# JDM cars through the years. **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [December 18, 2006, 1:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jdm-cars-through-the-years/21828 "2006-12-18T13:32:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![2TurboZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/2turboz/32/7577_2.png) [@2TurboZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2TurboZ)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 3:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jdm-cars-through-the-years/21828/21 "2006-12-18T15:06:10Z")
On the intent of this thread they are. Nowhere did it say anything about the departure from speed/handling It was the evolution of the look as being progressive as opposed to the American hacking their nameplates to reintroduce some form of nostalgia in the minds of baby boomers who now need a 4 door car. But when it becomes all about speed and handling I am sure you are very informed with your current fleet of race cars and you can school me all the live long day. ---
**Author:** ![RedGoober4Life](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redgoober4life/32/7610_2.png) [@RedGoober4Life](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedGoober4Life)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 3:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jdm-cars-through-the-years/21828/22 "2006-12-18T15:07:25Z")
OMG Geo Metro convertible: ![http://www.gmphotostore.com/images/53218408_pr.jpg](http://www.gmphotostore.com/images/53218408_pr.jpg) ![http://www.auto-adrenalina.com/images3/Daihatsu%20Copen%2001.jpg](http://www.auto-adrenalina.com/images3/Daihatsu%20Copen%2001.jpg) Oh wait, that’s a Daihatsu Copen… ---
**Author:** ![2TurboZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/2turboz/32/7577_2.png) [@2TurboZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2TurboZ)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 3:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jdm-cars-through-the-years/21828/23 "2006-12-18T15:09:19Z")
Man that looks alot like an Audi TT mated with a beetle ---
**Author:** ![HotRodKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hotrodkid/32/7609_2.png) [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 3:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jdm-cars-through-the-years/21828/24 "2006-12-18T15:51:28Z")
> [@ImportMuscle](#): > > i thought japan had no 3rd gen eclipse, and our new fourth gen is their third gen? but the mitsubishi site for the japanese mainland had the 3g eclipse still on the site as a new car, even after the 4g was being sold here … so im not sure ---
**Author:** ![RedGoober4Life](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redgoober4life/32/7610_2.png) [@RedGoober4Life](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedGoober4Life)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 3:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jdm-cars-through-the-years/21828/25 "2006-12-18T15:54:37Z")
Introducing the Daihatsu Copen Because Volkswagens were only for when you were in the closet …and Audis are for divas ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 4:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jdm-cars-through-the-years/21828/26 "2006-12-18T16:18:25Z")
![http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/40/First_Generation_Toyota_Corolla.jpg](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/40/First_Generation_Toyota_Corolla.jpg) ![http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Corolla1974.jpg/800px-Corolla1974.jpg](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Corolla1974.jpg/800px-Corolla1974.jpg) ![http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/1976_Toyota_Corolla.jpg/800px-1976_Toyota_Corolla.jpg](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/1976_Toyota_Corolla.jpg/800px-1976_Toyota_Corolla.jpg) ![http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/cd/80Corolla.jpg](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/cd/80Corolla.jpg) ![http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/09/AE86_Corolla_ToyotaFest_2004_LongBeach_CA.jpg](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/09/AE86_Corolla_ToyotaFest_2004_LongBeach_CA.jpg) ![http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Toyota_Corolla.jpg/800px-Toyota_Corolla.jpg](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Toyota_Corolla.jpg/800px-Toyota_Corolla.jpg) ![http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b2/Corolla_1996-97.jpg/800px-Corolla_1996-97.jpg](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b2/Corolla_1996-97.jpg/800px-Corolla_1996-97.jpg) ![http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Toyota-Corolla-sedan.jpg/800px-Toyota-Corolla-sedan.jpg](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Toyota-Corolla-sedan.jpg/800px-Toyota-Corolla-sedan.jpg) ![http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/2005_toyota_corolla_s_front_left_2.jpg/800px-2005_toyota_corolla_s_front_left_2.jpg](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/2005_toyota_corolla_s_front_left_2.jpg/800px-2005_toyota_corolla_s_front_left_2.jpg) ![]() ---
