Update Speculation thread

Because just by being mid-engined in the first place, the car will be quicker and better performing. Plus, due to the mid-engined layout, the "special" factor doesn't go away, it just gets more attainable to a few more clients. It still is much more special than an FF 2.0 GTz.
I mean, does the Lotus Elise get diluted and less special by having a base version with "only" 130hp? Don't think so.

 

because it still handles well.
"fun", and even "performance", is more than just raw power.
just ask toyota, who recently made the GR Yaris RS.

 

we dont have a minivan yet and civic wagovan/shuttle probably fits the bill

 

270 HP in a 1 ton car: am i a joke to you

 

That is the regular GR yaris, the GR yaris RS has a 118hp n/a 1.5L engine, only a CVT and FWD, but keeps the carbon fiber roof for some weird reason.

 

oh... ok.. why a CVT in a sportscar tho? if the base model already has a shifter

 

Stealing a quote from top gear, the RS in the GR Yaris RS stands for Really Slow
Toyota took the body of the GR Yaris and stuck the normal Yaris internals in for some reason (money)

 

Not quite. A Shuttle-like Covet will be great for its intended purpose, but a Midsize Minivan is still absent. If anything, Bruckell/Soliad and Ibishu have all the appropriate parts to make such cars and add them in their model lineups.
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Only a CVT? I thought it was available with the manual too! Yuk!

 

I bet that Shrek won’t be part of 0.26.

 

Ohhh boy have I got news for you

 

oh

 

I bet there won't be a modern Civetta tractor added in 0.26 (it would be cool though...)

 

I can't wait for version 0.28

 

To bridge the gap between the ~180hp GTz and the probably 300+hp Mr. Turbo

 

I bet there isn't going to be :


- mk1 pessima improvement , not even differential support for the steerable axle

- more engine swap ( like on the scintilla and the Hopper , not like on the covet )

- humans

 

I bet there isn't going to be :


Removable Door handle for more vehicles

More trailers
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Less costs, more reliability, better driveability on the road... homologation specials are only needed to allow the racecars into the series, the makers probably want to spend the most time and effort on the cars that are going to win races, not the ones that are gonna ride around town or end up in a rich guy's collection

Btw here's a list of power levels between a few road cars and rally cars (different power levels depending on version/year/category)

Audi Sport quattro
Road versions - 306 hp
Rally versions - 500-600 hp

Peugeot 205 T16
Road version - 200 hp
Rally version - 350-560 hp

Renault 5 Turbo
Road version - 160 hp
Rally version - 185-350 hp

Lancia Stratos
Road version - 190 hp
Rally version - 275-320 hp

Toyota GR Yaris
Road version - 270 hp
Rally version - 500+ hp (hybrid system)

 

A small and light Ibishu RWD car in the spirit of the AE86, weighing less than a ton and being powered by the 115hp 1.5 Fuel-Injected DOHC I4 engine of the Covet ZXi/ZXi Special Edition models, would be great indeed. The 200BX is large enough and it has a large enough of an engine, so there is space for a smaller RWD coupe.
And this car can coexist with the CR-X-type car many of us want to be a part of the Covet lineup.

 

I dont think there will be RWD ( AWD maybe )

BUT yes i hope there is more Standed models LIKE DX ect. Even a 1.0 Inline 3 like the GEO.

Just versions that a JUST one step above the 4 wheel pigeon.

Steel rims. 1.0 inline 3 or maybe 1.1 inline 4. Just a FUN go karty small. Basic late 80s/early 90s Fun box you can smash with LOVE. And/Or make a beater version. I love old honda/ So you can see i love the Covet.


Cant wait

 

I agree, a RWD Covet with the engine transversely mounted in the front (not talking about the Covet MRs here, mind you) makes absolutely no sense because the platform of the car is a clear FF/FF-based AWD design and the rear end will be extremely prone to oversteer - not that a RWD transfer case can't make this possible, as proven in other cars, like the '88 Pessima, the LeGran, the Wendover and the Sunburst.
But a small and light FR car, based on an FR platform (and being smaller than the 200BX), can exist at roughly the same time as the Covet. Plus, the proposed CR-X-type car only makes sense when based on the existing FWD/FWD-based AWD platform of the Covet, so the small FR car we're talking about right now gets an even clearer role. Plus, a small RWD 2-seater soft-top Roadster, based on a later version of this FR platform, could also exist!