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Originally Posted by dorkidori_s13
so nissan has a HUGE problem right now...they have a MAJOR gap in their performance aimed line up that appeals to not only YOUNG enthusiasts...but enthusiasts all together...lets face it...the G35 and 350z are a luxury sports car...and the GTR is WAY out of most peoples budget
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One thing a lot of people fail to realize is that auto enthusiasts are a small percentage of the population. These guys are in business to make money. What's going to make them more of that money in our current market: Selling a 35mpg sedan, or designing a performance based car that will sell to a population infested with underpaid kids? Lets face it, out of the 50k users on this board, who are pretty die hard Nissan fans, who will actually go out and buy one of these?
Take a look at several manufacturers now. What real sport compacts are there right now? 350Z, RX8, what else is really out there that was designed as a sport compact? Manufacturers are realizing more and more that the enthusiast market is a minority when compared to those that are gas minded right now in this economy. Why design a car that appeals to only 1% of the population when you can design a car that everyone will jump on like a white woman in Watts?