HERO CARS FROM THE LAST 50 YEARS

The MR2 The Original Snap Oversteer King, the MR2 is famed among car enthusiasts over its handling and great power to weight ratio (in the turbo model). A light, T-top sports car has never gone wrong amongst the people and when you add a turbo into the mix, everything becomes much more fun. With a solid 165 KW and 304N-M of Torque, there is no doubt the MR2 can send it well. Given the MR2's adequate amount of aftermarket support and the large fanbase the car has created, it is definitely an old car that will last a long time especially made possible through Toyota's bulletproof engines and undying engineering. The flip lights and rear make this car one of the most stylish RR layout cars we have ever seen touch the globe where the front flips create iconic statements and the rear gives competitors something to look at while the MR2 gaps you on the straights and overtakes you in the bends.  The car is very versatile, able to become a stanced out show car with ...

The Honda Integra The Integra or RSX (America) is a car that's usually seen as "rice(d)" (a term used to describe a car with extreme aerodynamic modifications with no engine power/torque to back the aero up), the Integra has seen it's fair share of abuse and hate. However those who see the Integra for what it really is, one of, if not  the  best handling front wheel drive Japanese car to ever be internationally imported. It's arrival and evolution, from the DC2R to the DC5R, the Integra has made Honda fans fall for the agile coupe all over the globe.  Depending on whether you choose the DC2 or the DC5 it'll come with a B18c7 or a K20a3 motor, both of which output over 150 horsepower. Accompanied by this power, are MacPherson Struts all round, improving handling over other cars. The most impressive thing about the Integra is that it was able to retain a lightweight chassis even with the large engine and 5 seater functionality.  Thanks to it's n...

The Mazda MX-5 The Mazda MX-5 or more commonly known as the Mazda MX-5 Miata in NA and as the Eunos Roadster in Japan. It is a lightweight 2-seater roadster with a front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout. It was originally manufactured in Hiroshima - debuting in 1989 at the CAS. The Mazda MX-5 was built for the purpose of providing a small, light weight, affordable roadster to the general public. Even in its origins, it was considered technologically advanced and still is to this day. THE DESIGN OF THE MX-5 Initially, Bob Hall and designer Mark Jordan collaborated to design the parameters of the initial image, proportion and visualisation of the well-known light-weight sports car concept.  Two teams (Tokyo team and California team) competed for final design and concept of the MX-5. By 1989, the definitive model name and design was chosen and it was ready to be introduced to the world as a true lightweight sports car - it weighed just 940 kg.    JI...

The Honda CR-X The Honda CR-X is a front wheel drive sport compact car that was manufactured by Honda between 1983 and 1991. The CR-X is most widely accepted as the acronym for Civic Rally Cross. These reliable 91 horses of power makes the CR-X one of the best cars to come out of Honda. It has a 1.5L 4-cylinder engine. THE HISTORY OF THE CR-X In 1984, the Honda introduced an all-new two seater that shared the drivetrain with the Civic but offered unique styling and interior furnishings. The sports model featured an aluminium 1.5L four-cylinder with three valves per cylinder and it was available with a 5-speed manual or 3-speed automatic. The Japanese and European models came with a 1509 cc DOHC engine with 135 bhp and 140 bhp in the JDM model.  AWARDS The CRX was Motor Trend magazin's Import Car of the Year in 1984. The CRX was also Motor Trend's Import Car of the year for 1990. It also made Car and Driver magazine's Ten Ben list for 1985. ...

The Nissan 180SX The Nissan 180SX was introduced between 1988 and 1998. It was often compared to the Silvia S13 as this was its sister model. The 180SX was available in either a CA18DET 1.8L Turbo, SR20DE 2.0L or a SR20DET 2.0L turbo engine. The SR20 turbo a.k.a SR20DET and the 5-speed combo is the top of the range SR20 180SX that you could buy. Overall, this car makes a great project car, being very rewarding and not too challenging to modify.  SR20DET 180SX This engine uses a square 86.0mm bore and stroke to achieve a 1998cc swept capacity, while its compression ratio is 8:5:1. The max power is 150kW (at 6000rpm) and max torque is 275Nm (at 4000rpm).  DRIFTING The Nissan 180SX was a famous drift car. We'd imagine that real care would be needed while driving on a wet road, though. The 180SX is also used in the motorsport of drifting. A famous example of this would be Yoshinori Koguchi drifting a Nissan 180SX at D1 Grand Prix competition a...

The Toyota Chaser If you've ever heard of this car, you'll know of it's a car of class with a hint of madness thrown into the makings. If you've never heard of this car... lets imagine, have you ever wanted the speed and sounds of a Supra, but you want a car with the practicality of a Camry? This is that car. The Chaser is an insanely fast 4 door sedan, packing 206 kw of power under the hood, brought to you by Toyota's very own 1JZ-GTE (that's an inline-6 TURBO), predecessor to the legendary 2JZ that was placed in the Mark IV Supra. This kind of power is put to the floor through the Chaser's rear wheels, and while you may think of this car as a quick Camry I can promise you it is much more capable than that. The Chaser is the jack of all trades. You can build them to unimaginable power figures that exceed the likes of 500 hp, or you can tune the suspension and front steering to drift these sedans around a circuit, it's up to you! Not even me...