Yep, left outside unloved for many years! (Even the description for the Beater Covet was great! BBBC! Bring Back Beater Covet!)
With the exception of the Covet MR Turbo, Ibishu is the more boring of the two Japanese brands of BeamNG, so equipping its modern cars with CVTs is a great choice because Ibishus are great when it comes to daily in-town commuting. I absolutely agree with you, Hirochi should solely focus on Flat engines because we haven't had a Boxer brand in BeamNG and Hirochi is a great candidate for this role of ambassador. I am 50-50 about the transmission offerings though: the more basic and everyday Hirochi models can get a CVT, while the sportier models can get a DCT, like the sportier Sunburst models and the SBR4 already have. Unless, of course, the real "performance car with a CVT" niche is also filled. As for the SBR4, no, it is what it is and any change to it would be dramatic. There is another niche to be filled though: the small, cheap, FR, 4-seater Coupe with the NA 2.0, 175hp and 2.5, 210hp Flat-4 engines. It's certainly gonna be cheaper than the cheapest SBR4, so there's definitely a space for it in the Hirochi lineup.
That's why I'm talking about the CVT. The Base version of the Sunburst is absolutely appropriate for it to have a CVT, since it's just a simple and basic commuter car. On the other hand, the sportier variants of the Sunburst can have a DCT, but there's also no getting away from the fact that there's a certain IRL car maker who makes Boxers and also combines them to CVTs in its sportier models. So, in the end, the niche of the "performance car with a CVT" is to be filled in BeamNG! I'm 50-50 on this one!
Wait guys.. did they update the creator branch ? --- Post updated --- If not then things might get disapointing, im really counting on this week for the update to come out.
no creator branch update yet, will check back tomorrow.. we do have a qa_latest update but that doesn't 100% matter.
I wonder if Diffrent color Panels will make it to other cars ( freerome ) And i wonder if the 200BX will have worn out interior WITCH on the van really adds lots to it. I mean if a car is old and worn a mint interior is not ideal ( some Wrecks have good interiors i know ) I wonder if it will have stripped interior? i love seeing the Texture of it missing all that plastic/carpet ( i guess peak Autsim moment lol ) But i just love to think its wended as a new shell. OR its getting restorer or its just a worn out heap of shit lol. I hope for more then a I4 for it. I hope for a i6 with new sounds for it as well as more. maybe AWS ( all wheel steer ) again some RWD cars have this. And yes the nissan did not have it BUT this is not a Nissan just based or inspired by it, I cant wait to have it in my hands. To destroy. And mod it.... OR most likely me Just enjoy it stock... ETA on update seeing i would think they would do creator before the Easter. I think we wait till NEXT week for Creator. Then a Week or 2 after that. Seeing 200BX is in game. Looks like we geeting west cost USA updates some career stuff more T-series stuff and the most wanted thing 200BX I think i hope at least its this next week or 2 ( oe 3 ) we get our hands on the remake This is the most i wanted a update since ETK refresh ( maybe the mini van )