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Originally Posted by TylerLieberman
Nissan: Take S15 chassis. Modify and tweak chassis to meet safety standards. Touch up on styling. Throw in turbo I4. Done
Honda: Take Honda S2000. Modify and tweak chassis to meet safety standards. Touch up on styling. High revving I4 engine. Done.
(notice a trend?)
Mazda: Take FD Rx7. Modify and tweak chassis to meet safety standards. Throw in TURBOCHARGED engine that can meet emissions regulations(don't need another rx8). Done.
It really isn't that hard...
Manufactures seem to think that every car needs to look like it came from I.ROBOT or Minority Report to be attractive in today's society.
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This is how you end up with cookie cutter cars. If they did that then every company would end up being BMW. I'd rather car companies take a swing at a wild concept and completely hit or miss rather than just constantly making minor tweaks to existing platforms. As for the iRobot cars that's just the direction the market is going now. Not to mention the reason some of the cars you've listed are so revered is because of their limited production. If I saw a S15 as often as I saw a Corolla I would start getting sick of them real fast regardless of how nice the car is. Emissions aspect plays a HUGE factor in taking into consideration the production of a car today. At the end of the day these companies are businesses. Once sales start plummeting they really have no reason to keep making car. You basically see this happening with the twins right now.