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Originally Posted by rockitman07
IMO while the G8x can be considered striking, esp in CSL/CS variants, the way they've inspired memes and "..yes, but" reactions makes me think they did miss the mark. It's one thing for the design to grow on people but another to elicit an immediate desire for it.
Still waiting for the next generation that stops me thinking "yes, the driving dynamics are insane, but..."
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Design is a fickle thing. Some things age out better and are appreciated more in hindsight than they are in the moment. The 507 was an absolute flop in it's day. No one bought it because it was too expensive and there were other cars, like offerings from Mercedes and even the Corvette in the US that would run circles around it for a fraction of the price. Now...its unobtanium. More recently you have the mid 90s Supra 2JZ that Toyota couldn't give away at the time, now look at them. I'm not trying to say the the G8x is comparable to either of these cars...but history may be kinder to its design aspects in hindsight.