DQE Speed Academy

[Pleb]

The front of the Eagle HP Coupe is brilliant

[TheTom]

thank you very much

[TheTom]

Hey everyone, today i present you the next generation Dragonfly SR! As always, this is the pinnacle of hot hatch performance with a polarising aggressive design. If the Mercedes A45 AMG is hot like a fire, then the Dragonfly SR is a volcano.








The engine is still the same 4.0L Twin-turbo V8 with 750hp, but everything else is even sharper than before. It now comes with Semi Slicks because i found them suiting to a car that carries "Street Racing" in its name. Also, the suspension and aerodynamics have been worked on, so this car now generates enough downforce to pull 1.3g of cornering! Don't believe it? Here's the proof!




Also, this car is extremely neutral and will only understeer a little bit on the very limit





Last but not least, the price. 150.000€. I know that's 25.000€ more than the previous generation, but this one is better in every single way. It accelerates slightly faster, corners even better, there's less understeer and so on. Even so, it costs not even half as much as a Lamborghini Aventador which wouldn't stand a chance against this car.

Greets,
Tom

[TheTom]

REMINDER: if you are unhappy with your car design or just think it could do with a little bit more sportiness (or that the engine could use more power), the Speed Academy will tune your car and solve your problem(s)

[TheTom]

Hey everyone, this is the new Puma HP! Its main rivals are the Mercedes CLA 45 AMG and the Subaru WRX STI. (Similarities with the STI of previous generations are intended)








As in the STI, the engine is a 2.5L turbocharged engine with 4 cylinders (flat 4 in the Subaru, Inline 4 in the Puma HP). However, while the STI still gets the same engine as its previous generation, making 305hp, the Puma HP makes 375hp. That way, the Puma HP does 0-100km/h in 3.7 seconds, making it accelerate even faster than a Porsche Carrera GT. Being an STI and CLA 45 AMG rival, this car has AWD and a 7-speed double-clutch gearbox.




I don't know exactly how much fuel the STI uses. But i still think 8.2l/100km for the Puma HP is pretty okay. Also, it will cost you around 42.500€, making it more than 20.000€ less expensive than the AMG. I can't tell the price of the STI here in Austria because they don't sell it here but i think it might be around the same as the Puma HP or maybe a bit more.

Greets,
Tom

[TheTom]

Hey guys. As you know, the Porsche Panamera Turbo S doesn't have a lot of competition in its class. Well, there's the BMW M6 Grand Coupe, the Mercedes CLS 63 AMG, the upcoming Audi RS7, the Jaguar XJ and the Maserati Quattroporte GTS. However, the Panamera always wins. But that might change with this car, the new Tiger HP!








It's certainly better looking than the Panamera, but with AWD, an 8-speed double-clutch gearbox and a 6.0L NA V8 with 540hp, this car is not only about the looks.




Included in the 130.000€ price tag is luxury interior (quality slider +5), luxury entertainment, all driver aids (except launch control) advanced safety options, the big wing, reasonable fuel consumption and the ability to beat the hell out of the Panamera Turbo S.

So overall, this car offers you a very good package for almost 100.000€ less than the Panamera Turbo S. Why would anyone buy that car any more?

Greets,
Tom

[TheTom]

At first i was hesitating to put this into the Speed Academy, but here it is nonetheless: The Flea HP!








It may only have a 2.0L I6T with 200hp, but it's still fast enough to out accelerate your dad's Mercedes E500. That's mostly because of its much lower weight. The lack of weight is also one of the main reasons why this car is pretty economical as well.



Also, and especially compared to the E-class, the Flea (HP or not) offers you much more space on the inside as well as a big boot. So, at 20.000€ it seems like a bit of a bargain, right?
Get yours today at your local DQE dealer!

Greets,
Tom

[TheTom]

Hi everyone, today i'd like to present you something slightly unusual, it's the first car of the Speed Academy which can't be purchased by ordinary people. It's the Harrier.







