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I mean, they have an ancient Z car and an ancient R35, so I cant say I'm all that impressed but at least they have something.

my personal thoughts are that Tada was forced into doing auto only, but I don't know the actual reasons... I asked him and the main junior engineer about the transmission choices, and they were both hesitant and visually distraught when I said that the manual trans was essential for a successful...

where you at, Mazda? Mitsu died, so that's that... lol rip

yep exactly right, aluminum block with plasma sprayed bores. I still think the compacted graphite/aluminum hybrid blocks are best due to strength vs weight.

yeah, everything is bigger and heavier... definitely not my thing for the most part.

the ancient A70 is/was 52/48 50/50 or close to it isn't hard, especially when you have a lighter motor. of which, the B58 is quite a bit lighter than the 1/2JZ; ~180lbs lighter from my research (which makes sense given materials and advancements in tech).

Adam Zillin and his idiocy lol

Doesn't have to be AWD at all, as demonstrated by the ZL1 and GT350 amongst others... also, the mk3 isn't as heavy as some think, my pre89 turbo/targa weighed 3540 stock and I easily cut 250lbs off that through weight reduction. the mkiv was about 120lbs lighter for reference... that said, the...

I would agree personally, but at the same time the R35 GTR is over 3800lbs, so weight isn't necessarily a big deal if you have the power and computers to control it. the LC-F will be quite a bit lighter as well. Everything is heavier, which is why the mkv is such an awesome piece of engineering...

yeah, as far as a true mkiv successor the LF-A was much closer than the mkv will ever be... that said, the LC-F will be even closer when released due to several elements (price and forced induction for example).

I agree that they learned a lot from the issues experienced with the 7M, but unfortunately that motor is what it is and I've never been much of a fan. The rest of the M series is pretty storied and respected however.

oh, there's a reason that red-headed stepchild wasn't included...:puke: I also left out the 4AG because reasons...

thats da wae bruddah

well, the M2 has DCT AND manual and you can buy it now, so that's a tough one

you'll have to wait and see :)

the roadmap for this car is convoluted, I agree. I think it has a lot to do with pressure from every angle that this car wont live up to the hype, but I dont think it could regardless of what you did to it at this point. it's fundamentally different in damn near every way aside from being I6...

the B58 is one point of the car we have decent reason to believe is fairly stout. from what I have seen, it is superior to almost anything else out there atm both as far as ease of tuning and how much power it can make without breaking, especially given the price point. I think it will end up...

correct ^ it was also cheaper and easier to make a brick shithouse motor back then. the 2J isn't exactly a super advanced design or anything, but that's part of why it was so great. btw, you can thank Yamaha for that robustness and tunability because the 2J is simply a progression of the 1J...

It has some neat stuff and some not so neat stuff... the narrow valve angle, shit headflow, and lack of parts interchangeability are issues that make me look past it