Update Speculation thread

I just learned first gen Sorento is body on frame, I thought they were all crossovers. It just became 10x cooler to me lmao

 

Reminds me of when I learned that the Kia Mohave/Borrego was body on frame and could be equipped with a V8 engine. Now I see it as a really cool car, hahaha.

 

New suv thingy teaser or is it the sp rockbasher from 0.27?

 

OFF-ROAD SUV like
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The Kia Sportage, the younger sibling of the Kia Sorento. This might be the car you're thinking of

 

That is indeed the Rockbasher. Specifically the Rock Racer config.

 

Wait what since when did Kia make V8s lol

Ohhh yes probably. But apparently the first gen Sportage was body on frame as well. I had no idea Kia used to make cool cars

 

They made the Mohave/Borrego and the K9 with the Hyundai Tau V8 engine.

A few years ago, they used to make the Stinger, which was a really cool car. The most powerful version had a twin turbo V6 engine.

 

Oh my god how did I forget about the Stinger lol
Shame it had such a short run

 

Given the amusingly tragic reputation of newer korean cars I would be surprised, but more infamous cars could be pretty fun and interesting as an addition, especially earlier ones from the 90s or 2000s but i think that time period is well taken care of

 

The Korean brands do have some stuff that would be cool to see. While a lot of the more interesting cars do have a lot of overlap with Japanese and German options, some of their EV offerings like the N74 would be really unique.

 

ARO 244 Codsworth?

 

Yep, time for the 2.7 V6 to get into something heavier and ladder-type framed and be equipped with RWD/4WD/AWD (because that's what the 1st-gen Sorento has). Plus, a larger 3.0 or 3.5 (also like this gen Sorento) version of that V6 could also power it.
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Yep, BOF and RWD! The best Sorento to have ever existed!
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One of my absolute favorite obscurities of the KIA brand is the Amanti/Opirus! TownCar-style looks mixed with Park Avenue-style drivetrain (transverse 3.5/3.8 V6 with FWD and 5-/6-Speed Auto) and the space, comfort, ride quality and reliability of both - this KIA 3.8 is actually a great engine reliability-wise, many people say! I'd love to own this car one day, if I could find one good example!

 

I think if they add a modern midsize crossover then basing it on something Korean would make a lot of sense, the Telluride/Palisade are pretty much textbook examples of those vehicles. There's definitely other cars I'd like to see before they add that though, a modern fullsize SUV/pickup platform is severely lacking and would be a lot cooler

 

I've only ever seen one of them on the road, it was at a random rest area in Ohio and it was a bit beaten up. Looked pretty cool though.

 

Its actualy sad that beamng drive is german but hasnt a good official german map

 

Exactly why I feel like we will eventually get one. also considering we have Gendarmerie configs of both Vivace and sunburst it could potentially be a french map coming next??? I feel like it will be a European map. if/when it eventually comes

 

I've only ever seen one also, here in Greece, but it was the pre-facelift model, with the taller/narrower/more squared-off grille and the horizontal dual-circle tail lights - and it was in decent condition. The one I posted is the facelifted version and it looks quite a bit better tbh.
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Exactly! And it could definitely be an ETK! Not to mention that a 4.4 Twin-Turbo V8 + 50% engine (meaning a 6.6 Twin-Turbo V12 ) could be its range topper! There's definitely a use case here!

 

I weirdly had a dream the other night where it was announced to be an FPU that had this body style but in grey, but for some reason the 4 headlights had green headlight rims I think I need more sleep lol

 

I once had a dream where BeamNG updated, every car got a new name, some chevrolet s-10 blazer thingy was added, all the thumbnails were updated to be pictures of the cars driving round west coast usa, and the grand marshal got a crapton of police liveries (for some reason all of the police cars were spawned at the west coast dockyards car park, and yet my computer ran smoothly). Also the graphics were like that of older BeamNG, probably somewhere around 0.14-0.18