QUINTESSENTIAL Japanese, what car Options

[popstar]

ok guys what is the quintessential japanese sports car ?

now this is not asking for some obsqure car, i want to know what car even your mum or girl friend would recognise as jap,,,,, (sorry ladies i know some of you on this site know more than i might)

e.g i think a st 205 is, but jo public has no idea even who makes the car !!!!!!
and i know professional drivers that don't know what a skyline or RX7 look like !!!!

[BlackSTX]

That 2000GT is one ugly car, and yes, I have known what one is for several years now. I think everyone that's done a Google search on Celicas and Supras knows about them. But the question was, "What is the quintessential Japanese sports car?" That thing was never even produced in great quantity. C'mon, 2.0 150 horsepower? Please. And no, it's not the first Supra either. The Supra began as a performance Celica.

Here's the stats on the 2000 GT:

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/frame.php?f....php&carnum=476

Hardly legendary in my opinion since it came out at a time when America was dominated by cars putting out 300-400 horsepower from the factory. The only Japanese car that has competed in the American market over any extended period of time is the Z series, distantly followed by the Celica.