Car Ideas

Okay, I've managed to make the money to found my own motor company, a global network is already in progress and my goal is to set up an enthusiastic new brand quickly. How would I do it?

I would first start with several concept cars, each showcasing different designs and different models. Then gauge which receives the most attention and produce three more concepts including: A three door hatch, a large sedan and a crossover SUV that rides on the same platform. Mostly to show what direction the company is about to take.

Execution would be simple, develop one platform with two different sizes and two different front sub-frames. The sub-frames for changing the vehicle from front wheel drive to rear wheel drive, the sizes for different models. All pieces would be engineered to handle diesel, hybrid/electric and high output power trains. Cars with the large platform will be designated with platform code "L" and the shorter platform with "S". Cars with the FWD sub-frame will be designated "F" and rear drive sub-frame cars will be designated "R". All combination's are capable of AWD, though only the F cars will be capable of AWD all the time. Sub monikers: "e" electric, "h" hybrid, "a" permanent awd, "d" diesel.

Power train development would be an extremely versatile Inline 6 cylinder that could be heavily cross-adapted to use diesel or hydrogen. A larger V8 would be developed for luxury sedans and high-performance. The Inline 6 would be able to be shortened into 3- 4- or 5- cylinders. "t" and "s" monikers would be added to denote supercharged and turbocharged variations. The engine capacity would vary depending on applications but would never move to compete with the V8.

Global Product range would include the following, with select cars only appearing in certain markets:

FS Platform cars
-Coupe (See Honda Civic)
-Fastback Coupe (See VW Scirocco)
-Fastback 5 Door (Used for Hybrids, see Toyota Prius/Honda Insight)
-3 Door (See Volkswagen Rabbit)
-5 Door (See Mazda 3)
-Sedan (See Toyota Corolla)
-Convertible (See Volkswagen Eos)

FL Platform cars
-Sedan (See Nissan Altima)
-5 Door (See Mazda6)
-Wagon (See Subaru Legacy Wagon)
-Small SUV/CUV (See Subaru Outback)

RS Platform cars
-Coupe (See BMW 3 Series)
-High Performance Coupe (See Mercedes AMG CLK Black Series)
-Convertible (See Lexus IS C)

RL Platform cars
-Sedan (See Infiniti M)
-Wagon (See Cadillac CTS Wagon)

"GT Concept"

**-Easily Removable from list

Chrysler:
-Chrysler ME Four-Twelve
-Chrysler Firepower
-Chrysler 200C

Dodge:
-Dodge Circuit EV*
-Dodge Demon
-Dodge Hornet**
-Dodge Sling Shot
-Dodge Razor**
-Dodge Viper GTS-R Concept
-Dodge Copperhead

Jeep:
-Jeep Jeepster**

Plymouth:
-Plymouth Howler**

Chevrolet:
-Chevrolet Super Sport Concept
-Chevrolet Beat Concept
-Chevrolet WTCC Ultra
-Chevrolet Sting Ray Concept
-Chevrolet Volt Concept

Cadillac:
-Cadillac Converj Concept
-Cadillac Cien
-Cadillac CTS Coupe Concept
-Cadillac Sixteen Concept**
-GM Ecojet

Saturn:
-Saturn Y Roadster**
-Saturn Curve**

Buick:
-Buick Riviera Concept
-Buick Wildcat Concept**

Pontiac:
-Pontiac Solstice Coupe Concept
-Pontiac G6 Concept**
-Pontiac Solstice SD-290

Opel:
-Opel GTC Concept

Holden:
-Holden Efigy**
-Holden Coupe 60
-Holden Torana TT36

Vauxhall:
-VX Lightning**

Saab:
-9X Air
-Aero X

Mazda:
-Taiki
-Ryuga
-Furai
-Kabura
-Kiyora
-RX-8 Hydrogen

Ford:
-GT90
-Shelby GR-1
-Shelby Cobra Concept
-Mustang GT-R
-Mustang GT Concept**
-Reflex**
-Indigo**

Mercury:
-Messenger Concept**

Lincoln:
-Concept C

Toyota:
-FT-HS Concept
-2004 Alessandro Concept**
-Hybrid Camry Concept**
-FT-86

Scion:
-Fuse
-Hako Coupe
-iQ Concept

Lexus:
-LF-A Concept 1
-LF-A Concept 2
-LF-C
-2054 Lexus Concept

Subaru:
-B11S**
-Legacy Concept**
-Subaru Impreza WRC Concept**
(**)-While all three cars have the stars, I wouldn't want all three removed. Rather... just pick one that makes sense.

