there is a thread for american muscle cars what about the japanese fast cars...

[jonathan_matos5]

what is your favorite?

im digging the skyline.

[mike_v_s]

Skyline. The last generation of the RX-7 is one of the most attractive cars I've seen. The design is around 10 years old and still holds it's own with current offerings.

Mike

[Mark Latimour]

Originally Posted by jonathan_matos5

what is your favorite?

im digging the skyline.

IIRC correctly that car will not be called a "Skyline" anymore. It will simply be known as the GTR to avoid confusing it with the Japanese family car.

[Mark Latimour]

Originally Posted by mike_v_s

Skyline. The last generation of the RX-7 is one of the most attractive cars I've seen. The design is around 10 years old and still holds it's own with current offerings.

Mike

+1 on the RX7. Everytime I see one I think to myself...there's a car that held its looks as well as I did.

[FL Knifemaker]

There's a guy at the airport who has a hanger next to my friends. He has an older Skyline. It's one of the true 200mph cars that I've seen actually run with the fast motorcycles in our "secret" speed run location I'm pretty sure it has twin turbos and God only knows what else Those guys have a few dealer plates they use on there grey market cars I really didn't even take a second look at the car until I saw it run, pretty amazing.

[clarifixer]

Originally Posted by mike_v_s

The last generation of the RX-7 is one of the most attractive cars I've seen. The design is around 10 years old and still holds it's own with current offerings.

Mike

Most obnoxious exhaust note ever was an RX-3 sedan seen at Elkhart Lake race course in '73 or so. That thing had twin megaphone pipes and the crowd would groan and cover ears every time it blatted around. When it retired after about ten laps, everyone cheered.

My vote goes to the Toyota 2000 GT from the 60's for classic beauty.

[iamlowsound]

lowsound

[doctorjazz]

Just being preemptive here, if anyone posts a Honda that has more than two wheels and doesn't have an NSX badge, I will reach through the computer and slap you.

I've always been a fan of the Mitsubishi Evo's. I'm more of a two-seater or 2+2 kinda guy, but if practicality ever forces me to get something with four cylinders and doors, that's what I'm going for. And despite some of the controversy I've heard, I really like the design of the newest ones. The front end kinda reminds me of a mix between the Skyline GT-R R34 and the latest Nissan GTR. Not exactly a Mitsu-esque design, but still sexy.

I am, however, NOT a fan of the Scooby anymore. They're great cars, but I think Subaru's basically ruined them by making them fugly one year, then boring the next.

Also, MkIV Supras rock my socks. Such a sexy, sexy car.

[69nites]

nissan skylines are the most overrated car on the planet

I owned a '89 240sx hatch with a silvia front end conversion and an SR20DET with a GT28RS turbo. It was a pretty fun car. Not really superfast but was very agile. I sold it very shortly after the drifting craze hit america. The site I surf most is in my sig. More of a community not a lot of tech involved on the site.

I really can't pick a favorite tunercar. I guess my list of favorable ones would be MkIV supra TT, Nisson 300zx, Subaru WRX STi, Mitsubishi lancer evolution MR, and the toyota MR2 turbo.

I'm sure there's some that I really like that I'm forgetting but what are you gunna do?

Edit: I assumed by japanese you were refering to asian.

[Vic Winters]

Toyota when it knew how to make fun cars like the MR2 Turbo, Celica All-Trac and of course the Supra Twin Turbo.

[69nites]

Originally Posted by Vic Winters

Toyota when it knew how to make fun cars like the MR2 Turbo, Celica All-Trac and of course the Supra Twin Turbo.

the all-trac was a really good model. too bad they didn't really make enough of them


ohh yeah I've got another one Impulse turbos were amazing platforms.

[Vic Winters]

It's a shame the ST-205 never made it to the US.




All-Tracs were the WRX's of the late 80's and early 90's. Too bad they were 20 years off the mark.

[iamlowsound]

1970 Datsun Fairlady 2000. That one is for sale a few hours from my house for $6500

lowsound

[69nites]

if you want to go old school check out some RX3's

I like the 240z as well

[jsbass]

Ricers.

[69nites]

Originally Posted by jsbass

Ricers.

automotive enthusiests like all quality cars.

generally the guy saying "ricers" owns a stock v6 mustang and runs 15's at best

I've owned everything from a drag built fox body mustang to a 240sx to a jeep cherokkee with a 350 built to rock crawl and quite a few in between.

[peaveyuser]

Originally Posted by 69nites

automotive enthusiests like all quality cars.

+1000000000


I hate that stupid attitude there is out here where people hate other types of sports cars.


As for ricer comment, I consider the guy with all flash on his civic a ricer not a skyline or a RX-7.


I like American muscle, European sports cars and Japanese coupes.


As for the guys who try and pull off their civic, cavalier or small fiat as something more than it is, then show it off

[Ericman197]

Originally Posted by 69nites

generally the guy saying "ricers" owns a stock v6 mustang and runs 15's at best

And generally the guys who defend ricers drive a chipped Japanese economy car with a grapefruit launcher exhaust and a cold air intake: +5 horsepower guaranteed Not to mention body kits and other absurd modifications. I've even seen high performance shifter linkage bushings sell for over $100, what the... ?

But in all seriousness the land of the rising sun has produced a few very cool cars, if you ignore the boostu/driftu/riceu crowd. I would love to own an old Datsun Z. The Subaru BRAT also looks like a hell of a lot of fun, and I have no idea how that cruck was ever road legal:

[69nites]

Originally Posted by Ericman197

And generally the guys who defend ricers drive a chipped Japanese economy car with a grapefruit launcher exhaust and a cold air intake: +5 horsepower guaranteed Not to mention body kits and other absurd modifications. I've even seen high performance shifter linkage bushings sell for over $100, what the... ?

But in all seriousness the land of the rising sun has produced a few very cool cars, if you ignore the boostu/driftu/riceu crowd. I would love to own an old Datsun Z. The Subaru BRAT also looks like a hell of a lot of fun, and I have no idea how that cruck was ever road legal:

hey I refer to cars that as "riced out" as much as the next guy.

I'd actually never seen the brat looks wicked cool

[clarifixer]

Here's the Toyota 2000 GT. Has the essence of a Jaguar XK-E, but with its own cachét. Old school, but gorgeous, I think.