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.
OMG Geo Metro convertible:
Oh wait, that’s a Daihatsu Copen…
Man that looks alot like an Audi TT mated with a beetle
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
Introducing the Daihatsu Copen
Because Volkswagens were only for when you were in the closet
…and Audis are for divas
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
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
nissan 240sx over the years:
89 240sx hatchback
in coupe form
92 with the new bumper
then the s14 came out in 95
then the kouki front end
then the s15…which we aren’t getting 
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
S12
and too bad you are still missing two…
CSP311
S10
Man this thread is fun…
Ib4EuroCarsThroughTheYearsThreadStarts
:lol:
s10 didn’t come up in google image search
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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 
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.
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.
