Beta - Saber OMPW eSBR

This is still under development but the basic idea is to use the unique four-wheel torque-vectoring system to make a car that can do things no other car can. For instance does your car spin on the spot when you pull the handbrake? No? Oh, friend, you are missing out!

The latest update comes with specialised rally suspension that handles like a dream. Here it is in its natural habitat:

There are 1000, 1600 and 2500 hp versions available. Why would you need 2500 hp? Oh I don't know, maybe you could do this:

Or you could get 1/4 miles away in less than 6.5 seconds:

If you still need convincing I don't know what to tell you.

Currently all the cars are more or less hyper-ultra-mega-drift cars, traction control is on the list of things to do.

Thanks to @TommoT for the torque curves from their Extreme eSBR1250 and to @Blijo for the skid steer script.

I also recommend the CJD Special Tunes pack for the CJD retractable spoiler. This gives just the right amount of downforce to unlock a top speed of 574kph according to the speedometer and 610kph according to the airspeed app. I think I know why they're so different - because at high speeds the tyres balloon and travel a longer distance for the same number of rotations, so they underreport the speed.

Known issues:
Currently I am using the speedometer to determine vehicle speed, which works in most situations except at low speeds where one or more wheels may spin in reverse. This is because the speedometer appears to operate on the sum of the absolute values of the wheel speeds. So when the wheels spin in reverse, the car gets a wrong report of its speed which causes odd behaviours. When I find out how to measure the signed values of individual wheel speeds, then I will be able to make a lot of improvements.
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Recent Updates

Version 0.7 UI improvements & torque vectoring bugfix Mar 13, 2020
Version 0.6 - ESC configuration integration, skew stiffnesses, extra configs Nov 16, 2019
Version 0.5.4 - rally suspension is now actually plush Oct 22, 2019

Read all 7 updates...

Recent Reviews

The Catster

5/5,

Version: 0.7
can yall stop leaving 1 star reviews for no reason? this mod hasnt been updated in over 3 years ofcourse it will have issues

Oct 26, 2023
SingaporeLad221

1/5,

Version: 0.7
no wheels

Oct 25, 2023
Sigurbjorn Eythorsson

1/5,

Version: 0.7
It hasn't worked for a long time. My most favorite mod :(

Apr 29, 2023
JettiThaBoi

5/5,

Version: 0.7
i loved this mod when it worked but it hasn’t in a very long time.

Jan 6, 2022
Malamo999

5/5,

Version: 0.7
Amazing... but it doesn't go in 0.21 :(

Dec 27, 2020
1. Author's Response
  Oh, dang, I didn't realise, and I didn't get notified about this message. Hopefully I'll have a chance to look at this soon.
SlowCreepyDeepy

5/5,

Version: 0.7
This is an absolute masterpiece. The torque vectoring works beautifully, and it really is fantastic proof of what is possible in this game. I am, however, very excited for the arrival of traction control, as at this point, this car is kind of like an embodiment of r/Tiresaretheenemy.

Mar 16, 2020
1. Author's Response
  Really glad you appreciate it! It's like a real-world engineering challenge. Traction control is on the way - I just need to find the time to make it happen.
Theodore The Class B20

5/5,

Version: 0.6
the accursed one was a bit creepy when i first saw it... explain it please

Nov 24, 2019
1. Author's Response
  When someone asked me for a lower power version, the mere idea caused eldritch horrors to break through into our world: https://www.beamng.com/threads/saber-one-motor-per-wheel-electric-car.50865/page-3#post-1085355
  
  Maybe I took it a little too far, after all a 500 hp version makes a lot of sense.
vmlinuz

4/5,

Version: 0.6
Excellent, although you *really* need to work on low-speed handling - I would like to actually drive it, not just drift!

Nov 22, 2019
1. Author's Response
  Thanks, traction control is on the way, but in the meantime, you could try going into the tuning menu and reducing the Zero Throttle Gain. Although if you're using keyboard to drive then you may just have to wait for TC.
Nissan Skyline

5/5,

Version: 0.5.3
Awesome mod and clever idea! Would love the ability to lock the steering rack to have tank drive, dunno if it is feasible. Overall a great mod and something different to play around with.

Oct 22, 2019
1. Author's Response
  Thanks, the idea was inspired by the Rimac Concept cars, the second one has almost 2000hp IRL. Tank drive is definitely possible. I'll give it a look, maybe as a novelty mode in the future.
ForZac

5/5,

Version: 0.5
insane

Oct 20, 2019
1. Author's Response
  thanks!