OLD school V new school...
jcsaleen
03-16-2006, 02:20 PM
Todays cars suck ass! ~ Rant...
All the jap companies have made absolute crap these past few years an there only good ones are the continuations of the old models...
Today V then just some examples...
Mazda Rx7 & now the Rx8 ~ You pick...
Nissan R34 GTR & the G35...
Supra Jz an now....?
Mitsu VR4 Vs... what has mitsu made other then Evo's an I'd still pick a V or VI! or an 8 anyday.
Honda hasn't done jack either Nsx Vs what is out now?
Top jap heavyweights of all time ~ IMO
Nissan Skyline R34 GTR
Mazda Rx7 (FD3S)
Toyota Supra (Jz 93+) aka Mark IV
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution an Vr4
Honda Nsx
Lower class ~
Nissan Silvia S15
Toyota Mr2
Toyota Altezza
Honda S2000
Honda ITR (DC2)
All the jap companies have made absolute crap these past few years an there only good ones are the continuations of the old models...
Today V then just some examples...
Mazda Rx7 & now the Rx8 ~ You pick...
Nissan R34 GTR & the G35...
Supra Jz an now....?
Mitsu VR4 Vs... what has mitsu made other then Evo's an I'd still pick a V or VI! or an 8 anyday.
Honda hasn't done jack either Nsx Vs what is out now?
Top jap heavyweights of all time ~ IMO
Nissan Skyline R34 GTR
Mazda Rx7 (FD3S)
Toyota Supra (Jz 93+) aka Mark IV
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution an Vr4
Honda Nsx
Lower class ~
Nissan Silvia S15
Toyota Mr2
Toyota Altezza
Honda S2000
Honda ITR (DC2)
DinanM3_S2
03-16-2006, 02:45 PM
The RX8 wasn't really designed to replace the RX7 and no, it isn't the hardcore sports car that the RX7 was, but it is alot easier to live with. The RX8 is a much more driver friendly car. If you arn't into that, theres rumors flying all over the place about a true RX7 replacement.
You can't compare the R34 GT-R to the G35, realistically you should only compare it to the lesser R34 Skylines, which were supposedly pretty terrible. The G35 wasn't meant to replace the GT-R, but if you do want a GT-R, wait for Nissan to finally release their new GT-R concept as a real car. It is going into production and should have ~450hp, AWD.
Toyota hasn't had a sports car for a little while now, which is kinda sad. The soon to be biggest car company in the world doesn't have a sports car... If you doubt Toyota's intentions towards power, look no further then the new Altezza (IS350 for us in the US and Europe). The Altezza is a truely world class sports sedan that competes well with BMW's 3-series. Toyota has said that they would release a new supercar/sports car once their F1 team wins a race, which might be a while if they keep racing like they did in Bahrain last weekend.
Honda has fallen behind a bit in sports cars too, but not quite as badly as Toyota. Yes, the NSX is dead, but there will probably be a replacement in a few years. The S2000 is still an amazing sports car capable of competing with the likes of BMW's Z4 and Mercedes SLK.
You can't compare the R34 GT-R to the G35, realistically you should only compare it to the lesser R34 Skylines, which were supposedly pretty terrible. The G35 wasn't meant to replace the GT-R, but if you do want a GT-R, wait for Nissan to finally release their new GT-R concept as a real car. It is going into production and should have ~450hp, AWD.
Toyota hasn't had a sports car for a little while now, which is kinda sad. The soon to be biggest car company in the world doesn't have a sports car... If you doubt Toyota's intentions towards power, look no further then the new Altezza (IS350 for us in the US and Europe). The Altezza is a truely world class sports sedan that competes well with BMW's 3-series. Toyota has said that they would release a new supercar/sports car once their F1 team wins a race, which might be a while if they keep racing like they did in Bahrain last weekend.
Honda has fallen behind a bit in sports cars too, but not quite as badly as Toyota. Yes, the NSX is dead, but there will probably be a replacement in a few years. The S2000 is still an amazing sports car capable of competing with the likes of BMW's Z4 and Mercedes SLK.
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