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brian.cunningham
03-03-2006, 11:57 AM
Now they're building N/A V8's
http://www.danrharris.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/2008suprasmall.jpg
Dan McCosh
03-03-2006, 02:20 PM
No replacement for displacement.
P.I. Stazzer-Newt
03-03-2006, 02:38 PM
http://www.chartingnature.com/img%5CAF%5CTurbot.jpg
Uncle Duke
03-03-2006, 03:32 PM
"When in doubt, bore it out"
"If it still don't go - chrome it for show"
Hwyl
03-03-2006, 03:37 PM
Knock the 350Z off it's pedastal.

Katherine is going to marmalise you. You cannot suggest Nissan is vulnerable.

This from a guy (me) who just gave back a Kia Rio rental and thought it was a cool car.
brian.cunningham
03-03-2006, 09:37 PM
Did you hear Nissan's a French company now? Peugeot bought them.
Katherine
03-03-2006, 10:10 PM
Originally posted by brian.cunningham:
Peugeot bought them.Uh, Wrong.
High C
03-03-2006, 10:12 PM
Originally posted by Katherine:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by brian.cunningham:
Peugeot bought them.Uh, Wrong.</font>[/QUOTE]Peugeot couldn't buy lunch! :D
Katherine
03-03-2006, 10:14 PM
Renault, and they only own a small %.
John Gearing
03-03-2006, 10:18 PM
The second generation Supra was a fine driving machine. I have spent many thousands of happy miles driving one. My only complaint was that there was some kind of nasty feedback-like sound from the stereo that precluded using it. Don't really know why Toyota mucked with this design, only to drop it all together after the third generation. Also, I always thought that the on-demand supercharger setup they had for the MR2 was a neat idea. It was quite slick. No lag, yet no load on the engine when power was not needed. 450 bhp for the new Supra seems excessive, as does the price.
High C
03-03-2006, 10:33 PM
Originally posted by Katherine:
Renault, and they only own a small %.Heck, I own a small %. ;)
brian.cunningham
03-04-2006, 09:09 PM
Rut roh, I knew that would ruffle her feathers. ;)
Katherine
03-04-2006, 09:11 PM
The Supra looks like a nice car. It and the GTR can duke it out for the top spot without embarassing themselves.
pipefitter
03-04-2006, 09:33 PM
The other day I was getting tires for the front of my truck and I saw a red/white 68-9 cuda with 340 engine,2 velocity stacks sticking out of the hood,grease the hell out of an infinity on Hwy 301 while smoking the tires. No matter how much they turbo the modern cars, it just doesn't seem to be such a big deal anymore who is really faster.Who really gets to try it out enough to justify the expense? Anymore,when someone buys a badass sportscar,the reputation comes from tech/test articles in magazines and not Saturday night at the drags.NoS is cheating,superchargers is cheating and using turbos is also underhanded.Seems like hotrodding has reached it's peak both in style and performance. Am I getting old?