Update Speculation thread

Thinking about your idea about etk driving center makes sense.....

(for EG industrial. Was originally 1 map, split into 2 (industrial and Port) and then combined again when remastered. Though a long long time ago)

What if.... What if... New German map that still incorporates Etk centre. based on the amount of German skins across vehicles available in the game. and the fact last update they added (*) to the German plates adds a safety test sticker.

now I get BeamNG is German based. but, I feel like it is due(either a refresh of Etk driving centre, or a larger new map that incorporates ETK driving centre or a separate German map)

 

Getting tank 300 vibes from it, can not wait to see what thing is ( Yes i know it wont be from china )
BUT i do like the look of it, Could it be a pick up,

Seeing its NOT a new Brand, I think ETK if its euro. OR Gavril. We have not had one in ages,


if it is a ibishu maybe its based on a toyota mega cruiser ( or a hirochi seeing they have heavy duty stuff )

OR maybe its a wentward.. because why not

 

Then again, the robovan thing already exists in the game, if that counts as an "existing brand", then it could be chinese...

Another thought; what if this thing isn't actually a big chunky 4x4? for all we know it could be the size of a citroen mehari or mini moke.
It could even be a utility side-by-side, as a counterpart to the Hirochi Aurata.

 

Something about that teaser reminds me of the Volkswagen Iltis. Even though its probably not going to be Etk branded Iltis (discount G wagen).

 

It’s also very possible that it could be an Ibishu Hopper remaster, since we haven’t had a car remaster/refresh since 0.36, and some cars need remasters….

 

Maybe, I doubt it. The more I look at it the more it looks nothing like a hopper. That hood is way too rigid and the fascia doesn’t match up at all. All I see is G-class tbh.

MAYBE Land Rover defender but I don’t know what existing brand would be given a vehicle which is so well known as a British vehicle.

 

I'm guessing you mean "all-new Gavril", because the MD was released two years ago. And plenty of the Gavrils have gotten major new content and/or remasters/refreshes in the past seven years (the only ones which haven't are the Barstow and Bluebuck, which have both barely changed since 0.17).

As for what I think it could be, I'm leaning towards ETK - they haven't had a new vehicle in over 10 years, and they also don't have a utility vehicle yet.

-Ibishu already has the Hopper, Pigeon, and ute Miramar
-Bruckell/Soliad have the Lansdale cargo variants and the Nine truck/van
-Gavril has five truck/SUV options (six if you count the Charro as a separate option, eight if you split the H45/D45 from their respective normal variants, nine if you add the Kentarchs, ten if you split the T/TC), and the Burnside has a utility version
-Autobello's got the Stambecco
-Cherrier just got the Percheron
-Hirochi recently got the HT/WL
-FPU, SP, and Wentward are all focused solely on utility/off-road vehicles

While a Lambo LM002-esque vehicle under Civetta would be funny, I don't think the devs would do that. That's a bit too rare for them.

Indeed - and counting the HT/WL, this is the fourth update in a row with at least one new vehicle. The last time we got more new vehicles in back-to-back updates was over 10 years ago. 0.4.1.1, 0.4.2, 0.4.3, 0.5, 0.5.1, and 0.5.2 all had new vehicles ('96 Pessima/SBR/Barstow/'88 Pessima/Burnside/800), and that was within six months (7 August 2015 - 9 February 2016). Since then, we've only had two-update streaks (or maybe a four-update one, depending on how you count the updates):

-0.22-0.23 (Wendover -> Wigeon); if you count 0.24.1 as part of 0.24, the Bastion would be a three-update streak (and with the Scintilla, it'd be a four-update one), which would be tied with our current record.
-0.29-0.30 (Lansdale -> Aurata)
-0.33-0.34 (MD -> Nine); if you count the remastered Sunburst as a new vehicle, that'd be another three-update streak

Other than those updates, we've typically had remasters or refreshes in between new vehicles (Covet in between Scintilla and 0.27, ETKs in between 0.27 and Lansdale). I guess the devs decided that new vehicles were better for sales than remasters/refreshes (unless they were really big ones, like the T-Series), and decided that the effort that would go into remastering the Moonhawk or Hopper would be better spent on adding more new vehicles. I also notice that there's been a big focus on updating lights - I guess that's one way the devs have chosen to make older vehicles look new, instead of rebuilding them.

