Beautiful Japanese cars
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Beautiful Japanese cars
I was talking about good looking cars with my brother today and the conversation drifted to genuinely beautiful cars from different nations. Now when it came to countries like Italy, Germany or the US we could both name quite a few cars. But when we tried to think of beautiful Japanese cars the only ones either of us could come up with was Datsun/Nissan 240z and Toyota 2000gt. A rather poor showing for one of the largest car manufacturing countries.
So what else is out there?
So what else is out there?
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I really can't think of very many: the best example that comes to mind is the current Nissan Skyline/Infiniti G35 sedan and coupe. With the exception of a handful of sport and luxury cars, most Japanese automobiles are frankly, designed simply as transportation appliances, that look and drive as such.
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Mazda has had quite a few good-looking models recently, like the 3-series and especially the RX-8. Toyota's Aygo is really cute and Nissan of course has the 240Z and it's descendants.
...yeah, not much. They're really good and making cars cute, though: look at the pwetty wittle face!
...yeah, not much. They're really good and making cars cute, though: look at the pwetty wittle face!
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The 240z is so awesome. I wish I had one (or one of its 70s-era successors).
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Oh yeah, the Acura NSX is one of my all-time favourite cars. As for the Miata, though, well, it's just not a very masculine car. I know that that's not a rational reason for disliking a car, but it's the one I'm stuck with.
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Damn, those cars look like roller skates.
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agreed. My band teacher owns a miata and he acts as if that that car is the be-all and end-all. There's a fucking miata club in Boise, always driving around together in their pieces of shit. Fucking hate 'em.Phantasee wrote:I hate the Miata. The Mazda Protege/323 and 626 were much better Mazdas.
Fucking Miatas.
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