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edeeZee · 08-10-2009, 08:15 PM

American cars have their unique styling. It's funny because the economy is bad (for the past year or so), the "big 3" is starting to emulate Japanese cars in styling because I guess their marketing efforts are to plant a seed in people's heads that they're just as good as Toyotas and Hondas reliability-wise; and the most obvious impression is physical appearance a la the cliche "first impressions count"...Well, this is more of a reinvention of the big 3's image. Malibu's, Tauruses and the likes are starting to have contours and lines that look more Japanese rather than American.

The "bigger is better" motto doesn't work in today's economy. This motto equated to big displacement motors with lots of HP and torque in the hopes of winning over customers. Maybe the hardnosed people who are nationalistic and will never "buy Jap-junk" or "won't forget Pearl Harbor," but pragmatic people overlook such emotional ploys. That's why the big 3 are downsizing in displacement and doing the "twin turbo" thing in 6's to "replace the waste" from 8's.

Yes, Nissan's 370 IMO is a classic a la the FD3S and Supra MKIV. 10-15 yrs. down the road it'll still look fresh a la the Z32 TT's, or like Phoebe Cates walking topless near the pool in "Fast times at Ridgemont High," but not the 350 (sorry 350 drivers). But a lot of Japanese cars are stale and generic too these days.

Sorry about my digressions.

08-10-2009, 08:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
edeeZee Track Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: s. cali, los angeles Posts: 627 Drives: 09 370z plat 6 speed Rep Power: 266	American cars have their unique styling. It's funny because the economy is bad (for the past year or so), the "big 3" is starting to emulate Japanese cars in styling because I guess their marketing efforts are to plant a seed in people's heads that they're just as good as Toyotas and Hondas reliability-wise; and the most obvious impression is physical appearance a la the cliche "first impressions count"...Well, this is more of a reinvention of the big 3's image. Malibu's, Tauruses and the likes are starting to have contours and lines that look more Japanese rather than American. The "bigger is better" motto doesn't work in today's economy. This motto equated to big displacement motors with lots of HP and torque in the hopes of winning over customers. Maybe the hardnosed people who are nationalistic and will never "buy Jap-junk" or "won't forget Pearl Harbor," but pragmatic people overlook such emotional ploys. That's why the big 3 are downsizing in displacement and doing the "twin turbo" thing in 6's to "replace the waste" from 8's. Yes, Nissan's 370 IMO is a classic a la the FD3S and Supra MKIV. 10-15 yrs. down the road it'll still look fresh a la the Z32 TT's, or like Phoebe Cates walking topless near the pool in "Fast times at Ridgemont High," but not the 350 (sorry 350 drivers). But a lot of Japanese cars are stale and generic too these days. Sorry about my digressions.