Which Vehicles Would You Choose for a Second Round of Promised Releases?

The game's changed, I've changed, so here are my ideas, more or less chronologically:

Ford Model B/V8-inspired 30s car:


The car that would show us what it was like to drive a 1930s flathead inline-four, or upgrade to a V8 (yet still with mechanical brakes and a front transverse leaf spring), but more importantly, provide a platform for all kinds of aftermarket builds. Whether you want to relive the early days of stock car racing, make a flathead hot rod in the 1940s style, throw a "generic" chopped top rat rod together, build a big bucks show winning car, or even do an EV swap (yes, that exists now), it all can be done with this one vehicle.

1960s Gavril D-Series:

Like many products of the 1960s American auto industry, this C/K or D/W-like truck (originally introduced for 1961, but significantly redesigned for 1966-71 models) would have manifold possibilities. First, the stock models - from a barebones I6 half-ton, to the first forays into the luxury truck, to big blocks, to camper specials and 4x4s, to 1-ton work trucks, to the 1st gen 69-71 Charro, to a Vietnam-ready milspec model. Then come the things the later owners do with their Gavrils - turn them into beaters, lift them for off-road adventures, hot rod or restomod them, or even build them into dragsters, show trucks and lowriders.

Late 60s/early 70s European Gavril economy car:

Mostly based on the Ford Escort Mk1 (yes, that includes rally models and an Aussie version), but with sizable Opel Kadett B and Ford Cortina Mk2 influence (including US-spec models). It should provide regular traffic from 50 years ago (from a base 1.1 model, to more deluxe variants that include a 2-door wagon/panel van, to a sporty deluxe 1.6 model, to even a rally homologation special), but also motorsport fodder - classic rally cars, both professional and amateur, old school folkrace, old school banger racing and dirt oval cars, and even a heavily modified drag car with a Barstow V8.

Early 70s American fullsize luxury sedan:

They don't get bigger than that - a car taking influence from the 71-76 C-/D-body Cadillacs (including limo and hearse configs), with a bit of 70-74 Continental and 69-73 Imperial thrown in. It can be kept stock, it could be turned into the aforementioned limo or hearse, it could be a beater, or it could become something else - a derby car, a big banger, or, for something more peaceful, a pimpmobile. How about putting in Barry White and Marvin Gaye tapes?

Jaguar XJS-style European GT:

The XJS has a special place among European GTs of that era - it received constant facelifts until the 90s, unlike the Italians, it depreciated enough to enable beater, banger and amateur racing configs, and unlike the also-depreciating MBs and BMWs, the unreliability of British engines made it a popular platform for V8 swaps, thus putting some hot rod flavor in a British car (up to a drag car). Also, how about a fake 7.0 Lister and a Top Gear homage?

Ibishu 350S/Galatea:

Probably the most creative of the cars here, taking the 350Z, but giving it a Pigeon-like Reliant slant - what if the rear of the original 240Z's Beam equivalent was a shooting brake like the Reliant Scimitar GTE, and the 350S is doing a "retro Scimitar" take on it with Volvo C30 styling cues?

Regardless, this budget SBR4 alternative has many functions - from a regular cheap used sports car, to the affordable drift car for an era of even clapped out BXs costing five figures, to a basis for wild widebody builds, to a drag car with a modern V8 swap from the Bastion.

00s/10s Ibishu pickup/SUV:

Did anybody say "budget off-roading"? Mixing the D40 Navara/Frontier and KA L200 as the pickup, or the R51 Pathfinder, the KG Pajero Sport and the Endeavor as the SUV, this should serve various functions as a smaller D-Series/Roamer counterpart - a cheap beater, a fleet-spec base model, an optioned up SUV/truck with a V8 (America) or a V6 diesel (rest of the world), an European or South American police car, an off-roader platform, or even an affordable technical.

Gavril MV4 remaster:

A Rigs of Rods car redone as an equivalent of the VE/VF Holden Commodore, but also as a Pontiac G8/Chevrolet SS/Vauxhall VXR8/Chrysler 300c-esque US and EU captive import - from affordable V6s (even a diesel in the Euro model) to nearly 500 HP V8s and tuner cars, plus special configs in US, AU and EU versions - taxi and police; not to mention what they become as used cars, from beaters, to derby cars, to UK bangers, to blown street machines. Also available as a Commodore/Magnum/300C Touring-esque wagon, and the obligatory ute.

Late model Bruckell pickup truck:

Part 14th gen F-150, part 5th gen Super Duty, part 5th gen Ram, this shows the full spectrum of the modern truck - from cheap fleet spec single cabs, to EVs reaching 600 HP, to 700+ HP factory off-road beasts, to "cowboy Cadillac" 3/4- and 1-tons, to F-450/F-550/Ram 4500/5500-like work vehicles, for example car haulers and dump trucks, to police, fire service and the US government. Also included: truck customization, from sensible slight off-road mods, to full-on brodozers (Carolina squat on application).

