Awards shows, a new Autoworks challenge, and promising creators show a possibly brighter future for the RAI as Carblox digests the news for you one last time. Photo Credits: Carblox Letter from the Editor I'd like to extend a congratulations to the winners of this year's Wheelys, alongside urging all nominees to pat themselves on the back. This year marks the final major Carblox release, the long overdue Industry Digest 35. Reason for that delay is a combination of poor memory, lackluster motivation, and a busy life, alongside a litany of other projects I'm trying to take up. But rather than explain myself, let's round up the news one last time, for all the developments of early May. Also note there is no Industry Updated because I wrote two stories for it, but I fear I cooked so hard that they were basically full stories in their own right. Let me pat myself on the back one last time, eh? Release Radar Image Credits: hackerkm (Gallus) Now, onto the news! Ceinder Teases Their Revival Image Credits: lookitswierdo (Ceinder) Ceinder is back with a vengeance as the no-longer-young automaker takes a dramatic leap forward, as they dropped this photo of a model that is a distinct shift from the design of their most popular models: the Vaike and Moethus. Pairing a lot more polygons with a more sculpted design, we know literally nothing about it, and the Neifon has been MIA for a while. But if there's anything we do know, it's that Ceinder may just be getting back into the driver seat. This follows a trend with many CSG brands leaping forward in recent times, as their build quality begins catching up with their Blender-built contemporaries. With this, Ceinder has retaken the attention that it had during it's most active years of late 2021 to early 2023, and here's to hoping that this unnamed coupe drives as well as it looks. Aura Announces Deios Preorders Come June Speaking of Blender automobiles, while everyone knows the young brand for it's nomination for Bust of the Year at the 2024 Wheely Awards, it seems the company is unfettered by the somewhat unflattering award. Owner Danielismyboiiii dropped the below photo with an announcement for a June preorder release for their debut electric sedan, the Aura Deios. Image Credits: Danielismyboiiii (Aura) This comes at a somewhat weird time, because as brick builders set the stage and steal the show with bold new Blender-based designs such as the Shogun Athens or Zoflr Zeanon, the Aura Deios is, to put it bluntly, following the Elektrisk formula to a tee, which has been the downfall of similar brands such as MOZA. The car, which has been in a delayed state of development since late summer and early fall of 2023, fails to grab eyeballs or attention as it clones the 2022 Elektrisk Pluto's homework, of which even the newer model strays from. But preorders are one of the best ways to build hype as eager owners anticipate their own customised version of the upcoming auto. As we all know, the order-based release strategy is truly what gave PIO the exclusivity that expanded it's relevance. But it's left to be seen if the Deios will be able to forge a new path for itself amidst the "Bust of the Year" nomination due to it's current vapourware status, or will it succumb to the industry's desire for differentiation as other young ambitious Blender-built brands have before. Either way, b8ta should take notes, and aim to avoid the same shortcomings that were revolutionary when they were introduced in 2021 by the Elektrisk team, but nowadays are as commonplace as electric cars from Swedish companies. 2024 Wheely Award Winners, and What's Next Image Credits: Adinsapo Let's start with the thing everyone's wondering: winners, nominees, losers. Well, have no fear, because this year we're releasing it now! We'll dive into more news and information afterwards, but let's get the real reason you're on Carblox's site out of the way first. (Side note, Wix Blogs loves adding features that look great but work horribly and break the whole site. I've saved this article more often than usual during the writing process in response.) We had a total of 47, smashing the 38 from last year. Note that nominees are not listed from most popular to least popular, aside from the winner and runner up. Design Awards Body Class Awards Brand Awards Creator Awards Editorial Awards Now that we've gotten our winners announced and revealed, let's move onto the next part of the article: what's next? With Carblox closing down this year, what happens to the Wheelys? Well, I'd like to announce that the Wheely Awards will in fact be returning next year for 2025! After listening to your feedback and insights, me and the Wheelys Team decided to bring it back once more for a chance to continue improving the presentation, because as beautiful as the venues by BlindedEpisode, Adinsapo, and hackerkm are, my public speaking skills are slacking, making the actual award part the low. So we will be back once more, and I can't wait to see what you all create! But the most exciting part is the Wheelys are now going to accept title sponsors, since for the past two, it's been Carblox-presented. Expect a lot of changes for next year, especially as we try to move the date around, alongside try to prevent the lack of nominees who actually showed up, which hampered the mood this year when the likes of Hipas_Account and Ono_Three skipped the ceremony, if they knew about it at all. More information will be given out later this year! The Digest on Carblox Originally I was planning on having someone interview me for a final SPECIAL REPORT, but quite literally it slipped my mind. Oh well! Well, this is it, enough delaying. Carblox officially closes once this goes live. I won't be taking the site down (it makes for excellent addition to my portfolio), and I guess that'll be that. Now, question is, is there a chance Carblox returns? Totally! For all I know, a young journalist joins this server, asks to join Carblox, and takes on the role of Editor-in-Chief. But can I just say, it has been an honour to report on all of your creations, brands, and events. As the old guard pass on the torch, I have more confidence in the future of ro-automotive than I've ever had before. Image Credits: Adinsapo I'd like to thank you all for the interesting 3 years of Carblox, and I'd like to say one last time... Consider it Covered.

Let's take a look at the year, predictions from last year, and expectations for 2024 2023 Wheely Awards red carpet - Image Credits: BlindedEpisode A whole year since the last Trendletter came out, and in those mere 12 months, in only 365 days, the game has changed, the landscape of the industry will never be the same again. Letter from the Founder I just wanted to say thanks for supporting Carblox over the course of 2023, especially in the wake of the structure of Carblox changing, and with the past few months of relative inactivity. The plan is to be a lot more active and consistent over the course of 2024. 2022 Predictions - Did THey Hold Up? Autoworks Community Challenges This was a big part of 2023, with the hatchback challenge's conclusion, the sedan challenge which was a huge hit, and the currently ongoing compact sports car challenge, but our 2022 prediction understated how popular it would be, being a big enough part of the year that participants were given Honour awards at the 2023 Wheelys! 1974 Awesion Paarma Coupe by Hipas_Account - Image Credits: KASH1R0 Visual Experiences This prediction however, did not hold up as well over the year. While there were a few creators producing YouTube videos, not only was it a lot less than those who did the year prior, this was definitely not the game-changer we predicted it to be, but for those who did employ videos did it really well, with Ono_Three's unveiling of the 2024 Colt Riolu taking the cake. In fact, it could be said edited videos took a major backseat this year. 2024 Colt Riolu by Ono_Three - Image Credits: Carblox Fictional Automotive Industry Countries Another big part of 2023 was definitely the FAIC, which experienced both new members, and improved maps. One major development was in fact that with more creators getting into building maps featuring ro-automotive vehicles, there was way more options to choose from besides Untergelrich by Lumius_RBLX. FAIC right now though, the Discord itself has cooled down a lot recently due to school being back in session compounded by the huge bursts of development over the summer and many big members also switching focus to their ro-auto brands. Yeji, Kouei skyline - Image Credits: Blinded_Episode Although this prediction didn't account for maps based on real locations, where junaid1234566667's SLX Nurburgring was a smash hit, and seemingly overnight becoming the premier hangout game for the community within Autoworks, alongside outright growing it's own thanks to the organization of a racing league, where you can see the likes of Alkazar, Volattolo, and others dominate the iconic touring track. The game's near instantaneous success truly opened the doors for more creators to get into making games, with a in-progress collaborative effort of FAIC members in the works, alongside KASH1RO's Candalero-based games also gaining a momentum. Charlemagne, Candalero skyline - Image Credits: KASH1R0 Things We Noticed Things we noticed over the course