PIF Design Challenge [Yellow Group Thread]

[VicVictory]

I'll take a peek later tonight, as well as come up with a challenge for chipskate.

[VicVictory]

Chipskate's Challenge

Once upon the not so distant past....

... you were heading up the design division, and your bosses called upon you to bring back an old flagship 3/4 ton SUV nameplate that died in 2009 thanks to the economy. Not entirely sure about the wisdom of this, you brought up many questions. Most were deflected. Some were answered. You knew that you were going to have to do this, no matter you reservations.

Your company has also been embarrassed recently by its extensive use of airbags from a certain company that had a major recall... and hundreds upon thousands of your vehicles were included in the numbers. So safety is of paramount importance.

Oh, and to top things off, they don't want you to spend a bunch of R&D money developing new systems. After all, your company has a "grand heritage" to upkeep. Fortunately there are at least a couple projects you can "borrow" from, but your engine is going to be somewhat lacking in sparkle... yet has to be able to tow your boss's boat.

THE CHALLENGE RULES:

Year: 2013
MUST use the large SUV body, 8 seat interior
MUST use MOHV (Modern OHV) head.
Cannot use Direct or Mechanical injection.
Regular Unleaded only
Drivability >40
Sportiness >10
Comfort >63
Prestige >35
Safety >70
Reliabilty >69
Utility >175
Offroad >25
Practicality > 125
Emissions < 150
Service Cost <2000
Total Cost <20000
Production Units <175

Good luck, my friend!

[strop]

Galvanized Steel for the chassis instead of Corrosion-Resistant Steel

That's funny, I always thought that Galvanised steel was relatively cost ineffective compared to Corrosion Resistant

[Packbat]

Galvanized Steel has way higher tooling costs, I think.

[Chipskate]

Alright, I'll get on it! It might take a while since I'm a bit busy, but I should have the challenge comoeted within reasonable time.

[Chipskate]

Okay, so I've been working on the challenge for a while, and it seems like I've hit a snag. I've managed to meet every requirement except for utility, which seems to be impossible to get above 120. I'm not
ready to throw in the towel just yet, but I need some help on what to do. I also forgot to change the platform year before I started working on the car, so getting some help with fixing that would be great.

SUV challenge.zip

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[VicVictory]

Utility is easy. One change in the Model tab (specifically, the chassis tab) will get you double what you have. That will drop your safety a bit, but that should be easier to compensate for.

[Chipskate]

Well, that was easier than expected; thanks a lot! Now all I need to do is to figure out a way to change the platform and engine year, maybe tweak some things and I'll be set.

[Chipskate]

Okay, I got it figured out
I'm gonna start working on my challenge for the next victi- I mean contestant, so that it'll be ready on time.

[Chipskate]

Well, since Vic hasn't said whether I've completed his challenge or not, I'm going to post my challenge for Urbanliner in the meantime.

Ferrari tofu

During the 1960's and -70's the car fleet in Europe was changing quickly. The highways and cities, which previously were populated by various British, French, Italian and German cars, were now filled with various japanese cars. Being far more reliable and better equipped than their counterparts from the continent, they soon held the European car industry in a stranglehold. The import bans legislated by various countries in order to save companies from bankruptcy only worsened the situation, as this prompted the japanese manufactuers to build their car factories overseas. It seemed like the winner of this war would be the land of the rising sun.

The year is now 1975. You are the CEO of a Japanese car manufactuer, and just like your countrymen you too want a piece of the new European car market. However, unlike your colleagues you are not satisfied with just selling soulless tin cans; after a business visit to Italy you find yourself in love with the low-slung Ferrari, Maserati and Lamborghini GT coupés, and you dream of building their likenesses. You set your engineers up to the task of creating a 2-seater sports coupé that's not only as fast and luxurious as the Italian thoroughbred, but also as reliable as a Japanese family car. Will you be able to fight yourself to a spot among the sports car elite, or will you be forever condemned to build refrigerators on wheels?

Restrictions
Platform and engine year: 1975
Must use the not-Datsun Z (any variant) or not-DB5 body shell
Must be RWD
No canards (front mounted wings)
No race intake
No race exhaust manifold
No semi-slick tires
Max tire quality of +2
Cooling airflow must satisfy engine requirements

Requirements

• Top speed higher than 250 km/h (155.3 mph)
• 0 - 100 km/h (62 mph) in less than 7 seconds
• Drivability of 30 or better
• Sportiness of 35 or better
• Comfort of 35 or better
• Prestige of 30 or better
• Safety of 35 or better
• Fuel economy better than 10 l/100km (23.52 mpg)
• Engine reliability of 45 or better
• Overall reliability of 60 or better
• Production costs lower than $11,000

Good luck!

[Urbanliner]

Aright, getting on this. I don't have much time though..

[VicVictory]

Sorry, I was too distracted with my other contest on here. Utility was the only thing you struggled with initially, and it was actually a pretty easy challenge, so I have no doubt you passed it.

[Urbanliner]

Well, what does he mean by "not-DB5 body"?

[VicVictory]

I'm guessing the 50's 2-door coupe body. But I'll let him clarify.

[Chipskate]

Yep, it's that one, sorry for being a little vague.