Update Speculation thread

Yep, since BeamNG is a simulator of multiple real-life things/aspects, I assumed this one was also real but just didn't get to search it tbh. Grazie!

 

I think the idea of it getting some parts from the old pessima is a valid one. I think it’s also reasonable to expect a new body style, my money is on 2 door or maybe a hatchback. Seeing as the grille is different in the image and based on previous remasters I wouldn’t be surprised if we saw a facelift or prefacelift added as well. On the topic of police car I could see it being used as a mall security or something.

 

Damm, those police cars from Brazil make no sense at all. I mean, Dodge Chargers PPV? We don't get even a civilian version, imagine a foreign high performance sedan working as police cars. Mazda 626? Ok, we had some of them, but they were never used as police cars. Jetta? We only got the fouth generation Jetta and newer ones and they basically never were used as police cars either. Ford Explorer? Same thing with the 626, we got that generation, but, again, only civilian models. The Ford Focus is the only one they got right, but not so much, since Focus Police Cars were never really common. Also, the movie takes place on early 2010s, why ALL police cars (apart from the Chargers) are 90s cars? In 2010 we had the Blazer (same generation found in US on the late 90s, with just a facelift), uncountable cheap cars (especially for Hollywood) like the VW Gol, Chevy Corsa, Fiat Palio and other cars that would fit way better the films lore.

Back on topic, some people suggested that would be nice to have a Minivan on the game, and the Pessima has a good platform for it. But since the new car will not be based on the Pessima, maybe next time. Unless they decide to bring two new cars and a remaster on the same update.

 

Well, it doesn't lol. But they, went nuts with Brazil.

 

That was just a speculation, even if Beamng has no Brazilian stuff yet.
Btw even if Beamng is a really realistic game, they can make some exceptions to reality

 

I was talking about Fast Five. Brazilian cars are basically european/american like cars

 

Oh okay lmao I thought you were mad at me

 

Cheaper versions of the European/american cars, but basically yes, most cars here are still NA, autos are still rare and expensive, we are FULL of econoboxes (ie: 1.0 NA cars, 3 cilinder 1.0turbo cars) Biggers engine are rare, most engines are i3s-i4s, some v6s and i6s on older cars, it is a weird market.

 

I love Brazilian VW!

 

As a Brazilian, I have to agree. The Fast and Furious movie that was set in Rio de Janeiro didn't show the reality of the Brazilian police cars at that time. I remember that the Brazilian police used cars like the Chevrolet Corsa Classic, the Fiat Palio Weekend Adventure, the Chevrolet Blazer and the VW Parati during those years. If I remember correctly, even the VW Santana was used by the Brazilian police for a few years after it went out of production.
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We all do! I think every Brazilian car enthusiast loves a good old turbocharged VW AP engine, also known as the "APzaum treskilimei" by some people on the Internet, hahahaha. I have an Instagram account dedicated to automotive photography. As much as I like to take pictures of exotic/vintage cars, I also like to take pictures of Brazilian cars that are not that uncommon to see in our streets. A while ago, I saw a beautiful 1995 VW Parati Surf, I just had to take a picture of it. The car looked like new!

 

Exactly. Nowadays, our cars are, at best, the same as european cars, like the Polo and the 208. Some of them are "BRDM" and are based on older european platforms, like the VW Gol (uses the front half of the PQ24 and the rest is an evolution of the B1 platform), Fiat Argo (uses some bits from the Grande Punto). The american side is with the pickups, although our trucks are basically the same ones sold in Thailand, like the Toyota Hilux, VW Amarok, Chevrolet S10 (shares the same crew cab and frame with the USDM Colorado and GMC Canyon), Ford Ranger and so on, with smaller petrol engines (S10 with the 2.5 SIDI and Hilux with the 2.7L dual VVT-i I4) and diesel engines.

I'd say that the Brazilian market is, basically, just like the Eastern Europe. Our VW is more like an Skoda, and our Renault is basically Dacia.

 

Yes, getting some parts from the '88 Pessima is the most logical thing since the existing '96 Pessima already has the same 1.8 SOHC and 2.0 DOHC 4-cylinder/5-Speed Manual/4-Speed Automatic powertrains and the same steel wheels and hubcaps.
But I think the AWS isn't among these things because, in the mid-90s, there was the burst of the Japanese economic bubble and all Japanese car brands started to decontent their models (which is just what the '96 Pessima reflects).
As for the bodies, yes, the 5-door is valid but, since the car is a Midsizer and has a length of 4.8m, my money goes to a 5-door Liftback rather than a Hatchback because, at this size, Liftbacks were the middle ground choice between the Sedan and Wagon bodies.
So I also expect a Wagon Pessima to come, in both generations.
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The only Brazilian thing BeamNG has is the golden Lancehead pit viper, used for christening the Barstow Lancehead!
But in general, even car companies are starting to realize that Brazil is weird because recently Ford announced they're closing all of their activities in Brazil due to constant money losses!

 

Well, they are closing all of their factories in Brazil, which will lose them around $4.1 million USD (or in your case, around 3,536,885.50 Euros). They will continue importing cars, though.

On the speculation side of things, the Mazda 626 (which is the car the '96 Pessima is based on) did have a 2.0 liter diesel engine. Anyone else think that it might make it into the Pessima as a European-only engine?

 

american films usually struggle to get other countries right why do you think 90% of the time south america is portrayed as this yellowy-brown hellscape
anyway ngl some brazilian content would be a cool addition but i'm not sure if it's a likely one

 

Yeah, that car really deserves diesel. Futhermore, they aren't that uncommon in Europe, I just saw one while I was walking this evening

 

You're right, I should've said "Ford are closing all of their activities except importing".

As for speculation, yep, a 2-liter Inline-4 Diesel would be a good fit for the Pessimas (along with gauges in km/h, because they only have mph gauges right now) because Diesels have been common in Europe since the early 80s. It could even make for an old Euro Taxi version, in both Sedan and Wagon forms!
Even ETK could have a Diesel engine for the I-Series (an Inline-5 Diesel, maybe?), along with a Wagon version, whenever remastering time comes for the I-Series! An 80s Banana Taxi and a sporty 2400i version with the Alder Basketweave wheels would be great examples of this Wagon!

 

A V6 Turbodiesel or even a Petrol one with turbos (maybe for sport variants, or aftermarket) could also be implemented

 

V6 Turbo/V6 Turbodiesel in the Pessima? Yes, it can be done and we've discussed this in many previous comments!
ETK, on the other hand, has its trademark Inline-6 engines, so I don't think a V6 has many possibilities...

 

What? A twin-turbo diesel V6 in a bland USDM Japanese midsize?