[Thread] Cars that I would like to see in the future of NFS

NFS Unbound is due to it's last update this October, and for what I've heard and seen from withing the Racing Game Industry, the cars that will come in the next update are most likely already set in Stone, so instead of making a List of requests, I'm mostly going to weigh in on what cars I would personally love to see; the reasons I have for their inclusion in the franchise, and what kind of Customization I'd like to see on them.

I'm not expecting them to be seen in  the near future, but just knowing my opinion is out there so it could be considered is enough for me at the end of the day.

Now without further ado, here's 5 Cars I'd like to see come to NFS. 

1# Nissan Skyline GTR BNR33 '95

 One of the Underutilized brothers of the GTR modelline, the R33 is my favorite of the skylines due to it's smooth bodylines and power potentials.

While being on the heavier side, The R33 was still a solid choice for HighSpeed car tuning and Highway challenges, and it hasn't seen action on NFS ever since the Japanese exclusive OverDrivin' GTR/Skyline memorial.

And of course as of recently, there hasn't been many additions in NFS of the Import Tuner variety (The Eclipse doesn't really count as it's mostly a USDM Tuner), So if there has to be any additions to that area of the game, I propose the GTR R33 as one of those additions. 

For its customization, aside from the obvious Rocket Bunny/Pandem Bodykits I'd like it if there was 2 performance bodykits inspired by some popular tuning houses in Japan, One Crazy widebodykit that feels period correct to it's popular years in tuning and at least one modern interpretation of today's aesthetics to match the modern era of car culture a bit.

Preferably the first two or three to be Licensed, while the other One or Two be original NFS Interpretations without going into massive extremes on what is plausible in real life. 

2# Dodge Viper GTS '96

The Dodge Viper has always been one of my Childhood dream cars just on it's styling alone, Most NFS Games featured the SRT10 and SRT GTS most consistently but the '96 doesn't get as used as it did in early 90's games.

Threading the line between a Sports Car and an American Muscle car, its hard to control archetype could give for some interesting to the gameplay of NFS into a more drift oriented Mid-high end vehicle.

Classic 90's/2000's American cars are also one of the car archetypes that are seriously under represented in modern day NFS, I chose this one as it is my favorite in said Era.

For it's customization, I'd take more cues from performance packages like the Viper GTS-R or Hennessey Venom 650R as Aero Packages, whilst also creating some original kits that dance of the edge of the licensing instructions, something that you'd see either on a Track day, or maybe be spontaneous and try an interpretation of a Japanese-tuned American car as they tend to be popular in that culture from what I've heard 

3# De Tomaso Pantera  '72

A rather inderstated gem of the 70's. Sharing some design philosophies as the popular Countach, this is a classic car that in my eyes stood the test of time brilliantly that proved to be a performance powerhouse in terms of Power.

With plenty of different performance packages to chose from,  there's a lot of different choices in terms of trims to be used as customization parts, and also has seen resurgence in the Restomod community.

it's a car that you barely see in many racing games, even if it's inspiration can be seen in a lot of games that create Original cars in different game series,  which is strange that isn't being referenced often because it's styling is simply top notch.

There's plenty of trims to draw customization parts for the Pantera, like the GT5 or 90 SI, Maybe something inspired by the special GTX variant, and at the same time it has room to be modified in a more Modern Restomod look, or even to go crazy with a Retro-Futuristic style bodykit that wouldn't feel out of place on a Pantera Build in someone's imagination.

I would be mostly excited to see what kind of customization parts may appear within NFS.

4# Alpine A110 2017

I've been mostly talking about classic and retro sports cars to add into the game, so let's break that up with one of my absolute favorite modern sportscars of the late 2010's with the modern A110. 

Paying homage to the original A110, the modern interpretation not only looks proper, it also has an air of Modesty of being both Street and Sport, a Mid Engine Platform that doesn't really break into Super Car territory.

The Archetype of a Mid-engined vehicles without Supercar numbers is very limited, just in Unbound we have the Lotus Exige, Honda NSX Type R and recently the BMW M1 as representatives of the archetype, but it is by far one of the least represented car formats in the lower performance classes, so the Alpine A110 might do for a great addition not only for track use, but also for Rally Trails.

There Isn't much that has been done in terms of aftermarket to the A110, for customization the A110R Trim could be a start for a modest performance look without changing too much, then there's some kits that could be inspired by some tuning houses either for Offroad or Onroad like the Zagato ADTZ Special to give it a longtail look.

Then of course comes to potential on what NFS could do by reimagining things by giving it original bodykits that could increase it's overall options.

Bonus Sneak 5# Suzuki Swift Sport ZC33S 2017

I'll admit this is my sneak to put my car in the conversation lol, but hear me out as it might have potential.

The Swift Sport is rather unknown in places like the US, but it has a devoted community in both Japan, Latin American and European Markets, With multiple tuning houses giving it their all to make it a fun, modest Hot Hatch, or a Time Attack Monster, like HKS' TRB-04.

Need for Speed has moved away from some of the affordable, entry level cars and specially hasn't represented much in the FWD Hot Hatch Archetype, and while cars like the Honda Civic nowadays feel more like Sport Sedans than Hatchbacks, the Swift Sport may be able to fill that void for a Civic-like Starter car that is also from the modern age.

For the Customization of the Swift, there's been an increase on aftermarket support recently, one kit can take inspiration by the Katana Concept Widebody kit, whilst two others could be inspired or licensed by some of the tuning companies that exist in Japan, and of Course, if ever possible, a way to get the special HKS TRB-04 Widebody would make the addition fit NFS like a glove.

I'm also still down to see what the NFS Team could do to create original designs for the Swift, due to it being an economy car you almost don't see many making interpretations of it modified as much as the hyped out sports cars.

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And that's basically my personal list.

I encourage you to keep posting in this thread cars that you would like to see in NFS Down below!

There's many others that also deserve the spot, like the RX7 FC3S, Fairlady Z32, Plymouth GT-X, but to me these are what I would like to see, doesn't mean they should be priority though.

Anyways, got still stuff to do so I'll close this out for now.

Zino Out!