One Man's Vision of what the 350Z Should Have Looked Like
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Originally Posted by Garage Battle
it looks like someone kitted a Z32 fiero style.
I never thought the Z32 looked good, and with the exception of a few, not much of a fan of the Z31.
The Z is supposed to be an affordable, light, performance car. The S13-S15 was the Z for the 90's. The Z31/32 was like a late 80's corvette. Blegh.
I never thought the Z32 looked good, and with the exception of a few, not much of a fan of the Z31.
The Z is supposed to be an affordable, light, performance car. The S13-S15 was the Z for the 90's. The Z31/32 was like a late 80's corvette. Blegh.
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I guess car designers have their job for a reason. The renderings are interesting, but not something that would or should ever wear a nissan badge.
Another thought, it looks like something out of Ridge Racer.
Another thought, it looks like something out of Ridge Racer.
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Originally Posted by Rob.M
Think what you will, but the Z32 defined an era of Japanese sports cars in the US market.
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i beg to differ.
Sales in the US + it’s IMSA and Lemans racing history, makes more of an impact car than some the impact of what some movie did.. which every one knows, b4 that movie, dick worth of ppl knew what a supra was. Sure there were enthusiasts, but from 5 years ago to now, the majority are F&F fanboys.
And the production of the MK4 was still very small. all be it, they make gobs of HP in the tuner scene, but as for the combo of how many sold more and made a greater impact here (other than F&F fan boys), its was clearly the Z and the Z32 (b4 it fell to OBDii ownage too). which was also lighter than a MK4, but no where close to the FD weight.
the FD was imported for all of what, 3 years? Out of how many years in japan, 8? It really is a different kind of car than the other big 3 cars that where out in the 90’s in the US market. But it still fell to the OBDii ownage and the reliability issues. Which in itself can make working on it a PITA with rebuilds and cooling issues. Not a big impact other than to a few rotary nuts. Now the MX5, maybe..
The 3Si ran longer, but that heavy (3700+) POS didn’t win jack shit in racing. Had reliability issues with it’s drive train till late in the production. that thing is a PITA to work on. And makes a really nice paper weight.
But that is just my 2 cents.
Sales in the US + it’s IMSA and Lemans racing history, makes more of an impact car than some the impact of what some movie did.. which every one knows, b4 that movie, dick worth of ppl knew what a supra was. Sure there were enthusiasts, but from 5 years ago to now, the majority are F&F fanboys.
And the production of the MK4 was still very small. all be it, they make gobs of HP in the tuner scene, but as for the combo of how many sold more and made a greater impact here (other than F&F fan boys), its was clearly the Z and the Z32 (b4 it fell to OBDii ownage too). which was also lighter than a MK4, but no where close to the FD weight.
the FD was imported for all of what, 3 years? Out of how many years in japan, 8? It really is a different kind of car than the other big 3 cars that where out in the 90’s in the US market. But it still fell to the OBDii ownage and the reliability issues. Which in itself can make working on it a PITA with rebuilds and cooling issues. Not a big impact other than to a few rotary nuts. Now the MX5, maybe..
The 3Si ran longer, but that heavy (3700+) POS didn’t win jack shit in racing. Had reliability issues with it’s drive train till late in the production. that thing is a PITA to work on. And makes a really nice paper weight.
But that is just my 2 cents.
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