Knowing the devs, they'd give it to Hirochi. Japanese Beam brands tend to get a lot of vehicle types that are associated with other nations (SBR, Hopper, Pigeon/Wigeon), so I would not be shocked if that happened again.

 

That would be the most likely. I hope not. We have tons of hirochi and Cherrier content now. I think it’s about time for another brand to get love.

I’m gonna stick to my ETK g-class thing idea until I can be proven wrong. I think that’s by far the most likely

A. It definitely looks like it. Not to mention the g-class is such a versatile platform that there could be endless types of configs for it.

B. It would make sense to be paired with an update to ETK driving center. The German elements would all tie in

C. It’s been over 10 years since we’ve gotten an ETK. It’s about time for another I’d say

 

Heres what I think it is:
American, (Likely bruckell or soliad since theres too many gavrils)
long production span from the mid 90s to 2020s (with a model update) (or just modern) 4 door suv
Hummer adjacent design with G class luxury
military and civilian configs
v12 option

Why I think this;
Devs mentioned in the blogpost they wanted to make cars and trucks representative of a whole section of the car market, and not some niche ass lambo. This vehicle is mainly “cool military suv that also has popular civilian counterpart” (Hummer and g wagon) Pluus they want to fill out all existing brands vehicle roster before adding new brands. Contending brands would be Soliad, Bruckell, ETK and Autobello.


Why I think its not an etk:
Look closely at the bit of grille we see, theres a horizontal crossmember which is not something a modern ETK would have if we go off current models design language
COULD ALSO HAVE A DIFFERENT GRIlLE FOR CIVILIAN MODELS ( if this is the case then it could be an etk)

TL;DR

Soliad bruckell hummer/g wagon thing

Forgot to mention the landrover, but thats in the same category as the G Wagon

 

the picture gives me vibes of a first gen dacia duster. and dacia's design langauge now kinda is similar to cherrier which would be nice cuz we haven't had a new cherrier in a few blue moons.

 

“haven't had a new cherrier in a few blue moons” sarcasm right? Right?

 

nah man the cherrier dustrag is canon to the beamng lore

 

What?

 

I mean, I guess. I really don’t think so. Hummer is definitely a possibility, but I feel like that’s still a bit more limiting in the 4x4 body-on-frame suv category. There were not as many applications for the hummer models outside the military as there were for the G-class.

that’s my main argument. The g-class is so incredibly versatile that it can account for pretty much anything in that segment, more so than a hummer adjacent vehicle imo.

additionally, I don’t think it’s quite enough yet to stand on that one cross member. If this is an ETK, I’d say it’s more of an 80s design with a ridiculously long lifespan, therefore it wouldn’t have to fit with the modern ETK design language. That segment is vastly different than our current ETKs anyways.

I get where you’re coming from, and it’s definitely a decent possibility, but I’ve gotta respectfully disagree here. Ill eat my words if I’m wrong though

 

Think you miss understood what I said. I said Hummer styling and design language with a use case similar to a g wagon. As the devs said, making a vehicle that represents multiple parts of one section of the market

 

Maybe so, I don’t know. I just can’t honestly see it being another American vehicle. So much of what we have is either American or Japanese/Euro but sold in the US. I’m leaning towards something more European based on what we’ve gotten in previous updates. There could likely be a USDM config, but idk. I can’t exactly explain why, I understand the hummer design language thing but I really just don’t see it, maybe I’m blind lol

 

Angry circle lights scream american

 

Why there are red rectangular things on white circular things in new teaser vehicle, are those some sort of illumination devices?

I hope that there would be more interesting mud conditions coming with vehicle, but perhaps it is not the case.

Oh and my guess for the brand is ETK

 

Fair enough. It’s almost definitely one (or a mix) of these four. I think It MAY be too early to tell yet. I’m sticking with ETK g-class type thing, which seems likely, but CrashHaven does make a good point with the hummer too. I don’t see it as much but it’s worth keeping in mind

 

While it's really cool to see a more modern suv. I do hope we also get a luxury barge at some point. Lexus LS or S Class or 7 series kinda thing. Maybe even go crazy and have it be a Rolls Royce/Maybach.