The Harrier has secretly always been the ace in the hole of Germany's and Austria's Police Departments. It has 1hp more than Satan's car to cleanse the world from evil-doers. It'll even out chase you if you own a Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera and decide it would be a good idea to try and use the highway to get rid of the Police.




But it's not only fast, it's also great for showing off, because it's RWD only. It's also the star of Fast and Felonious, in which the Harrier drifts its way through narrow city streets chasing after criminals and successfully stopping them.

The platform has been gladly handed over to Nyancatx3 to create an awesome REV

Greets,
Tom

[NyanCatx3]

Thanks for adding me to your post! glad that you like it ^^
The Harrier is also one of my favourite cars you've designed! everything fits together and it just looks awesome ~

[TheTom]

As i announced in the DQE thread, i'll show you the other 2 versions of the Fly now!
First up, the Fly R is my new WRC homologated rallye car. As such, it has a 1.6L I4T with 300hp, a 6-speed gearbox, AWD and it weighs exactly 1200kg. You'll also note that the tail lights are now proper LEDs.







The performance figures shouldn't surprise anyone too much, it's a rallye car after all:





But obviously there has to be a faster version still. The Fly SR.








Of course, SR stands for Street Racing and as such, this car is basically a road-going version of the Rallye car. But since there's no restriction to cubic capacity, amout of cylinders or power output on the road, i decided to add another 4 cylinders and 1700cc to the 1.6L I4T, and then fiddle with the turbo setup a bit more.




It out accelerates not only a Lamborghini Aventador and a Pagani Huayra, but also a McLaren P1 which is currently the fastest accelerating car in the world. The engine that makes this possible is this:




And to all those of you asking whether it's faster than the Dragonfly SR: yes, it is. The Dragonfly SR does the Automation Track in 130.84 seconds whereas the Fly SR does it in 130.24, so it's 0.6 seconds faster. That being said, it's not more expensive than the Dragonfly SR, it costs just 100.000€. But the Dragonfly SR is more everyday usable because it has less turbo boost which kicks in earlier, making it more predictable and the Dragonfly SR's top speed is almost 350km/h while the Fly SR can't reach 300. (that doesn't make the Dragonfly SR more everyday usable though). EDIT: I should probably also mention that since this car is based on the rallye car and in Rallye sports, no driver aids are allowed, the SR doesn't come with any driver aids either. That's why it will only be sold to people with a valid racing licence.


Hope you like it

Greets,
Tom

[TheTom]

Hey everyone! Since i already posted the new Mantis in the standard DQE thread, i'm sure you've all been waiting for the new Mantis HP, and here it is!








Not only the exterior has changed significantly, compared to the previous generation. Also the 4.2L V8 engine has been reworked. It no longer makes 450hp, now it produces 500hp while being lighter than before due to lighter materials.



Also, this car produces more downforce than its predecessor and is overall lighter and sharper. Who would have thought that a hot hatch can keep up with the Lamborghini Aventador over the quarter mile?




It's not only faster in a straight line than before, it also handles better. That's why this car is a whopping 4.5 seconds faster than the previous Mantis HP around the Automation Track, the new car does it in 133.8 seconds.
The price hasn't changed, though. It still costs 100.000€ and i know that's the same as the Fly SR. But you wouldn't wanna drive the Fly SR in everyday life, you'd much rather have the Mantis HP. It's not the most comfortable car, but you get all driver aids and much, much higher tameness. Even your grandma can drive this car, though i wouldn't recommend her to try it, she might get a heart attack when she puts her foot down.

As with the standard Mantis, the HP also comes in various different colours. Red, black, white, yellow, sky blue or royal blue.



Order yours today and realize your dream of leaving Ferraris and R8s and Corvettes behind!

Greets,
Tom

[TheTom]

As promised, today i'm going to show you the Leo XX!








