The 10 Best Sports Cars of the 90s
A lot was expected of the car and it was instantly popular. You couldn’t help but fall in love with its shape and those iconic doors, which swung up. While Honda went practical with their design, Lamborghini never seemed to care.
If you were a kid who loved cars in the 90s, you probably had a model of this car and/or a poster of it up on your wall. The company continued its fine tradition with the Murciélago but there’s many of us who will always have a soft spot for this 90s classic.
3. Mazda RX-7 (1992)
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Going into the 90s, Mazda was riding high from the Miata (called the MX-5 in Europe) which they’d released in 1989. They soon turned their eyes to the next generation of a car they first released in 1978, the RX-7.
In 1992, they completed work on the 3rd generation. It was a light and nimble car that was incredibly fun to drive. That was as long as you fit inside, as the narrow wheelbase made it a tight squeeze.
It featured a five-speed manual gearbox and packed a punch at 255 hp. It became a beloved car for many reasons, including those who loved street races and drifting. It may have only been small but it was mighty in terms of performance.
4. Honda Integra Type R (1995)
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Sold under the Acura brand name in the US in 1997, the Integra Type R is another that changed the game. Honda had seen the appetite for young racers tuning up their Civic’s and thought they’d join the club by revolutionizing their previously tame Integra.
It tried to capitalize on the concept of a hot hatch and did it perfectly. It had a beastly 1.8-liter engine with brilliant front-wheel drive. 195 hp gave the car a level of power that had been so rare in a car of this shape.
Perhaps more important than the specs was the sound. It growled ferociously and it didn’t have the clinical precision of Honda’s of the past. Car manufacturers are still trying to replicate the impact of the Integra Type R. It makes the car an icon and perhaps the most important hot hatch ever.
