The 2011 240 and other future RWD coupe thread

[WILDACEX187]

this is great news. 21k seems very doable, but from my understand it will have very low hp.

[future240]

Hm with Toyota/Subaru and Hyundai getting into the affordable turbo, RWD market, I think it is hard for Nissan to just up and say forget it. Things like this is why I think that SX cancellation rumor, is just a rumor and not a fact.

Exit what you thinking on this?

[S13shaka]

^what does it matter what he thinks, its superfulous, no one here is a Nissan CEO, patience dude.

[dorkidori_s13]

oi...does no one read my posts

the new silvia is not cancelled (for the 43rd time)...ITS POSTPONED!!! I CONFIRMED THIS WITH MY CONTACT LAST WEEK!!!

i apologize i cannot tell you who my contact at nissan is...but i do assure you guys...he is a VERY powerful figure there and if i told you his job title...you wouldnt doubt a single word i relay to all of you...but for his protection and job security...his name nor his position will ever be mentioned by me...EVER

[future240]

Originally Posted by S13shaka

^what does it matter what he thinks, its superfulous, no one here is a Nissan CEO, patience dude.

I was asking his opinion, because Mel and I have been discussing the marketing strategy of nissan

Originally Posted by dorkidori_s13

oi...does no one read my posts

the new silvia is not cancelled (for the 43rd time)...ITS POSTPONED!!! I CONFIRMED THIS WITH MY CONTACT LAST WEEK!!!

i apologize i cannot tell you who my contact at nissan is...but i do assure you guys...he is a VERY powerful figure there and if i told you his job title...you wouldnt doubt a single word i relay to all of you...but for his protection and job security...his name nor his position will ever be mentioned by me...EVER

And yes i didn't read your post, I didnt see it. That is very good news to hear, makes sense for them to postpone it. Instead of canceling it.

[exitspeed]

Originally Posted by future240

Exit what you thinking on this?

Originally Posted by S13shaka

^what does it matter what he thinks, its superfulous, no one here is a Nissan CEO, patience dude.

Originally Posted by future240

I was asking his opinion, because Mel and I have been discussing the marketing strategy of nissan
.

Exactly. He wasn't talking to you. See below...

Originally Posted by dorkidori_s13

oi...does no one read my posts

the new silvia is not cancelled (for the 43rd time)...ITS POSTPONED!!! I CONFIRMED THIS WITH MY CONTACT LAST WEEK!!!

i apologize i cannot tell you who my contact at nissan is...but i do assure you guys...he is a VERY powerful figure there and if i told you his job title...you wouldnt doubt a single word i relay to all of you...but for his protection and job security...his name nor his position will ever be mentioned by me...EVER

Yea Dorki, that's my thoughts on it too not even talking to anyone. I can't imagine them canceling it all together just maybe holding off a little longer then they wanted.

And confirmation from Toyota is very very good news for all of us. I'm glad to see they are still on board and looking our way.

[future240]

Originally Posted by exitspeed

And confirmation from Toyota is very very good news for all of us. I'm glad to see they are still on board and looking our way.

Very much so, even though I hadn't see dorki posts, when I read that Toyota confirmed their car, I figured the SX cancellation had to be false. The potential for this to be epic is high.

Hyundai has already went all in and shown their hand which leaves plenty of time for Nissan, and Tobaru to meet and exceed the standards of the Genesis. Nissan and Tobaru are still waiting to see what the other has, which will hopefully make them make cars that try to outdo each others and crush the Genesis. So by 2013 (random year don't hold anything to it) we should have three RWD cars to choose from.

One from Nissan, One from Tobaru, and a third iteration of the Genesis. Yes this is indeed good news for all of us.

[Enna]

I wish something could be leaked finally. If this is going to happen then I'll wait to pick up a daily. If not tho, I'm probably gonna grab an S13 or Z31 cuz they are cheap.

[beeracing s14]

check out here.. toyota's new FR..

Toyota/Subaru Compact Sports Car, Code: 086A : 7tune.com - JDM lifestyle | jdm magazine | Rumors from Japan

[dorkidori_s13]

Originally Posted by beeracing s14

check out here.. toyota's new FR..

Toyota/Subaru Compact Sports Car, Code: 086A : 7tune.com - JDM lifestyle | jdm magazine | Rumors from Japan

maybe you should read a few pages back before making new posts in this thread...

[Enna]

^that would require intelligence, something most ppl lack.

[irax]

EHN TEL LIG ENCY? what is that?

[dorkidori_s13]

i didnt mean it to be rude...just please dont post things in here that you think are "new" until you checked AT LEAST 5 pages

mel and i tend to spend more time scouring for new tidbits on the internet than is prolly healthy to

[atom]

That toyobaru looks pretty rad. Poor mans Aston Martin clone. Totally sell my DD for that.

