this is the best sports car Japan ever produced
>>28944327Nah lfa mogs
how does it feel knowing we've passed the peak of automotive design, ingenuity and "connection", and that it's only downhill from here towards all cars being perceived as boring appliances? (see current honda prelude)
>>28944328lfa is auto only so they basically wasted a v10
>>28944358All consumer cars maybe, the boutique world is producing some real bedroom posters.I think with time we'll see a revival of the homebrew scene. I've got plans to build a single seater eventually.
>>28944327Best looking maybe, yeah.I'd say the GTR were overall better sports cars.
>>28944401if it don't got a throttle cable and a manual trans it's just another computerized appliance
>>28944328Fat, slow, ugly.
>>28944327Call me when you find your torque >Oh wait
>>28944401>the boutique world is producing some real bedroom postersPic unrel clearly.
datsun 240z
>>28944327It's definitely the prettiest.
I have seen your entire life
>>28944327>Using a spinning triangle for no fucking reason
>>28944327maybe if they'd put a LS in it to begin with best jp sparts car is the miata or maybe the sil80
>>28944709>maybe if they'd put a LS in it to begin withthis, the best jap car can't be one where the parent manufacturer completely abandoned the engine design for being so shit.Even GM, despite making DOHC V8s, persistently sells pushrod engines and improves them. Mazda gave up on the rotary. it just isn't worth it over designing a good 4banger.
>>28944727ls swap fds can't handle for shit sadly
>>28944740that is a myth spread by butthurt rotards. a weight gain of around 20 lbs does not suddenly make a sports car unable to handle.
>>28944327The earlier ones are prettier but have an uglier spoiler. The later ones have a weird license plate mounting bulge.The 2 rotors don't sound good, should've come with a 3 rotor.
>>28944358This only applies to the Western world because of shitty anti competitive regulations that actively harm progress for the same of profits. We basically killed our auto industry and set up the stage for Chinese vehicles to take over. History is repeating itself, in the 50s and 60s Japanese cars and motorcycles were seen as 2nd rate trash compared to American made vehicles, by the 80s and 90s Japanese vehicles became world class, some even surpassing both American and European heirloom class cars. Chinese vehicles in the 00s were a joke but now here in the late 20s, you have cfmoto producing a motogp prototype and the Ford CEO grey marketed imported a Chinese EV to daily drive. Western cars are over, Eastern takeover is about to enter its 3rd generation (1st Japanese, 2nd Korean, 3rd Chinese). Then you have motorcycle makers like Royal Enfield who went from being "lol made in India" to surpassing Harley by a huge margin, RE now provides more reliability, authenticity, and value compared to American or Japanese rivals. We basically regulated our companies to death and the majority of those regulations are counter intuitive with how the rest of the world builds real estate and so our cars are not only useless in their country but our cars come with so much compromises they're inconvenient to drive in most cities around the world, that's why nobody outside of the US buys our cars.
>>28944762>Chinese vehicles in the 00s were a jokeThey still are. the fact that the only thing you can mention in regards to china's "rise" is some dubious prototype and the Ford CEO being paid to shill a product which anyone can do says a lot about how not-world class chinese cars are. they're just using brute force to penetrate markets and insert themselves into automotive relevancy. you could've also mentioned the fact that chinese cars now appear in racing games. not because people dream about driving a chinese eletric crossover, but because chinese brands license out their cars to media for free (they want the promotion and no one would use them otherwise). meanwhile you actively have to fight to get brands like Ferrari in your media.wouldn't be modern day nu-/o/ without some chinese shill coming out of the woodwork unprompted.
>>28944766Because they're not quite world-class yet but they're so very close, they have EVs with over 1k miles of range from a single charge, that's absurd
>>28944770they aren't close. they just stole tesla's technology. which is ironic considering you claimed nobody outside of the US buys american cars yet chinese EVs wouldn't exist without what they stole from american cars to begin with. the only thing china can do is make a cheaper alternative to something they took from someone else. they won't ever innovate or go beyond what their rivals can do because they use their rivals as a cheat-sheet. this isn't like how Japan introduced new manufacturing standards. China can only copy. they can sell you a cheaper tesla, but not a better one.
