Gran Turismo Hits the Streets
At 1:21 AM, the last panel on the roof of the Granulite Turismo was finally applied, and the car was complete.
When the car's production hit the panelling phase, much of the styling was kept under wraps until its release today. Among the surprises is a black hood, not the envisioned gold hood seen in the computer-manipulated prediction.
Also, most importantly, was the headlights problem. Gran gave the message before that the original headlight idea with shiners inside and hard plastic cover would not work, and Gran had to think of something different. Gran has now unveiled its alternate plan, which it feels is actually a better fit for the car. The shiners, which could not fit in the designed spaces, were replaced with small balls of aluminum foil, giving the lights an even more shimmery effect with the krinkle paper behind them. Finally, the hard plastic was replaced with panelling tape that went over the existing panels across from the lights to anchor itself down.
The lights were obviously a hard issue, totalling over an hour for the front and back lights. The cost of the car with these style lights is 5 DLA. However, an alternate style of lights is available. Gran talked to Cheetah about being able to use its trademark 'blacklights' on the car, and so now you can order a Gran Turismo CH for 4.5 DLA, with 4 DLA going to Gran and 0.5 DLA going to Cheetah.
Granulite is very proud of its new car, and considers it the turning point of the company towards its new image of well-built muscle cars. Gran also plans to release a commercial soon to show the Turismo on video. Gran leader said, "There is no way you can fully appreciate the Turismo until you see it in action, and that's what we hope to deliver." Gran is also fond of the car's strength, the car feels like it can be absolutely pushed to the limit. For now, you'll have to rely on the photos below.
Posted 01/07/06
When the car's production hit the panelling phase, much of the styling was kept under wraps until its release today. Among the surprises is a black hood, not the envisioned gold hood seen in the computer-manipulated prediction.
Also, most importantly, was the headlights problem. Gran gave the message before that the original headlight idea with shiners inside and hard plastic cover would not work, and Gran had to think of something different. Gran has now unveiled its alternate plan, which it feels is actually a better fit for the car. The shiners, which could not fit in the designed spaces, were replaced with small balls of aluminum foil, giving the lights an even more shimmery effect with the krinkle paper behind them. Finally, the hard plastic was replaced with panelling tape that went over the existing panels across from the lights to anchor itself down.
The lights were obviously a hard issue, totalling over an hour for the front and back lights. The cost of the car with these style lights is 5 DLA. However, an alternate style of lights is available. Gran talked to Cheetah about being able to use its trademark 'blacklights' on the car, and so now you can order a Gran Turismo CH for 4.5 DLA, with 4 DLA going to Gran and 0.5 DLA going to Cheetah.
Granulite is very proud of its new car, and considers it the turning point of the company towards its new image of well-built muscle cars. Gran also plans to release a commercial soon to show the Turismo on video. Gran leader said, "There is no way you can fully appreciate the Turismo until you see it in action, and that's what we hope to deliver." Gran is also fond of the car's strength, the car feels like it can be absolutely pushed to the limit. For now, you'll have to rely on the photos below.
Posted 01/07/06
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