Porche/Nissan Relationship
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I have to agree that at "certain" angles, there's some resemblance. That angle for me is the rear haunches from a front 3/4 view. This is the angle where the rear end drops sharply like a Porsche with phat rims. Just this morning sitting at Starbucks, a Porsche caught my eye in the parking lot. But as it turned out, it was my own Z!
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Originally Posted by Peak350
I think the 911 is the wrong platform to try to shoot down and that Porsche needs to put the 997 turbo's engine in a cayman and show what it can do (with LSD....duh), and then the performance bar would be raised again, but heritage and pricing structure dictate that.
The only connection is that Porsche makes a great sports car. Nissan is simply using it as a benchmark to make sure their car is competitive against the top performers.
Still not as nice as a waterpumper front engine porsche 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche_928
I should of kept my 928 was the best car i ever had, comes with coilovers from the factory and passive rear steering. A few dead cows worth of leather. Tranny mounted in the rear for great weight distrobution.
The boxster S wil outpreform a 911 its a stiffer car, it has less hp so it wont compete with the 911, same as the cayman since its the new boxster.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche_928
I should of kept my 928 was the best car i ever had, comes with coilovers from the factory and passive rear steering. A few dead cows worth of leather. Tranny mounted in the rear for great weight distrobution.
The boxster S wil outpreform a 911 its a stiffer car, it has less hp so it wont compete with the 911, same as the cayman since its the new boxster.
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Originally Posted by roast
While the 350z received a lot of it's styling cues from earlier Z models....and even being a FR design.... it is without a doubt that it also resembles a porsche. I like to call it a poor mans porsche.
I guess it's a matter of opinion... but for god sakes it's not like someone is trying to say a mustang GT resembles a ferrari... or that the Z looks like a turd basket on wheels....
It's a fine compliment. Get over it!
I guess it's a matter of opinion... but for god sakes it's not like someone is trying to say a mustang GT resembles a ferrari... or that the Z looks like a turd basket on wheels....
It's a fine compliment. Get over it!
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Many manufactures use other products as a bench mark for their design. Those benchmarks can include braking, engine performance, fit & finish, as well as looks (the list can go on and on).
Many here know the Boxster was selected as one of the cars to provide benchmarks for the 350Z. From a historical perspective, the 240Z was considered at the time of being a cheap alternative to the Corvette (as well as other more expensive cars).
The 911 TT is also a benchmark of performance for the GT-R. Nissan, like other Japanese manufactures make a practice of benchmarking more expensive cars and producing something cheaper (& sometimes better or more reliable). This is where the relationship comes in between Porsche & Nissan.
In some respects, it is a big compliment for a manufacture to use another's model as a benchmark.
Many here know the Boxster was selected as one of the cars to provide benchmarks for the 350Z. From a historical perspective, the 240Z was considered at the time of being a cheap alternative to the Corvette (as well as other more expensive cars).
The 911 TT is also a benchmark of performance for the GT-R. Nissan, like other Japanese manufactures make a practice of benchmarking more expensive cars and producing something cheaper (& sometimes better or more reliable). This is where the relationship comes in between Porsche & Nissan.
In some respects, it is a big compliment for a manufacture to use another's model as a benchmark.
Originally Posted by zland
Many manufactures use other products as a bench mark for their design. Those benchmarks can include braking, engine performance, fit & finish, as well as looks (the list can go on and on).
Many here know the Boxster was selected as one of the cars to provide benchmarks for the 350Z. From a historical perspective, the 240Z was considered at the time of being a cheap alternative to the Corvette (as well as other more expensive cars).
The 911 TT is also a benchmark of performance for the GT-R. Nissan, like other Japanese manufactures make a practice of benchmarking more expensive cars and producing something cheaper (& sometimes better or more reliable). This is where the relationship comes in between Porsche & Nissan.
In some respects, it is a big compliment for a manufacture to use another's model as a benchmark.
Many here know the Boxster was selected as one of the cars to provide benchmarks for the 350Z. From a historical perspective, the 240Z was considered at the time of being a cheap alternative to the Corvette (as well as other more expensive cars).
The 911 TT is also a benchmark of performance for the GT-R. Nissan, like other Japanese manufactures make a practice of benchmarking more expensive cars and producing something cheaper (& sometimes better or more reliable). This is where the relationship comes in between Porsche & Nissan.
In some respects, it is a big compliment for a manufacture to use another's model as a benchmark.
Originally Posted by DROPPEDIT2WCE
people who mistake the two are simply non-enthusiasts... I can spot almost any car going down the road and tell you exactly what it is. But to a 45 year old woman at the 7-11 "its a sporty little porsche" and I just say yup sure is.
the Z
yeah, the first thing that came to my mind after watching the 911 following the GT-R was that they were using it for comparison and testing against, to make sujre that the GT-R is good as if not better.
