2016 Merit Heartsweeper

The '16 Merit Heartsweeper was the newest version of Merit's classic muscle car, the "Heartsweeper". This one with more horsepower, higher top speeds, and quicker acceleration times than any other Merit muscle car before that time. Along with a new wide-body kit, lower, sleeker hood scoop, a revised rear end package, new slim bumper, splitter and more!

## History

The Merit Heartsweeper originally started off as a very pricey, luxury, sport coupe. Meant for those with a lot of money to make a statement. It sold, but it wasn't very popular, with its bubbly body, over the top looks and unattractive features. So, for the very next year, Merit completely redid the Heartsweeper as a retro-designed muscle car! This car was a much better seller, and the Muscle car community fell in love with its classic styling! The 2012 Heartsweeper was such as success, that it continued being sold, without change until 2015, when Merit knew it was time for a revamp. More power, a much more aggressive and sleek appearance, and many new features! The 2016 Heartsweeper swept the nation! But, it was a good thing Merit did the redesign when they did, because both Reli, and Bantam also came out with brand new muscle cars, thus starting the new Horsepower wars!

## Story

The crave for the newest Heartsweeper was immense! Sales we incredible! But with the emergence of two new muscle cars, everyone was out there trying to find out which one was the best. All three, the Merit Heartsweeper, Reli Destroyer, and Bantam S had well over 700 horsepower, all had close quarter miles, top speeds, track times etc. Many preferred the S's luxuriousness, and top speed, many preferred the Destroyer's nimbleness and control-ability, and many preferred the Heartsweeper's acceleration & launch. But to really see which was the best, they were all put through a plethora of difficult tests. But, the final nail the in the coffin, wasn't the drag races, or the dyno sheet tests. It was the track races. The three were all put on the Sporeburgring race track, with the only objective being: To get the quickest track time possible. Same driver, same track, same conditions, three different cars. The Bantam had it on most of the straights, but its heavy weight, lead to a slow track time. It had the worst of the three times. The Reli and Heartsweeper were close, as the lighter, more agile Reli could make the corners with ease. But, at the end of the day, the combination between both speed, and handling made the Heartsweeper have the quickest lap times, almost every time. Even with the definitive winner being the Heartsweeper, the other two cars still had their die hard fans, as did the Heartsweeper, and all three cars had great sales. But, at the end of the day, it was the Merit that came out on top.

## Specifications and Stats

Top Speed: 205 mph

Horsepower: 800

Torque: 805

Quarter Mile: 10.3

0-60: 3.5

Engine: Supercharged 8 liter V8

Category: Sporty 2 Door Coupe

Layout: Front Engine RWD

Weight: 3,780 lbs

Size: 15ft long

Seating: 4 people, two bucket seats, one bench seat

Features: Sport mode, Comfort mode & Heartsweep (track) mode

## Generation Lineage

2nd Generation (2012-2018)

Preceded by: 1st Gen (2011)

Succeeded by: 2019 Facelift

## Link to Download

(having troubles getting the link as it appears to have been deleted off of the Sporepedia.)