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Urbina Motorworks - Excellence of Motion (WIP)

Postby ViZion » Fri Aug 21, 2020 3:42 pm

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Welcome to Urbina Motorworks, Excellence of Motion. Founded in 1728 by Henrick Urbina of ViZion City, Urbina was dedicated to making some of the nations most luxurious coaches. Offering impressive ride, plush interiors, and surprisingly light weight for its luxury, it became one of the predominant coach makers for the wealthy. Starting in 1902, after initially fighting this new self-powered coach industry, company management under the direction of Stephen Urbina, changed course and began learning the ways of automotive engineering.

Today, Urbina is a top-level luxury brand in ViZion, and one of its biggest domestic success stories in that segment - along with Limburg and Ando-Trephin. It now seeks to follow in their foot steps for the first time to the global market with the launch of two specialized vehicles.



Performance - Speed, Yes. But Also Luxury.

Performance is something one equates to going fast around a track. But performance can also mean luxury. And at Urbina Motorworks, we have achieved success in both forms of performance - speed, and luxury. We are excited to introduce to you the ultimate in pure luxury, and the ultimate in F1-inspired speed.

Biscayne GT Sport - F1 Power, Shooting Brake Style.
Starting at $329,995

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The last time we produced the Biscayne, it was winning races in the 1960's in its stunning shooting brake design - and it is back. Available globally, the GT Sport variant is the current top level Biscayne, utilizing our F1 inspired 4.0L V8 placed midship and powering all four wheels. This spectacular engine emits a truly glorious F1 song, especially as it nears its 8,000 RPM redline.

The engine, the Spec8 1S, takes its inspiration from our F1 team, however with tuning made to make the vehicle more useful and enjoyable on the roads while still able to rip through a course on track days.

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Luciana Vitalita - Power and Luxury, Refined.
Starting at $444,995

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Powerful, bold, and refined, this massive sedan challenges the best on the market with its cavernous, hand-crafted interior and laid-back rear seating. A Luciana SUV is set to hit the market in the coming months as well.

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We are looking to open up retail locations for your wealthy discerning shoppers. Should you be willing to allow us to open up any retail experience centers in your nation, please reach out to us and include the application.

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Add more performance to your garage with! Work with one of our Product Specialists to customize the right car for you, visit our manufacturing center to see your vehicle being hand built and meet the engineer who will be signing the plaque on your car, and enjoy the arrival of your new vehicle at home!

So, please come on it and lets order the right vehicle for you!

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Please utilize some roleplay in your posts, in the form of a letter with the applications. Also, please excuse the dust as I'm still working on this storefront.
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Postby West Bromwich Holme » Sat Aug 22, 2020 2:21 am

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Dear Urbian Motorworks,
we intend to launch Urbina Motorworks within South Africa (West Bromwich Holme). Our company is an official importer for Celsan's sub-brands and we parallel-import Honda, Mercedes-Benz and Mitsubishi vehicles within South Africa (West Bromwich Holme), mainly to its exclaves.

Our customer research has found the Luciana is the vehicle most buyers want; we do not intend to sell the Biscayne GT Sport here.

Our company intends to market the Luciana, and would like permission to market it in base, SVE, CDI SVE and V10 trim levels.

We also would like to know if we can modify the Luciana for our local market to offer two smaller engines for local preferences:

4.0-litre/463bhp V8 biturbo (Mercedes-Benz M176 DE40 AL engine) - badged as 4.0 V8 460

3.0-litre/335bhp 6-cylinder turbodiesel (Mercedes-Benz OM656 DE29 LA engine) - badged as 3.0 CDI 335

On the 4.0 V8 biturbo, we would like to use these 17 inch 7-spoke wheels finished in Titanium Silver:

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For the upmarket V8 biturbo SV and 3.0 6-cylinder turbodiesel versions we would like to use these 18 inch alloy wheels:
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replacing the Mercedes-Benz logo with the Urbina logo on them.

KSW-Hoespruit looks forward to being the official importer for your brand in our nation.

I await your reply at your earliest convenience.

Yours faithfully,
Daksh Tamhanakar,
KSW-Hoespruit Motors





Home Nation: South Africa [West Bromwich Holme)
City Names for Retailer Locations: Willowvale (exclave), Brookvale (exclave); King's Harleston (exclave; island); Southgrove (exclave)
Expected Sales of Lucia: (Max of 100 per billion in population) 18,000
Expected Sales of Biscayne: (Max of 100 per billion in population) N/A
Government Contact Name & Position: Harpreet Purewal, Department of International Relations and Co-operation
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Postby ViZion » Sat Aug 22, 2020 2:09 pm

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Greetings Daksh Tamhanakar,

Thank you for reaching out to us! While we are certainly interested in working with to to import our vehicles to West Bromwich Holme, we do have some concerns. Being a top-level luxury brand, we currently do not offer anything smaller than a V8, and no not build diesels. In addition, our clientele do not tend to go for while as small as you mentioned. Should we get any special orders for smaller wheels, we can certainly work on that for a special order but they would be one-off specialty build wheels.

The diesels, meanwhile, simply do not possess the smoothness and refinement our clients have come to expect from our world-class hand build engines. We are working on a hybrid version of this vehicle in the near future that might be more suited for that role, however, offering improved efficiency and torque - something our engines are already extremely capable of producing - than a diesel will.

