Update Speculation thread

Yep, my bad

 

Why would anyone want the new Civetta, which is basically the Bolide with more weight

 

I see reasons of:

• historic continuity (lineage, to put simply)
• watching how technology has made Civetta supercars (and the Civetta brand in general) evolve over the years
• expansion of the Civetta list of models and offerings.

Weight has nothing to do with this, it's just a side effect of some of the technologies (mainly on electronics and active/passive-structural safety) equipping every succeeding generation of vehicles. Although, for flipping my own argument, there's a chance that the new Civetta model won't be dramatically heavier than the Bolide anyways.

 

What the heck is going on-

 

And this is why this is my favourite thread to stalk, it takes just one post to send it into a downwards spiral to the seventh circle of irony hell

 

So that it doesn't try to kill you every turn.

 

Official Covet 4WD?! Sign me the F up!

Not that it will ever happen though, IMHO it doesn't make sense for a car like it to have AWD. Of course the Beam Team can disagree and add it in though. (which would make my 4WD CVT mod rather obsolete lol)

EDIT: then again the devs did add the Pessima Mk1's 2.0 engine to the Covet a few years ago so anything is possible.

 

OMG A MINI CUTE COVET WAGON WITH 4WD WITH SOME LIVERY ON IT,.

 

Why would anyone drive anything other than the Pigeon?

 

The Dev Team also added the 1.8 SOHC of the Pessimas in the Covet, but it doesn't make for any config in the latter right now. It could make for some in the future though, especially on the other bodystyles, assuming there will be any of course (1.8/1.8 HX Sedan, 1.8 'Shuttle', 1.8 'Vista').
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Aw, the 4Corolla Wagon with the Italian-inspired offset touches!! Hadn't thought about that!!

Maybe for smashing the Pigeon? The D-Series with the Front Push Bumper is very good at this!

 

It's not even that hard to drive

 

It's probably the most difficult to drive at the edge.

 

Maybe I'm just good but I've never felt the Bolide is much of a challenge, you just have to realize you have a large, laggy and powerful V8 behind you ready to screw you over. The Group 5 version has over 1000HP, on an 80s car with simple aero.

 

If you know how to drive well then the bolide isn’t difficult to control. You just have to get used to it and you need to go light. Cars like the 800 series let you floor it with no consequences, you can’t do the same with the bolide.

 

Not too much but it still drives like an 80s sports car, and a more modern should have more refined aero/balance and as such should be more stable.

 

Not really. The Group 5 turbocharged variant is difficult but all the others (and especially the Naturally Aspirated 350 and 390 GT variants) are fine. They understeer just as much as to not scare the uninitiated.

 

Both valid arguments for the Pessima (apart from the unique engine, i don't think they'll drop a V10 in a FWD sedan)

 

I haven't really either, it's my favorite drift car . But I can see how inexperienced drivers can struggle with front brakes that lock easily, no ABS, and laggy turbos.