Imports

[Cale]

2000GT holy ****.

 

[CodeRedR51]

I'll take the Datsun pickup with the SR20 and the 510 right next to it.

 

[homeforsummer]

Why not a 944?

Stylistically, I usually prefer the earliest, most basic models over their facelifted iterations, even if they increased performance and made changes normally deemed "cool" (fender flares etc). It's the case with most cars.

I much prefer the 308 over the 388GTO.
I much prefer the e30 318 over the e30 M3.
I much prefer the 924 over the 944.

There oviously are plenty of exceptions, but the what makes the beefed up version great is usually already established in less-dressed original. It's all about letting the proportions do the work.

You've basically described my reasons exactly. Likewise, I have a few exceptions but I generally prefer the simpler look of earlier iterations of many cars.

 

[happycorey]

Messing around last night

 

[Rue]

Haha! That's quite interesting. Don't think it's going to catch on anytime soon, but it's pretty fun! 👍

 

[Eunos_Cosmo]

Light painting is fun.

 

[~Time_Attack~]

Generally yes.

How's this?

Better at least. I don't like the offset or ride height but at least it doesn't look broken.

 

[Rue]

Stylistically, I usually prefer the earliest, most basic models over their facelifted iterations, even if they increased performance and made changes normally deemed "cool" (fender flares etc). It's the case with most cars.

I much prefer the 308 over the 388GTO.
I much prefer the e30 318 over the e30 M3.
I much prefer the 924 over the 944.

There oviously are plenty of exceptions, but the what makes the beefed up version great is usually already established in less-dressed original. It's all about letting the proportions do the work.

I know exacty where you're coming from, but on these three particular models you've mentioned I couldn't agree less.

 

[happycorey]

 

[Perfect Balance]

I always have to remind myself that those things are the size of my car, and it blows my mind, because I'm constantly being surprised how much smaller my car is than other cars.

I remember watching Best Motoring and the like, and I got used to seeing small Japanese people next to those things, and for some reason my mind simply adjusted for people here, and I had always thought they were large cars, and I always had a hard time figuring out how it raped Evos and Stis, since I had figured they were about the same size.

Then I saw one in real life, and I completely understood why. It came up slightly above my waist.

Even to this day, I always get that feeling I used to get when I was 12 years old, and I would imagine if someone took a regular car and made it the "proper" size for my 12 year old self at the time. I feel like the Skyline is that car, except I can still fit into it. And that's awesome.

Basically, I want one.

 

[niky]

Unlike R35s...

Look at the hellafunc 18" wheels. Why?

Because R-Comps!

 

[~Time_Attack~]

I've only ever seen an R35. It was parked. It really didn't look much bigger than everything else these days though.

Take that for what you will...

 

[Perfect Balance]

Unlike R35s...

Unlike R35s indeed.

 

[motortrend]

Basically, I want one.

I wonder who in here doesn't. I envy everyone in Australia, Japan and any other place pretty much hat can have one

 

[Bocha]

 

[exigeracer]

I wonder who in here doesn't.

Not really a huge fan here. Blue R34 with copper TE37s? Well-taken photographs, yes, but rather ordinary example of a Skyline.

 

[motortrend]

Not really a huge fan here. Blue R34 with copper TE37s? Well-taken photographs, yes, but rather ordinary example of a Skyline.

How can you say no to this?

 

[Perfect Balance]

How can you say no to this?

It's not the car for everyone. People have different tastes in cars.

 

[motortrend]

It's not the car for everyone. People have different tastes in cars.

Yeah I get it, I wasn't being completely serious, it's just that to me the R32 and R34 are really nice looking cars

 

[happycorey]

But it's like the God of all imports

 

[Cale]

Perfect amount of gap imo.

 

[CodeRedR51]

Not really a huge fan here. Blue R34 with copper bronze TE37s? Well-taken photographs, yes, but rather ordinary example of a Skyline.

Fixed.

 

[speed junkie]

Basically, I want one.

ever since I was exposed to GT2 in the 6th grade the Skyline was my instant favorite. Two years later I discovered Best Motoring/Hot Version and ever since I kept finding more reasons to keep it as my "dream" car. I put that in quotes because soon after that my knowledge of motorsports and cars in general grew very quickly and with that, my tastes. As time went on my liking of the R34 re-emerged, especially after seeing one in real life and realizing how small they were. Today I may not be able to select just one car to be happy with for the rest of my life ("dream car") but the R34 certainly holds a special spot since an early age.

And a bit of a troll thing for you guys...

 

[homeforsummer]

I wonder who in here doesn't.

Not a fan of R34s here either. Or Skylines/GTRs in general. I can appreciate the engineering of them and as PB points out, the fact that R34s and earlier are actually nice and compact in size, but they've just never appealed to me.

Now these, on the other hand...

 

[Rue]

I'm going to say exactly what you and exigeracer said about original models working for me better than their replacements/hot versions when it comes to the NS-X. For me it's all about the first gen version with the black roof. I really don't like the t-bar option either.

 

[homeforsummer]

I'm going to say exactly what you and exigeracer said about original models working for me better than their replacements/hot versions when it comes to the NS-X. For me it's all about the first gen version with the black roof. I really don't like the t-bar option either.

That would be an exception for me. The very last of the Type Rs were my perfect NSXs. Larger wheels helped the proportions, and going to regular lights rather than pop-ups cleaned up the front end massively - lots of early 1990s Japanese cars had some poor details, and on the NSX that meant the turn signals sunk into the front bumper, and on some versions the little headlight washer warts sticking up in front of the lights.

You're right on the black roof though - it's essential for the best looks. Makes the whole roof look like a glass dome.

All that said, it's a testament to the original shape how little it really changed. And I'd still definitely have an early NSX...

 

[Ibonibo]

Not a fan of R34s here either. Or Skylines/GTRs in general. I can appreciate the engineering of them and as PB points out, the fact that R34s and earlier are actually nice and compact in size, but they've just never appealed to me.

For European standards, the R34 is quite a large car. Maybe not for the US, but certainly not a compact over here.

+ I love GTR's

 

[homeforsummer]

For European standards, the R34 is quite a large car. Maybe not for the US, but certainly not a compact over here.

I didn't mean genuinely small, but they certainly aren't big cars. I'd be quite surprised if they're much bigger than something like an E36 3-Series coupe.

A car that always surprises me with its compactness is the Porsche 911, and expecially 993 and earlier models.

 

[Rue]

From looking into it the R34 was bigger than the E36 M3 by a good 20 cm, but smaller than it's predecessor the R33, at least in length.

 

[happycorey]