Update Speculation thread

The upcoming XTV could get tracks if the team can make it behave.

 

Yes, that's exactly the vehicle I was thinking of. I thought it was a Cedric/Gloria or Skyline. Thanks for that!

Yep, same. Granted, I get it - with how much longer it takes for new vehicles to come out compared to, say, 2015-2016, people want to see that huge amount of time spent go towards vehicles that they want or feel are ignored.

Speaking of electric conversions, there was this electric Pinzgauer built about two years ago, and electric off-road vehicles are certainly becoming more and more common IRL. So far, the only EV we have that's vaguely off-roady is the Tograc qE, and that's a crossover. I don't think this is happening, either, but a Bello bus EV conversion would be an interesting vehicle to drive.

 

I hope we get a Sneak-Peek Sunday™️!
Does anyone else want blacked out and/or jeweled headlight options on cars? Like the late D-Series, or the Sunburst, or Wendover, or ‘96 Pessima?

 

For rice's sake yes

 

Off topic, but how did you make your pfp transparent?

 

I just threw a screenshot into this website
https://www.remove.bg/

 

EV conversions are always possible but they run into a few issues at the moment:

- If you want a time period realistic battery, range is going to be very poor. Due to low energy content of the battery, you are also limited to rather modest horsepower ratings.

- If you put a modern Vivace E Drivetrain into an old car, then it will have plenty of power with instant torque available. Probably to plenty for keyboard users. You will either do more burn outs than driving or will need to add at least traction control. Being smaller overall, older cars tend to use smaller wheels, too, amplifying the problem.

For example, the EV conversion of the Wigeon has so much low end torque, that even with pedals you have to be exceedingly gentle to avoid burning out.... to badly.

I am pretty optimistic that seing how the auto industry is moving towards electric, that we will see more EVs in BeamNGs future. It also is yet another juicy physic sandbox to play arround with.

Knowing the quality of developers work however, they will first need to do a lot of research and then code all the quirks of electric drivetrains into the game so I would not expect a particular large amount of new EVs without devs first bringing their gameplay physics up to the standard they set for ICEs.

And then there is of course the option of a fuel cell vehicle. Which will require the electric drivetrain physics upgrade first, because a fuel cell vehicle basically uses a small battery as traction power source that is then recharged by the fuel cell at a certain rate.

Agreed. Maybe someone will make a mod once it has been released.

 

What EV Wigeon?

 

That's fair, and kinda expected - the devs only released the eSBR back in April of 2019, whereas petrol vehicles have been in the game since the beginning. One interesting thing about the current EVs that I found out a while ago for a fuel-economy test challenge thing is that they're about 18 times less efficient than IRL. Which is really strange, and I still don't know why that's the case. I know there was this one old mod by Blijo - the Fintray Roadsport - had a fuel tank of about 2 gallons and an MPG rating in the 90s at 55 mph. (That's like, 2 L/100km at 90 km/h.)

It's not even because of the slider for fuel in the tuning menu - that's already calculated for kWh, but the eSBR 800 still has a "21.14-gallon" (40 kWh) battery, instead of the roughly "1.1-gallon" battery it should have. It also gets like, 6 mpg, which is worse than even a lot of the high-power off-roaders.

 

Well, for now the only EV cars that we have the eSBR, Vivace and Tograc .

 

off-topic, but I hope one day there will be a 90s British sports car, preferably with an i4 and center exhausts, the launch colour would be a dark pearly green

(I'm thinking of a lotus Elise arent it)

 

I hope we get a lotus esprit esque thing to compete against the bolide (and obviously beat it)
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Is this new?

Or have I just never noticed?

 

What's this from

 

I clicked on my username and it had this. I’ve never seen that

 

Mine has that too and as far as I can remember it’s always been there, at least, since I joined

 

It's not new

 

Do you guys think the new Autobello will have an option to add cages around the headlights like the Pinzgauer?

 

Yep, you covered me perfectly and I have nothing to say!!!
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Very possible since we're talking about an off-roader. Light cages are 100% useful in such vehicles.

 

The D-series and roamer have cages for their taillights so most likely yes

 

A small and light MR car like the Elise is certainly missing as a niche from the BeamNG lore. Preferably with the Ibishu 1.5 and 2.0 DOHC I4s! Mmmm-hmmm!!
And a classic 60s FR model like the Elan would also be nice, with the 1.6 and 1.9 DOHC Miramar engines (and, why not, a 2.0 I6, once the Miramar gets fully remastered and gets its content expanded)! Plus, the backbone frame with the fiberglass bodyshell covering it is a very interesting concept that's also missing from the lore.

Here's what the 60s Elan's chassis looks like!