Medici | |
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A Medici in Shattered. | |
Vehicle | |
Vehicle class | Civilian car |
Body style | 4-door sedan |
Capacity | 4 (driver and 3 passengers) |
Top speed | 90 |
Spawns in | Feldis, Zenwood (rarely) |
Rarity | Fairly common |
Appears in | Shattered |
The Medici is a sedan in Shattered.
Appearance[]
Influence[]
The Medici is based on a 1991-1997 Lexus GS with the rear of the 1995-1999 Infiniti I30 and takes many styling cues from numerous mid-size cars such as the 1998-2002 Honda Accord and 1995-2002 Opel/Vauxhall/Holden/Chevrolet Vectra B. The positioning and shape of the headlights and radiator grille bear a mild similarity to those of a fifth generation European Honda Accord. On the rear decklid, the name "Medici" is placed where the name "Intrepid" would be, so the Medici takes some styling cues from a 2nd gen Dodge Intrepid.
Spawning[]
The Medici may spawn with several cosmetic accessories:
- A version without the badges, also lacking an exhaust.
- A version with a front bumper "spoiler".
- A version with side skirts, also adding a twin exhaust.
- A version with a rear bumper extension.
- A version with a lip spoiler.
Performance[]
Acceleration is acceptable, but not exceptional. Top speed is quite high. Handling is degraded by its rather soft suspension, designed for a nice ride, which it does, albeit with some firmness at low speeds. With enough effort the sedan can actually powerslide well, but drifts will need a rather odd amount of handbrake. With some practice, this car is a very good drifter. When beyond its limits, the suspension gives in fairly easily, but is one of the few vehicles that can drift, yet still have good handling. The steering feel is well weighted but feels too heavy, again at low speeds.
Braking is acceptable, the vehicle is rather good at slowing down from high speeds. Crash deformation is acceptable, and the engine can sustain many direct hits before catching fire. Overall, with a good driver and a gang of three others, this car can really change the tide of a deathmatch, beat some hard missions, or can win the player some good races. Although the gang variant has better protection from gunfire (as the bodykit covers the wheels in certain angles), that works against the car when going off-road is required.
Trivia[]
- The car's name appears to be named off of the Medici family, a powerful banking family during the Italian Renaissance.