[WILDACEX187]

the new rx7 isnt being built to compete with these cars right? its going to be taking on the 370z? somebody start a rx7 thread

[exitspeed]

Originally Posted by WILDACEX187

the new rx7 isnt being built to compete with these cars right? its going to be taking on the 370z? somebody start a rx7 thread

I would think so. OR is the RX9 going to go that route and the RX7 to compete with the Genesis, SX, and Tobaru? Hmmmmm.

[Slow SR20]

Originally Posted by exitspeed

I would think so. OR is the RX9 going to go that route and the RX7 to compete with the Genesis, SX, and Tobaru? Hmmmmm.

RX7 @ 2600lbs would be SWEET!

[WILDACEX187]

^^i know that sounds so sexy!!!
if it looks anywhere as sexy as a fd i will have to rethink the whole new 240 purchase lol.

[future240]

Originally Posted by exitspeed

I would think so. OR is the RX9 going to go that route and the RX7 to compete with the Genesis, SX, and Tobaru? Hmmmmm.

That would make more senese to me. Especially with the history of the Rx-7 and 8. In terms of price from what I remember the Rx-8 is up in the 35+ category. The Rx-9 should follow the same path which would knock it out of the affordable category, but put it right in the ranks with the 370Z

Edit: I checked and the RX-8 starts from 27K for the base model, up to 32K for the high end one. So yea it will definitely be competing with the 370Z and not the SX

[JoeC1982]

RX-7 will be a 2 seater, RX-9 will be a 4 seater, possibly one of the 4 door coupes that are all the rage now. I wouldn't expect pricing to be too much different between the 2 with the RX-7 probably being higher as a "halo" sports car.

[WILDACEX187]

40+ for the rx7 is going to kill it.

[irax]

fuck the Rx-7 they should bring back the Cosmo!

[GabeS14]

Originally Posted by irax

fuck the Rx-7 they should bring back the Cosmo!

as long as it looks like an Rx7 and not like a cosmo than yes.. the cosmo motor was great not the car

[Fries]

Out of curiosity, why is this thread still around. I mean, every vehicle we could care about is getting chopped.

[future240]

Originally Posted by Fries

Out of curiosity, why is this thread still around. I mean, every vehicle we could care about is getting chopped.

Reading>Fries
Because it has not been cancelled, read up

One time for the slow people

Originally Posted by dorkidori_s13

oi...does no one read my posts
the new silvia is not cancelled (for the 43rd time)...ITS POSTPONED!!! I CONFIRMED THIS WITH MY CONTACT LAST WEEK!!!
i apologize i cannot tell you who my contact at nissan is...but i do assure you guys...he is a VERY powerful figure there and if i told you his job title...you wouldnt doubt a single word i relay to all of you...but for his protection and job security...his name nor his position will ever be mentioned by me...EVER

[Neejay]

Originally Posted by Fries

Out of curiosity, why is this thread still around. I mean, every vehicle we could care about is getting chopped.

Have you read any of the last few pages?

[Slow SR20]

This thread was started 3 years ago. Hopefully it will end sooner than later with some good news!

[exitspeed]

Originally Posted by Slow SR20

This thread was started 3 years ago. Hopefully it will end sooner than later with some good news!

Yea my threads tend to do that. But that will be just the beginning.

[future240]

Originally Posted by exitspeed

Yea my threads tend to do that. But that will be just the beginning.

Really now?

[exitspeed]

Detroit Free Press is saying they have confirmed that the Toybaru is on hold indefinitely.

The sporty compact car Subaru and Toyota were developing together has been put on hold because of the worldwide economic slowdown, both companies confirm.

The program had been developing a pair of sporty small cars for sale by both automakers in 2011. The companies' other high-profile collaboration, the assembly of Toyota Camrys in Subaru's Lafayette, Ind., plant, remains intact.

Toyota took a small stake in Subaru when GM ended its relationship with the all-wheel drive specialist in 2005.

The 2+2 compact sporty car had been slated to use a version of the Subaru Impreza's platform, horizontally opposed boxer engine and transmission. It reportedly modified Subaru's all-wheel drive drivetrain to a rear-drive setup and moved the engine slightly rearward in the chassis to improve weight distribution.

The car would have filled one of the few obvious gaps in Toyota's lineup, a small and affordable sporty car.

It would also have given Subaru a performance model priced below the $24,995 all-wheel drive Impreza WRX.

The Toyota and Subaru models reportedly had different exterior designs.

By Mark Phelan