of 2023 are comprised of two big things: rising CSG standards, more new creators. CSG standards in 2023 went up. Now, in 2022 we said that the average quality of a CSG/brick car was rising, but in 2023, the standards jumped up noticeably higher than the median was set at. The biggest cause of this was Untergelrich getting rid of a large swatch of CSG vehicles in favour of a new rating system that caused a lot of controversy and discussion over what the bare minimum actually is. And while it may not seem like it, Untergelrich was still the game of the industry, and not being in Untergelrich was a huge deal. Now, that was a few months ago, and nowadays the majority of veteran brick creators have risen to meet those standards (besides the likes of the Eventide Red), but that natural progression was definitely rushed a lot more than it seemed at the time. In the end, it wouldn't be untruthful to say Untergelrich's big change really did help Nurburgring rise in popularity, because of this abrupt and messy transition, somewhat akin to how Unity basically obliterated itself this year as well. Nowadays, being in one game or another has really become an afterthought, rather than one of the formost thing builders would think of when working on their newest model. Now, with a lot of former beginners growing into intermediate, good, and great builders, Autoworks had a lot of young new members join the ro-auto industry, to varying degrees of success. The prevailing tactic nowadays is to get good enough at building before you go public with your brand, but not everyone followed that direction strategy. The aforementioned Eventide Red is an excellent example of how not to debut, with the young startup becoming a meme in the community since the car was definitely released when Codealize was not at his best skill-wise. Many other brands simply adapted, like Alkazar, Volattolo, and Fletcher, seen here. 1965 Fletcher Beluga Interior and Exterior - Image Credits: Shamrockaway Predictions for 2024 The Changing of the Guard Let's get personal: 2024 is likely the last year I'm going to be writing at Carblox, or actively participating in this industry in its entirety. It's not because I'm going to be graduating in a year and a half, nor is it because I don't like journalism anymore. It's because I've simply reached the end of my time in the ro-automotive community. Deciding it's time for me to move on from Carblox is not based on age though. My prediction for 2024 (and honestly 2025) is more new and young creators taking over as veteran creators move on, with veteran meaning an active member of the community for 2 or more years in this case. This isn't going to be a massive swath of people, it'll likely be a small group. NOTE: Since writing this, MXZBRO and Hipas_Account have exited the industry, with the former leaving Valiente and APEXGROUP, and the latter closing down Awesion and releasing all unfinished models. Awesion's Goodbye - Image Credits: Hipas_Account The Wheely Awards are A Bigger Deal This Year 2023's Wheely Awards were a smash hit, albeit with flaws. But it really shook things up, since compared to the event which inspired it, Autoworks' Innovation Awards, it will be returning for a second year. The 2024 Wheelys are going to be one of the biggest events of the year, merging an improved ceremony with much needed balancing, the award show will definitely show off the full breadth of the industry. This is also paired with a significantly larger nominee base than both 2023 and the Inspiration Awards of 2021, with anyone and everyone having a solid shot at nomination. This prediction expects awards to become somewhat more notable to creators as last year had a lot of well-deserved wins, and this year you don't need to build an amazing auto show stand to get a foot in the door. Another prediction is that winning a Wheely Award to become one thing you let people, because people would like the ring of "5x Wheely Award winning brand" or "Wheely Award winner for Best Luxury Automobile". Halleyway Hall - Image Credits: Carblox Fictional Automotive Goes Mainstream In late 2023, a bunch of makes and models in some of the biggest car games on ROBLOX, most notably Greenville were removed due to copyright issues and DMCA worries that a remixed name could not solve. In their place, fictionalised models came in, specifically mesh-based models. Previously, only Elektrisk, Colt, and NVNA were available in mainstream games, and you couldn't even drive the Colt Riolu in Greenville or NVNA Acesera in Pacifico 2 without buying a gamepass (and let's be real, there's better SUVs than 2021's Elektrisk Polaris nowadays). But with Rokuta being one of the first brands to join that club in about a year -- Eldersburg, Maryland added them this month -- the future of big games is seemingly fictional. Greenville also fictionalised some existing models in attempt to skirt the legal woes, to varying degrees of success design-wise. Fictionalised Lamborghini - Image Credits: Greenville, WI In 2024, expect more real car companies to refuse to allow their models appear in games, and more fictional models to take place, either from existing makers, or new ones. This will also likely push more builders to learn Blender over CSG due to CSG lending itself a lot more to hyper-stylisation and different build techniques producing different feels based on the builder. Though if the plan is to promote more fictional brands, the current state of redesigning existing real world models will need to improve to match the fictional ro-automotive industry's prowess in creatively designed cars, as currently Greenville is at a loss. Fictionalised Porsche - Image Credits: Greenville, WI Outro Sorry for being 4 days late, I had actually finished this 95% of the way 4 days before NYE, then forgot about it, then got busy on New Year's Eve, was still busy on New Year's Day, and procrastinated yesterday. So here is your very belated Happy New Year. Though the extra time did give us the chance to see some of the predictions here begin playing out already. Stay tuned for the next Industry Digest, coming up later this month, alongside a lot more development news for the 2nd Annual Wheely Awards, as it's only 5 months away now.

Is a score really the best way to test cars? Image Credits: Carblox THE UNTERGELRICH VEHICLE RUBRIC IS AS FOLLOWS: cars that are built with realistic proportions receive 20 points. Cars that have “no open gaps” (1) receive 10 points. Cars that don’t have glitches like “z-fighting” receive 5 points. Cars that are rounded in the front receive 20 points, and cars that are also rounded in the rear receive another 20 points. Cars whose side panels are not entirely flat receive 20 points. Cars that have more realistic pillars, i.e., “tilted pillars”, receive another 10 points. The list goes on, but in total, the maximum amount of points a car can receive is 180 points. To be considered for placement in the Untergelrich car spawner, cars must receive at least 120 points. With this system, brick or CSG-constructed cars that were built with great attention to detail and genuine care, will earn the most points—that’s pretty much a given. And, of course, the contrary also applies; the low-tier cars get a low-tier grade. For example: exceptionally-built cars like the Viper F33 series earned a total of 160 points. Well-made cars like the Amfluss Leicht earned a total of 120 points, simply just at the minimum threshold for acceptance. And rather questionable cars like the Marvino Voyage earned a total of just 50 points. While this is great news for both the top-of-the-line manufacturers, it really isn’t great news for the others. One manufacturer—or rather, a group of manufacturers—had a lot to say about it when the announcement was made. Alliance 11, or A11, is a massive, yet still relatively young auto group founded by Colfedu (who we may refer to as “Colf” in the future.) While many of his cars like the Vicennis Pursuer, the Zhongshan City EV, the Amfluss Leicht, or the Volattolo Stragadna met the 120-point threshold, some of his other works, like the classic Avantidea and both existing Lakas models, were automatically cut. One issue with this: even though the rubric is objective, the way in which it grades these cars is flawed. Let’s take a look at two Volattolo models: the Stragadna and the Avantidea. If we were to judge these cars based on the rubric, we could see the major difference between them. One is a 1960s sedan. The other is a 1980s “wedge” supercar. 