Why is it that Japan often exported the sportier versions of

Emissions

>>15379606
Don't forget safety standards

>>15379601
They did in the early 90's
>3000GT VR4
>Supra twinturbo
>300ZX twinturbo
>RX7 turbo

They all died by 96 because no one bought them. When you start pricing your car around Corvette pricing, you're playing a risky game. Even if your car performed much better than a Corvette for the same price, you're still in an uphill battle because the Corvette's largest demographic is 40-50 somethings that have dreamed of a red Corvette all their lives.

No matter how impressive that Supra turbo or RX7 were, they weren't the Corvette

>>15379628
>They all died by 96 because
OBD2
You have no idea what youre talking about

>>15379648
They were already one foot in the coffin at that point. Yes there were cars with OBD2 but they didn't sell well at all

>>15379628
Those are all jap grand tourers.

>>15379628
Not to mention that by the mid 90s there had been ~20 years of wage stagnation that led to young people not having the money for cool-ass japanese cars at the high end, though the low-end sporty market still survived for another 10 or so.

>>15379648
is OBD2 that bad?

>>15379666
>RX7
>GT

Doesn't matter what they were, most normies lump GT's and actual sports cars as "sports cars".

Point being they tried to take on the Vette and they lost, just like a greek retard with wax wings flew too close to the sun

>>15379679
It was then. Its not now

>>15379679
No, proprietary software is not okay

>>15379679
It's a fucking lifesaver for mechanics nowadays. OBD1 systems are hell

>>15379679
No, that guy is just a retard. These cars stopped selling well before OBD2 came about

>>15379701
Kys.
It doesnt make business sense to change a low production car to obd2 so ONE country can buy it.
Many of those cars sold very well outside the US untill 2002 or so.
You really are retarded... typical name fag.

>>15379707
To add. Youll also notice a drop in japanese models in 1996 and new engines and body styles. If was hell for them to switch over to please one country. So they cut models and saved a ton of money to be able to produce higher volume cars

>>15379716
It also didn't help that around the same time Japan's economy shit the bed.

>>15379707
Other countries frequently adopt taxes on displacement of the engines. In Japan, you'd never have to worry about a Corvette putting a Supra out to pasture simply because of the massive price difference between the two

The Japanese twin turbo sorts cars died out because no one bought them

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>>15379731
>he cant even read or understand simple things

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>>15379742
>can't admit that they failed miserably
>blames OBD2 despite slumping sales figures

>>15379749
Took honda till 1998 to bring back the SI civic because of obd2.
Youre a retard and anyone reading this thread knows it.

Mostly price. They know americans will not pay as much extra for minimal performance.

>>15379754
No

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>>15379753
Meanwhile the Integra GSR was available throughout the OBD1-OBD2 transition

>>15379780
So was a corolla.
Thats not the point. Certain things needed axed to save money for other things to be produced.
How are you so dense? Its common knowledge.

>>15379628
Step dad in 'murican muscle enthusiast, owned a supra turbo for a while. Never did anything aftermarket shame on him.