Nissan exec Andy Palmer derides Toyobaru coupes as 'midlife crisis' cars - Autoblog This is a hysterical article....
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10-28-2013, 06:38 PM | #1 (permalink) |
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Nissan execs diss FRS/BRZ
Nissan exec Andy Palmer derides Toyobaru coupes as 'midlife crisis' cars - Autoblog
This is a hysterical article....
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he's obviously trolling to drum up interest before the tokyo motor show, but still funny.
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If the BRZ/FRS is the new midlife crisis car, the economy really has beaten us up. It used to be a Vette or Viper.
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The Mustang, Challenger and Camaro fits that category now too.
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I kinda see the twins as the "other MX-5" at this point. It's really a cone-dodger's car rather than a re-affirmation of youth, masculinity, power, and excitement. That's definitely more like Corvette territory. Also, at least in the US, it's a very youth targeted car -- especially the FR-S. Anyway, very curious to learn what the new competition from Nissan will be...
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If I'm looking for a midlife crisis car, I'll buy a used C6 for the same price as a new BRZ.
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A lot of these people grew up with AE86 or Datsun 240z so for them a RWD Toyota 4 banger might be the "best" they can go for with midlife, because they never learned to save or generate any net worth to play with.
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