New RX-7 "concept"
07-15-2002, 08:07 AM
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New RX-7 "concept"
Just thought that I'd get some opinions about these new RX-7 and Supra concepts (from what I've been told). I don't really like the RX-7 w/o the flip-up headlights. The supra is just fugly as of now but hopefully it might get better.
07-15-2002, 10:33 AM
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07-15-2002, 10:35 AM
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I swear Styjan- dude you always seem to be just a click ahead of me oh well it's all good... at least now everybody doesn't have to actually click (cause that's almost manual labor :p ) Thanks
07-15-2002, 12:26 PM
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The RX-7 rendered above looks pretty good, different enough from the RX-8, but there is a resemblance.
The rear of that supra looks very, very good. Very clean. The front though looks too chopped up, like they ran out of material for the hood. That should be extended down on the fascia. Almost has an Aston Martin DB5/DB6 look to it on the front.
Either way, I hope to be out of the car market after getting the RX-8 when released next year.
The rear of that supra looks very, very good. Very clean. The front though looks too chopped up, like they ran out of material for the hood. That should be extended down on the fascia. Almost has an Aston Martin DB5/DB6 look to it on the front.
Either way, I hope to be out of the car market after getting the RX-8 when released next year.
07-15-2002, 01:40 PM
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Hey, ive been observing and reading your guys's posts for quite awhile now can just though maybe i would say something
i just want to know how many people think that the RX-7 concept looks almost like the C5 Corvette from the angle shown?
hehe.
i just want to know how many people think that the RX-7 concept looks almost like the C5 Corvette from the angle shown? hehe.
07-15-2002, 02:04 PM
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"C5 Corvette lifted it's styling cues from the 3rd Gen RX-7"
Yes i agree, i apologize for that incorrect observation, i should say: Doesn't the C5 Corvette look like the RX-7 Concept from that particular angle?
Better sentence order.
Yes i agree, i apologize for that incorrect observation, i should say: Doesn't the C5 Corvette look like the RX-7 Concept from that particular angle?
Better sentence order.
07-15-2002, 04:43 PM
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Damn that Hoopra is hot! The front is the same as pics that were floated about a year ago, the rest is more edgy and wild. I love it! Give that baby a new version of the 2JZ-GTE, perhaps with only 1 ball bearing turbo, tuned to about 350 hp, sell it for 35K USD and they have a sure fire winner!
Perhaps this is the car that will allow us Toyota enthusiasts to come back out of the closet! It's been tough these last few years...
Perhaps this is the car that will allow us Toyota enthusiasts to come back out of the closet! It's been tough these last few years...
08-06-2002, 01:28 AM
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Concept vs reality...
Just think about this...
The front of that concept RX-7 looks quite like the front of the RX-Evolve concept with that slightly V shaped slot.. but the REAL 3rd Gen RX7 looks more like the front of the final RX-8.
I think if they do it, the front will be more styled... kinda like the old ones and the RX-8... which will be an improvement,.. IMHO.
The front of that concept RX-7 looks quite like the front of the RX-Evolve concept with that slightly V shaped slot.. but the REAL 3rd Gen RX7 looks more like the front of the final RX-8.
I think if they do it, the front will be more styled... kinda like the old ones and the RX-8... which will be an improvement,.. IMHO.
08-06-2002, 05:32 PM
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it's just me, but i can't understand how you guys could like that styling... god, i could never think of sullying the good name of the 7 to "continue" the 8's styling and make it look like that!! and who the hell drew that picture?? man, i just <<shudder>>...
i definitely think that it needs:
1. Flip up head lights
2. Half as many ducts and vents (like the 3rd gen)
3. Those secondary non-flipup lights below the big headlights (like every other 7)
4. a rethought-out silhouette, to make it more like a sports car, and a lot less like a Corvette
but that's just my opinion, i could be wrong...
seriously though, i know i got into it a while ago in another thread, but doesn't it feel like the 7 NEEDS the flip ups?? i couldn't imagine one without 'em, and think of how individual it would be, in a market where even the new NSX doesn't have them!!
i definitely think that it needs:
1. Flip up head lights
2. Half as many ducts and vents (like the 3rd gen)
3. Those secondary non-flipup lights below the big headlights (like every other 7)
4. a rethought-out silhouette, to make it more like a sports car, and a lot less like a Corvette
but that's just my opinion, i could be wrong...
seriously though, i know i got into it a while ago in another thread, but doesn't it feel like the 7 NEEDS the flip ups?? i couldn't imagine one without 'em, and think of how individual it would be, in a market where even the new NSX doesn't have them!!
08-06-2002, 06:06 PM
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Option...
I respect people that want them... and they do look nice (When down)... and perhaps when up too... but they are nasty aerodynamically when up....
Perhaps make them an option.
Perhaps make them an option.
08-06-2002, 06:11 PM
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yeah i was going to mention that and also there is the whole "make everything that would add weight (i.e. flip up motors) an option" crowd. but they look cool. they could always be the kind that flip completly over rather than just popping up. then the aero wouldn't be as affected.
08-06-2002, 06:23 PM
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Yeah... flip over completely...
The flip over completely would be cool... especially if they had a manual method to lock them in the "available" position incase they failed at an inconvenient moment...
We once had all the lights on an old Rover P5B coupe fail at about 2am in the highlands of scotland... We were about 40 miles from... well, the nearest living soul I expect.... it was SO dark that you couldn't see your hand infront of your face!
We once had all the lights on an old Rover P5B coupe fail at about 2am in the highlands of scotland... We were about 40 miles from... well, the nearest living soul I expect.... it was SO dark that you couldn't see your hand infront of your face!
08-06-2002, 07:42 PM
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my 89 accord had a manual crank **** like that so you could put them up or down if something failed. it was definetly handy. helped me avoid the one eyed look on a few occasions.
08-06-2002, 10:54 PM
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Concepts always look suspect - those headlights are similar to the Evolv RX8 concept - and it dramatically changed.
Why is Mazda soooo secretive about their unrealesed cars???
Why is Mazda soooo secretive about their unrealesed cars???