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Originally Posted by fcman
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Originally Posted by DocWeatherington
Why is it that the Japanese are horrible at sports cars? Think about it
NSX
GTR ( Its a success in performance but a failure)
S2000
Z
LFA
Supra
RX-7
RX-8
WRX
EVO
All failures either by emotion and make it and forget about it...
The European/American car companies bang out sports cars and do updates and keep turning tricks...Bring innovation and emotion to the segments...
The Japanese even when looking at the SUVs, Sedans even Pickups are reliable appliances.
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How so? Every one of those is either dead, about to be dead (Evo) or comically stagnant (WRX/STI). Some were great cars, like the S2k and RX7, but Honda, Toyota, Mazda and the others just don't care about having a sports car if it isn't helping the bottom line, the Miata being the one exception.
A few mid cycle fixes and the BRZ would still be relevant, but they let it sit idle and get outpaced by the Miata.
The NSX will almost certainly be a sales flop and Honda will falsely claim the sports car market is dead. While Porsche, McLaren and others continue to sell cars.
The new Supra will likely have two or three good years, then go flat and Toyota will blame the sports car market, sadly, BMW will likely do the same.
BMW actually seems more like the Japanese when it comes to sports cars, letting them get larger, more expensive, heavier and less sporty all while blaming a shrinking sports car market.