As a Citroen and TVR fan, I'm amazed there aren't more of either in the game, personally. We've got tonnes of Japanese and American stuff, and swarms of BMWs/Audis etc., but in Citroen and TVR you've got two individualistic manufacturers with a back catalogue of prime contenders. I mean, how many Aston Martins that all look and sound the same do we actually need?
CItroen have:
The Traction Avant - the first mass-produced front-wheel drive monocoque.
The DS, which if you know
anything about cars, you'll know about. If you own a car built after 1955, something, somewhere on your car was pioneered on the DS. Self-levelling suspension; Disc brakes; Plastic dashboard; Collapsible steering column; Headlamps that steer around corners....there was innovation everywhere you looked.
It also made a formidable rally car, which could be a cool bodykit preset
Then you have the SM, which featured fully-powered steering (not just power assisted), which was speed sensitive, and self-centred even when the car was stationary. Everything the DS has, plus a Maserati V6 (one of the best sounding V6s ever), headlamps that steered AND self-levelled, rain sensitive wipers and one of the sweetest interiors ever. There was also a rally version, like the DS.
There were other decent 70s offerings, such as the GS Birotor, or the CX GTi Turbo, but the 1990 BX 16v is another worthy contender (kinda biased here as that is actually my own car!) The first mass-produced French multivalve engine; sub-2400lbs kerb weight; 160bhp from 1905cc (without variable valve timing, meaning 84bhp/litre), really short gearing and a cylinder head from the Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 rally car. The engine was also used in the Peugeot 405 Mi16 mk1, so one sound recording (which I could supply) could cover two cars. It's a really roarty, snarly, cammy, heavy-breathing DOHC noise, too. There was also the BX 4TC group B rally car, which although being universally regarded as rubbish, was really interesting and fun. Or, there's the Digit, which I'm pretty sure Lamborghini copied the dashboard on when they did the Reventon.
All the above cars have hydraulic suspension....think of the fun you could have in Forzavista raising and lowering them!
Then you've got the Visa GTi or Chrono; the AX GT and GTi; the Saxo VTS; the Xsara VTS (which spawned one of the most successful WRC cars of all time). Hell, you had the C4 VTS in previous Forzas (including a glitch with the steering wheel that had to be patched), but that's disappeared now, and that C4 WRC could again be an option for bodykit preset:
And then TVR! I work with TVRs every day, and though the newer ones are well catered for (except the engine sounds, which are much quieter and smoother than they are in real life), there's nothing from their back catalogue.
You've got so many different cars with interesting features and funky sound tracks!
Vixen (lightweight classic)
The 'Wedge' range, most famous of which is probably the brutal V8 race-engined SEAC:
These had Kevlar-infused body tubs and crazy aerodynamic design features such as that picnic-bench rear spoiler:
The S-Series, which used to feature on the early Gran Turismo titles in V8 form, but I've gone for the cheapest, most basic S1 here, as they'd probably fit under D-class. And they're NOISY!:
The Griffith and Chimaera are their two most successful models, and almost iconic British Sports Cars:
The best bit about those two is that they're the same car underneath. Same sound effects; same chassis; near enough the same handling! Two cars for the price of one!
And the Cerbera, which already features as the prototype Speed 12 version, but the car most petrolheads would know is the road-going version with its crazy interior, flat-plane crank racing V8 engine and eye-catching paint jobs. It's a legendary car in the UK, thanks to an old Jeremy Clarkson video tape!
Sorry, that was only meant to be a quick post! Back to work....
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