1984 Volattolo Avantidea, 1964 Volattolo Stragadna With this system, brick or CSG-constructed cars that were built with great attention to detail and genuine care, will earn the most points—that’s pretty much a given. Many cars above the 120-point threshold all have one or two characteristics in common—they all feature curvature in either the front or the rear or both. The Stragadna, intentionally designed to fit the period, meets these expectations. The front headlight is spherical, with a cylindrical housing to go along with it. This cylinder extends throughout the entire length of the car—which is another detail I will mention later. The front headlight is spherical, with a cylindrical housing to go along with it. Of course, this is the 1960s. Cars in this time period were characterized by their sleek, flowy bodylines. Compare this to the time period, the context, and the history behind the Avantidea—it’s the 80s, it’s Italian, it’s supposed to be fast. Naturally, the wedge shaped car of the time, akin to the real-life Lamborghini Countach and the Ferrari Testarossa, was the answer. Naturally, the wedge shaped car of the time. Volattolo produced a wedge-shaped car during the 1980s. Volattolo had also learned some things along the way and made this car more advanced than its previous models, like the Stragadna. The Untergelrich point system proves this fact directly. The doors? Points to the Avantidea. Nice pedals? The Avantidea’s got you covered. The interior as a whole? Avantidea. Arguably, the Avantidea is the better car in terms of detail. If this is true, why did the Avantidea score 20 points below the Stragadna? It’s because the Avantidea, unlike the Stragadna, does not use a lot of cylindrical or elliptical elements. Why would it? It’s a wedge car. Because this cylinder, that starts at the Stragadna’s headlights, through the side panels, all the way back to the rear, exists, the Stragadna scores 20 points for curvature in the front and scores another 20 points for curvature in the rear. The Avantidea, which has no curvature in the front or the rear, because it’s more of an 80s wedge car than a curvy, 60s sedan, gets zero points for these two categories. Speaking of this cylinder that goes through the entire car, that cylinder is also the reason why the Stragadna scores higher in terms of the curvature of its side panels, more than the Avantidea. A whole 20 points more, even though both cars are entirely slab-sided. There is no debate as to which car has a more developed side profile. Because they simply both have none. So, even with the differences between the interior quality, the Stragadna wins, and meets the minimum threshold for consideration. Now, this is not a defense to get the Avantidea above the 120-point threshold or to get the Stragadna lesser points. Even so, the Stragadna would be booted from the spawner, as said from Lumius himself. And, if I were to grade the Avantidea, exactly how it was intended. I would still give it 100 points, if not a couple points less. In fact, the problem lies in how the cars are graded. In fact, here is how I would grade the Volattolo Avantidea and Stragadna: The 1984 Volattolo Avantidea: Realistic to the time period? Yes. (+5 points) Build quality? Pretty good. (+4 points, out of possible 5 points) Technique? Acceptable. (+3 points, out of possible 5 points) Nice interior? Sure. (+3 points, out of possible 5 points) Drives well? Yes. (+5 points) Functions? They exist. (+3 points, out of possible 5 points) Total: 23 points. Maximum possible: 30 points. The 1960 Volattolo Stragadna: Realistic to the time period? Yes. (+5 points) Build quality? It’s alright. (+2 points) Technique? Acceptable. (+3 points) Nice interior? Couldn’t say so. (+1 point) Drives well? Sure. (+4 points) Functions? Not a lot. (+1 point) Total: 16 points. Maximum possible: 30 points. Now, the cars are appropriately scored. But, is a score really the best way to test cars? Should they be subject to an examination? If we’re talking efficiency, sure. It’s quick, it’s objective, and it’s effective. Well, it’s only effective if it’s done right. Matter of fact, I think it’s almost impossible to get it done right. The only way to get it done right is to have hundreds and hundreds of criteria, looking at every possible detail to strive for perfect accuracy, to where it no longer becomes quick and efficient. And clearly, that is not the way to go. And for those thinking a subjective way of scoring cars is better, it really isn’t. It’s not effective, and because everyone has differing opinions on what is good and what is bad, it really just ends up as a big mess of debate, “I challenge this”, “You’re wrong”, a plethora of what is simply just professional bullshit. So, let’s just stick to objective scoring. If the points don’t work, then what will? Actually, the points do work. But as it stands right now, they really don’t. And while my own point system, made up on the fly, is not perfect either, it alleviates cars from the nitty-gritty, technical bits that make the rubric flawed. Let’s take, for example, the Tavro-Volattolo Votexa. The car alludes to the wedge supercar though modernized. Two flaws with the rubric: the reasoning for the lack of points for proportion, for an objective rubric, seems oddly subjective. The car is not just long, it’s “awkwardly long”. The headlights, which allude somewhat to the Peugeot 9X8, are referenced in the comment, “what the hell are these headlights”. Secondly, the car received no points for curvature in the front, despite the fact that, unlike the previous wedge car Volattolo made, this car does feature some bevelling in the front, rather than a sharp, 90-degree angle transition from the front to the side. Clearly, this car is stylized. It is a reference to wedge-shaped supercars—therefore, it will follow the design cues of these cars. That means the simplification of edges. For a brick car going towards a neo-wedge-car stylization, it does it well. It’s modern, yet the wedge-car characteristics are there. This is like the Lakas Zoner, another Alliance 11 car, which scored fairly low on the rubric, its main flaw, according to its score, being that it had no curvature. Though, again, the Zoner is also a stylized car. Its harsh edges represent the ruggedness and the functionalist characteristics of this truck. Likewise, the Votexa’s harsh edges represent the cutting-edge speed of the car. In the end, though any sort of rubric is not perfect, it is safe to say that the current one in place has its flaws. And each one of them can definitely be fixed. Carblox Opinions • September 21st, 2023 • Last Edited 21/09/2023 Written by Subpartikel, edited by Catalyst_0 • ©Carblox Editorial

THIS IS CARBLOX: OPINIONS. A subdivision of Carblox of thought-provoking, opinionated articles, meant to spark debate and conversation regarding some of the biggest topics in Autoworks. These articles, curated by the Carblox: Opinions staff, encourage readers of the publication to look into alternative views and discuss what's going on in the fictional automotive community. And with that, everyone, I am Subpartikel, the head editor of Carblox: Opinions, and I would like to welcome you to a whole new way to read Carblox. The articles published to Carblox: Opinions do not necessarily reflect the true opinions of the authors; the articles are written typically from opposing or otherwise unpopular arguments, for the main purpose of this branch of Carblox journalism is to encourage debate and discussion. Letter from the Editor in Chief: I am excited that Subpartikel will be joining Carblox Editorial to further expand the areas of journalism Carblox covers. Opinions can be thought as a more matured, better written, version of the original op-eds that originally debuted in the first issue of Exclusive: The Carblox Magazine. With the addition of both Opinions and Reviews, Carblox will be allowing for team members to explore topics that Industry Digest or SPECIAL REPORT may have not let them dive into previously. With that being said, the debut piece from Opinions is live now, feel free to check it, and the rest of the 3.1.0 site refresh, out. And as always, if you want more information on everything ro-automotive, considering keeping tuned into Carblox. Carblox Opinions • September 21st, 2023 • Last Edited 21/09/2023 Written by Subpartikel and edited by Catalyst_0 • ©Carblox Editorial

Nimbus reveals their upcoming models, Electility changes things up in their lineup, and some interesting news of August. Also Carblox is back from the extended "hiatus" Electility Astrid Reveal Photo - Image Credits: faxenia (Electility, Uemuki Group) Industry Updated The latest minor news from all over the industry! Ceinder Neifon Unveiled Ceinder has been relatively quiet since launching the Moethus. But after a good long development period, lookitswierdo gave us a look at the Ceinder Neifon SUV. It will feature a 4.4 Litre V8 on a hybrid drivetrain to produce 850 horsepower. Ceinder Neifon - Image Credits: lookitswierdo (Ceinder, CAG) Ciazzi Experiments With SUVs The Italian automaker showed off a prototype of an SUV called the Baltica driving around Untergelrich. Owner Eromax156 says it's in a similar size to the 2023 Colt Okami. Ciazzi Baltica Prototype - Image Credits: Eromax156 (Ciazzi, AushoGroup) T3STAR Did A Felony The 2024 Konian Felony, to be exact. The upcoming automobile was officially announced in the same breath as the Hammerhead, the 1970s muscle coupe, was "cancelled until further notice" after T3STAR noted it's not up to standard paired with a lackluster rear end. The dark red crime-committer below, however, has been seeing much more progress. 