>>28944749>ls with a t56 is only 27lbs heavier than a 1.3 rotary with glass translol i like how the proof is a pic of text kek dumb fuck ricer, wrenchlet
>>28944773You are so wrong you sound like the same Americans in denial right before Japanese cars surprised American. The Chinese brought their own manufacturing innovations in the modern era, like fully automated factories, so automated they have no humans or lights in some of their factories. Leveraging that manufacturing capacity will yield higher value lower cost cars. Meanwhile, we've been so busy actively scrutinizing automation and regressing in progress, the rest of the world thinks we have lower loving standards than third world shitholes and I hate to say they're right, life here in the US is becoming absolutely deplorable because of prideful shits who refuse to wake up to the reality of what we've become
>>28944779i like how the proof that LS swapped rx7s "can't handle for shit" is being asshurt over LS swaps and nothing else. also, begone wheelgap spic.
>>28944749not that anon, but if it changes the center of gravity>likely higher with the LSthen it will make it handle noticeably worse, even if the weight doesn't increase by much>inb4 suspension workmost ls swapper just get the car running and dont improve anything else
>>28944788China doesn't make quality products like Japan. so the comparison falls flat. the only thing China brings to the table is government owned car brands. The chinese government entirely funds and splits the bill on the sale of all chinese cars. allowing them to be so cheap to begin with.
>>28944790you're grasping for straws with no real evidence. muh center of gravity is the same shit boxer fags do. the center of gravity isn't increasing to that of a F350 super duty, so it's safe to say it's not going to handle worse. you probably increase the center of gravity more by being tall and fat inside the car.
>>28944793They do make quality products though, of you don't shop from the bottom of the barrel and actually spend decent money, you can find some really nice Chinese tools now, some even on the same level as Japanese quality. American quality tools isn't even worth talking about anymore, even the best American tool brands are just rebranding Chinese tools. Moving the majority of our manufacturing overseas killed America.
>>28944789>a 5.7 liter v8 with a truck transmission weighs less than a 2 rotor and a glass 5 speedDumbass fucking ricer wrenchlet what the fuck is a wheel gap spic lmao
>>28944814sorry i don't speak socal hispanic lingo.
>>28944790>>inb4 suspension workThe fuck are you gonna do with the suspension to cope with having a truck engine sitting 5 inches higher and 10 inches further forward kek, are you stupid? Wrenchlet, ricer.
>>28944821weren't you banned? your post usually get deleted. take it as a sign that no one wants you here.
>>28944817>A 5.7 liter v8 with a truck transmission weighs less than a 2 rotor and glass 5 speedDumbass ricer, wrenchlet.
>>28944824>your post usually get deleted.My posts never get deleted dumbass newfag. What the fuck are you talking about you dumbass auto-only loving wrenchlet, ricer.
>>28944825>>28944826You make hispanic people look bad.
>>28944834Man shut the fuck up you dumbass wrenchlet, when you see engines, transmissions, differentials, suspension deiagns, or tires being discussed you log off, when you see temu glue on lips and led kits you can chime in. Faggot ricer, wrenchlet..
>Man shut the fuck up you dumbass wrenchlet, when you see engines, transmissions, differentials, suspension deiagns, or tires being discussed you log off, when you see temu glue on lips and led kits you can chime in. Faggot ricer, wrenchlet..
OP is correct. NSX is a close second.
>A 5.7 liter v8 with a truck transmission weighs less than a 2 rotor and glass 5 speed>I'm not a wrenchlet ricer I swear!!!
>>28944847>>weighs lesswhy do you keep saying this when you read the image and had it right the first time. are you just losing IQ points from the low quality queso you're currently consuming?
