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strat61caster · 07-14-2014, 06:32 PM

@NemesisPrime909 If I had to choose between the Toyobaru and the IDx on looks alone the IDx wins imo, way more interesting, but I like the post '05 retro muscle car thing and a lot of people (especially fans of the Toyobaru who want nothing to do with current muscle/pony).

If this thing came out with equivalent performance and fun factor to the Toyobaru the only thing that stops me jumping to trade my car in would be the financial stupidity.

@f0rge I think they might be better off building a chassis to underpin this car, the Z and whatever small Infiniti they want to be of similar architecture. Most agree that the Z is bloated for what it is, a baseline designed to be lighter could return it to it's roots and place it as a contender to the Mustang GT while leaving the IDx to fight the Toyobaru, Mustang V6/I4 and Miata. But that's a huge step in pleasing the enthusiast and not many other people (cough cough gtr cough). I doubt we'd see a budget RWD family of cars with retro styling, despite all the talk of a Toyobaru sedan/convertible/hatch if someone in marketing thought it'd be profitable it'd already be available.

07-14-2014, 06:32 PM	#200
strat61caster - Join Date: Nov 2012 Drives: '13 FRS - STX Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 10,384 Thanks: 13,790 Thanked 9,502 Times in 5,013 Posts Mentioned: 94 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	@NemesisPrime909 If I had to choose between the Toyobaru and the IDx on looks alone the IDx wins imo, way more interesting, but I like the post '05 retro muscle car thing and a lot of people (especially fans of the Toyobaru who want nothing to do with current muscle/pony). If this thing came out with equivalent performance and fun factor to the Toyobaru the only thing that stops me jumping to trade my car in would be the financial stupidity. @f0rge I think they might be better off building a chassis to underpin this car, the Z and whatever small Infiniti they want to be of similar architecture. Most agree that the Z is bloated for what it is, a baseline designed to be lighter could return it to it's roots and place it as a contender to the Mustang GT while leaving the IDx to fight the Toyobaru, Mustang V6/I4 and Miata. But that's a huge step in pleasing the enthusiast and not many other people (cough cough gtr cough). I doubt we'd see a budget RWD family of cars with retro styling, despite all the talk of a Toyobaru sedan/convertible/hatch if someone in marketing thought it'd be profitable it'd already be available.