2024 Konian Felony Development Photos - Image Credits: T3STAR (Konian) The Electility Fremtid II Is The Base Model Now, the headline is misleading on purpose, but let's get into the main news. This August, Electility owner faxenia unveiled two new models for the ultraperformance company: the Astrid, which will succeed the FX's position in the lineup, and the F3, which will seemingly be the next generation, taking over the Fremtid II's spot, kinda. Electility Astrid Press Photo - Image Credits: faxenia (Electility, Uemuki Group) The Fremtid II, released earlier this year, will be renamed to the F2, and will become a "lower end entry to the Electility product stack". Which means a car that effortlessly speeds past 200 MPH will be the lowest end model. A surprise for sure. Electility F3 Unveil Photo (Front) - Image Credits: faxenia (Electility, Uemuki Group) This doesn't exactly mean the Fremtid nameplate will be retired, but with the renaming, it will be in limbo. The new F3 though takes a very new yet familiar approach, reviving the original 2021 Fremtid's bubbly shape, but also takes major cues from the newer Astrid and Fremtid II/F2. Electility F3 Unveil Photo (Rear) - Image Credits: faxenia (Electility, Uemuki Group) Mr. MARVINO Being All Mysterious Things have been calming down in recent months with Italian brands. Volattolo continues quietly developing their upcoming modern Stradagna, Portocello's owner focuses on the Alkazar subsidiary, and Ciazzi has been polishing the 2020 iFlux for months. Marvino (MARVINO?) has recently been using different tactics than it's usual straight-forwardness to announce "Destiny Demands", a September 30th event. Assumably, it's where we'll either get more information on the Marvino Max and Aster, and the unveiling of the fifth-generation Era coupe, which has been in development purgatory since 2021. This also will likely come with a refined logo. Marvino Era Teaser - Image Credits: Catalyst_0 (MARVINO) It's also reasonable to expect the Italian maker's upcoming industrial automotive-focused subsidiary, Peregrine will also debut. There's not much to go on here, so things are up in the air. There has been no mention of a new Voyage though, but it is confirmed the current generation will be the last on the aging first-generation platform. Nimbus Reveals Multiple Models Nimbus has had a busy summer, between the new Veir, RACE23, and now, August, were the young automaker has showed off a bevy of new models. Starting off, we have the... 2023 Nimbus ZT20e 2023 Nimbus ZT20e X-Line - Image Credits: CxllmeAlxx (Nimbus) The Nimbus ZT20e is actually a renaming of the Veir sedan, which has been a staple in the lineup, along being refreshed numerous times. This new model brings blindspot monitoring, forward collision warning, improved tuning to new engines, with twin turbos, packaged in a refreshed interior and new, but consistent design language. CxllmeAlxx has confirmed the new model will come out in Q4 2023. Next up, is the... Nimbus XP20e There's not much information about the upcoming compact SUV, but with the ZT20e's recent redesign, there's a chance this model will be updated to match. To conclude, Alxx also unveiled the... Nimbus XP20e - Image Credits: CxllmeAlxx (Nimbus) Nimbus ZX Series This model looks like it'll be the mid-sized SUV of the new lineup, and will be coming in two variants. Not much is known either, but it also confirmed to launch in Q4 2023. Nimbus XP20e - Image Credits: CxllmeAlxx (Nimbus) Carblox will keep you up to date on everything Nimbus from A to ZT20e. Feel It's Seraph Two weeks ago to publishing, Austrailian maker Zanic unveiled the Seraph, the supercar flagship of the modern lineup. Powered by the newest version of a V10 with a 30+ year long legacy, the upcoming headliner looks into bring in a new Zanic. 2024 Zanic Seraph Unveiling Video (Front) - Image Credits: veratech (Zanic) The 2024 MY car's sleek and ever performative design language is punctuated by a pair of butterfly doors to welcome you to the cabin. 2024 Zanic Seraph Unveiling Video (Front) - Image Credits: veratech (Zanic) veratech notes that the design specifications are subject to change in the video's description, it will be powered by a 7.0L V10, and feature "full carbon fibre chassis and components. The car is built as a throwback to the V10 Zanic cars of the 1990's and thus features no TCS or advanced driver assists." Production is going to take from late 2023 to early 2024 according to veratech, and more information will be disclosed later. Carblox will keep you in the loop on futher developments and information. Outro Thanks for waiting while I rage quit Wix for a month. Release Radar was removed this time 'round because buttons might be a major cause of breaking the blog post editor (due to the entire editor being basically held together with duct tape). Keeping the stories short and sweet as I resettle back into writing consistently. Edits: The Nimbus ZX Series is a mid-size executive SUV, and the Neifon is not sedan, but a coupe SUV. Also the editing footer was missing (oops!) Industry Digest 34 • August 30th, 2023 • Last Edited 30/08/2023 Written and edited by Catalyst_0 • ©Carblox Editorial

A ton of new faces enter the industry, Alliance 11 becomes the darling of modders, and more news while waiting for the Wheely Awards winner article that is taking way longer than it needs to be finished, from mid to late May and early June. Happy Pride! Vector R-X - Image Credits: rdSVFSh2 (Vector) Industry Digest 33 Release Radar If we tried to add every car that came out so far, the article would be 8 minutes long, thanks to a lot activity from young brands. Here's some of the most interesting releases instead! 2023 Zhongshan city-EV in all trims - Image Credits: colfedu_911 Industry Updated Broment Joins Alliance 11 Alliance 11 gained Broment as a member of the group's portfolio. Broment is known for their vintage-era cars. Not a word more need be said. Colt Car Meet Interest Form Ono_Three posted a Google Form looking for interest and opinions on a possible car meet hosted by the well known juggernaut that is Colt Motors. Nothing concrete has been laid out, but info for those who possibly want to bring a car to showcase has been shared. Carblox will keep you in the loop. Where is the Wheely Awards Winner List Article? The master list for all winners and nominees for the 2023 Wheely Awards has been in development limbo due to it being extremely tiring to work on (the most copy and paste ever) and Wix and Craft not playing nicely when you copy from Craft and paste in Wix Blogs, which messes up formatting to the point you're better off having to retype everything by hand, which is painful. That and I've been busy writing books and writing tests. After hackerkm polled on it, the Gallus Zolnierz was given a complete remake and a rebuff to be a higher quality model. It looks much nicer now, very cool. Ciazzi iFlux is Back For 2020 2020 Ciazzi iFlux Front and Rear - Image Credits: Eromax156 The loveable little kei van has been completely overhauled for the the 2020-present! Compared to the 2016-2019 edition, the entire design is significantly more experimental, more standout, less Yokomuki-reminiscent. Eromax156 has not given any major info on the automotible, but thanks the people for voting the 2016 iFlux Best Compact Car at this year's Wheely Awards. We can expect many returning trims, including the eFlux electric model and performance model. A ute version also looks like it's planned, though unlike the April Fool's Super Dually which had a double row cab, the prototype is a two passenger affair. 2020 Ciazzi iFlux Trims - Image Credits: Eromax156 Bunch 'o' Babies: Young Hungry New Brands As we entered mid-late May and early June, AutoWorks experienced an uptick in new server members as more and more of the school-goers in the industry finish school semesters. Among other small brands, the mysterious Aura who held their Connect event at 12 AM MDT, and a new Chinese subsidiary of Alliance 11, we got Ki Motors by RB_ZPlayz, and Javido from javicraftblox. Shamrockaway, the owner of Canadian brand Fletcher Motors, also joined AutoWorks to share his ultra-detailed creations, albeit them all non-functioning art-pieces cars that are so high poly that driving them requires a lot of work to even attempt something efficient enough to move. 1944 Fletcher Vigil - Image Credits: Shamrockaway (Fletcher) Ki popped onto the scene in mid-late May with the Ki Mugen, while Javido has seemingly existed for a little longer, but owner javicraftblox only joined in the recent time frame, and all three creators mentioned have been uploading cars at breakneck pace, though Fletcher has slowed. While Fletcher has already reached the peak of what a Roblox CSG car can do, being so divinely curvy it treats typical logic like a suggestion, many of these young brands still have some work to do to catch up with the current industry who's who. Javido has certainly been getting there, most notably their recently released Legacy, which was an insane leap from the previous sedan. 