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50+ years of Japanese concept cars (2010)

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Re: 50+ years of Japanese concept cars (2010)

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Post by kingcharles »

DrPhish wrote: post #8
MrBuddyCasino wrote: post #5

The Nissan Figaro has a lot of personality. Very FIAT like! I could see it being popular as an urban lifestyle car, similar to the BMW Mini.

Yes, it has quite a cult following. The production vehicle is almost identical to the concept car! Much closer than anything else on the list that I recognized

Isn't that a photo of the production car? I'm not a hardcore Figaro junkie, but I always got a smile seeing these on the roads in Britain. Where I lived every second person had one.

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/features/nissan-figaro-30...

Re: 50+ years of Japanese concept cars (2010)

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Post by segmondy »

readingnews wrote: post #4

What seems always striking when looking at old concept cars is how many of them still have that "wow, I would totally drive that today, AND it would still look futuristic" quality. Geez car companies, show some guts. Build some of those and put them on the road. No new car today gets anyone I know excited, but some of those old photos do.

You would only drive that because they were not mass produced and it would be unique. None of those look futuristic relative to today. Car companies are showing guts that's how we got to where we are. Compare cars of 50yrs ago and today, very different. More than design is safety, the body/frame has to be designed to be more tolerant of car crashes. Modern cars weigh much more, have more features and yet are much safer. It's hard to see increment innovation when it's happening right in your face. Think about it, modern economy cars could trash super cars of 50yrs ago.

Re: 50+ years of Japanese concept cars (2010)

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Post by stardenburden »

segmondy wrote: post #14
readingnews wrote: post #4

What seems always striking when looking at old concept cars is how many of them still have that "wow, I would totally drive that today, AND it would still look futuristic" quality. Geez car companies, show some guts. Build some of those and put them on the road. No new car today gets anyone I know excited, but some of those old photos do.

You would only drive that because they were not mass produced and it would be unique. None of those look futuristic relative to today. Car companies are showing guts that's how we got to where we are. Compare cars of 50yrs ago and today, very different. More than design is safety, the body/frame has to be designed to be more tolerant of car crashes. Modern cars weigh much more, have more features and yet are much saf…

Much safer? Only for the person inside the metal box. Pedestrian deatgs have been rising for years now, thanks to bigger and heavier cars.

There has to be some middle ground for safety inside and on the outside.

Re: 50+ years of Japanese concept cars (2010)

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Post by tomcam »

MrBuddyCasino wrote: post #5

The Nissan Figaro has a lot of personality. Very FIAT like! I could see it being popular as an urban lifestyle car, similar to the BMW Mini.

I’m trying to get myself not to buy one. It’s $17,000, which means it’s pretty much the same price after inflation as it was during production.

Re: 50+ years of Japanese concept cars (2010)

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Post by thethethethe »

stardenburden wrote: post #15
segmondy wrote: post #14

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You would only drive that because they were not mass produced and it would be unique. None of those look futuristic relative to today. Car companies are showing guts that's how we got to where we are. Compare cars of 50yrs ago and today, very different. More than design is safety, the body/frame has to be designed to be more tolerant of car crashes. Modern cars weigh much more, have more features and yet are much saf…

Much safer? Only for the person inside the metal box. Pedestrian deatgs have been rising for years now, thanks to bigger and heavier cars. There has to be some middle ground for safety inside and on the outside.

Yeah well maybe those pesky pedestrians should stop being poor and buy a car. Problem solved
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