Bestest nissan ever!?!

[r35forums.com]

I know this has probably been polled numerous times, but I will include some future choices as well, to see who thinks which car is the best, or will be the best. Im looking at opinion's on which you think represents nissan most postively. thanks.

Also, you may notice I put in r35 gtr, but hey if you have high expectations for it like I do, vote for it lol. But you are in no way obliged, I would base my suspicions purely on what has been supplied by nissan thus far.

[nametakennow]

I voted R34 in part because the R33 wasn't on there, and in part because the R35 isn't enough of an advance over the R34 to make up for its ugliness (unlike the advances of the R34 over the R33... R33 is the sexiest GT-R IMO)...

[Onizuka]

How about the Datsun 240Z, I concider that to be the most influential in america. In japan, the 2-door 1970 Skyline GTR.

[Zydeco]

Its missing at least one, the nissan r390. I know that there was only very few made. But i think it the best one made to date.

[Jesda]

I like the Nissan President. But I voted for the R34.

[krazy skwerel]

I voted R32 because it is when the Skyline Became a beast. There are too few choices though.

[HashiriyaS14]

I second R390.

Is everyone basing their idea of the R35 GT-R on that concept released a couple years ago? Does anyone know what the real car will look like?

[Altiman94]

I voted R34 as well.

[Axel Grungy]

voted r32, i just love the lines of that car. by far the sexiest skyline IMHO

[jdmfreak]

R32 for me

Id rather R33 thoughThat sar=Teh sex

[prigo]

All kinds of stuff is lacking in this poll.

[HashiriyaS14]

PGC-10 Hakosuka *needs* to be on the poll, as does the R380.

[w1ngzer0]

the problem is the R35 isn't even out so how can you compair it to cars that have been out for 5-15 years.

There is no aftermarket for it yet so no potential

[UncleBen]

I meant to vote R32 for the same Reasons as some of my fellow Ben's, but I hit r34 instead. Oops.

Oh well. r32 rocks the house down.

[w1ngzer0]

btw is bestest even a word? like funer. That's not a word :P

[jdmfreak]

Oh its a word. Just look in the pretend dictionary. Its there. Banginest is at the top of the page. Just look a couple words down and bestest is right there.

[r35forums.com]

I only had 8 choices for the poll, if not I would have added like 25 choices to have it dynamic. Anyhow, i love dorifto, not that its relevant. I still need to votew, but after making the poll Im not sure which one I would pick. They all are very wonderful to me.

[UTWarrenG]

I voted R34, but only because the 240Z and the 280Z weren't on there...by far and away the sexiest Nissans ever created

[Bubba1]

Bestest Nissan ever was the original Datsun 240Z. Kickstarted the import car revolution in this country. Can't say that about many cars. The best car is not necessarily the fastest or most powerful. In fact, the other Nissan sports cars that came after owe their existence to the success of that 240Z.

[Chingon]

^i'd say that title deserves to go to the 2000gt. (The kickstarted import stuff)

[HashiriyaS14]

Hang on, the 2000gt is a Toyota though, right?

Sweet car.

[Bubba1]

Chingon. While the Toyota 2000GT was a beautiful sports car, but it did not impact the US sports car market like the 240z because1. It wasn't cheap2. It wasn't easily obtainable

Compare that to the 240z which was bargain priced and sold like hotcakes in the US. The original Z redefined the Japanese sports car in the US.

[Chingon]

It didn't impact the US sport market like the 240z, but I do think it has more credit for starting the import revolution than the z (which was the argument).

The Japanese economy was strengthening, and with it, the desire to drive something more exciting than the traditional, spartan Japanese automobile. This new attitude by Toyota was reflected first in 1967, with the 2000GT, a swoopy sports car built for Toyota by Yamaha. Featured in a contemporary James Bond film, the 2000GT, with its DOHC inline-6, would later become the inspiration for the Supra (the 2000GT name was also used on later Japanese Celicas and Supras) . As a sidenote, the legendary Datsun 240Z appeared in the same time frame, and may actually have been designed on the same concept as the 2000GT.