2012 Javido Legacy Front and Back - Image Credits: javicraftblox (Javido) Overall, seeing new faces is always great. Welcome to AutoWorks. Connected Aura Speaking of startups, Aura held their "Connect" video event earlier this morning (or late last night) at 12 AM MDT. In the awkwardly wide video, we saw two vehicles announced: the Aura-Vornehm Poblano crossover, and the Aura Deios sedan. Aura-Vornehm Poblano - Image Credits: Screenshot by Carblox from Aura Connect Aura confirmed today that the Poblano will be available in four trims: Base, Dynamic, Executive, and Edition One. Executive is also split into Executive and Executive+, and Dynamic into Dynamic, Dynamic+, and E-Dynamic, alongside plans for a ICE, plug-in hybrid, and EV trim. The Edition One is limited to 500 units, and the Poblano is pinned to start at $50k ($49,999) to $110k ($109,999). Aura Connect also confirmed the Vornehm Poblano will feature a 40 mpg rating, produce 540 horsepower, and have a top speed of 160, though it's unclear is that is MPH or KMH. Vornehm Poblano - Image Credits: Screenshot by Carblox from Aura Connect But arguably, the more interesting model is the Aura Deios electric sedan, which has interest forms already open for it. Aura Deios Front - Image Credits: Screenshot by Carblox from Aura Connect The Deios has even less confirmed about it despite technically having interest forms out first, and design-wise, definitely takes what could be considered too much Tesla inspiration. Aura Deios Rear - Image Credits: Screenshot by Carblox from Aura Connect The company tells the public the Deios will have 269 miles of electric range, producing 529 horses of power, and capping at a 189 speed, again unclear if MPH or KMH. Aura Deios - Image Credits: Screenshot by Carblox from Aura Connect Carblox plans to cover Aura's cars once we get our hands on them. Keep tuned in for when that's available. Zoomin' Zhongshan Contest On June 9th, colfedu_911 announced a contest for the community: whomever creates the coolest modified take on the tiny 2023 Zhongshan City-EV would win one of 3 one of a kind cars: the Omis-Stuttgart 399 OSR by lilswaggjr, the Broment Nuovu by jajaklogs600 (fka ilovedumbphones), and/or the Amfluss Leicht VR6 by subpartikel. All top 5 placers will get the modded Zhongshan Super City-EV. The City-EV can be found in Release Radar, you can join the Alliance 11 Discord to submit your project here, and submissions close June 30th! (Left to Right) Omis-Stuttgart 399 OSR, Broment Nuovu, Amfluss Leicht VR6, Zhongshan Super City-EV - Image Credits: colfedu_911 (Alliance 11) Good luck competitors! Outro Thanks for reading this latest edition of Industry Digest. As you can see, I'm trying to reintroduce more personality into Industry Digests, as the Digests have become kinda boring to read in recent times and have been a little lacking on providing more on top of the info we're congregating. Alongside this, sorry for taking 5 weeks, and generally just missing the 3 week waiting window put in place for Industry Digest. And yes, I am actually writing a book. If you guys are interested in it, I can keep y'all updated on it's progress LOL. No it is not related to ROBLOX or cars at all. Industry Digest 32 • June 11th, 2023 • Last Edited 11/06/2023 Written and edited by Catalyst_0 • ©Carblox Editorial

Saregati's rear-engined, four-seater, sports coupe is just as weird as Saregati's past cars, but this time, might have the polish to make you look past the "just fine" design. Saregati's much awaited third car has arrived. The Serpiente, released on April 10, 2023, completely takes the brand Blender-built, redefining the company's image, and finally giving the company a car that attracts looks. After a week of driving the car, be it on baseplates, in the streets of Anagawa, or on the track in Untergelrich, I've had the chance to truly get to know this model. While there's a lot to like here, calling it perfect is definitely not in the cards. Saregati's Serpiente is a relatively good car, but the quirky design holds the car back. But it takes a "eh" tune and makes the most of it, and maybe the fun driving (at certain times) may be enough. Let's start with the looks, and calling them "ambitious" wouldn't serve them well. The Serpiente's front has a very round shape, but with thin, angular headlights, and these grille cutouts that does not fully match the shape language. The main grille looks undersized and oversized at the same time, and the long shape of the headlights also do and do not match the same shape. As for the rear, it follows closely to the fascia, with three grilles, thin and long taillights, and the Saregati wordmark splayed across the rear. The front hood feels overly long compared to the rear, and this is a rear-engined automobile, with four seats, but the design seems more oriented towards a front-engined design, which would also benefit something we'll get to later. But the weird design doesn't mean it is a bad one, but trying to pin down distinct feelings for the design is leaving me wordless aside from one: smooth. There are very little cutouts, no sharp angles, the bodyline is also quite soft. From silhouette to fenders, there's nary a sharp line. There's barely a cutout for your license plate. Overall, it looks like a used soap bar, and while being rounded or keeping sharp edges to a minimum perfectly fine, the Saregati Serpiente does not wield that style gracefully enough to make it work. The Serpiente is nothing that is so distasteful it'd bring tears to the eye, but it looks weird, in the most uninteresting of ways possible. Moving over to the interior, the oddities continue. The design of the interior is actually quite good, it's clean, it's well laid out, it high quality, the interior is genuinely well made, but where ever the thought of covering everything -- and I do mean everything, from the steering wheel to the dashboard to the floor -- in leather should never touch leather again. There's so much leather here, that making out parts of the design becomes hard because not only is everything leather, but it's the same patten for the most part as well. There is varying shades of a similar brown mixed with black and dark brown, which those colours do not pair well. But probably the most egregious crime of this interior is the fact there's not two, but four seats. Those seats are tiny thanks to the rear-engined body on a front-engined design, and there's a lot less legroom. It is manageable, but those seats are better off on smaller people because there's not a lot of room. A quick word on tech: it's good. Working doors, working frunk door, lights set up, animated gauges and steering wheel -- the works. It's the industry standard, and Saregati is finally meeting those standards (their previous models were quite underwhelming) But enough about how it looks, how does it drive? Surely the driving experience The answer to that is much more simple: it's good. The Saregati Serpiente accelerates with a 0-60 MPH time of 4.3 seconds from first gear with no build up, and 2.6 seconds if you shift from N to 1, which is quick, very quick, but there's nothing more to add there. The car handles corners good enough, but lacks enough grip on the rear wheels to handle turning at high speeds, which will send you sliding if you cannot master the car. It also sometimes feels stiff when turning, The car's max speed is something that unless you're doing a drag race, you will never reach, and that's a-okay. The braking distance is honestly mediocre and requires you to brake early, especially if you're going over 70-80 MPH, because if you don't begin stopping on time, you will blow right through an Untergelrich traffic circle, or more annoyingly for me, right off the edge of a cliff, and then again, right into the sea. But despite the specifications being business as usual with a big good enough as your everyday traffic car, if you give it plenty of road, it'll shine. Saregati's car is fun to drive, and even more fun to master, especially since it's paired speedy acceleration with handling that, while not flawless, adds to the experience, and challenges drivers. If anything should be improved in future generations of this vehicle it's this: alter the front, the sides, the rear, everything. The design impressively is weird and uninteresting at the same time. It needs definition, it needs more character, and please, get rid of all that leather, you only need so much. The next big change would be to make it front-engined. Give the rear seats more space, fit the design better. Finally, maybe improve the tuning, or keep it the same. This car is recommended to those who want a fast coupe, who want something that will give them a little something to master, and can look past weird design choices to a engine of gold. Or who want to shuttle 3 other people at 140 MPH and don't want to die in the first-generation Electility Fremtid and would like something faster than the Fumi Ena and/or McCormick Scorpion. Similar Vehicles Note these suggestions are based on opinion. - 2021 Kenzo Hiroto XS-GT has better looks but lesser handling and performance - 2022 Fumi Ena is one of two LHD options, and also has a better design but worse performance, and the GUI may be gaudy to some - 2021 Konian Clone is the second LHD option, has an EV variant, but performance is just fine, and the GUI on the Clone is extremely cluttered and weirdly laid out. - 2023 Sedagli Fulmante is another Italian company, with it being a brick car also, but has eugh looks and eh performance - 2022 McCormick Scorpion is for those who want an all-American muscle car, but the looks are just above fine, and it's significantly slower - and the gracefully aging 2020 Lagopus Kawa FX Coupe has better looks, on-par handling, and a sedan version, but it is aging, and the Serpiente feels more fun to take out on the track, while the Kawa FX is more suited for normal roads. Carblox Reviews • April 16th, 2023 • Last Edited 16/04/2023 Written by Catalyst_0, Edited by KASH1R0 Photographs by Catalyst_0 in Untergelrich, Anagawa ©Carblox Editorial

