Now that the FRS/BRZ is out, what other models would you like revived?

[gwascopter]

didnt someone already make a topic about this? if so do something about this one

[Shagaliscious]

Honda Prelude, they just need to make it RWD.

[Dadhawk]

Top two:

MR2 (Updated MK1 or MK2 coupe, don't want a ragtop)
Nissan MID4 (Hmmm, maybe this is AWD BRZ)

and then in no particular order...

Ford Thunderbird (in its original updated form)
Downsized Camaro and bring back the Trans Am even if Pontiac is gone!
Lincoln Continental Town Car without the ugly grill they use now
Plymouth SuperBird!
mid 70's sized Honda Civic Wagon
Honda Prelude

Yes, I'm all over the auto road map.

[steeloyangster]

Originally Posted by xrs

Plymouth Laser AWD Turbo!!!

Wouldn't that just be the eclipse GSX? I could imagine Dodge doing an AWD Turbo Dart and be like "IT'S THE NEW LASER!"

Originally Posted by ST185RC

Revive the 3S-GTE with a lighter alloy for bottom end (hopefully as strong as cast iron) higher flowing head, higher flowing exhaust manifold to get rid of uneven burning and a real ball-berring twin-scroll turbo. Don't care what car it goes into (hopefully not fwd).

I miss the 3s-GTE sooooo bad. I would love for Toyota to modernize that motor.

Originally Posted by midenginebias

NSX is being built. Hybrid awd.

Supra is being built. Hybrid.

Silvia is being built.

Jaguar F-type is being built.

Dream: v6 2nd gen Toyota Mr2 w 6 speed and a new rear subframe with double wishbone suspension for predictable oversteer.

Dream: Yaris Turbo AWD similar to the 1997 Corolla rally car.

I thought the Silvia thing from Nissan was just a cock-tease concept. I haven't heard anything about them moving further than that with it. I know the 'JUKE' is supposed to be coming out to compete with the FR-S in the sport compact market but considering it's FWD it's not the same category for real enthusiasts.

Originally Posted by Shagaliscious

Honda Prelude, they just need to make it RWD.

If the Honda Prelude comes out again I wouldn't mind it being a FWD. It'd be nice if it was RWD but Honda has always been mostly FWD's. I would honestly just love to see what kind of motor Honda would put in a 'Flagship Sports Compact' for their lineup. The Prelude was plenty impressive enough as it was back in the day, for me anyway. If they updated it, I think I'd like to see a 8000RPM+ 2.4L motor. Hopefully generating 260+ HP. But then again the Mazdaspeed 3 did that much power and you just got torque steer all damn day.

[quik1987]

Nissan Silvia

a RWD Integra or Hardtop S2000

[empower-auto]

Mitsubishi needs to come up with a new Evo soon. Dropping it makes me sad

Mitsubishi also could try to give the GTO a revival. Though a FWD / AWD Eclipse in the old DSM image would be a welcome contender to the Subaru Impreza / Legacy GT

Nissan Silvia is a no-brainer. It needs to happen. The Z car should get upgraded and also go up in price. It needs to be an engineering marvel like the Z32 was.

Toyota Supra would be a welcome return but it should and will be more than 50k. Expect minimum 400hp.

Honda COULD make another S car. The S2000 could make a return around the 28-30k range and re-thought. It's really tough to make that call for Honda. They rightfully won't cop out like Toyota and offer the car in AT to get more sales out of it.

Honda's other option is to give the CR-Z a better return in the image of the CRX SiR or to make the Civic SiR a hair smaller / lighter / better. They don't have a current "hot" car available on our market.

Honda could also consider the Integra once again and make it full a sports category around 24-27k and in a light chassis with a high revving 2.0 variant of the current K series. It's a pricey motor to build so that's up in the air.

[TylerLieberman]

Nissan S chasis needs to come back.
Mazda RX7 needs to come back.
Toyota Chaser needs to come back AND BE SOLD IN THE DAMN STATES THIS TIME

Honestly, those are the only three cars I would like to see brought back.

Though another Impreza coupe would be pretty sick. It's a damn shame cars keep getting bigger and less appealing. It would be awesome if they went back to some of the roots and kept the weight and size down. The new impreza's are just horrible.

[serialk11r]

Originally Posted by empower-auto

Honda's other option is to give the CR-Z a better return in the image of the CRX SiR or to make the Civic SiR a hair smaller / lighter / better. They don't have a current "hot" car available on our market.

Honda could also consider the Integra once again and make it full a sports category around 24-27k and in a light chassis with a high revving 2.0 variant of the current K series. It's a pricey motor to build so that's up in the air.

Only problem is a new Honda performance motor will have to be, well, completely new. Everything they have in their lineup right now is kinda useless for a "hardcore" sports car. Somehow, I don't see a new motor happening, but Honda out of all companies should have a pretty easy time doing a high rev small displacement engine if they really wanted.

L15/R18: SOHC, which is kinda hopeless for high specific power.
K24: DOHC, but integrated exhaust manifolds and 99mm stroke aren't so great.

An interesting low cost idea they could try is an MR CR-Z. Just flip the FWD transaxle around and stick it in the back. I'd actually be down to buy that, even if it's got a sad engine.

[ill86]

Originally Posted by steeloyangster

Toyota Celica Alltrac/GT-FOUR - Turbo AWD at least 200HP
Toyota MR2 - Obviously MR drivetrain with with at least 180HP
Toyota Supra - FR with at least 350HP costing *little voice* less than 50k?

+1
I have owned several gt-four/all-trac. Still have a couple.
And the mr2 is one of my all time favorites.

[empower-auto]

Originally Posted by serialk11r

Only problem is a new Honda performance motor will have to be, well, completely new. Everything they have in their lineup right now is kinda useless for a "hardcore" sports car. Somehow, I don't see a new motor happening, but Honda out of all companies should have a pretty easy time doing a high rev small displacement engine if they really wanted.

L15/R18: SOHC, which is kinda hopeless for high specific power.
K24: DOHC, but integrated exhaust manifolds and 99mm stroke aren't so great.

An interesting low cost idea they could try is an MR CR-Z. Just flip the FWD transaxle around and stick it in the back. I'd actually be down to buy that, even if it's got a sad engine.

Honda isn't going to bastardize a car like that. If anything a car like that would end up as a new Kei car in Japan only.

[serialk11r]

Originally Posted by empower-auto

Honda isn't going to bastardize a car like that. If anything a car like that would end up as a new Kei car in Japan only.

Yea I know Just a pipe dream.

[midenginebias]

It would make sense for another Toyota/Subaru collaboration for a Celica AllTrac/FWD version. I wonder how much stake Toyota has over Fuji industries.

All the heros of yesterdecade, the Supra, NSX, etc. All bastardized by hybrid power and potential AWD setups.

It's worse to think that the 1st generation Honda Insight is a closer resemblance to a CRX-HF than the CR-Z itself.

Honda could have a hint of revival basically recreating that 1st gen Insight with lithium ion power and higher output out of a 1.0 or 1.3 engine.

[Wes B.]

Originally Posted by bestwheelbase

I would like to see Jaguar come out with something smaller, lighter... with a straight-six and a forward-hinged bonnet.

A mini XJS would be kinda cool.

[bestwheelbase]

Originally Posted by Wes B.

A mini XJS would be kinda cool.

Exactly. It could help their fleet averages for fuel eco and capture less expensive price point while still maintaining the basics of their brand - style, finish, sporting nature. Just without all the super luxury doo-dads.