Update Speculation thread

The Tograc amateur rally kinda fills this class.

 

who pissed in your cereal this morning?

 

Now we can finally have a hybrid in game
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Ok asshole

 

This. I can totally see a mild hybrid system solely to boost 0-60 performance into drag-car territory for this thing.

 

It’s the only powertrain they haven’t done, so I strongly think it’ll be here
We’ll probably get the car by April ish

 

This new car's design is pretty sick. I wonder, what production years will it be? I'm not too sure that it's going to be a brand new 20's car (as in 2020's), I think it might be last decade (say 2015-2019?), however, I'd love to see evidence pointing to the contrary!
Anyways, I'd guess we'll get plenty of fancy driver aids- ESC, TC, active aero, and perhaps also torque vectoring?
As for engines:

While I 100% agree with the engine options, I want to point out that supercars rarely have different engine options. The displacement may vary, certain components such as intake or exhaust or heads may vary, but the block is usually a part that is not changeable, because of engineering costs relative to production scale (just a few thousands of units are not worth the cost), and also because, especially on modern supercars, it's a structural component of the car. So my speculation is we'll have one engine, with different stroke size (so different displacements) and/or twin turbos, as it's upgradablilty options.
I lean towards the V10 or V12. V10 has sounds in-game already, and I personally think that the Lexus LFA is one of the most incredible supercars ever, and it had a V10. Just look at it, listen to it!

But a v12 is also a possibility. W16 is too ridiculous IMO, but who knows!
What I'm also curious about is speed. Will it compare to the SBR in terms of track performance? Will it be faster? What I'm also considering here is "game balance"- once proper AI is implemented, it will be something important. As of right now, the SBR is probably the fastest car in-game around a track, but the Bolide, Sunburst and K series are not that far-off. How will a modern supercar compare?

 

Given this is just a concept art, I don't think it will be ready for the next update

 

Agree, I would imagine summer maybe.

 

probably 0.26 content for the summer

 

i'm thinking more next year... if it does come out in the summer thats a testament to how good the beamng team is at making cars

 

I can agree with you. Other names like "Lampo" (synonym of Fulmine) or "Tempesta" (which translates to Thunderstorm) also would fit well. For now, only time will tell.

 

IIRC one of the devs stated that hybrids are too hard to make but i've seen hybrid mods so idk.

 

Alright.

In my opinion, this new supercar will have "basic" and top trim models, as all the vanilla cars here in BeamNG. I'm not expecting plastic bumpers, that would be ridicolous, but a NA V8 is a good start. Going up with the trims, a V10, V12 and probably some sort of Hybrid V12 or W16 as top tier, with insane power.

I'm also expecting a Koenigsegg Regera engine and transmission for astronomic amount of power (and fun) and a mix of Bugatti and Koenigsegg interior trims.

But a supercar truly is a very complicated car to design due to aerodynamics and other things. For now, only time will tell.

 

a LFA style V10...that would be absolutely glorious. maybe a turbocharged version to bump up the power in the middle trims, then a hybridized version of that in the top trims

 

The Vivace S 410Q Arsenic and the Bruckell Bastion Battlehawk Redtail aren't that far off either. Both can hit 0-100km/h in about 3.5 seconds and the Redtail hits ~350km/h. Also, tune and remove the speed limiter of the Vivace S 410Q Arsenic and add AWD to the Battlehawk Redtail and they're even quicker off the line, while the Vivace S 410Q Arsenic can hit speeds of over 330km/h (that is if the Ultra High Performance Radiator doesn't get toast).
Also yeah, the basic 5-cylinder sound is there but V10 engines have some special sound details to tell them apart from Inline-5s!

 

(about hybrid drivetrains)

 

So… am I the only person that thought of a modern-day Bugatti when I saw that rear end?

 

someone already beat me to it but there's a tograc beginner rally version that fits the "lower classes for beginners" category there.

the Hirochi SBR4 already has the active rear wing but I think it's ok to have another vehicle with an active rear wing. maybe it could get active spoilers/flaps like the Pagani Huayra instead of the active rear wing.

 

I can dream ok...

 

Everyone speculating a release of this new car so far in the future or even next year...

There's also the possibility that this is indeed 'early concept art' but maybe it's concept art from a year ago or mid last year.

At least that's how I would release this art to hype up the community: for something that's coming relatively soon. I can imagine it releasing within one of the next two updates. Or maybe a bit shifted like they did with the Bastion.