What do you think was the best decade for cars? This is nice and open and up to you to decide what "best" relates to.
for me; 1987 Mazda RX7 Turbo 2, i repowered with a modded 94 rotary with BIG turbo, car was insane to drive, wheel HP came at 480whp, not for amatur drivers.
also had a 1982 camaro, with 7.4L V8, also modded,HD trans. and LSD rear. Yeah, it was out of control most of the time.
so now i'v grown up(i think), and have a Jag V12 modded engine also.
cant really remember all my fast cars, Damn started 60yrs ago, gimme a break!!
i do think you can become addicted to speed tho!
90's by far, skylines, MR2's, Mitsu GTO's, Sylvias, 200sx, 300Zx, Preludes, Supra's etc...there is no contest.
Don't insult me sir. I prefer AMERICAN Sport compacts, which you'd know if you read the build thread on my customized SATURN.waynne, rereading your post, best decade cars! YIKES thats a tough one to answer.
hdi makes sense, about it being a nostalgia thing.
suxsx is correct in wanting to do his own work!
twin cams is much younger than me, but he is in the japanese car(fast & furious) mind set.
to be logical or realistic, 2010 and onward will be the best all around cars, BUT i have been saying that for close to 10yrs, so go figure?
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I'm kinda split. I LOVE lightweight small hatchbacks, but they're a rarity here in the states. I Love the challenge of taking an economy-minded sedate little hatch and making it into a hot hatch frankenstein. THAT'S what appeals to me. So of course the most economy-minded basic vehicles appeal to me, like these:
Geo Metro/Suzuki Swift (1989-2001). These cars are running jokes here due to how slow they are. A common prank is to pick the cars up and carry them somewhere else due to their lightweight. At the same time, these 1.0L 3 cylinder cars (1995-2001 models had an optional SOHC 1.3L 4 cylinder) are highly sought after for the high fuel efficiency (which has been known to be as high as 50 MPG in the USA (That's about 60 MPG in the UK). Being related to the Suzuki Swift, the high revving 1.3L Twin Cam drops right in and makes these things amazingly quick.
Chevrolet Aveo (2004-2011). Another running joke in America. No doubt about it, these are terrible cars. Slow, a pain to work on, cheap to buy and cheap feeling, but surprisingly well-built (build quality is higher than either my Z34 or my Saturn), these cars are much-hated in the USA but do have a small fan-base. The only engine in America was a 1.6L E-tech with 103 or 107 HP (depending on year). Not much aftermarket support over here for the engine. The 2.0L from the Suzuki Reno and Suzuki Forenza (sold in the UK as the Chevrolet Lacetti) drops right in and can even run off the same computer (although it will run lean). 2.0L swaps seem common in the community, but more outlandish swaps have been done, like the car pictured below. It has a 2.0L LSJ supercharged Ecotec swapped in from a Chevy Cobalt, but the engine's been bumped from 200 to 300 HP. All in a car that weighs 2,300 lbs. The car below was actually commissioned by GM to test the feasibility of offering an Ecotec swap kit from GM Performance Parts to force the aftermarket to look at the Aveo. Obviously, the idea was scrapped, but the car was made. My dream is to take one of these and swap in a custom monster-mutt high-revving ecotec 180 HP 2.0L.
So that in mind, for me, it;s the 90's and 2000's. there hasn't been a small hatchback so light and capable since.The lightest hatchbacks here currently are the Mazda 2/Ford Fiesta and Toyota Yaris. Everything else is too heavy to entice me... though the Chevrolet Sonic is easy to get more power from with the factory 1.4L Turbo.