**Author:** ![66impalass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/66impalass/32/7429_2.png) [@66impalass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/66impalass)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 4:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jdm-cars-through-the-years/21828/27 "2006-12-18T16:36:46Z")
adding over 1000 lbs=not following the original plan, looks like i struck a nerve ---
**Author:** ![2TurboZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/2turboz/32/7577_2.png) [@2TurboZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2TurboZ)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 4:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jdm-cars-through-the-years/21828/28 "2006-12-18T16:55:21Z")
A 350z is a whole hell of a lot closer to the original name plate then the Impala, Monte Carlo, Charger, Malibu are…let alone adding the SS to it. Atleast it maintained its rwd performance oriented stance ---
**Author:** ![66impalass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/66impalass/32/7429_2.png) [@66impalass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/66impalass)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 5:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jdm-cars-through-the-years/21828/29 "2006-12-18T17:19:12Z")
and I never said it wasn’t, how about this 300z 2+2, that close to the original?? I think its time to change your manpon ---
**Author:** ![SR20drftSX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sr20drftsx/32/4969_2.png) [@SR20drftSX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SR20drftSX)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 5:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jdm-cars-through-the-years/21828/30 "2006-12-18T17:19:50Z")
nissan 240sx over the years: ![http://i16.tinypic.com/2r4oc3t.jpg](http://i16.tinypic.com/2r4oc3t.jpg) 89 240sx hatchback ![http://i13.tinypic.com/40dlys0.jpg](http://i13.tinypic.com/40dlys0.jpg) in coupe form 92 with the new bumper ![http://i12.tinypic.com/30rntoz.jpg](http://i12.tinypic.com/30rntoz.jpg) then the s14 came out in 95 ![http://i11.tinypic.com/35inpfc.jpg](http://i11.tinypic.com/35inpfc.jpg) then the kouki front end ![http://i13.tinypic.com/2zqwglg.jpg](http://i13.tinypic.com/2zqwglg.jpg) then the s15…which we aren’t getting ☹ ![http://i16.tinypic.com/2jb2q84.jpg](http://i16.tinypic.com/2jb2q84.jpg) sorry i could only find modified cars seems how we live in the world of the fast and the furious ---
**Author:** ![66impalass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/66impalass/32/7429_2.png) [@66impalass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/66impalass)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 5:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jdm-cars-through-the-years/21828/31 "2006-12-18T17:30:22Z")
> [@SR20drftSX](#): > > sorry i could only find modified cars seems how we live in the world of the fast and the furious to bad you left out the whole “s” linage out S11 ![http://www.drifting.es/wp-content/fotos/coches/nissan/silvia/nissan-silvia-s11.jpg](http://www.drifting.es/wp-content/fotos/coches/nissan/silvia/nissan-silvia-s11.jpg) S12 ![http://www.drifting.es/wp-content/fotos/coches/nissan/silvia/_nissan-silvia-s12.jpg](http://www.drifting.es/wp-content/fotos/coches/nissan/silvia/_nissan-silvia-s12.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![fairgentleman\_Z](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fairgentleman_z/32/7263_2.png) [@fairgentleman\_Z](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fairgentleman_Z)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 6:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jdm-cars-through-the-years/21828/32 "2006-12-18T18:07:01Z")
> [@66impalass](#): > > to bad you left out the whole “s” linage out and too bad you are still missing two… CSP311 ![http://www.datsun.org/fairlady/websilvia.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/b/e/be7305ddb66f4de584b1fc84efb28da291d0175e.jpeg) S10 Man this thread is fun… ---
**Author:** ![Jon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3bc359/32.png) [@Jon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jon)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 6:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jdm-cars-through-the-years/21828/33 "2006-12-18T18:54:45Z")
Ib4EuroCarsThroughTheYearsThreadStarts :lol: ---
**Author:** ![66impalass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/66impalass/32/7429_2.png) [@66impalass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/66impalass)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 6:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jdm-cars-through-the-years/21828/34 "2006-12-18T18:59:48Z")
> [@fairgentleman Z](#): > > and too bad you are still missing two… > > CSP311 > > S10 > > Man this thread is fun… s10 didn’t come up in google image search ---