This car was simply the most awe-inspiring machine that anyone had seen from Japan, full stop. Engineers thoroughly tested the 2000GT in various racing venues from 1965 to 1967 before finally offering the car to the general public in May of 1967. The car performed admirably, shattering 11 international racing records including one in which the 2000GT averaged 206.18km/h for 10,000miles and 72 hours.

Of course i'm aware the z has just as many or more credentials to it's name, but this one came 1st..

'67 2000gt...like scc said, "so scarce that they only change hands when a billionaire dies" Unless they decide to get buried w/it

[MinisterofDOOM]

R34. The R34 GT-R is without a doubt the single sexiest car ever made. And it had 4 wheel steering. And you could fit five people in it and go to a drive in. Plus, its the only car that actually looks GOOD with a carbon wing on the back (as long as its not too big).

[SeVa-S13]

R32 > R34

[Bubba1]

It didn't impact the US sport market like the 240z, but I do think it has more credit for starting the import revolution than the z (which was the argument).

The Japanese economy was strengthening, and with it, the desire to drive something more exciting than the traditional, spartan Japanese automobile. This new attitude by Toyota was reflected first in 1967, with the 2000GT, a swoopy sports car built for Toyota by Yamaha. Featured in a contemporary James Bond film, the 2000GT, with its DOHC inline-6, would later become the inspiration for the Supra (the 2000GT name was also used on later Japanese Celicas and Supras) . As a sidenote, the legendary Datsun 240Z appeared in the same time frame, and may actually have been designed on the same concept as the 2000GT.

This car was simply the most awe-inspiring machine that anyone had seen from Japan, full stop. Engineers thoroughly tested the 2000GT in various racing venues from 1965 to 1967 before finally offering the car to the general public in May of 1967. The car performed admirably, shattering 11 international racing records including one in which the 2000GT averaged 206.18km/h for 10,000miles and 72 hours.

Of course i'm aware the z has just as many or more credentials to it's name, but this one came 1st..

'67 2000gt...like scc said, "so scarce that they only change hands when a billionaire dies" Unless they decide to get buried w/it

I agree with your explanation about the 2000GT's influence of the modern Japanese sports car, and that it was an striking, awesome car, but we're talking about two different issues. My issue, was if you compare apples to apples and the US market, the 240Z had a far bigger impact than the 2000GT as the Z was affordable, mass produced, sold by the thousands in the US, and drastically improved Datsun/nissan's image here. The 2000GT, on the other hand, was expensive, exotic and unavailable in this country.

I believe you're saying the 2000gt had a bigger influence with Japanese sports car design than the Fairlady (240Z). I agree, but as far as a direct impact in THIS country compared to the 240Z, I disagree. It's a matter of perspective. While the 2000gt was revolutionary to the Japanese in terms of styling, the 2000GT's styling was actually very evolutionary as it was borrowed heavily from the European designers like Pinin Farina or Bertone, who were already selling cars in the US. In fact, it might have been designed by a Eruopean, I don't remember. But unlike the 240z, the 2000GT was aimed at the better european sports cars of its day, (much like the NSX when it first came out), while the Z was marketed directly at the young middle class US buyer (who had been buying MG's, Triumphs, and Fiats).

In the US, and in terms of the "bestest" NISSAN ever, I still say the 240Z is the choice, not the Toyota 2000gt. (note the word Toyota... just kidding) As far as the "bestest" Toyota? IMHO it was the humble Corona. The Corona launched Toyota's success in this country and drastically altered the US perception of cheap japanese cars. The Corona was far more influential in the US than the exotic 2000GT.

[Chingon]

I guess it is all a matter of perspective...

my perspective being different of course...

[w1ngzer0]

I guess it is all a matter of perspective...

my perspective being different of course...

but you also think diamonds will shoot out of the exhaust piping

j/k

[nismo510]

where is the 510?i cant belive you didnt put the 69-73 datsun 510 on the ploe.i'm not voteing till i see at least a datsun sports car on the pole.roadster,240 or the 510.

heres a real sports car.it cleand the trans am series!

[Chingon]

but you also think diamonds will shoot out of the exhaust piping

j/k

If you had actually paid more attention to that thread, you would've noticed that I made fun of the moron who made that statement, and that it did not come from me.