I still don’t think the 3000GT VR-4 was the best example of 1990s Japanese sports car, but I don’t dismiss it as I once did.

I think a brown interior would have looked better with green.

My first thought was “So, this car has slightly less HP than a new Camry?” 

I think I’m done with the internet for today - after seeing this, everything else is going to be a disappointment.

At least they’re not using a CVT!

Did this car come in that horrid teal/turquoise that Pontiac and Honda used (among others)?

Same. This, an early 90's Pontiac Grand Prix coupe, and a Prelude (any generation). 

There wasn’t an AWD option for this model.

say build an excellent engine but then turn around and shove it into a car pieced together using components you would find ten years ago

Your “theory” is a hypothesis until it’s tested and found to be true.

The X3 serves that role just fine, so offering a cheaper base model would have been the wiser business move.

sybaritic

He probably means that the Supra could have been an actual Toyota product, not a BMW tweaked by Toyota.

These GM N-body cars were basically the ubiquitous “shitbox” of the time

And the Accord (290k), Civic (325k), Corolla (303k), and Camry (391k) each sold significatly better.

The hidden rear door handles also seem really annoying to manage if you have small kids because they will have a hard time reaching the handles and - if they can reach them - exerting enough leverage to open them.

Same - I’d be down for cruising in a Continental. I bet it would be a great road trip vehicle, and it doesn’t look bad.

You know what? In the case of Honda - you don’t have a lot of these problems on the lower trims without all the complicated infotainment clusterfuck. For example, the Ridgeline was consistently knocked for not having a physical volume knob but that’s a manufactured problem for the upper trims. The lower 3 trim levels…

Despite its flatness, there appears to be very little rust. He’s probably not interested. 

must create supplier complexity beyond belief