Peugeot EK1 Concept by Marian87

……Looks kinda like a hearse huh?

The model was made by http://marian87.deviantart.com/ using Google Sketchup, he had made it for Peugeot's 2008 design contest. The model has now interior(neither did 2004 winner Stephan Schulze.) Anyway I started working on this mesh today and spent about 5 hours and 20 minutes on it to get it to this stage. Original download link for his model can be found here:
http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=db6f4644019db5a82ff689aec7c6298f

I like the shape of the car because, aside for it being very original, it looks like a hearse and a it's got a nice sleek bullet train feel to it. The car has a really unique look, probably because Marian is best known for making fantasy aerial space crafts. The original name for his concept was EKI, but I decided to make it EK1 instead, simply because to me, it sounds better. I was recording the whole procedure of changing it from a regular 3D file to NFSMW, but about 4 hours in, I got an error so all that data was lost, the only data I have left is of the last hour of it, which isn't much, but if you'd like to check it out anyway, head on over to my livestream page at:
livestream.com/hmoobphajej I also have video of the upcoming car too.

I added extra geometry to the tire sidewalls because originally it was flat, did a few other tiny fixes, but other than that, it's pretty much like the original. The texture for the tire in the ingame shots was gotten from here:
http://blenderguru.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/goodyear_original.png

The perfromance file is done by MTEBI, either my MW is corrupted but I can't modify the Monaro's top speed like I could with my other cars, or even the acceleration or the ratios, maybe it's just me.

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Car Info:
Replaces: Monaro
Mods: Paintable body, and windows, spoiler and roof scoops.

Polygon counts:
+Car Body:
–27531 Vertices
–35428 Polygons
+Each Wheel's:
–13833 Vertices
–13760 Polygons
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–Credits and Thanks:
~Marian87 http://marian87.deviantart.com/ for the car and permission.
~nfscars.net for being here.
~Lack of fantasy/concept car types.
~MTEBI for the performance.
~FOX for inspiration.
~Thanks to the guy that approves this.
~The person that compiled the Maplestory OST because I listened to that for the past 2 hours while compiling the final build of this, lol.
~The people that download this and gives this car a try.

You can upload this car anywhere, I don't mind, just make sure you note that it was obtained originally from nfscars.net and the modeler is Marian87, and the originaly compiler was me, djoverlay.
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Software Tools Used
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Trial of Google Sketchup 6.12 hours left
Cinema 4D R10
Photoshop 10 with Nvidia Plugin
Arushan's tools
Zmod107

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Misc Info
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Well later guys, I would have made the description longer but I gotta goto work….dreading it today, because Sunday(into monday mornings) are always the heaviest ship days and man I'm going to be busy! Atleast I only mainly have to dispatch local routes.
Listening to MapleStory OST - Shanghai song

Next car preview is a Fictitious F1 Pod Racer, Unknown author, but found on google sketchup. I can't make the propellers spin, but you get the basic idea. As you can see there are LOTS of parts to this model. Compiling all those parts is going to take a while. Already spent 9 hours fixing the normals and misplaced vertices. Anyway until next time, see ya guys.