I've noticed that some CVPI's are taller and a tiny bit bigger than others. Is that because of the model being used from DF: San Francisco compared to the one from Schaefft and Chasez? Or is it an actual size difference between, say, a 2003 Crown Vic to a 2007?

 

Just curious, I noticed it when I dowloaded a LAPD CVPI and it was definitely bigger than a LVMPD CVPI I had with it.

Its just the game models

In real life you have the long wheelbase model, which is mostly used by NY cabs, but there isn't a difference in size between a normal 03 and an 07 from what I know. So I think it's just the game models themselves. 

 

Top CVPI is Bugs' CVPI, middle one is EVI's CVPI and the bottom is the CVPI from DSF.

I like the dsf model the best so I stick with them, a ford Taurus sits slightly taller then a crown vic but with bxbugs car the interceptor towers over it

I think EVI's Crown Vic's were the most realistic in size, suspension, I had no idea the DSF model was that long.

 

Top CVPI is Bugs' CVPI, middle one is EVI's CVPI and the bottom is the CVPI from DSF.

 

Thanks Nicolai. That was super helpful. Is it me, or does Bugs' roof a little bigger?

 

So, from what I can tell, other than EVI's grill difference, is there any other difference between Bugs' and EVI's model?

I think EVI's Crown Vic's were the most realistic in size, suspension, I had no idea the DSF model was that long.

The DSF CVPI is actually the model that's replicates the real size of the CVPI best, the CVPI is 14 inches (212 in total) longer than the 2011 Charger, both EVI's and Bug's CVPI's are shorter than my 2011 Charger model. The rear on bugs and EVI's CVPI's are also incorrectly sized. The back is squeezed in tight which is very noticable on EVI's CVPI, the rear pate is noticeably smaller on EVI's CVPI.

 

Thanks Nicolai. That was super helpful. Is it me, or does Bugs' roof a little bigger?

 

So, from what I can tell, other than EVI's grill difference, is there any other difference between Bugs' and EVI's model?

 

The most noticeable is as I mentioned above about the rear of the car.  EVI mapped the windows to a template so we can add custom tint or text on windows, that's not an option on Bug's unlocked CVPI.

 

 

There's also a difference in the file sizes:

 

Bug's CVPI model is 3.3MB without any modifications.

EVI's CVPI is  2.8MB without any modifications.

 

They're no match for the CVPI from DSF which is only 650KB, tim98/deco's unlocked DSF CVPI is 740KB.

 

The size alone is a huge deal, I'll gladly concede that some of the default textures on the DSF model leaves some to be desired (tail-lights and reverse lights).

 

Everything else is in its favour (in my opinion), their performance impact is minimal, the lightwight nature of the model also allows me to add more equipment to the model before I get concerned about file sizes as I add substantial interior equipment to the car without it getting near the file sizes I'd see if I used Bugs or EVI's CVPI.

That's not mentioning the actual size of the model, Bug's and EVI's cars are too small by any measure. I'm not sure if this is a general issue with the unlocked models that are available which is someone I'll have to look into.