Considered, but didn't make my cut:

- late 50s medium priced car (Edsel? DeSoto?),
- 60s/70s British GT with an American big block V8 (Jensen Interceptor with bits of Facel II, Iso Grifo and AC 428),
- 60s/70s Bruckell Bastion, mixing the 68-70 Charger and 70-72 Monte Carlo,
- Bruckell Bastion/Soliad personal luxury car based on the Moonhawk (73-77 Monte Carlo/Grand Prix meet 75-80 Charger/Mirada/Cordoba),
- 82-88 G-Body equivalent from Bruckell, Soliad and a fancier medium priced brand (primarily Monte Carlo, Grand Prix and Regal equivalents),
- 3rd gen Camaro/Firebird-inspired Bruckell/Soliad,
- 3rd gen Town Car-like body on frame luxury sedan,
- 00s Japanese entry level luxury sedan, with a different premium brand for export (Skyline/G V35 + Mark X X120 + IS XE20),
- 00s/10s European/US/Chinese midsize car - Insignia A/5th gen Regal meets Mondeo Mk4;
- S80 Mk2/V70 Mk3/9-5 Mk2 inspired Jargl version of the above,
- Chrysler 300 LD equivalent based on the Bruckell Bastion,
- Tesla Model Y-/3-inspired late model EV,
- Ford Expedition/Jeep Wagoneer and Lincoln Navigator-like SUVs based on the modern Bruckell truck.

 

Years ago I made a post in which I tallied up the votes each car segment got. It's time to do it again.

At the top of the podium I see six users, myself included, calling for an early 70s US luxury landbarge. While the suggested models differed - from a Sixty Special/Series 75, to a LeBaron, to the Thunderbird-influenced Bruckell Albatross - the gist is that the most desired car is a big RWD one from Detroit of 50+ years ago.

A total of five users for each wanted two things - a 50s European GT, mostly calling for something Italian (think Maserati 3500 or Ferrari 250), and a modern European cabover truck, usually an ETK based on a Mercedes-Benz - with one user calling for a firetruck option in particular.

And off the podium we see car types that got four votes each - a 1930s American low-priced car (think early Ford V8), an Eastern Bloc sedan, with all suggestions mentioning the Lada Classic series, an 00s larger American crossover (Aztek, Pacifica, Freestyle/Taurus X...), and an 00s European compact MPV (most mentioning the Opel Zafira A).

 

I suppose this is as good a time as any to encourage posters to go back through their lists, archiving any archetypes that were fulfilled by the last few rounds of vehicles and adding new ones.

 

I could've sworn I posted a list in this thread somewhere, but I can't seem to find it. Might as well bump it because I enjoy reading this thread, and if people follow the rules of it, then it's unique and more interesting than the vehicle suggestions thread. I'll keep my list mostly contained to stuff that would be good for filling gaps and career mode use.

1 - 2010s American 3-row Crossover (Ford Explorer, Dodge Durango). Fills in the modern SUV/CUV gap nicely, doesn't step on the toes of the Roamer or Tograc. Would fill out modern police forces well, with the Bastion. Explorers are everywhere IRL, and having a newer SUV in traffic would be great. Would probably be a Gavril.

2- 2010s European Large Van (Mercedes Sprinter, Iveco Daily). Would be very useful in career mode, have configs that can do some luxury-adjacent jobs the H-series wouldn't, as well as being much less out of place in the European maps. Would also fill in the traffic nicely. Probably would be either an ETK or Autobello.

3- 2015+ Japanese compact (Civic, Corolla, Versa). Extremely common archetype on real roads around the world. A modern Covet would be great to have in career mode as an easy-to-run small car with more space and usability than the old Covet. Perfect traffic car as well.

4- Early 2000s Japanese compact crossover (CRV, RAV4). Important group of cars for the proliferation of crossovers, still common on roads 20+ years later. Would fill in the crossover gap as well as the 2000s gap. Have some configs with an outboard spare tire on the tailgate. Probably best as an Ibishu, since they're the more "mass market" of the Japanese brands, but some sort of Boxer-powered Hirochi could be good too. As long as it's that odd combo of boxy and bulbous that those 2000s crossovers had.

5- Late 1970s American full-size luxobarge (Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham, Lincoln Continental). Can be had in coupe or sedan versions. Very long either way. Probably a Burnside, perhaps the car that flopped and caused Burnside to close up shop. Fills the gap of the latter 1970s, and much bigger than the Moonhawk. Also fills the gap of a sedan larger than the Grand Marshall. Throw in some odd styling choices, like a 1980 Cadillac Seville style trunk, to give it personality (and make it flop-worthy).

6- 2020+ Korean midsize crossover (Hyundai Santa Fe, Kia Sorento). Last CUV on the list, I promise. Figured I'd give the modern one to the Koreans since this decade is when they've been designing the wildest stuff. This would be a chance for the devs to get a bit weird with it. Larger than the Tograc and newer than the Japanese CUV from entry 4.

