Sorry Rev, but Japanese cars were always square until the Americans starting designing them.

Remember the Datsun 510?

About 80% of all Japanese cars for the last 20+ years have been designed in Pasadena California by Americans Student Graduates of the Pasadena school of art and design.

http://www.artcenter.edu/accd/pdf/ca...ion_design.pdf

 

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Sorry Rev, but Japanese cars were always square until the Americans starting designing them.

Remember the Datsun 510?

About 80% of all Japanese cars for the last 20+ years have been designed in Pasadena California by Americans Student Graduates of the Pasadena school of art and design.

http://www.artcenter.edu/accd/pdf/ca...ion_design.pdf
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LOL! Thanks for the vote of confidence J.

 

Yep, I do remember them old Datsuns GPD,and they were a square box. It seems that all 2 doorcars lately are looking the same. Even the Pontiac G5 or whatever they call it, in the coupe version to me looks like the Japanese coupes. Probably one of the main reasons I like the Monte, you sure can't put them in the with the rest of the 2 door offerings out there today.

 

Yes, agreed, and if I am allowed to reiterate, all the car designers from all the major companies have been graduating and hired from the same college for the last 20 years.

(It just comes from watching too much SpeedTV.)

 

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i saw one of those parked infront of me yesterday when i went to the bank


cool lookin car, but its still a nissan

i think the only nissan i like is the 350z

 

Why all of the negativity on import cars? Respect all cars for what they are.

 

 

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