You'd be right, Viper. I'm not brown-nosing, but if it were "beautiful American cars," the Viper would be on my list. Things only get ugly when you mash on the accelerator and outrun your competition
Anyhow, just wanted to talk Japanese cars. These are the cars I've been fond of, so I'm just trying to mix in with the crowd. I mean, hey. I'm a dude from Texas who likes cars from almost anywhere.
Maybe my thread has come down to a Toyota 2000GT love affair. Some guys might be offended that I'm calling a beautiful car of Japan's past a "princess," while the 2000GT drivers are the "princes." But the car is really beautiful. I kind of thought Toyota killed it when they brought out the TOYOTA 3000GT, which was basically a rebadged MR2.
I tend to think that Toyota, even with the racy looks of their cars today, can still apply those looks to today. I think if Toyota can rebuild the 2000GT, add in some good horsepower numbers (220 or more. I'm thinking the maximum in Japan, 276hp/280ps), have retro styling coupled with the beauty of modern cars, then Toyota would have a pretty good car to sell. Oh, and sell it cheaper than $30,000, or if they are insane, then $25,000. I think some of America's cars relied on one such characteristic- looking back into the past. Maybe Japan can do the same. Nissan did just that by bringing out the 350Z. The styling looks very cool in today's world, however, the edge that the Datsun Zs have provided is not there. Maybe Toyota can better their rivals and come out with their own remake.
Anyhow, I chose Japanese cars because I don't want to focus on an overall perspective. I don't want to start car nationality fights, so choosing a car based on looks is the theme for this one. I wanted to stay within Japan because that's the one I've chosen, and I feel comfortable talking about them. I am a humanistic thinker often times, and if I'm not satisfied with what ideas I dare to bring up on GTPlanet, then I'm not enjoying my experience now, am I? So anyhow, I'll try to find links for it because I don't think a 2000GT has been posted as a picture. I'll find links, so stay tuned until my next post.
I mean look at it, it just looks so aggressive, the headlights angled so they look like the car is angry, the vents ,carbon fiber underbody diffusers and an elegent strip on the rear spoiler. It just looks so mean. I never understood why anyone would put a bodykit on the thing.
