Update Speculation thread

You are correct, they are different. There also seems to be a lot of resemblence too. NOT saying that they are meant to be the same car, but I wonder if as a showing of appreciation to get to be involved in this event, wanting to mark the event, or as taking inspiration from the event; maybe that is why they are making this particular new car. Maybe it's made directly for the event, as they said, "...BeamNG is a proud Silver sponsor of the 2022 ZERO PROTOTYPES Summit..." Which makes me wonder if the car will be released just before, at, or just after the event. I'm excited to see it though, since "The summit will also be broadcast live, free of charge, allowing automotive and transportation community to benefit from the conference’s content. This content will also be available on-demand after the event."

 

Considering that MR Turbo is euro spec, I wonder if we will get euro spec base model Covet with smaller engine.

 

I wasn't thinking about the art but more at what they could unveil at this show.

 

Mmm id love a 1.0l 3 banger covet, also, maybe rhd?

 

Care to share the differences?

 

Apparently the event will be held on May18th and 19th

 

If I recall the last time something similar to this happened around the release of the D-series prerunner, and that the event didn't coincide with the release of the update, but I dont know it might mean something

 

It certainly will get EUDM versions. I mean, it's a Supermini with engines equal to or smaller than 2 liters (1.5 SOHC, 1.5 DOHC, 1.8 SOHC, 2.0 DOHC and all of them are Inline-4s), so it already fits greatly into the needs of the European market.

 

Why does the European market settle for such wimpy engines? I've heard Europeans call a 10 second 0-60 time "fast" and 1.8 liters "big"

 

because our fuel isnt 5 cents a gallon

 

slow car fast > fast car fast

 

kind of off topic but:
When we drive slow cars fast, it feels fun
but when we drive fast cars fast, it feels boring.

 

According to James May, maybe. I like both

 

big true
the most exciting moment ive ever had driving was chasing a bmw i8 along a tiny as fuck country lane in my panda
i was just about keeping up but it felt so much fun being on the edge

 

The most exciting moment I've ever had was hitting 100+ MPH in a creaky Subaru Legacy to pass a truck

 

And because we have narrow roads and streets that don't require high power to go fast (with the only exceptions being the steeply inclined streets/roads and mountain roads).

With that said though, I got bored of seeing 4-cylinders all the time.
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Maybe it's because with great power comes great responsibility, so fast cars make us lose our interest in that sense because we constantly have our mind on not destroying the car instead of enjoying its best sounding and handling attributes.

 

It wouldn't surprise me if we got a 1.3 or a 1.4 aswell. Maybe even a 1.2, who knows

 

When you're treating with economy (usually small) cars as european tend to be, a 1.8l engine is actually kinda big, for a car that may be weighting a ton.
Plus, racing these cars that* are basically cardboard. 10 seconds is a huge speed being in one.