80s Japanese Cars – Pushing Technology Limits & Shattering Stereotypes As the 1980s rolled around, Japanese automakers set sights on claiming performance prestige after establishing mass-market dominance. Revolutionary sports cars and sedans elevated the likes of Honda, Toyota, and Nissan onto the world stage. Japanese R&D departments channeled Formula 1 inspiration coupled with pioneering refinements…
Mk2 Ford Focus RS – Bringing Rally Speed to the Street When the Mk2 Ford Focus RS thundered onto the scene in 2009, it shook competitors to the core by translating full-bore rally aggression into a practical hatchback form. Evolving the genre-busting 2004 Focus RS formula, Ford selected the freshly facelifted Focus as a donor…
Toyota Curren – The Pinnacle of Japanese Luxury Grand Touring Among discerning Japanese luxury car enthusiasts, few nameplates garner more respect than the Toyota Curren. Sold exclusively in Japan from 1992 to 1996, this range-topping sedan aimed directly at premium European makes by mating a smooth inline-six engine to a comprehensively appointed cabin. As the…
1997 Acura Integra Type R – Peak of Front-Drive Performance The 1997 Integra Type R Stretched Front-Wheel Drive Limits The 1997 Acura Integra Type R coupe took front-wheel drive performance to new heights. It paired refined suspension with a 195-hp VTEC engine. This allowed the Type R legend to be born. Everything on the Integra…
2001 Honda NSX – Japan’s Supercar Handles Like a Dream The 2001 Honda NSX – Japan’s Supercar Handles Like a Dream First introduced in 1990, the Honda NSX wowed drivers with a peculiar mid-engine layout hosting an ultra-smooth, 270 hp V6 powerplant. By 2001, refinements to the NSX formula made it an even more potent…
Acura NSX vs Honda NSX – Uncovering the Key Differences Launched simultaneously in 1990, the Acura NSX and Honda NSX variants featured almost identical underlying mechanicals. Yet despite being born twins, respective generations diverged slightly in specifications and features tailored to North American versus Japanese tastes. Beyond nameplates, several meaningful differences separate these two versions…
Old Toyota Sports Cars Greatest Hits of Iconic Sports Cars Over the Years Today Toyota may be synonymous with sensible sedans and sturdy SUVs adopting newer technologies like hybrid powertrains. But for decades, Toyota enthusiastically experimented across multiple sports car iterations aiming squarely at exciting drivers through lightweight responsive chassis and strong engines maximizing their…
1990 Toyota Supra Turbo – Birth of An Icon Having survived the 1980s eschewing modern turbochargers adopted by rival manufacturers, Toyota entered its critical fourth-generation Supra sports car aiming to match prestige European competitors dominating media headlines. Now 30 years later we revisit how Toyota reinvested in engineering its flagship model heavily instead budget budget-conscious…