We are open to bringing the Urbina Luciana and Urbina Luciana Alton along with the top-shelf Urbina Luciana Vitalita should you be interested, and we do have similar wheel designs - although starting at 20" - to your proposed designs. You can see some examples here for the Luciana and the Luciana Alton. The Luciana is powered by a twin turbo 6.00 liter V8 producing 449 horsepower at 6500 RPM and 671 lb-ft of torque at 2800 RPM, while the Alton version is powered by a 7.51L V10 putting down 471 horsepower at 7300 RPM and 802 lb-ft of torque at 2400 RPM.

Both of these engines produce tremendous power and motivate this massive luxury sedan quickly and with ease should someone not wish to reach for the largest engine, our 8.05L V12.

Please review this and understand we have strict requirements on our vehicles to ensure there is no watering-down of our brand for our clients.

Thank you for your time,

Ingrid Fourthmar
Director of International Sales, Urbina Motorworks
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Postby West Bromwich Holme » Sat Aug 22, 2020 3:37 pm

From: Daksh Tamhanakar, KSW-Hoespruit Motors
To: Urbian Motorworks

Dear Urbian Motorworks,
Thank you for your reply.

We only have distribution rights for South Africa, not the entire continent of West Bromwich Holme in full; as such we are limiting sales to its exclaves to ensure exclusivity. The rest of the continent and its constituent nations have separate distributors.

With regard to the Luciana, we accept your suggestion of the 6.0-litre/335kW (449hp) V8 model and we intend to offer just this engine and the 7.5-litre/610.3kW (818.5hp) V12 engine.

Are we allowed to offer trim levels, or is it just one trim level, well-equipped available with both engines? In general, what is Urbina Motorworks' policy on this?

Thank you for clarifying everything so far; your brand is our first major luxury brand other than Mercedes-Benz.

We accept what you have offered, and we have good expectations for the brand.

One other question:

I await your reply at your earliest convenience.

Yours faithfully,
Daksh Tamhanakar,
KSW-Hoespruit Motors





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Postby ViZion » Mon Aug 24, 2020 6:58 pm

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Greetings Daksh Tamhanakar,

I greatly appreciate you bringing these questions you have to me, and thank you for clarifying where the vehicles will be sold through you. There are three trim levels, mostly pertaining to the engine and some styling aspects. Features are available on the trim levels. The Vitalita trim, however, is a specialty trim level in which is only offered in 2+2 captains chairs setup with a focus on essentially first-class travel. As such, there is additional standard features and additional focus on sound isolation, such as more insulation behind the engine bay, the trunk, and under the vehicle.

Since you will be forgoing the V10 engine choice, the trim levels are simply the Urbina Luciana with the V8, and the limited edition Urbina Luciana Vitality edition with the V12. Should you decide to add the V10 option, that is on the Alton trim level.

Please also be aware that we came across a typo in your original application, as it says you expect to sell 18,000 of these a year. We sell only 100 units per 1 billion people, and the Vitalita general has a take rate of 1 for every 5 sold.

Thank you for your time,

Ingrid Fourthmar
Director of International Sales, Urbina Motorworks
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Postby West Bromwich Holme » Tue Aug 25, 2020 1:32 am

From: Daksh Tamhanakar, KSW-Hoespruit Motors
To: Urbian Motorworks

Dear Urbian Motorworks,
Thank you for your clarification. It was a typo; email autocorrect problems here.

With regard to colors - what colors can we offer? How many? Can we offer black, white, blue, red, burgundy, gold and gray as color choices?

I await your reply at your earliest convenience.

Yours faithfully,
Daksh Tamhanakar,
KSW-Hoespruit Motors





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Postby ViZion » Tue Aug 25, 2020 2:18 pm

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Greetings Daksh Tamhanakar,

The color pallet we offer is extensive as our vehicles are typically custom ordered, and can be anything from matte finish, to colored carbon fiber, to pearlescent, or even mirror chrome finishes. Of course, black, white, silver, and grey are the most popular colors, we do get requests for different colors as well, such as bronze, traditional black carbon fiber, high gloss deep red, and so much more. I hope this helps!

Thank you for your time,

Ingrid Fourthmar
Director of International Sales, Urbina Motorworks
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Postby ViZion » Thu Sep 14, 2023 8:21 pm

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Introducing The New Urbina Luciana SUV

Welcome to the unveiling of the all-new Luciana SUV! This massive luxury SUV - particularly in the Vitalita trim which is focused on offering you the pure, unadulterated luxury you'd expect in a first-class suite - two lay-flat seats in back with room to stretch! While the Vitalita is the only trim available at launch, Luciana and Luciana Alton trims will be launching in the near future. Enjoy a chilled champagne in our branded crystal flutes while being driven around. And utilize voice control to control audio, video, and climate controls, or to darken or lighten the tint, close the privacy shades, or start the hot-stone massage.

The Urbina Luciana SUV Vitalita starts at $619,995, and can be customized to your desired level of features and style.

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Pre-Orders Are Available!

While the vehicle has not yet become officially available, pre-orders can be placed. It requires a simple $25,000 non-refundable deposit which secures your place in line. Please fill out the attached form.

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[ Angola | Zambia | Tanzania | Antarctica | ViZion Island | Northern South America | Central America | Astyria | Coulter Bay | 18,546,524.5 sq mi ]
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