Artion Group announces end of the road for P.I.O, and other major news from April 2023. N/A Motori SPDMSTR600 - Image Credits: iLuhDuhPenguin (Aspirato, Artion Group) Industry Digest 32 Release Radar A ton of releases came out over the month, here are the highlights: 2008 Konian Excellente - Image Credits: T3STAR (Konian Motors) Industry Updated Carblox Summarized has been renamed to Industry Updated, as it functions in the exact same regard. Anyway, on with the news: Electility Unveils Cerividae Concept's Name The awaited car from the UK-based manufacturer has been officially named dropped on April 2nd: the Electility Astrid. The brand also confirmed that the Astrid will succeed 2021's hit FX, which launched in 2021 with a 2023 model year. Danketsu Shows Off Crossover On April 9th the brand based out of FAIC nation Wendell has unveiled a new aimed at those with a little less to spend: the 2019-2023 Adachi, which starts at just under $18,000. Rear of Danketsu Adachi - Image Credits: Bryan_JamRBLX (Danketsu) Sonya Teases SRE Archipelago The Aussie brand dropped a slightly revealing teaser of performance focused variant of the company's Archipelago sedan. The full vehicle can be seen at RACE23. Sonya Archipelago - Image Credits: ItsFireFox2006 (Sonya, Uemuki Group) Lyx Prepares For Roblox International Motor Show Lyx is one of many high profile brands attending Autoworks' trade show come August. The formerly dead Swedish company dropped a teaser of the next step for the brand, illuminating the intricately detailed design of the headlights. Lyx gave no information regarding the car, but there's a high possibly it being tied to Lyx's AW Sedan and Hatchback challenge participants: the Lyx Klämming and Juno, respectively. Carblox will keep you posted on future developments. Notably, a DRL teaser that actually does a little more than the norm is a very welcome sight indeed. Lyx DRL Teaser - Image Credits: GT2R_S (Lyx, Quo Automotive) Headline: Artion Group Shutters P.I.O and Aspirato Performance International Omega, or PIO's parent company, Artion Group, has announced on April 29th that the group is ending manufacturing and producing their own models under the P.I.O and Aspirato (aka N/A Motori) nameplates. In a statement in Autoworks, their own Artion N.V Discord, and on Twitter, Artion Group started off with the fact they won't be attending RIMS 2023. "Dear valued customers and fans, We are informing you that P.I.O & Artion Group will not be attending the upcoming 2023 Roblox International Motor Show. After careful consideration and evaluation, we have decided that it is not in our best interest to participate in this event." PIO Ackra - Image Credits: iLuhDuhPenguin (P.I.O., Artion Group) But the next paragraph is the real topic of this story. In the second paragraph, Artion announces a major shift to consumer electronics, and that all future plans for vehicles have been phased out at the company, saying: "Artion Group sees a new direction and potential with consumer electronics and technologies. We have internally phased out any future plans for motor vehicles. We will remain committed to the automotive industry and support customers of our remaining vehicles." (L-to-R) N/A SPDMSTR600, PIO Artois - Image Credits: iLuhDuhPenguin (Artion Group) To say speechless would be an understatement. P.I.O has repeatedly received praise for being an impressive brand, making cars that set trends and defined the CSG auto space. Notably, P.I.O operated with an order-only approach, allowing customers to customise their own cars before they hold the car. This style had gained significant popularity especially in P.I.O's part of making it desirable. The new car feeling was brought in fuller force than ever since people would wait months for their model to be given to them in a .rbxm model file. Inteior of N/A SPDMSTR600 - Image Credits: iLuhDuhPenguin (Aspirato, Artion Group) P.I.O also made arguably some of the best interiors and engine bays in the industry, providing an feel that virtually no car has completely cloned. While P.I.O cars were also high quality on the outside, being well above the bare minimum, they were best known for the iconic trifecta grille, a motif iconic enough P.I.O jokingly put on a NFT you can go and buy if you'd want right now. There was also appeal in collecting the company's stylish cars, their models being the Artois compact SUV, ÉgoÏste compact sedan, Strada full-sized SUV, the Ackra compact SUV, the mid-size sedan, the Mellevue, and others. To go into detail on P.I.O's history is an article in of itself, so the Roblox Vehicle Wiki page will have to do for now. Aspirato was a young brand that debuted with the SPDMSTR600, a modified version of the newest P.I.O Artois, which released at the same time. To say Performance International Omega made both a name and a brand for itself in a way that is completely unique, memorable, enough those who tend to ignore CSG-automobile news even know off, would be an understatement. iLuhDuhPenguin created vehicles that set trends and defied the same trends itself. P.I.O was The last P.I.O released was a variant on their Artois, but Carblox was unable to link it. Overall, all official releases and announcements from P.I.O have been removed from Autoworks. We say goodbye to P.I.O, and we say thank you for what you have done. Carblox will keep you updated with revised versions of this article if the information currently published is inaccurate. Industry Digest 32 • May 7th, 2023 • Last Edited 07/05/2023 Written and edited by Catalyst_0 • ©Carblox Editorial

Today marks the first of six days #RACE23 will be up, allowing you to see the amazing work the team and attendees who made this event possible put in! I'd like say thank you specifically to BlindedEpisode, Adinsapo, and KASH1R0, who helped with the venue, Halleyway Hall, through all 5 versions. Halleyway Hall @ RACE23 - Image Credits: Catalyst_0 (Carblox) I'd also like to thank the attendees (in alphabetical order): 4aronRBLX (Windsor), Adinsapo (Atai), Avnturador (NVNA), Awesomedome2020 (Sapphire), axflud (Escori), BlindedEpisode (Elektrisk), Catalyst_0 (Marvino), colfedu_911 (Alliance 11), CxllmeAlxx (Nimbus), Dev_Jar (Vuelo), Eromax156 (AushoGroup), hackerkm (Gallus), ItsFireFox2006 (Sonya), KASH1R0 (Sedagli, Portocello), Madvillainer (UniQ), and veratech (Norasu). Halleyway Hall can be visted here! RACE goes from May 6th to May 12th, with an awards show on the 13th. More details on the award show will come out on May 8th.

In the first SPECIAL REPORT since 2021, Catalyst_0 sits down with Valiénté founder and owner, MXZBRO. MXZBRO - Image Credits: Catalyst_0 (Carblox) Interviewer: Catalyst_0, "Cat" Interviewee: MXZBRO, "MXZ" Interview Cat: Thanks for coming on for this interview, MXZBRO. MXZ: My pleasure. Cat: We're mostly going to focus on Valiente's plans and ambitions, alongside what your brand vision is. We'll touch on how things are going right now and conclude with looking how you've grown since Rovero's debut in 2021. MXZ: Awesome! Cat: Any questions before we begin? MXZ: I can’t think of any, should be alright! Cat: Great! Starting off here, what is Valiénté exactly? I know it's a really basic question, but it's something that one could say, is good to begin with. MXZ: Well Valiénté is just hard to explain what it truly is just yet because it hasn’t passed the first year since it’s conception, but I should start with saying it will be a successor to Rovero and accomplish milestones I couldn’t accomplish in Rovero, but to what exactly this brand is at the moment, who knows yet. Cat: How does this affect running it with 20JQZ? For example, would it mean you take more care with decisions if you end up walking them back? MXZ: To answer the first one, it’s basically been a lot more immersive with 20JQZ, or poss as he likes to go by mainly, he’s taken really good care of the design and making sure to interpret every characteristic of the car from sharp edge to elegant curves. To answer the second question, yes I would take more care of the decisions I make, If I had to go back to when Rovero was still in it’s prime, I would’ve decided against revealing the bravado very early on because re-revealing it was a mess all over the place, timing of reveal to release was very bad and as you could see, it never released. I will make sure nothing gets second guessed on my end! Cat: That's great! Taking care of those things must be really important to making sure Valiente doesn't fall victim to the same fate that claimed Rovero over the course of yesteryear. MXZ: Exactly. Cat: So, is there a predetermined future plan for Valiente, aside of course, successfully releasing the Ocelot? If not, is there anything you'd want to try in the future? MXZ: We have a good lineup planned across the board, but executing these plans will probably not be done until we are sure the ocelot is finished and ready for release. Some things I’d like to try is again, appealing to both collectors/enthusiasts and economic markets, from maybe making very lucrative and luxurious vehicles for enthusiasts and collectors, and more fair priced economically based vehicles for the every day working class citizens! We want to appeal to nearly all markets in the automotive sector but we may