Mitsubishi:
-Concept-RA
-Concept-X
-Concept Sportback**
-Concept-cX

Suzuki:
-Kizashi
-Kizashi 3**
-Concept S**
-GSX-R4

Hyundai:
-Genesis Coupe Concept
-Veloster Coupe Concept**
-HDC8 Concept
-NEOS Concept**

Kia:
-Kee Coupe
-KOUP Concept

Honda:
-FC Sport
-CR-Z
-OSM Concept
-HSC Concept
-FCX Clarity

Acura:
-Advanced Sports Car Concept
-Advanced Sedan Concept
-RSX Concept

Ferrari:
-599XX

Maserati:
-Chicane Concept**

Alfa Romeo:
-Nuvola**
-Diva

Zagato:
-Ferrari 575M Zagato**
-Bentley Continental GTZ**
-Aston Martin DB7 Zagato
-Zagato Perana Z-One

Peugeot:
-20Cup
-4002 Concept
-907 Concept
-Concept RC Hymotion

Citroen:
-GT by Citroen
-C-Métisse
-DS Inside
-C5 Airscape**

BMW:
-Efficient Dynamics
-Concept CS**
-1 Series tii
-GINA**
-M1 Concept

Mercedes:
-F700
-F400

Volkswagen:
-BlueSport
-Concept-R**
-IROC Concept**
-GTI W12-650**
-Nardo W12 Concept
-EcoRacer
-GX3

Audi:
-R-Zero**
-RSQ
-Nuvolari
-Avus Quattro**
-LeMans Quattro
-E-tron
-R8 V12 TDI
-Quattro Concept**
(**)-I'm not expecting anything of these three as they're both somewhat old and the only car on that list that didn't have some part in the R8's creation is the Nuvolari.

Lamborghini:
-Concept-S
-Estoque Concept
-Miura Concept**
-Embolado**

Italdesign:
-Giugiaro Mustang
-Quaranta
-Namir
-Ferrari GG50**

Pininfarina:
-Ferrari P 4/5
-Ferrari Pininfarina Rossa**
-Maserati Birdcage 75th
-Sintesi**

Lotus:
-Exige GT3 Concept
-APX

Jaguar:
-Concept-F
-C-XF

Aston Martin:
-One-77
-Lagonda SUV**
-Rapide Concept**

Land Rover:
-LRX**
-Range Stormer**

Bugatti:
-C16 Galibier

Nissan:
-Round Box Concept**
-Skyline Coupe Concept
-Evalia Concept**
-Sport Concept**
-Urge
-GT-R Proto
-GT-R Concept
-Foria**
-Z Concept**

Infiniti:
-Triant Concept**
-Essence Concept

Rinspeed:
-iChange**

Fisker:
-Karma**

Tesla:
-Model S

Ruf:
-eRuf
-Greenster Concept**

Beyond GT5

Hypothetical:

KY has been granted a huge budget increase, and his studio's are expanded. He know has close to 200 employees, with the ability to form them into two separate teams capable of working on multiple different projects. (In addition, two small Polyphony Digital studios are set up in Europe and America to monitor and tailor the games to each markets needs.) One team is set under himself, the other is under you (although you're still working under him.) He's decided to entrust you with the GT series while he works on another game genre/GTPSP2/Tourist Trophy/Expansion into PS4 and readying "GT7"

Your goal is this: Create another PS3 GT-franchise game, and erase the bad memories of the wait between GT4 and GT5. You also have free roam to explore new features though GT6's goal is the same as 2 and 4's.. that being expanding on the first game. Lets say you have the cream of the crop when it comes to game designers, and with most of the R&D for PS3 already completed, you're able to churn out small-ish games fairly quickly.

Notes:
-This game is an expansion of GT5, most of the revolutionary changes will be applied to GT7.
-Keep in mind anything drastically new added should be reflected in your release date.


My plan:

Release two themed "A-spec" games. Each having 150-200 cars.

