I never cared for the look of the new 350Z (loved the 300) and think Nissan makes good yet ugly as hell cars, look at an older Skyline, then look at the next one U-G-L-Y with no alaby. Then these kids put on obnoxious body kits, three story wings, fart trumpet exhaust systems, and an S-load of stickers. The stang I found beautiful becuase of the classic lines, just like older cars. As for it being set in Japan I believe most of it is, I'm on a car forum and got the email when they were looking for right hand drive cars. The first two movies honestly sucked anyway, though the Camaro, Cuda, and Skyline were sweet. Though I love how they destroyed the Mustang, and Vette and even the old Camaro and Cuda yet all the little ricers lived on, beside the first flick was just the same tired plot as Point Break, Drop Zone, and No Man's Land (not the lesbian porn flick).