Quick Question: Fairlady -vs- 370Z

GTRFAN · 10-30-2009, 06:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Slynky

Well, that's an interesting fact. (thanks !)

Oddly enough, it seems to be the Americans who "demand" a name on their cars while Europe is content with numbers and letters. LOL

North America wasn't happy driving Toyota's so the company made luxury versions and called them LEXUS and just marketed them against BMW, etc. (Luxury EXport United States)

That's how the story goes anyway...

Majestik · 10-30-2009, 07:10 AM

I love MY Fairlady Z

Slynky · 10-30-2009, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Cjanik

just think of it as:

RSX = Integra in japan
370z = Fairlady in japan

That pretty much sums it up in a few words.

Slynky · 10-30-2009, 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by GTRFAN

North America wasn't happy driving Toyota's so the company made luxury versions and called them LEXUS and just marketed them against BMW, etc. (Luxury EXport United States)

That's how the story goes anyway...

370Zsteve · 10-30-2009, 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by frost

I think corvette is on the way up. The last year or two they have been offering an interior enhancement package that at least makes it look somewhat decent (not the embarrassing interior my c5 had).

Isn't that interior upgrade really expensive?

fairladyZ34 · 10-30-2009, 10:42 AM

its JDM!

RedComet · 10-31-2009, 06:25 AM

Japan loves to change the name of their cars before they bring them over here. To be honest I prefer the Japanese names most of the time over ours. Like the Soarer over the SC300, Altezza over the IS300, and of course the Fairlady Z. They even dumb down some cars on top of changing the name like the Silvia S13/S14.

ZKindaGuy · 10-31-2009, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by frost

I've had quite the collection of American cars (3 vettes, camaro SS, trans am ws6, 06 gto, so on and so on), just got tired of the lousy quality of everything other than the engine. The gto was the highest quality "american" car I owned, but that's because it was built in Australia, rofl.

I did the same thing as you...traded in a Shelby Mustang GT for my 370Z. The Mustang was just too raw and unrefined in looks...great power...but power just isn't the sum total of a car which totally escapes comprehension by the power-heads.

I just laugh now given the piss-azz ugly design of the 2010 Mustangs. And its no secret that Ford knows they made a huge design mistake changing the rear-end design of the 2010. But that is what happens once a car's design is old and tired...there is no place to go with the design....

kenchan · 10-31-2009, 08:25 AM

In Japan they don't even pronounce it fairlady.

Its "fair leady" or "fair ready"

So it sounds ready to go.

JungleB · 10-31-2009, 08:38 AM

Fear Ready!

frost · 10-31-2009, 10:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZKindaGuy

I did the same thing as you...traded in a Shelby Mustang GT for my 370Z. The Mustang was just too raw and unrefined in looks...great power...but power just isn't the sum total of a car which totally escapes comprehension by the power-heads.

I just laugh now given the piss-azz ugly design of the 2010 Mustangs. And its no secret that Ford knows they made a huge design mistake changing the rear-end design of the 2010. But that is what happens once a car's design is old and tired...there is no place to go with the design....

Quote:

Originally Posted by kenchan

In Japan they don't even pronounce it fairlady.

Its "fair leady" or "fair ready"

So it sounds ready to go.

xiven · 10-31-2009, 10:55 AM

frost, where can i get that tag frame?

frost · 10-31-2009, 10:59 AM

I beieve i got it at autozone. But that was a couple years ago.

frost · 10-31-2009, 10:59 AM

it looks great, but it really is sharp as hell, cuts your hands all up with you try to wash around it. And it eats whatever towel gets near it, rofl.

bluzman · 10-31-2009, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by frost

The gto was the highest quality "american" car I owned, but that's because it was built in Australia, rofl.

You never owned a real GTO then.

J/K

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frost Retired admin Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Winterfell Posts: 106,613 Drives: Your Wife Crazy Rep Power: 0	it looks great, but it really is sharp as hell, cuts your hands all up with you try to wash around it. And it eats whatever towel gets near it, rofl.