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Actually, I'd forgotten about that.

I'd definitely consider a Cayman S to replace my car, if I could guarantee getting a decent amount of power out of it without having to do something major (like a 996 TT engine conversion). Perhaps a Boxster too.

NO budget it would have to be among:

1.porsche carrera gt

2.maserati mc12

2.pagani zonda

3.tvr speed 12 (not sure about rego for that though, may be hard)

i think a mosler should have a place in there, but the looks just dont do it for me.

budget

bmw 330ci, too many others depending on price..

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Well there is this car that I would raise an eyebrow to : FIAT COUPE TURBO.

very f**king fast for a non-Jap car and looks pretty good too. Best of all, if you import one in, it's going to be damn rare!

Saw one on sale in Drive last week, actually.

FWD turbo "sports cars" aren't my cup of tea, but they definitely look different.

ther r very few cars that i would get if it couldnt b a jap one but heres a list of wat i would get

E46 BMW M3

Alfa Romeo GT

Lotus Elise

This is all considering i had the cash to spend on all these outrageously overpriced european wanna b's

Its a lot easier to pay for shipping from Japan than it is from Europe (you know, since one is half a world away). Hell, a Commodore or Falcon is cheaper than a landing a brand new G35 Skyline (if we're talking apples to apples by factoring the cost of shipping, compliance to ADRs, and import duty against the local product) so maybe Nissan's a "wanna b" too.

As for the cars making "the cut", what are you comparing it with?

The Elise is a low volume car, made by a niche manufacturer. In Europe they're cheap enough, and they'd give a Tommy Kaira ZZ-II or ASL Garaiya a good run for its money. You can't expect it to compare with a volume model car.

On price point locally delivered, the only "sports car driver" that would choose a 350Z Roadster over an Elise is a hairdresser. Not to say the Z Roadster is necessarily slow, but on a nice country road or on the track the Elise will get pipped in the higher gears down the straights, but take the Z out under brakes and through the bends.

The Z's more comfortable and easier to drive, but buying a sports car and a convertible for its practicality at the expense of its performance prowess was, I thought, the definition of wanna b.

And what luxury sports coupe does Japan currently offer to truly compete with the M3? A car that is impressively quick, while still having a luxurious interior. The 350Z and RX-8 can't match the M3's interior, although maybe the Infiniti G35 might be on-par. None of them will keep up with an M3 on the track, though. The NSX isn't really an M3 competitor, and even if it was its interior can't match the BMW. Mitsubishi, Subaru and Toyota don't even offer a top-spec coupe (anymore).

technically an Elise dosen't qualify either as it has a toyota engine :O

You'd have to get the rover K series engined elise with a massive 82(ish)kw. Or the Elise 111S has a bit more power and still runs the K-series engine. Only the top spec 111R and Exige have the Toyota 2ZZ engine. I'd love an elise, but the $$$ just don't add up for me. A 111R is about $100k, which is TEN TIMES THE PRICE of my GTST!!! Still love the Elise/Exige though...

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