Japan auto show. Anime cars?

monkeyboy · Post by **monkeyboy** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 11:06 pm

Just viewed this slide show of the auto show:

http://news.yahoo.com/photos/ss/events/ ... 0610210842

Some of the cars and motorcycles have a close resemblance to ones I've seen in anime shows.

Plus some of the Japanese women modeling in their outfits with the cars are entertaining.

klet · Post by **klet** » Sun Oct 23, 2005 12:42 am

And now the great question of the universe:

Why do the guys get great eyecandy (i.e. skinny girls in tight clothes and/or short skirts) and the only thing left for us girls is old men in business suits?

In_Gabriel_We_Trust · Sun Oct 23, 2005 12:46 am

The Yamaha Gen-Ryo motorcycle looks astonishing !!!

As does the lady with the Suzuki Stratosphere.

klet wrote:) and the only thing left for us girls is old men in business suits?

Revenge for the oodles of bishies we have to deal with in real anime ?

ssj2_gohan · Post by **ssj2_gohan** » Sun Oct 23, 2005 2:10 am

the 1st bike the gen-ryu looked pretty sweet. i also like the lexus sedan concept, the mitsubishi concept x, tyota concept lf-a and the bentley azure were definately my favs from the show

i think the cars that were ugly that could have been done better the nissan gtr as well as ecoracer by volkswagen, mazdas hybrid

overall i think it looked like a great show and i cant wait to see some live action pics of some of those vehicles

Krafty · Post by **Krafty** » Sun Oct 23, 2005 7:45 am

Interesting. I thought that Nissan had both the best and worst ideas at the show. Best = GTR, worst = Pivo and it's egg-shaped cabin. The thing that puts me off about many of these Japanese cars is that they are very high up, they're like tanks.

Sugarflower · Post by **Sugarflower** » Sun Oct 23, 2005 8:14 am

klet wrote:And now the great question of the universe:

Why do the guys get great eyecandy (i.e. skinny girls in tight clothes and/or short skirts) and the only thing left for us girls is old men in business suits?

Ha HA! You're so right klet!! I don't want to see old men, where are all the hot looking guys????

By the way, what ever happens to these cars? Do private collectors purchase them?

In_Gabriel_We_Trust · Post by **In_Gabriel_We_Trust** » Sun Oct 23, 2005 8:45 am

I think protoypes are almost always kept on display at the factories/showrooms themselves.
I don't think manufacturars would sell them.

Krafty · Post by **Krafty** » Sun Oct 23, 2005 10:24 am

Sugarflower wrote:
klet wrote:And now the great question of the universe:

Why do the guys get great eyecandy (i.e. skinny girls in tight clothes and/or short skirts) and the only thing left for us girls is old men in business suits?
Ha HA! You're so right klet!! I don't want to see old men, where are all the hot looking guys????
By the way, what ever happens to these cars? Do private collectors purchase them?

Where are the hot-looking guys? That's very obvious, but I'm sure you know the reasons.
This is a broard statement because we know that people don't buy cars solely based on the ad but... Male models don't have the sex appeal to help convince wealthy male buyers to spend 100,000+ on each vehicle. I'm sure that 99% of wealthy individuals that buy these custom vehicles (once they are for sale) are males, the girls are more eye candy.
It not just about selling a commodity but the lifestyle and implied meaning that the vehicle will 'attract the girls'.

I dislike vehicles but know that most blokes love cars/mechanical things so its not financially viable advetising them to women.

Speaking for myself with regard to the motorcycles, I much prefer to gawp at a fit biker babe than a big hairy Hell's Angel. Nuff said. LOL

monkeyboy · Post by **monkeyboy** » Sun Oct 23, 2005 10:55 am

klet wrote:

Why do the guys get great eyecandy (i.e. skinny girls in tight clothes and/or short skirts) and the only thing left for us girls is old men in business suits?

Simple eyecandy = trophy wife. Business suits = trophy husband.

In_Gabriel_We_Trust · Sun Oct 23, 2005 10:56 am

Krafty wrote:It not just about selling a commodity but the lifestyle and implied meaning that the vehicle will 'attract the girls'.

Yep. Same thing goes for beer commercials. Drink this beer and supermodels will want you. (Because we all know supermodels want beerdrinkers.)

The thing I can't understand though is that there seems to be a trend in commercials over here where the beerdrinker prefers the beer over the supermodel. That is so disconcerning.

monkeyboy · Post by **monkeyboy** » Sun Oct 23, 2005 11:05 am

In_Gabriel_We_Trust wrote:

The thing I can't understand though is that there seems to be a trend in commercials over here where the beerdrinker prefers the beer over the supermodel.

Another simple one, beerdrinkers = target market = alcoholics = buy more beer = more money!

yoshito · Post by **yoshito** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 5:39 pm

Darn, want the cars not people blocking them.

Somewhat weirded out by the new GT-R PROTO... not too sure if I like it or not.

All the weird doors are funny to see, they'll all be replaced with common doors when they become real, which is a shame since they do make the cars stand out in a crowd.

Overall the funniest are the Pivo and i-turn (think that was it... the Toyota 3 wheeled vehicle).

Cloud · Post by **Cloud** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 5:39 pm

Perhaps there are a few exceptions.

yoshito · Post by **yoshito** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 5:40 pm

Cloud wrote:Perhaps there are a few exceptions.

You scare me sometimes... like what?