10 of the Fastest Japanese Cars to Ever Grace America - The Cheat Sheet
The passion for speed and performance cars is universal, but the passion holds a particular prominence in Japan. Over the years, legendary track-burning cars have come from shops bearing the names of Toyota, Nissan, Mitsubishi, and Honda. Things came full circle in September 2013 when a Nismo notched the record time for volume production cars at Nurburgring. In fact, many of the fastest affordable cars in the world are Japanese. In this list, rounded up the cars that have been record-setting or in the running for most powerful car produced in Japan. For the sake of encouraging variety, we did not include former generations of the same vehicle — for example, the earlier Nissan R34 GT-R, since it evolved into the GT-R we know today. Mazda RX-7 FD (252 hp) The third generation of the Mazda RX-7 “FD” took the U. S. by storm in 1993. It was Motor Trend’s Import Car of the Year, and Playboy also named it the year’s best, declaring it better than the new Viper. By the time the RX-7 FD ended its production run, Mazda was delivering a model capable of 276 hp for American audiences. Source: www.cheatsheet.com