>>28944851Man shut the fuck up you faggot ricer. The fuck did I tell you about discussing engines? You don't do it. There's a led lighting and infotainment thread up right now you could be contributing to auto only loving temu ricer, wrenchlet.
>A 5.7 liter v8 with a truck transmission weighs less than a 2 rotor and glass 5 speed>I'm not a wrenchlet ricer I swear!!!!!!
>>28944852>>28944854you're going to end up getting banned again.
>>28944857Cry to the jannies fill out the form idgaf, gay ass whiny little auto only loving faggot wrenchlet, ricer. When you see engines, transmissions, differentials, brakes, tires, engine management systems being discussed you do not comment. When you see the threads about temu lips, led lighting, infotainment systems, or glue on vents you can chime in. Faggot ricer.
Personally like the 240z and 280z more but the FD is a good choice
>>28944727rotaries are still being produced in the mx-30 EREV. It sucks, according to reveiws, but they haven't given up.https://youtu.be/4maq0qUb0JA
>>28944401This thing looks like it has cancer....
>>28944968>mx-30 EREVHuh, I didn't know they actually made it.>Piggu Fattu
>>28944709>maybe if they'd put an LS in it to begin withThey did, it's called the 1997-2004 Chevrolet Corvette. The only reason I'm selling it is because I bought an R34 Skyline GTT because it's the one car of the era I prefer over the C5. Also, I'm tired of low roof coupes, I'm too tall to be fucking with that shit every day, the R34 is more sedan-like in posture and easier to live with as a result. A BMW M3 would be cool, too, but has all the typical era BMW problems.
>>28945021Just LS swap the M3
>>28945021>vettepigfat compared to the ls swap fd, and more importantly it doesn't make rotards piss and shit themselves>>28945024ls swap a 911
>>28945021>R34 Skyline GTTwow how much did that set you back?
>>28944846>RX7>NSX>GTR>Supra
>>28944749>>28944779>delete AC, power steering, ABS and twenty other things. (-100lbs)>install a lightweight exhaust (-20lbs)>lightweight battery (-20lbs) >”oh wow, after all that the LS swap is only 27lbs heavier, and no I don’t understand center of gravity or moment of inertia!”
>>28944727>>28944749Reminder that all the fastest RX7s are rotary powered. If LS swaps were truly superior then people wouldn't dump tens of thousands into rotary builds over some junkyard ironblock ls with booger weld engine mounts, a hammered out trans tunnel and sixth grade science fair wiring harness.
They're fucking noisy little rippers I tell you whut.
>>28945212>>>/wsg/6147304
why did nissan kill the the silvia?such a great car.
>>28945232I guess cheap sports cars weren’t profitable? I liked mine, but aside from driving dynamics it was a total shitbox (which was fine). An rx8 feels similar, but better suspension and a good bit faster (and uglier…)
>>28945245But I’m sure they would sell like hotcakes going forward since the BRZ is kill and the miat is simply too smol for many people
>>28945232S15 was still essentially a 90s chassis that wouldn't pass crash safety, and SR20 wouldn't pass emissions
>>28945090>>delete AC, power steering, ABS and twenty other things. (-100lbs)>>install a lightweight exhaust (-20lbs)>>lightweight battery (-20lbs)did you make all this shit up in your head or didn't bother reading the image at all?
>>28945212The fastest ICE cars are all pushrods. does this mean Pushrods are actually superior to OHC?
>>28945332What image retard?
>>28945337They're the largest displacement, that's all
>>28945604leave it to a rotard to be sub 90 IQ.
>>28945332wrenchlet, ricer
S2K>FD3S>S30 Z
>>28945663fd was in a different league, forged bones in the 90s, the s2000 was an entire decade newer and came with steel arms and no travel out back. the engine was a gem though ngl tbqah family
>>28945663lol
>>28945663Truth
>>28944327It's the NSX, but the RX-7 is right behind it.
>>28944358>make a sports car>americans whinge that it doesnt have 600hp>repeat>2026 every performance car is trying to one up each other on hp>nothing is lightweight and nothing is fun to drive
