todd5854 :
Be as specific as possible. Be creative, too. Maybe somewhat realistic, too.
There are two vehicles that I'd like to see.
1. A
real pickup truck
- Body type: Standard cab with a 7-foot bed
- Interior: Spartan! I want something that I can use as a work vehicle and not care if I get it dirty and then just hose out when I am done, which probably means the floor will be diamond-tread rubber and the seats will be neoprene-covered. A radio, power locks and windows, and a trailer brake controller would be the only electronics inside that I need. No DVD navigation system or any of that other crap that has no place in a truck.
- Chassis: Standard-wheelbase, half-ton (6000-6500 lbs GVWR).
- Engine: 4.0-5.0-liter 32-valve turbocharged diesel V8 with somewhere around 250-300 hp and 450-550 ft-lb torque.
- Drivetrain: 6-speed manual (NO slushbox), center locking differential, limited-slip front and rear differentials with air lockers
- Wheels: 12-14" ground clearance, disc brakes all around, all-terrain tires of roughly 325/75-18 in size.
2. The sports car
- Body type: 2-seat
- Interior: maybe I could go with leather seats and a better sound system in this one, but still relatively spartan. No iDrive or navigation system crap here.
- Chassis: 4-wheel independent suspension with coil-over shocks all around
- Engine: Naturally-aspirated DOHC V10 or V12 with about 5 L displacement, good for roughly 500 hp
- Drivetrain: 6-speed manual, AWD with a center viscous differential to send power to the front wheels, rear limited-slip differential
- Wheels: non-gaudy 18-19" Al alloy wheels wearing rubber ~275 mm wide with a ~30-40k mile treadlife