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Old 12-22-2014, 12:19 PM   #29
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Agree, i've never liked the Bugatti.. just trying to be honest there tons of cars better looking and you can't really say you'll pick the FRS over anything. I actually traded an e92 m3 for my FRS and not really becuase of money issues simply because of how easy to mod, light, simple yet stunningly good looking.
I agree there are plenty of better looking cars out there.

My top pick would have to be the Saleen S7.

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As is expected from facelifts, the first iteration is always the most coherent design - the ones that follow always exhibit a "change for the sake of change" tendency.
Not necessary just for the sake of change but they don't always take the face lifts far enough. So this year big bulbous headlights are popular but it is to late to change next years models so lets add them to the changes we are planning for 3 years down the road. Opps they are not popular anymore? Well it is a good thing we didn't change the rest of the body to match them!!! The longer the life of a car the more these one off changes add up until the overall original effect is ruined.
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I love both cars, however when they are side by side I'm leaning a little more towards the FRS because it's smaller. Not a fan of large sports cars. Same thing can be said about GTR R35.

I love it when it's alone, but when it's beside cars it looks too big
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Not necessary just for the sake of change but they don't always take the face lifts far enough. So this year big bulbous headlights are popular but it is to late to change next years models so lets add them to the changes we are planning for 3 years down the road. Opps they are not popular anymore? Well it is a good thing we didn't change the rest of the body to match them!!! The longer the life of a car the more these one off changes add up until the overall original effect is ruined.
I'm assuming they got pretty far with the Shark fin antenna and flush exhaust tips
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Old 12-22-2014, 01:23 PM   #33
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Personally not a huge fan of the Bugatti's design. I mean I would totally own one if I could but compared to other super cars it visually doesn't turn me on nearly as much
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I'm in the minority in saying the 370z looks better but by slightest of margins. Good lord though, why is the Z so much bigger than the twins? And so much heavier too for that matter. I was amazed at that side by side pic someone posted.


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I agree there are plenty of better looking cars out there.

My top pick would have to be the Saleen S7.
And that's a perfect example of how this whole discussion is subjective. I'm not a big fan of the Bugatti (to me it looks a like a touring sedan someone lowered and riced up to make it cool), and the Saleen S7 to me looks like a bad kit car from the 80's that had a little better fit and finish paid to it.

I would take the below over either of those cars, even if handed to me, but again, looks are totally subjective, so to each his or her own I say.



To answer the OP question, the FR-S is better looking than the Z in the photo, but it would be a tight race if they had stuck to the 240Z shape and updated it rather than turning it into a bloated whale of a car over time.
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And that's a perfect example of how this whole discussion is subjective. I'm not a big fan of the Bugatti (to me it looks a like a touring sedan someone lowered and riced up to make it cool), and the Saleen S7 to me looks like a bad kit car from the 80's that had a little better fit and finish paid to it.

I would take the below over either of those cars, even if handed to me, but again, looks are totally subjective, so to each his or her own I say.



To answer the OP question, the FR-S is better looking than the Z in the photo, but it would be a tight race if they had stuck to the 240Z shape and updated it rather than turning it into a bloated whale of a car over time.
Bloated whale seems to be the direction they always feel they have to go in for some weird reason.
Guess we know what the 3rd gen FRS will turn into!
Even your dream car went the whale route
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..Even your dream car went the whale route
Amen to that!
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Then there is always the "WTF were they doing" whale versions of some cars!!!
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Then there is always the "WTF were they doing" whale versions of some cars!!!
Those two shouldn't even carry the same name as far as I'm concerned....
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And that's a perfect example of how this whole discussion is subjective. I'm not a big fan of the Bugatti (to me it looks a like a touring sedan someone lowered and riced up to make it cool), and the Saleen S7 to me looks like a bad kit car from the 80's that had a little better fit and finish paid to it.

I would take the below over either of those cars, even if handed to me, but again, looks are totally subjective, so to each his or her own I say.



To answer the OP question, the FR-S is better looking than the Z in the photo, but it would be a tight race if they had stuck to the 240Z shape and updated it rather than turning it into a bloated whale of a car over time.
I'd take the:
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