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cta_patrique,
The same can be said about supercars from that era. Look at the McLaren F1 or the F40, F50. These are supercars that are still the benchmark. Even by today's standards, a Zonda F will have a hard time keeping up to an F40.
Mazdaspeed3 is really nice. But not unique, right? I mean, it's almost impossible to know if it's a speed3 just by looking at it. Most people would dismiss it for a normal 3 hatch.
I believe we're seeing cars that are more and more alike. Uniqueness is not emphasized as much.
Couldn't say the same in the early-mid 90's. ;)
I agree with 3GFX. It's all good in the end... :)
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Neo
I agree with 3GFX. It's all good in the end... :)
I think the cars are there, just people are not buying them. Lotus has some different cars, smarts are quite unique.
We've maybe given up a bit of uniqueness, but have gained a lot on the performance and reliability sides. I think the uniqueness now comes from personalizing cars more than in the 80's or 90's. Back then few people bought wheels or body kits. It allows you to in essence build your own uniqueness on a more reliable platform.
As far as the MS3 looking like other 3's..... I kinda like that myself, but I've always been a lot more into the performance side than the bling side (not that there's anything wrong with that)
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Lotus is definately a unique car maker. The Elise helped Lotus immensely. I can't wait to see their Lotus Espirit.
Performance and reliability don't go together very well. That being said, the Speed3 is a nice car. Affordable and has lots of performance for an economy car. You won't mistaken it for an Elise. Then again, once the road straightens out the Speed3 would catch up to the Elise. lol
I miss the 90's affordable supercars. The last one to disappear was the Honda NSX. The end of an era. The successor is a complete 180 turn. Now it'll be a front engine car.
I guess that's why I still have my FD. Very few on the street and still strikes a cord with people whenever I do take it out for a drive.
I can't wait for spring!!
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Neo
...I miss the 90's affordable supercars. The last one to disappear was the Honda NSX...
I give american car makers credit for keeping this market alive (vette, viper, GTO, soon to arrive camero) they may not be supercars but they are affordable sports cars.
As for Lotus, god, what a company. Performance comes first, low weight before power, these guys are gods! Brilliant. But of course even lotus has to survive. Lotus is trying to become a designer/builder for other companies, demonstrating they can build saloons and compact cars.
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3GFX
Lotus is trying to become a designer/builder for other companies
They've been doing outsourcing work for other companies for a while though, remember the '90-'93 Isuzu IMark and Gemini Stylus? Maybe I'm just showing my age again :(
http://jalopnik.com/assets/resources...01/stylus1.jpg
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True Lotus has done this before but once again they released prototypes to demonstrate their abilities as engineers and car manufactures.
If you visit their corprate site, they have an automobile division and an engineering division:
http://www.grouplotus.com/eng/solution.php?id=7
This is the result of Lotus fielding out their efforts:
http://www.proton.co.uk/images/gen-2...y-gen2-3_4.jpg
The Proton Gen-2
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cta patrique
They've been doing outsourcing work for other companies for a while though, remember the '90-'93 Isuzu IMark and Gemini Stylus? Maybe I'm just showing my age again :(
I've never even heard of the Gemini Stylus. I know that car as the Asuna Sunfire. :)
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It depends on the lottery I won. For example, if I hit a $300 million Powerball, I'd go for a Veyron. But if I won a $2.5 million 6/49, I wouldn't even have enough to get my name on a list for one.
Plus, some of those cars are already out of production. If I won the lottery, I'd want to buy something new and enjoy the full experience. So, if I won less than $5 million, I'd probably go for a Z06. If I won more, I'd likely choose an F430 Spider.
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Plus, some of those cars are already out of production. If I won the lottery, I'd want to buy something new and enjoy the full experience. So, if I won less than $5 million, I'd probably go for a Z06. If I won more, I'd likely choose an F430 Spider.
Including the Veyron, I think the Chiron is ending production soon or already has as well. Because this thread is from 17 years ago, which is before I even bought my first car. Wow!
As for me, I'd get a Lamborghini Huracan even if I had to settle for a used one because I know production is ending soon.
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Rohit045
I didn't expect Porsche Carrera GT to get that many votes. Well, i'm one of them.
And what did you vote for?
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Suphi
I didn't expect Porsche Carrera GT to get that many votes. Well, i'm one of them.
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And what did you vote for?
No option is better that than. I, too, vote for Carrera GT.