The first featuring Vintage racing cars circa 1970 and under. Provide an even mix from across the globe from American Trans-Am to vintage Bently's and Bugatti's. Tracks would include Indianapolis, Monaco, Laguna Seca, Le Mans, Nurburgring (Grand Prix), and one original GT track redone with a classic feel (to cut down on development times and due to lack of source material, all real tracks would be the modern versions.)

The next game would feature mostly on Concept Cars (An extended version of GT Concept but with a few more tracks and cars). Tracks would include mostly GT-Original tracks. Preferably city and night-courses, with the full version of Nurburgring and the Top Gear test track providing more racing feel.

Both A-spec games could each introduce new minor details and features, but all tracks and the majority of all cars would be included in "GT6" thus the development of each game wouldn't go to waste.


Next up would undoubtedly be GT6 Prologue. Much following in the footsteps of the other prologues, the game would feature only the newest or extremely popular recent production vehicles. Concept cars would no longer be present as they have their own game. Select "tuners" would be included, and I would try to include as many of the past and present SEMA GT Award winners as possible, even if they've been in GT games before.

Then we get to GT6... a game that's been in development over the past 3 years. No radical new features are included. The biggest addition is more cars and more tracks with a limited return of Racing modification. However, the game has been split into three different versions, each focusing on a specific region or collection of regions.

GT Pacifica: Primary focus on Japanese and Australian marks. Notable American and European cars still make appearances throughout. Think of how Gran Turismo is now and you've got it.

GT Americana: Focuses on cars from North and South America. Notable Japanese and European cars are included and tracks span the globe (Ex: NASCAR's can still race at Suzuka).

GT Europa: Focuses on cars from Europe (might even go so far as to include the CitiGolf R from South Africa.) Again, notable American and Japanese cars make appearances. Really needs Porsche though.

All three games can be purchased individually, or all together and the garages from all three are unified in the Online/Arcade Mode. That's right, if you only buy GT Europa, you can take your TechArt Porsche and race against a Roush Mustang or Spoon S2000 (Tuners being the biggest varying factor between each version).

To clarify. You buy GT Americana, each American dealer is going to look roughly like Nissan and Subaru do now in any GT game. When you go to Nissan, the cars are going to be slightly more limited, or feature US Domestic vehicles.

Nissan in GT Americana:
B13 Sentra SE-R
B14 200SX SE-R
B15 Sentra SE-R Spec V '03
B15 Sentra SE-R Spec V '06
B16 Sentra SE-R Spec V
L31 Alitma SE-R
L32 Altima SE Sedan
L32 Altima SE Coupe
A35 Maxima SV
S13 Sileighty
S13 180SX (The 2.4 motor isn't really worth it)
S14 Silvia pre-facelift (Again the 2.4 motor really isn't worth it)
S15 Silvia Spec-R Aero (The first true JDM car that is here due to popularity)
R32 Skyline GT-R Vspec II
R33 Skyline GT-R
R34 Skyline GT-R Vspec
R35 GT-R
R35 GT-R Vspec
2008 Murano
S30 240Z
S30 280Z
S130 280ZX Turbo
Z32 300ZX TT
Z33 350Z
Z33 NISMO 350Z
Z34 370Z
Z34 NISMO 370Z

Okay... still fairly lengthy. But the majority of the cars on there are Domestic Nissans.

Ford's list would look something like this:

2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid
2010 Ford Fusion Sport
2010 Ford Fusion NASCAR
1970 Ford Torino Cobra 351 Windsor
1972 Ford Gran Torino 351 Cleveland
1974 Ford Gran Torino "Starsky and Hutch"
1964 Ford Falcon 289
2009 Ford FG Falcon XR8
1995 Ford Taurus SHO
1999 Ford Taurus SHO
2010 Ford Taurus SHO
2000 SVT Contour
2004 SVT Focus
2008 Focus SES Coupe
2009 Focus RS
2004 SVT Lightning
2010 SVT Raptor 6.2
1965 Mustang GT Fastback 289
1968 Mustang GT Bullitt
1969 Mustang Mach 1
1970 Boss 302
1970 Boss 429
Ford GT40 Mk1
Ford GT40 MkIV
1993 Mustang GT
1993 SVT Cobra
1993 SVT Cobra R
1995 SVT Cobra R
1998 SVT Cobra
1998 Mustang GT
2000 SVT Cobra R
2001 Mustang GT Bullitt
2004 SVT Cobra
2004 Mustang GT
2004 Mustang Mach 1
2008 Mustang GT
2008 Mustang GT Bullitt
2008 Mustang GT500
2008 Mustang GT500KR
2010 Mustang GT
2010 Mustang GT500
2005 Ford GT
Concept: Mustang GT-R
Concept: Mustang GT Concept
Concept: GT-90
Concept: Italdesign Mustang

More or less something like that. Not counting most race cars and may include one or two others.