**Author:** ![Superium](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/superium/32/7405_2.png) [@Superium](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Superium)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 7:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jdm-cars-through-the-years/21828/35 "2006-12-18T19:40:46Z")
70 ![http://www.classic-celica.com/albums/album403/jays_RA28_1_001.sized.jpg](http://www.classic-celica.com/albums/album403/jays_RA28_1_001.sized.jpg) ![http://www.classic-celica.com/albums/gen2/Picture_083.sized.jpg](http://www.classic-celica.com/albums/gen2/Picture_083.sized.jpg) ![http://www.classic-celica.com/albums/album275/DSC01394.sized.jpg](http://www.classic-celica.com/albums/album275/DSC01394.sized.jpg) ![http://www.toyotacelicaonline.com/james/drivside.jpg](http://www.toyotacelicaonline.com/james/drivside.jpg) ![http://www.toyotacelicaonline.com/david/2928168.jpg](http://www.toyotacelicaonline.com/david/2928168.jpg) ![http://www.toyotacelicaonline.com/oz/4270790884.jpg](http://www.toyotacelicaonline.com/oz/4270790884.jpg) ![http://www.toyotacelicaonline.com/carceptceli/carceptceli.jpg](http://www.toyotacelicaonline.com/carceptceli/carceptceli.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![2TurboZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/2turboz/32/7577_2.png) [@2TurboZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2TurboZ)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 7:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jdm-cars-through-the-years/21828/36 "2006-12-18T19:50:27Z")
Despite its naysayers…this thread is a neat way to see the evolution of car models we are all familiar with. And they are still way more on track then the US Auto Makers 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 8:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jdm-cars-through-the-years/21828/37 "2006-12-18T20:07:07Z")
Bottom line: if I drove over to my Grandpa’s house in a new 350z and told him it was a Nissan \_\_\_\_\_\_ (let him fill in the blank), he’d say _“a Z right?”_ but if I went over and did the same with a new Monte Carlo or Charger, he’d say _“WTF? I dunno… what is it?”_ He wouldn’t say _“That can’t be a Z! It weighs over 1000lbs more than the original!”_ :bloated: Only the purists give a damn if a cars “Name” gained 1000lbs or gained 4 doors and an SS badge (siiiq) - the only thing that matters in the end is if it’s going to make the company money or not. To the purists: Deal with it. ---
**Author:** ![Mike93](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mike93/32/7325_2.png) [@Mike93](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mike93)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 8:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jdm-cars-through-the-years/21828/38 "2006-12-18T20:11:05Z")
> [@2TurboZ](#): > > Despite its naysayers…this thread is a neat way to see the evolution of car models we are all familiar with. > > And they are still way more on track then the US Auto Makers 😛 Agreed, there’s a lot I never knew about that I now know:) While were on the topic of US Automakers, it surprises me how GM can be so _wrong_ with the whole SS, Impala, Nova, etc. problems yet be so _right_ with the Vette. I don’t think I need to post up any pics to prove how true the Vette has stayed over the years ---
**Author:** ![MaximaSE98](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/maximase98/32/7600_2.png) [@MaximaSE98](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MaximaSE98)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 8:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jdm-cars-through-the-years/21828/39 "2006-12-18T20:12:18Z")
The History of the Maxima ![http://www.graytechsoftware.com/garage/images/test_car/maxima/autox_2006_3_25.jpg](http://www.graytechsoftware.com/garage/images/test_car/maxima/autox_2006_3_25.jpg) ![http://i18.ebayimg.com/07/i/000/7f/87/7736_12.JPG](http://i18.ebayimg.com/07/i/000/7f/87/7736_12.JPG) ![http://www.southsidemotors.co.za/images/1991_Nissan_Maxima_300_SE.JPG](http://www.southsidemotors.co.za/images/1991_Nissan_Maxima_300_SE.JPG) ![http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y202/ckilger12/NCC42906.jpg](http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y202/ckilger12/NCC42906.jpg) ![http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c171/enycepunjabi/Maximastockpic2.jpg](http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c171/enycepunjabi/Maximastockpic2.jpg) ![http://carad.ebayimg.com/i2/03/a/000/77/41/9e50_1.JPG](http://carad.ebayimg.com/i2/03/a/000/77/41/9e50_1.JPG) ---
**Author:** ![2TurboZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/2turboz/32/7577_2.png) [@2TurboZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2TurboZ)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2006, 8:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jdm-cars-through-the-years/21828/40 "2006-12-18T20:22:21Z")
> [@LXTASY](#): > > Agreed, there’s a lot I never knew about that I now know:) While were on the topic of US Automakers, it surprises me how GM can be so _wrong_ with the whole SS, Impala, Nova, etc. problems yet be so _right_ with the Vette. I don’t think I need to post up any pics to prove how true the Vette has stayed over the years Well for the most part the US auto makers have a few similar scenarios The vette, mustang, camaro/firebird have pretty much stayed true to their original name plate. I just think that the Japanese companies have done a better job with marketing and branding their automobiles and improving the performance and styling along the way. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jdm-cars-through-the-years/21828.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/jdm-cars-through-the-years/21828.md?page=3)