The z33 to z34 was a major change. For better or worse though, they still shared the same aesthetic motif, so I can understand where the sentiment comes from.
For me, the biggest electronic change was adding automatic rev matching, which was the first time ever on a production car.
It blew my mind the first time I drove one. However, it’s been adopted by all manufacturers a decade later so many people forget what it was like before.
People rightfully focus on the GT-R during that era more, but people forget how much of a benchmark setting car the 370z was in 2008.
The fiat 500 is actually surprisingly popular on college campuses. I assume that’s a big chunk of their demo.
My friends had a term called the “fiat fakeout” which is when you see an empty parking spot in the garage but it’s actually occupied by a 500