have some interesting things that might appeal to more privatized markets. Just wait and see I guess! Cat: How does APEXGROUP fall into this plan, both now and later down the line. Recently, you confirmed the brand has joined the automotive group, and I'd like to steer a little off trail to understand it. Valiénté Ocelot Front - Image Credits: MXZBRO (Valiénté, APEXGROUP) MXZ: Well we’d be getting exciting additions to future Valiénté vehicles we might’ve not had if we stayed separated, example: Chassis tuning and beautifully engineered engines Exciting immersive driver/passenger infotainment experiences within the cars interior. There’s also some more exciting news coming later this year that most people might actually love to hear, I won’t go into detail yet but just have high expectations! There are some things about being part of APEXGROUP that I’m not allowed to share just yet that will help the brand a lot, but that information will be shared upon release of the Ocelot! Cat: That sounds absolutely exciting, and I can't wait to see what you have in store. Speaking on the Ocelot, what was development like? Making one of the most anticipated, high quality automobiles we're seeing must have had some challenges in store, no? MXZ: Actually, it was smoother than one would think, getting the right modeler was a slight challenge but Poss (20JQZ) was an amazing choice and he was absolutely ready to work on it when I first presented him with the plans. The lead up to the reveal was a bit odd to say the least, a good amount of waiting to get the perfect pictures for this and actually having the ocelot be presentable, but from the start to reveal, it was smooth. No major issues got in the way of our development process. Except for the occasional IRL issues we had that might’ve given us a slight hiccup, but we persevered! Cat: What was your greatest concern going into this with Poss? MXZ: I was concerned he would’ve backed out at the idea of making Roblox cars since many people see it as a child’s game, but he was actually super interested in the ro-automotive industry, I was surprised but glad he didn’t back out on the idea! Cat: Roblox cars, despite their mainstream-seeming popularity, are really much more niche than they look, aren't they? MXZ: Honestly, they are, most should be more than Roblox cars and should find a place in the real world. Cat: Yeah. Anyway, let's move into the final area of this excellent interview: now versus then. We've touched a little on what has changed with how you approached Valiente comparative to how you approached Rovero, but let's dive in head first into it. Starting right off with this: What do you think of Rovero know that you've worked on Valiente? MXZ: Oh Rovero was a crapshoot, the team I worked with wasn’t bad, it was me who couldn’t execute any plans coherently enough and everything turned into someone else having a different idea of one single plan! Now with Valiénté It’s not as confusing to work on cars, and we’re slowing down a bit to not overload ourselves with multiple vehicles at once like Rovero was doing and we could actually be more public about our ideas than we would’ve if we stayed in a secretive state as Rovero was. Sorry if I’m blunt with my answers but I’m trying to word this out in a way where I don’t seem like I’m burning my past crew/team, everyone who helped me with Rovero was amazing but the brand was just a jigsaw puzzles with many missing pieces, Valiénté will make sure to not exceed and overdo any plans as Rovero did! Rovero Bravado - Image Credits: Rovero Cat: I totally get where you're coming from. Despite the issues that led to Rovero's eventual closure, is there anything that you felt Rovero did well that you think you'd want to repeat or replicate? MXZ: I want Valiénté to give off that exciting feeling whenever someone hears about the brand in the Ro-Automotive industry. Something to look forward to for many! Cat: Rovero really did that well, didn't it. 300 horsepower Bravado coverage flashbacks for me, eh? MXZ: Ah yes, my crazy ambitions to have a front engined car do 300mph haha. I had ambition though, that’s what I haven’t gotten rid of! Cat: Never do, never do. Let's wrap this up with my final question for you: If there was anything, anything at all, that you now would tell yourself back when Rovero was starting up 2-3 years ago, what would it be? MXZ: “Try calling it something else other than Rovero, it makes no sense man!” Haha. Cat: Ha! MXZ: To be fair, it really didn’t make sense, but yeah that’s all I would really say to myself. Cat: I feel you, really. Overall, thank you for having me. MXZ: Thanks for interviewing me with these awesome questions! I hope I was able to satisfy your expectations, just like I hope Valiénté will satisfy everyone’s expectations! Cat: I'm sure Valiénté will be great! MXZ: I hope so! Valiénté Ocelot Rear - Image Credits: MXZBRO (Valiénté, APEXGROUP) Outro Thanks to MXZBRO for having us on to talk about Valiénté, the team he's assembled for it, and his past experiences with Rovero. For all things Valiénté, APEXGROUP, and performance automobiles, Carblox has you covered.

Another year of Carblox, another year of ro-automotive, and the landscape has changed. From the death of titular brands to the arising of new youthful ones, 2022 was certainly eventful, from January to December. Trendletter is back for the new year to look at old predictions, analyze the top trends of the last 12 months, and forecast what's next as we bid farewell to 2022 and hello to 2023. Image Credits: Axflud (Escori) Note from the Editor in Chief: "I just want to say thank you to you all for the last 12 months. Carblox has grown way beyond what I had expected, from a humble one guy and a simple website to a team of talented designers and writers running one a huge platform. All I can say is thank you for these past 12 months, both the highest highs, and lowest lows, and I think I can speak for us all at Carblox when I say I can't wait to see what the new year brings. Now, onto the recap of ro-auto!" 2021 Predictions - Did They Hold Up? SUVs In 2021, we predicted 2022 would be a big year for the SUV crowd. Notably, on January 1st, the Colt Okami SUV dominated the scene when it released, and would remain popular for the rest of the year, despite taking a back seat to other announced vehicles. Atai's Yasmin SUV was also a hit at the Spring Expo of Automobiles, and we can look forward to releases such as the upcoming RISAO Alpine and third rendition Marvino Voyage. But despite this, SUVs were not as big in 2022 as they were yesteryear, so it's technically true, sports utility vehicles did not dominate 2022. Economy Cars The next thing that was huge in 2021 was economic and budget vehicles. Thanks to Uemuki's CFC07 vehicles exploding onto the scene, more have been gravitating towards making cars on the lower end, and making those cars cool. While CFC07 was phased out, the cars definitely had spiritual successors and left an impact. But despite this, econoboxes were not as prevalent as they were last year. 2022 Trends And Predictions Electility Fremtid II - Image Credits: keisozoku (Electility, Uemuki Group) Now, let's look at what was big in 2022, and what vehicles helped push these industry trends. i know trends of 2022 will be: - ACTUAL AW challenges like the microcar challenge and the current hatchback challenge Visual Experiences YouTube trailers, announcements, and more, from the unveiling of many hit automobiles to Elektrisk's cinematic Stardom project. In 2021, creators in fictional ro-automotive played around with filming and editing unveilings of their cars, most notably Quo Group and Elektrisk, and in 2022, more people got into it, and more brands took it a step further, which includes brick creators who used videos sparingly last year. Brands both big and small, young and old, brick and mesh, independent and grouped all tried their hand at filmed unveilings, and we can expect this to continue well into 2023. To name some names who used videos in some major form (be it a direct MP4 or a YouTube video throughout this year: Colt, Konian, Electility, Proton, Zanic, Gallus, Lyx (despite it's death), RISAO, Alkazar, Portocello, Escori, Valiénté, Elektrisk, Rokuta, Sedagli, Saregati, and even Vuelo. Fictional Ro-Automotive Industry Countries Shortened to the FAIC and also known as Alt Earth, this subcommunity of the fictional ro-automotive industry hosted at Autoworks creates games based on their own fictionalized nations where you can drive in both FRAI cars alongside tailor-made automobiles exclusive to these games, either to be driven or to be used a props around the maps members have to build for their country. The community also allows for members to create their own governments, politicians, unions and treaties, companies, national lore, and more, allowing for each nation to be unique and the interactions between nations to be engaging. With the community showing no signs of slowing down, it'll continue right into 2023. The Galamitas - Image Credits: KASH1R0 Actual Autoworks Challenges There's nothing like a community challenge to bring us all together, and in Autoworks, that has been challenge bodystyles. While the term "AW Challenge Car" used to reference to type of car seen in Autoworks by inexperienced builders, it has grown to