Camaro vs. Skyline

[Cautela]

Originally Posted by 96civic3door

They dont want to, to focused on saving gas milage. Japan has never put out a true super car on a mass produced level. Sure you got your 787B's and Mugen NSX's but they are not/never have been openly sold to the public.

That's correct, they focus on that and much else that fits the lifestyle. Over here in Okinawa for example everything is crammed, so "K" cars are the most common type of car you see out on the roads because of their compact size and other factors.

[96civic3door]

I know how it is man I lived over there for 2 years up in Tokyo at the AFB. Yakota or whatever. It is cramped and to tell the truth there are nowhere near as many people over there that are in to modding cars or are into cars at all compared to here. It's all about working and drinking most the time. Fun place though, I'd jump at the chance to go back.

[Nathan123]

Originally Posted by Cautela

I don't believe the Japanese put as much emphasis on the sports car market as we would like to think...

Huh? You mean it's not all m4D TiZZitE ToKyo drIFtiN with a Skyline or RX-7 in every garage in Japan?!? No way.
Funny thing is, all the ricers probably think you're lying.

[96civic3door]

Japan has had few true sports cars

Definition of a sports car is as follows

An automobile equipped for racing, especially an aerodynamically shaped one-passenger or two-passenger vehicle having a low center of gravity and steering and suspension designed for precise control at high speeds.

To me the only ones that really qualify is the NSX, RX-7 and that is about it.

[Cautela]

Originally Posted by Nathan123

Huh? You mean it's not all m4D TiZZitE ToKyo drIFtiN with a Skyline or RX-7 in every garage in Japan?!? No way.
Funny thing is, all the ricers probably think you're lying.

[Cautela]

Originally Posted by 96civic3door

Japan has had few true sports cars

Definition of a sports car is as follows



To me the only ones that really qualify is the NSX, RX-7 and that is about it.

True. Going by that definition wouldn't you have to put the Skyline GT-R's there? because of the ATTESA...

[flyingtoaster]

Originally Posted by Shafto

there strategy seems to be working too, they are kicking american ass right now (in sales and share value)

This thread is still going?? I unsubscribed over a week ago.

What strategy? They don't have to pay their workers half as much as GM does. GTFO

[katsi]

hmm, well going back to the new jap cars coming out, the new skyline is gonna be pretty nasty on the track, should prove to be good competition for the gt500, and z06, as will the evo 10 (dont know the roman numeral thingy :P).

Anyway....funny thread. especially since this vid is so damn old...makes me wonder how many forums this went around and had the same conversation.

[riceboy89]

Originally Posted by katsi

hmm, well going back to the new jap cars coming out, the new skyline is gonna be pretty nasty on the track, should prove to be good competition for the gt500, and z06, as will the evo 10 (dont know the roman numeral thingy :P).

Anyway....funny thread. especially since this vid is so damn old...makes me wonder how many forums this went around and had the same conversation.

evo X noob

haha just kidding. i really want to see that new evo soon.

[blackzc]

Originally Posted by Shafto

omg.... you found one video whare a piece of shit american car beats a japanese car. plus american peices of shit always have bigger motors in them cause they are not efficient. if JDM made there motors as big as american peices of shit... then america would be hopeless when it comes to cars. what I am trying to say is.... you would think that all american peices of shit would beat jap because of engine size but that almost never happens. shows how much of a piece of shit an american vehicle is.

It saddens me greatly to admit that i was even remotly like this jackass at one time in my life. :noo

[Shafto]

hey I was having a bad day to begin with.

[badinfluence]

Originally Posted by 96civic3door

Hey man fuckyou, putting a V8 in a car to help aid in making it fast is not a stupid white boy thing you fucking ass hat. I'll have you know people where putting V8's into cars that were not supposed to have them long before any of your stupid riceboy jap companies were even selling cars in this country let alone selling cars that had anything over 50hp. You stupid motherfuckers amaze me. Do you not realize that it was "the dumb American white boys" that first started modding cars, making something out of what they have(kinda like us people with Honda's do)

You fucking idiots dont stop and think, we as in us American white boys were slapping swaps in cars before the japs knew their ass from a hole in the ground. You think the Skyline is allmighty king shit......well not till modded. Stock it is a overweight 320hp car woopty fucking do. The Supra.....nothing but a dyno queen. You know the difference between a 550hp and a 800hp Supra is??????? About .5 seconds in the 1/4 mile but yet it is some godlike car, yea fucking right.

How many Toyota's do you see that are full production cars and sold around the world blistering mid 11's in the 1/4 mile and killing the nurburgring(sp?) in 7 minutes and 40 seconds.....NONE, same way with Nissan.......NONE.......same way with Honda......NONE, but wait the C6 Z06 will. And it is not only that these cars will do good stock, you can sneeze and fart at a 3rd gen GM V8 equiped car/truck and gain 50hp.

Same way with the late model Ford 4.6's and 5.4's. Fuck hp per liter, that bullshit hp per liter shit does nothing for you on a track when your getting your ass handed to you. Oh but wait it looks better on paper which we all know really matters in the real world..... .

the best post in this whole fucking thread.

[96civic3door]

Thanks, kinda crazy when the truth is actualy said

sorry for the late reply, I am not on teh SHO that often anymore

[Bonner240sx]

Originally Posted by Fokai671

I love imports and i have one. they are fast but they will no wh