thecarlover's cars - New models inside!

[thecarlover]

1958 Diamond Opal: Diamond Automotive's top luxury sedan, a class leader in both luxury and performance. Starting at $21,000 for the Bronze trim, $25,900 for Silver, and a prestigious $49,400 for Gold, the Opal covers the luxury spectrum of its time.






1959 Diamond Azure, the perfect blend of European-styled supercar and premium grand tourer. With a price of $43,000, a 0-100 km/h time of 8.9 seconds, top speed of 254 km/h, and a hand made interior paired with phonograph entertainment, the Azure is only available in Gold trim because there are no compromises made for performance and luxury.

[thecarlover]

Edit: added performance numbers to the supercars in the first post.

2015 Solo Lightning V8 Turbo Super Sport, a car so extreme it has 0.0 desirability and 0.0% affordability in all markets. Coming in at $943,200, the Super Sport variant is for those who only care about speed. 100 octane fuel, light sport seating, no infotainment, and no added safety make it a machine of pure performance. 0-100 km/h in 2.5 seconds, top speed of 507 km/h, and the 1/4 mile in 8.82 seconds.

[thecarlover]

Diamond Azure through the years!

Following the success of the 1959 Azure, the second generation was introduced in 1971. Like the previous model, it was designed in Europe as premium grand tourer that could hold its own against supercars and hypercars. It could do the 0-100 km/h in 7.1 seconds, hit a top speed of 254.7 km/h, and cost $46,200.



This body prevents me from seeing the design tab, so here's the missing engine info:
Engine: Diamond DOHC V8 - 5.2L
Power: 382hp @5000 RPM
Redline: 5000 RPM
Bottom End: Cast Iron 5300cc V8 Crossplane
Top End: Cast Iron DOHC-32
Compression: 11.0:1
Fuel System: Naturally Aspirated 4 Barrel
Economy: 13.60% - 0.930 lb/(hph)

Following the 1990 revival of the Diamond Automotive brand, the all new Azure hit the market in 1992. As the others before, European styling and aluminium prevailed, though the smaller engine that fit the time period did not sacrifice the expected performance. With a 0-100 km/h time of 6.2 seconds, a top speed of 275.1 km/h, and a base price of $66,500, it proved that Solo Motors Co. was determined to keep Diamond Automotive's legacy intact.




(late 90s model to come eventually)

2006 brought another generation of the Azure, again improving on its predecessor. This time, a sport variant of the company's only available engine was developed for it. 0-100 km/h in 5.2 seconds and a top speed of 301.6 km/h for the price of $91,600 all proved that the Azure was still a force to be reckoned with.

[squidhead]

The 92 azure hits all the right buttons with me. I like the looks, the performance, all of it.

[Spitfire599]

The front of the '92 Azure screams C5 Corvette. I really like it!

[thecarlover]

Thanks guys! I originally had rectangular headlights on it, but popups are definitely the sportier approach for the early 90s. I've still got to come up with a decent late 90s model.

@Spitfire599: I didn't think about that until now, I was thinking it had a more Japanese vibe to it.

[thecarlover]

Introducing the 1955 Solo Brute! Available as a quarter ton truck, a utility wagon, and a panel van. All versions come standard with 4x4 to tackle the rugged rural Canadian roads and terrain.

[thecarlover]

With the release of Fallout 4 today, I've been inspired to make a car that wouldn't be too out of place in the pre-war society (albeit not nuclear powered). Here's the 1953 Solo Jetstream, an aerodynamic premium sport sedan with a balanced styling of streamlined and jet age designs.

[thecarlover]

So I think I made the car of the year for 1971...? Just the market scores for now, I'll post car tomorrow. Maybe even tweak a few things to make it even more competitive.

[thecarlover]

Introducing the best-in-class 1971 Diamond Emerald! 0-100 km/h in 5.5 seconds, a top speed of 248 km/h, and a luxurious driver-oriented interior, all for the surprisingly attainable price of $30,900!




A few adjustments also improved its market stats:

[strop]

You'll find it easy to outstrip the market when there are few competitors and the market hasn't... Actually developed yet. Hypercar is very much a modern thing so while your car is very desirable to somebody looking for uncompromising performance of that sort, the market is vanishingly small. This said, you've essentially built a Miura-ish car, which had a similar god-like status and sold in small volumes.

(Also 30400 in 70s terms is kind of pricey. Think more than six times the price of the average US muscle car.)

[Manche]

I like that 50's car a lot. stylish and not overly done like jetson mobile

[thecarlover]

You'll find it easy to outstrip the market when there are few competitors and the market hasn't... Actually developed yet. Hypercar is very much a modern thing so while your car is very desirable to somebody looking for uncompromising performance of that sort, the market is vanishingly small. This said, you've essentially built a Miura-ish car, which had a similar god-like status and sold in small volumes.

(Also 30400 in 70s terms is kind of pricey. Think more than six times the price of the average US muscle car.)

I've found there's something odd with the pricing for the past, which was mentioned in the dev update about tycoon. It's all in modern dollar values, but the technology from 40-50 years ago is very cheap to us, so cars done in the past are cheap because of the technology, not for adjusted pricing, so unless they change that it's impossible to build something comparatively priced with real models of the time. I've made luxury cars in the 1950s costing more than $40,000 that were quite competitive in their segments, when one of the most expensive cars of the time, the Cadillac Eldorado Brougham, cost just over $13,000.

It is true that there aren't many competitors in the segment, so any improvement over what's there leads to this kind of market appeal in some segments... and somehow being very popular in a few segments. Still seems weird considering the performance isn't too ridiculous (similar to a DeTomaso Pantera or Plymouth Hemi Cuda). I just threw the big cast iron engine I made for a land barge into it and hoped for the best. It definitely wouldn't be a very common car regardless of the competitors and dollar values in the gameé

I like that 50's car a lot. stylish and not overly done like jetson mobile

Thanks!

[Microwave]

Is that $40000 dollar value the price of the car before or after you adjust for inflation?
$13000 in the 50s is a hell of a lot of money today, and I can't even begin to imagine what $40000 would be.

[cpufreak101]

Is that $40000 dollar value the price of the car before or after you adjust for inflation?
$13000 in the 50s is a hell of a lot of money today, and I can't even begin to imagine what $40000 would be.

automation has no inflation calcs yet if i remember correctly from the dev update they said it in, so it's all modern, so that 40K is 40K in today's money regardless what year it is in game