7- 2000s European city car (Fiat Panda Mk3, VW Polo, Citroen C1). Smaller and newer than the Covet, would be great for traffic in Italy and the ETK center. Versatile with many engine options, maybe some hot hatch variants. A funky Cherrier or Autobello would be great for this spot.

8- Late-1960s thru mid-1980s British sport coupe (Triumph TR6, MGB). British invasion sports car, adds a new brand and nation to the game, as well as a smaller and lighter sports car than any that exist so far. Popular enough in America to fit in the US maps, but not out of place in the Euro maps either. Many potential configs and parts between the likely multiple facelifts, racing variants, customs, and so on.

9- 1950s or '60s European Grand Tourer (Maserati A6G, Ferrari 250, Facel-Vega Facel II, Aston Martin DB4). Probably the most niche on this list. Expensive, beautiful car to work towards in career mode, while being a distinct experience compared to the Scintilla. Call it the Civetta Fulmine for maximum forum reaction, but could make a new brand from a different country too.

 

Here are some of my suggestions:

1. A classic mini style vehicle:

Reasons:
1. It has excellent handling, and would be extremely fun to throw around on Italy or some other map with winding roads and narrow streets, and could be added alongside a UK map featuring a countryside with hedges, narrow roads and a small English style town and/or city, like how the Piccolina was added alongside the Italy map
It could also be part of a chase scenario through Italy, where the handling and small size would work to its advantage

2. It has several different body types (2 door saloon, van, pickup, buggy and estate), and in the case of the van and pickup versions, great for scenarios such as small deliveries.

3. It would be excellent for classic rallying and race scenarios and especially the recently added feature of rally mode

4. It could have extensive performance options, customisation, and configurations such as:
Rally cars, race cars, banger racers, gymkhana cars, time attack cars, RWD conversions, hillclimb specials and turbocharged configurations.
Group 2/Group A racing liveries.
Body kits and fender flares.
Roll cages.
Classic rally parts (fog lights, liveries, roof racks with spare tires, mud-flaps and 3 point harnesses).

5. BeamNG doesn’t yet have any British brands, and the Mini is an extremely iconic, recognisable and influential car
It also has historical significance in automotive history, representing the first ever mass produced transverse engined FWD car.

6: It has two suspension types that aren’t simulated in the game yet:
Hydrolastic and rubber cone, which would both be interesting to see simulated in-game.

7. It would act as the front engine FWD British counterpart of the Italian RWD Piccolina, having different configurations, different driving characteristics and being suitable for different scenarios

8. It could also have a small, open top buggy variant inspired by the Mini Moke and the Citroen Mehari, which would be good for beach driving and small offroading.

Since the rules state that it shouldn’t be based on a single car, the lore friendly version would also have design influence from the Autobianchi A112 and Honda N360



2. A Porsche 911 style sports car:

Reasons:

1. The customisation and variety would be immense
Engines: Flat-4 to Flat-6 with turbocharged variants, and even V8 swaps and SBR4 engine swaps
Race, rally and off road suspension upgrades
RWB, Dakar and Group B style body kits, Ducktail spoilers, rally and race liveries, roll cages
Period-correct interiors: Wood grain dashboards, analog gauges, bucket seats
Multiple transmission options: Dogleg 5-speed, a modern sequential transmission
1980s slantnosed variants
Convertible and targa top variants
Rally-modified off-road builds (Lifted suspension, bash guards, roof racks, Knobby tires, full rally light pods, Optional spare tires)
AWD and 4WD variants
2. It would be extremely fun and engaging to drive, with the rear engined layout giving it uniquely challenging and rewarding handling— tail-happy, but manageable with skill

3. It could have massive potential for racing and performance with configurations such as:
Rally configurations
Hillclimb variants
Safari rally configs
Dakar racing cars
Drift configurations
Street racers (Midnight Club style)
Time attack cars
Group B style AWD rally cars and homologation specials (959 style)
Cup racing configurations
Group 4 cars
Carrera RS style road performance configurations




3. A 1970s American land yacht with sedan and coupe variants, inspired by cars like the Cadillac Fleetwood, Imperial Lebaron and Lincoln Continental Town Car

Reasons:
1. There’s only one 70s car in game and and it would add greater representation of 1970s American cars, representing excessive malaise era luxury

2. It could add a true Cadillac and Lincoln style luxury brand which could expand into other models, such as a 1970s personal luxury coupe, a modern full-size Luxury SUV like the Escalade and Navigator and a modern midsize sports sedan, designed to compete with ETK

3. It would be fun to drive due to its massive size and soft suspension

4. It would be extremely fun to crash at high speeds due to its massive weight, body on frame design and long front end causing it to crumple severely at the front

5. It would be fun to plow into other cars with due to its massive size, and would make an excellent demolition derby car due to its large size and durability

6. It has extremely versatile config potential including beaters, crash test cars, limousines, derby cars, presidential cars, stripped dirt racers, sleepers, dragsters, pimpmobiles, drift cars, and hearses

 

Russian cabover van like the The Gazelle NEXT