The ten 90s Japanese sports cars that absolutely need to make a triumphant return - New York Daily News
The ten 90s Japanese sports cars that absolutely need to make a triumphant return The 1990s are fondly remembered by many for teal and pink nylon jumpsuits, the Backstreet Boys, and Bill Nye the Science Guy, among many other wonderful things. But here at the Daily News Autos, most of our nostalgia is for the golden age of the Japanese sports car. The 1990s were the peak for Honda, Toyota, Mitsubishi, and Mazda, with a myriad of sports cars and European giant-slayers to choose from, many of which were affordable to the working class speed junkie. The S2000, released in 1999, was a bit of a swansong for the Japanese sports cars we knew and loved, with the only modern carryovers being the Mazda MX-5 Miata and the Scion FR-S /Subaru BRZ, among few others. 3-liter twin-sequential turbo rotary engine putting out 255-hp, Mazda’s iconic sports car was named Motor Trend’s Import Car of the Year for 1993, back when they used to separate American and foreign car awards. It was also named to Car and Driver’s Ten Best list for every year it was available in the U. S. Sadly, the rotary engine is no longer among Mazda’s lineup, with the. Source: www.nydailynews.com
