440 Special

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> ### MANUFACTURER:
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> Elite
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> ### SPEED:
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> 6
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> ### DRIFT:
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> 7
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> ### STRENGTH:
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> 7
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> 5
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> ### CLASSIFICATION:
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> A
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> ### BODY STYLE:
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> Concept Muscle Car
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> ### VEHICLE CLASS:
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> Unique
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> ### APPEARS IN:
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> Elite Races (used by The Hammer and Brawn or the player.)
> Power Slide as the player's vehicle.
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> ### MODEL NAME:
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> Unique\_01
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> ### VARIANT(S):
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> 440 BRN
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> 1
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> ### UNLOCKED BY:
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> Achieving 64 points through the Elite Championship.
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> ### ENGINE NAME:
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> Supercar2\_10
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> ### PRECEDED BY:
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> Slipstream
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> ### SUCCEEDED BY:
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> 440 BRN ( if "Elite Vehicle Livery" Pack is installed. )
> Cascade
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> *"Special" is short-hand for "covered in a quarter ton of armor plating." It does make it a bit of a hog in turns but it's well worth it!"* - 440 Special description.
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The Elite **440 Special** is a vehicle that is in the Elite Fleet lineup in Split/Second. It is the second Elite vehcile gifted to the player.

## Description

Bulky, blocky and beefy, the 440 Special is based on the Ford Mustang Giugiaro Concept, evident in the entire body shape. It takes the shape of a rough bruiser given its very aggressive styling and design. The vehicle consists of sharp angles throughout the body, starting from the front fascia. The grille is made up of black mesh, with the design of the headlights grooving in towards the center, giving it an aggressive look. The lower part of the front bumper has the same black mesh as it's grille, albeit slightly shorter in height. The front bumper has jagged edges starting from the far sides of the bumper. It comes with a tow hook at the bottom right.

The hood has a massive power bulge with large hood louvers on the bulge itself and it smooths out as it reaches the bonnet. The hood itself extends a little bit further out past the bumper. The 440 Special has side flares that slightly extends further from the body of the car. Starting from the back of the front fender flare, a line divides the side skirt, consisting of carbon fiber louvers and the diver and passenger side doors. Just behind the doors are a small set of carbon fiber air ducts. Behind the driver side door, a racing tank can be seen.

On the roof, the 440 Special has twin roof fins a couple of inches from the doors. Going towards the rear of the car is where the width increases. The roof smooths and angles down towards the rear of the car, still retaining its bulky and bulge type design. Discreetly behind the large rear window lies the car's retractable spoiler that grooves and blends in with the body design and raises itself up around moderate to high speeds. The taillights consist of three lines that includes dots and angles down to where it meets a red circle as it makes its way towards the near center of the car. The only functioning lights are the inner red circle. Below the headlights are two linear slats that nicely covers the ducts, making the taillight housings a bit bigger. The rear bumper curves upwards towards the middle of the car, forming a small '"lip". To the bottom are dual exhausts and in the middle is a black diffuser.

Like all of the Elite vehicles, the 440 Special comes in one color: a grey-ish blue color with a thin red pinstripe on the sides.

## Performance

#### ***Split/Second***

Despite the description saying that the vehicle is a bit sluggish in the turns, it is a stable car nonetheless. Its speed is moderate to good, being able to keep up with a few of the cars within Class A. It has a good top speed, being able to maintain its pace against other vehicles.

Due to the weight, it is resilient to most powerplays, often putting the car into a small slide but can easily be recovered. Its drifting capabilities are good, being able to hang on to a drift for a good amount of time. The back end will swing out during deeper drift angles but in doing so will launch the car forwards, increasing its speed for a short distance.

Acceleration is moderate, with it being covered in armor, it is heavy, so it will only take a few seconds before the vehicle begins to reach the pace of other cars.

## Gallery

FrontRIghtRearLeft440 Special in the Beta.
## Trivia

* The 440 Special appears in the Power Slide game mode as the player's car.
* It shares its engine sound with the FX350 and it's CX counterpart.
	+ It's engine name is "**Supercar2\_10**".
* The internal name is "**Unique\_01**".
* The 440 Special was slightly different in the beta.
	+ It shared the engine sound of the Brawler.
	+ The vents on the power bulge and the side louvers were grey instead.
	+ It sported different wheels.