Has there ever been a supercar produced in Japan?

[Alien]

Discuss.

[danhay]

Honda NSX and it was 2 cylinders shy of being a real supercar!

[xsaravtr]

NSX???

[danhay]

To be honest, as long as the Japanese Manufacturers stick to their voluntary 286bhp limit, there will never be a true supercar from Japan.

Not that they're not capable of producing one!

[cinqster]

Honda RA271?

John S

[DMc]

NSX is not a supercar

[mike s]

The Mazda MX-5......Cause they're Yellow

[FourWheelDrift]

cinqster said:

Honda RA271? John S

Mr Surtees, is that you?

I think you mean the RA300 though

[edc]

One of my friend's had an ~800bhp Skyline from Japan - does that count?

[jv_as]

The latest TOMS car! (Tommy Kaira)

>> Edited by jv_as on Tuesday 2nd December 22:40

[mrflibbles]

danhay said:

To be honest, as long as the Japanese Manufacturers stick to their voluntary 286bhp limit, there will never be a true supercar from Japan.

Why do they have that?

[d3ano]

edc said:

One of my friend's had an ~800bhp Skyline from Japan - does that count?

Or how about them 1000Hp Skylines that you see in the lax power mags?
Supra with quad supercharger?

[danhay]

mrflibbles said:

danhay said: To be honest, as long as the Japanese Manufacturers stick to their voluntary 286bhp limit, there will never be a true supercar from Japan. Why do they have that?

I don't know?

They are capable of turning out 800bhp Skylines etc, but I think it's akin to the German voluntary 155mph limit?

Edited to say that although the manufacturers pay heed to it, the tuners don't!

>> Edited by danhay on Tuesday 2nd December 22:51

[DMc]

mungo said:

Honda NSX. The only supercar from Japan.

Its not a supercar
A supra twinturbo is a supercar

[DennisTheMenace]

Corolla super car for nipping down the shops

[danhay]

DennisTheMenace said:

Corolla super car for nipping down the shops

Now you're just being silly

[DMc]

mungo said:

DMc said: mungo said: Honda NSX. The only supercar from Japan. Its not a supercar A supra twinturbo is a supercar Mate you are talking like a teenager again... Oops! You ARE a teenager

hows burger king whoops talking like a teenager

[shadowninja]

I dunno. Call yourselves petrolheads?

www.calstatela.edu/student/obrenes/dreammachines/nissan/r390/r3901.jpg

www.anthonyreid.fsnet.co.uk/Largeimages/nissan_r390.jpg

>> Edited by shadowninja on Tuesday 2nd December 23:01

[DMc]

they dont charge £5 for coffee

[danhay]

To be a true supercar, it has to come from the manufacturer. Anyone can give a standard version an extra couple of hundred (or so!) bhp.

I can't understand why the Japanese allow used panty vending machines, yet draw the line at cars with >286bhp?!