic sports car ever, the Miata was introduced in 1989 as an homage to the classic sports cars of yore - however, I wondered “what if the Miata was introduced in said yore period?”
Enter the 1967 Mazda Miata. Codenamed the N0, this model slots between the Mazda Familia coupé and Cosmo Sport. Utilizing a modified version of the Familia platform, the FR design has wishbone suspension up front and a coil-sprung solid axle in the rear. The car is powered by a 75 PS 1.5 liter SOHC inline-4, sending power through a 4 speed manual. Flowing lines emulate those of the Cosmo whilst staying true to the original NA Miata style as well as taking some inspiration from the NB Miata and Luce R130. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to get the weight down as low as I wanted to with this body - I was aiming for at under 1000 kgs, at least - but regardless it’s still a fun car to throw around, if a little less competitive than its rivals because of its underpowered engine and higher weight.
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Wow, this is really well thought out and I love how you took the effort to ensure the Miata fitted correctly within the existing Mazda line-up. I suspect your performance issues arose from the body you chose and sticking strictly to the what if? scenario. If the car’d been made to take on British rivals of the day I’d suspect they’d have used a 1.8 or 2.0L four instead of the 1.5L you used, hahaha!
Nope. The Lotus Elan was the inspiration for the RL Miata, this car would have had to fight Triumph’s, MG’s and Austin Healey’s; the Elan would have been in a totally different price bracket to an old school Miata…
Excellent answer to a seldom-asked question - and a stunner from every angle as always! Even the fact that its high drag coefficient holds it back stats-wise can’t stop me from admiring it for hours on end.
That would have given it more power, but also more weight, which compromises dynamics. Even so, despite only having 75 horsepower, it would still have made its mark on the entry-level sports car scene of the Sixties.
The car weights 1471 kg, but for being AWD and considering the average weight of cars such as the Golf R, it’s pretty ok. Performance-wise, the EVO IV boasts a 5.1s in the 0-100 km/h with the standard 6 speed manual gearbox, which become 4.7 with an all new 7 speed dual-clutch, developed specially for the high-end models of the new generation of Lancia. 262 km/h (163 mph) is the top speed.
During a secret test ( now not anymore) at the Top Gear Test Tra…ehm… sorry… Airfield Test Track, the Lancia did a 1.24.12, which is, to giving you a benchmark, 1.5s less than then a Civic Type R FK8 and only a second slower than the Supra MkV.
As a direct result of the body’s size and weight, technically no - that being said, if there was something a bit closer to the Elan in Automation I would’ve definitely opted to use that.
I based my engine specs off of the Japan-market Mazda Luce, which was released in 1966 - that being said, I should’ve done a little more research because I didn’t know there was a version of the engine with twin carbs which was released in 1967. That probably would’ve made it a bit more competitive power-wise in the grand scheme of things and I might still throw that version in for shits + giggles.
It’s the people’s favourite(?) Audi that is popularly known as it has the same engine as Lamborghini Gallardo in the 2000’s but what if Audi made Audi R8 back in 1989? Here is the result.
Powered by 4.2 V8 ABH V8 that was previously in Audi V8, Audi decided to give it some upgrade up to 296hp, 410nm of torque, mid-transversely mounted in the car this body doesn’t like mid longitudional V8, had to resort to tranverse powering the rear wheel only.
Damn.
It’s one of the best designs I’ve seen around, super creative.
It’s a shame that the side intake fixture is a bit bugged out with the lighting, but otherwise stunning car.
Top secret made another V12 Supra today?
Top Secret Co., Ltd. is a Japanese automobile tuner and parts manufacturer. The company was founded by Japanese automotive engineer and driver, Kazuhiko “Smokey” Nagata.
On one hand, Top Secret participates in motorsports such as D1GP drift championship, time attack and many others, but what they are most known for, are top speed runs.
Smokey himself participates in illegal public road high speed runs, Overseas, he infamously reached 317 km/h on British public roads, before being arrested and jailed for the night.
During the speed run at Nardo, due to overheating issues, the car “only” managed 358 km/h
Because of the much smaller chassis compared to the A80 Supra, they have to manufacture a custom front subframe and custom bodywork in order to accommodate the massive V12 engine at least that’s my excuse of using the FT1 body
Since the new Toyota Century switches to a V8 Hybrid powertrain, the new engine is still 1GZ-FE based
The design uses custom headlights that differs from the base car, similar to the original “Final Evolution” A80 body kit with its vertical shaped projectors
I tried.
What if…
Although Saturn faced imminent demise in the recession of the late 2000s, they still found themselves a decent amount of success in the 90s. This (doesn’t really, but I think it) begs the question: what if the Sky was produced in the 90s to compete against the Miata and 240SX?
Welcome to the 1995 Saturn SKR. Conceived using a new longitudinal space frame platform derived from the S-Series and L-Series Saturns, the new front-engine, rear-wheel drive layout gives it a more traditional sportscar driving style. Propelling the car forward was GM’s 2.3 Liter “Quad 4” DOHC I4, with 180 horsepower being sent through a 5-speed manual and a viscous LSD. The “polymer” panels (fiberglass - who remembers when polymer was actually an option?) keeps weight low, and 0-60 could be done in under 8 seconds with an aggressive launch on the right surface. It’s probably okay to drive, although I didn’t really tune it that much. A long wheelbase and stubby proportions aren’t quite as sporty as the contemporary Sky and allows for a +2 rear seat arrangement.
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