become a term relating to cars built for a certain challenge. Currently, there has been two de facto AW Challenges: microcars (tiny two door, two seater automobiles within certain length and width restrictions) from earlier this summer, and hatchbacks, which has been going on since late October, and just ended yesterday. This "trend" will hopefully continue into the new year, allowing builders of all creeds to tackle a new bodystyle they may not have attempted otherwise, improving skills of those who choose to give it a try. Things We Noticed More Higher Quality CSG Vehicles If there's anything welcome in 2022, it's that the average expected brick vehicle quality has risen dramatically over the last 12 months. New builders are maturing their skills and already adept builders have gotten significantly better, alongside newcomers already adept at building joining ro-automotive. The amount of undeniably good brick builders in 2021 was a small selection, and in 2022 that tiny selection got bigger. In 2023, we can expect more CSG builders to get even better at their craft. Cars From The Past While making a car from a year before the current one is quite normal, 2022 was definitely treated to a major uptick in these vehicles. This is something that transcends being a trend, and will obviously will remain a community staple in 2023. Minor and Self-Hosted Events While we did get the Spring Expo of Automobiles, it certainly was not the huge splash we saw at Inspiration Autoshow 2021. Instead, we had more small, brand-focused events, although more than 2021, but more varying in quality. The only real event in 2022 outside SEA22 was Atai's Beyond the Stars event, held in Untergelrich in February. Besides that, the infamous 2022 Al Jameel Autoshow, also in February, was another smaller event, but referring to the aforementioned quality variation, the automobiles the show had to display ranged from poorly constructed cars from Chompy_Cacti to cars straight up stealing wheels from Elektrisk's Polaris. Atai Lychee - Image Credits: Adinsapo (Atai, Uemuki Group) Not to mention one of the booths at AJAS2022 featuring a fake copy of Industry Digest 25, even though ID25 itself didn't release until September 2022 and the latest Digest during the event was Industry Digest 20. This is unlikely to grow into a full trend in 2023, but one could never know. Image Credits: Serbossgamer Photo Album - 2022 A random assortment of brands throughout 2022 Happy New Year from Carblox! We'll see you in January for the launch of Carblox+ and Industry Digest 29! Edit: The AW Hatchback Challenge ended on December 30th. Edit 2: Grammatical errors and clarity issues run amok this article. Trendletter 2022 • December 31st, 2022 • Last Edited 31/12/2022 Written and edited by Carblox Staff • ©Carblox Editorial 2022

Autoworks announces RIMS 2023, NVNA, Electility and Elektrisk collaborate, Konian returns to its muscle car roots and more exciting news from early March. Valiénté Ocelot, NVNA Acesera, Elektrisk FP3, Unknown model - Image Credits: 20JQZ (APEXGROUP) Industry Digest 31 Release Radar With Awesion's surprise return, alongside a stylish but subdued debut from TDR, March gave us some anticipated releases. As usual, Carblox is not sponsored by any of these brands. The NVNA Acesera is Back Again The Acesera's Front - Image Credits: Avxnturador (APEXGROUP, NVNA) On March 3rd, APEXGROUP owner Avxnturador took to both Autoworks and Twitter to unveil the highly anticipated next-generation NVNA Acesera. The titular supercar model has been delivering models since 2018, and is one of the few ro-automotive cars to make it into mainstream games such as Greenville, Pacifico 2, and more. The new model wasn't made by APEXGROUP alone though, as the Model11 Acesera was designed by well-known creative venture studio Elektrisk, and the new model's development was aided by Uemuki Group's renown hypercar manufacturer, Electility. The Acesera's Rear, Interior - Image Credits: Avxnturador (APEXGROUP, NVNA) Elektrisk owner, BlindedEpisode, also had this to say about his part in designing the refined Acesera: "I am proud to take part in designing the #Model11 Acesera for NVNA alongside Axvnturador. It will be the cornerstone of NVNA's design language that demonstrates the duality of strength and sensuality. The assertive stance of the Acesera at the all-important front quarter view gives the impression that it is ready to pounce at a moment's notice. The manipulation of reflections and curvaceous shoulders portray a sense of lust to the bodywork. A crease slashes the side of the door to unify the new Model 11 with prior iterations of the nameplate." 2023 NVNA Acesera - Image Credits: BlindedEpisode (APEXGROUP, NVNA) Blinded also noted that this is just a collaboration, but went further to reveal Elektrisk's automotive side-kick to their cinematic project's protagonist Elly, the Elektrisk FP.3 roadster, would be adopting NVNA's Skies as a successor to the production studio's somewhat limited NeuronOS, which was brought to market in 2021 with the Elektrisk Polaris 2 crossover SUV, which was semi-controversial, and now is discontinued. BlindedEpisode is also joining APEXGROUP as a designer. Keisozoku, Electility and Uemuki Group's CEO and founder, also had some words to say in a announcement in the Electility Discord shortly after the Model11 Acesera was unveiled, alongside words about the brand's growth since it's beginnings in 2020: "Our collaboration with NVNA on the Acesera symbolises a new era for Electility, where you can experience our class leading drive units in more than just Fremtid or our various other models. From our humble beginnings with (to be honest) an underwhelming box on wheels — some would call it the challenge car — to having our popularity boom with the FX and continuing the blaze with Fremtid II and the various concepts, we can only thank you. Thank you for supporting us for so long. Especially those that have saw us from the very beginning." Electility's Lineup - Image Credits: keisozoku/Faye Xenia (Elecitlity, Uemuki Group) The A-Chassis maker told the public the new model would be coming to Greenville, Pacifico 2, and autumn bliss relatively soon, with marketplace models debuting in late 2023. Carblox will keep you updated on all things NVNA, Electility, and Elektrisk. Konian Cars Coming Close to Release 1971 KMC Hammerhead, Front - Image Credits: T3STAR (Konian Motors) Konian owner T3STAR informed the public about completely understandable personal matters that have lead to his reduced activity, the builder gave more insight into his upcoming releases, the 1971 KMC Hammerhead muscle coupe, and the 2008 Konian Excellente sports coupe. The Hammerhead has been subject to multiple revisions of the taillight design, to the point, T3STAR deemed it presentable enough for a full public reveal. The blue muscle car's style is very, well, muscular, with real-life competition being found in the 1969 Camaro. 1971 KMC Hammerhead, Rear - Image Credits: T3STAR (Konian Motors) We also got a little more information on the Excellente of 2008, where T3STAR said: "As for the Excellente, release is pretty soon. It's pretty much read to go, just need to fix a few things." T3STAR also made an additional plan to be more straightforward with the announcements he makes for Konian, revealing information over time rather than "drip feeding teasers as everyone seems to be doing as of late." Headline: Roblox International Motor Show 2023 Autoworks is back again in August with RIMS 2023, the ro-automotive hub announced in mid-March. The exciting new autoshow has only given the public one image of what the venue is planned to look like, but with the track record Autoworks has on decent to excellent autoshows, paired with the relatively good amount of time since the last truly major trade show, with Spring Expo of Automobiles being notably smaller, the hype is growing. View of Konian stand - Image Credits: Cereal_Tree (Autoworks) Roblox International Motor Shows 2023's August date, paired with Carblox's own Ro-Automotive Creators Expo 2023 (RACE23) occurring in May after being pushed back from it's original April date around Carblox's birthday, 2023 is shaping up to be a big comeback year for ro-automotive events. This year, Carblox plans to be at both RIMS 2023 (if accepted) and RACE 2023. Sign up for RIMS 2023 with the link below: https://forms.gle/3a87erDqAbrTDVfU7 Sign up for RACE23 with the link below https://forms.gle/Fm4xRxubcLMLhhbR7 Disclaimer: Carblox is hosting and sponsoring Ro-Automotive Creators Expo 2023. It is also applying for a stand at Roblox International Motor Show 2023. Sponsored: Carblox Connect 2023 With auto show season incoming fast, we here at Carblox has a host of exciting updates, announcements, and releases planned for 2023 that aren't part of RACE23. So, we're hosting our own keynote. Join us on Carblox's birthday, April 6th, for Carblox Connect, where we'll unveil the future of ro-automotive journalism at this editorial. We hope to see you there soon! What'll be at this event may shock some, may be a overdue-change for others. Either way, we hope to see you there! Carblox Connect Banner - Image Credits: Catalyst_0 (Carblox?) Industry Digest 31 • March 15th, 2023 • Last Edited 15/03/2023 Written and edited by Catalyst_0 • ©Carblox Editorial