This car competes with the BMW M5. That's why making an adequate engine was a bit irritating for me, because the Tiger HP is technically a rival to the M6 Grand Coupe, but that has the same engine as the M5. I didn't want to use the same 6.0 NA engine, so i turbocharged it and made something with 551hp. That doesn't sound very impressive, but look at the power curve:




And despite the fact that this car weighs almost 1800kg, i think the stats are worth noticing:




Now, according to the MotorTrend test of the BMW M5, the M5 did 0-60 in 3.7 seconds and the quarter mile in 11.9 @ 120.3mph. So, off the line, the BMW is faster but because of the wider power band, the Leo XX will catch up and overtake it. Being faster than an M5 over the quarter mile (and also in terms of top speed) is an achievement if your car is in the same class and actually has less power. Especially considering that the M5 will cost you 131.800€ here in Austria, whereas the Leo XX is just 95.000€. And it's more economical.

Choose your colour! If black is not the right colour for you, what about midnight blue, dark green, maroon, arctic grey or white?



Greets,
Tom

[TheTom]

Maybe you heard some rumors flying. About something with an uncertain future, something still far away and yet there already in a concept. You may have guessed it, it's the concept of the Futuro HP! When i first designed the Futuro, i said to myself that there wouldn't be an HP version. But now i'm doing it regardless because of how much positive feedback i received. Thanks guys








At a price of 40.000€, this is no longer entry level. However, you get a 7-speed double-clutch gearbox, AWD (the standard Futuro models are all RWD only), a sharper suspension, sports tyres and a 1.75L I4T with 330hp. This makes for a 0-100km/h time of 3.3 seconds, the quarter mile takes 11.4 seconds @199km/h (124mph). It also comes with premium interior, standard 20s entertainment, advanced 20s safety features and all driver aids except launch control. And yet, the car weighs less than 1100kg and uses just 5.9l/100km.




Whether or not this car will be produced the way it is, is still up in the air. Chances are it'll be the #1 car in the category around the Porsche Cayman, the Alfa 4c and the BMW 2series. But noone knows, everything could be changed before going into production.

What won't be changed is the types of colours. Like the normal Futuro, this comes in either white, sky blue, royal blue, midnight blue, black, arctic grey, lime green or yellow.


My personal favorite colour? Honestly, all of them, i'm very pleased with how this car turned out. I just hope it will reach production and set the new benchmark in its class

Greets,
Tom

[TheTom]

While the "normal" DQE workers managed to impress the Queen with the Royal, the Speed Academy has been working on a car which is pretty much exactly the opposite. The Vulture. Just based on the looks of the front end, you can probably guess what this car's main rival is








Correct. This car rivals the SRT Viper. The Viper gets an 8.4L V10 with 649hp, so it seemed obvious for me to play the game and use a 8.2L V8 with 660hp. I did for the first time, but then i realized that my best 0-100 time was 4.0 seconds (on semi slicks) whereas the Viper does it in 3.5. So i went on and tried some other engines and fiddled with weight distribution and weight in general and this is my best result in a RWD car with a 5.0 NA V8 engine:




Also, you can probably guess that fuel economy wasn't a priority when i created this car. But actually, this car is much better for the economy than a Prius or some other really economical car. This is fuel economy in another sense. It will allow the local petrol stations to make much more money in the same time, so i guess they should come over and thank this car's developers for all the profit.

Anyway, at this point it's time to mention the price. Considering it has a carbon fibre chassis, aluminium panels, premium interior, premium entertainment, advanced safety features and a 7-speed double-clutch gearbox, i think 120.000€ is a fair price. Especially when you keep in mind that the Viper costs about the same but will be slower over the quarter mile and on top speed. Plus, the Vulture is a nicer place to sit so the driving experience is not like "It's uncomfortable and very hot in here, BUT the performance is sooo good", it's more like "Wow, even more performance than in the Viper, and still it's more comfortable".

If you don't like lime green, you can also go for white, maroon, midnight blue, royal blue, orange or red.



Get your Vulture today and show Viper fanboys that there is a replacement for displacement!

Greets,
Tom

[Pleb]

Replacement for displacement, great job