Tuners (Again I'll use Ford)

Roush:
2008 P-51A Mustang
2008 427R Mustang
2008 427R Trak Pak
2010 427R
2010 Stage 3

Steeda:
Q350
Q500
Q650

Saleen:
S281 3V
S281 Supercharged
S281 Extreme
S7 TT
S7 R
Concept: S5S Raptor
S302 Parnelli Jones Edition
S331 Sport Truck

Shelby:
1966 GT350
1966 GT350H
1966 GT350R
1968 GT500
2006 Shelby GT-H
2007 Shelby GT
Shelby Series 1
Shelby GT500E
Shelby GT500 Super Snake 605
Concept: Ford Shelby GR-1
Concept: Ford Shelby Cobra Concept
AC Shelby Cobra 289
Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe

Ego

I recently watched a movie called Revolver by a gentleman by the name of Guy Ritchie(Lock, Stock, and two smoking barrels, Snatch) which included, among other actors, Jason Statham (if you've seen the other two movies you'll know that this is a BIG SURPRISE). The movie was well done as usual, and Statham puts on a very good performance as Jake Green, a freshly released, falsely accused criminal. During his time spent in prison, he meets two men in the cells surrounding him, being in solitary confinement however... restricts all of their communication to writing in books that are handed out by twin brothers. On the day Mr. Green and his compadres are supposed to escape however, Jake awakes to find that he's been abandoned by his mentors. They proceed to clean him out of all the money in his home, after leaving him with the knowledge of how to get it all back.

However, this post is not a review of Revolver but rather an elaboration on one of it's themes. That theme being the human ego, and how it controls and manipulates us all. As stated in the movie (and the tagline), the human ego is the closest and most discreet enemy one can know. Disguising itself as your thoughts, and weaning you on it's logic. Two characters in the movie are utterly controlled by their ego's, yet by the end of the movie only Mr. Green has overcome it. Upon finishing the movie, I have since been keen to find out what the ego is exactly, and what actions it triggers. After some thought, and watching examples in the movie, I believe that the ego's biggest need is satisfaction, and the comfort of knowing that you're better than someone, and wanting to defeat them when they challenge you. The biggest battle ground for the ego in this day and age? Simple, The Internet. There is a running joke among select semi-underground internet communities that there are no women on the internet, and while this may not be true, I believe that this statement is made due to the many arguments made on comment sections of articles and posts that generally end in word battles among ignorant pencil pushers. (I saw one man try to defend himself so far that the author[The Editor In Chief to Motor Trend Magazine] had to get involved to prove him wrong. Not only did the gnetlemen not comply and continue to argue that he was right, but the entire website grew immediately out of his favor and he was most likely banned as he hasn't been seen since.)

The biggest threat to Internet "tough guys"? Why, the troll of course. Not to make it sound obvious and make you feel stupid (I acknowledge that not everyone is keen to interent terminology) but allow me to enlighten you. An internet troll isn't some big scaly green monster, but rather someone who writes or posts something in the intent of creating an internet word battle. The troll is also subject to ego though, especially if he participates in the battle with the intention of proving everyone wrong (thought their original statements generally are illogical)

Honor can often be associated with the human ego as well. It's really simple, just replace the word Honor with Ego and tah-dah you're all set to go.





PRO TIP: In the time I've written this, three people have sneezed into their hands and continued to type on their computers. WASH YOUR HANDS AFTER USING PUBLIC COMPUTERS IF YOU DDON'T ALREADY

First!

This is probably the most annoying thing someone can say when it comes to commenting on something. "Haha I commented on this Picture/Blog/Topic/etc. thing before you did... however, in my rush to be the honorary first commenter... I forgot to actually say anything intellectual. Therefor the person who comments next with something to actually SAY will be the first comment."

I love and hate the Internet.