Kimo_SpeedSix
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- Joined
- May 19, 2007
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- Location
- Barcelona, Catalandia
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- 07' Mazda NC MX-5, 05' Honda Jazz GD CVT
That's my tribute to all the japanese makers that in the end of the 80's to the 90's manufactured some of the best worldwide sports cars. They were all strangely stock limited to around 280 bhp (anyone knows exactly why?) and thanks in part to japanese videogames (Gran Turismo, of course) are now our generation heroes.
So here's my top 5 favourite ones:
1997 NSX Type S Zero: With an engine redesign from 3.0 to 3.2 litres and those BBS wheels are the definitive NSX versions (I don't really like the restyled versions) . Zero meant that it was a special lightened version. Sadly only available in Japan.
1999 Honda S2000 Type V (the European stock)
The great VTEC screaming at 9.000 without any roof means that is THE japanese Roadster.
1994 Mazda Roadster 1.8
Of course the little Miata It was launched in 1989 as an attempt to relaunch the little english roadster (MGBs, Sprites, TR6...) and they absolutely did it. In 1994 first appeared the 1.8L 131 BHP
2002 Mazda RX7 Spirit R
The last and rarest of all the last gen RX7. Launched in 1992, with a 1.3L bi-rotor wankel engine producing 276 BHP.
Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VI Tommi Makinnen Edition.
With some very cool side stripes and some special mechanical features. It's for me the coolest Evo ever. As simple as this.
So here's my top 5 favourite ones:
1997 NSX Type S Zero: With an engine redesign from 3.0 to 3.2 litres and those BBS wheels are the definitive NSX versions (I don't really like the restyled versions) . Zero meant that it was a special lightened version. Sadly only available in Japan.
1999 Honda S2000 Type V (the European stock)
The great VTEC screaming at 9.000 without any roof means that is THE japanese Roadster.
1994 Mazda Roadster 1.8
Of course the little Miata It was launched in 1989 as an attempt to relaunch the little english roadster (MGBs, Sprites, TR6...) and they absolutely did it. In 1994 first appeared the 1.8L 131 BHP
2002 Mazda RX7 Spirit R
The last and rarest of all the last gen RX7. Launched in 1992, with a 1.3L bi-rotor wankel engine producing 276 BHP.
Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VI Tommi Makinnen Edition.
With some very cool side stripes and some special mechanical features. It's for me the coolest Evo ever. As simple as this.
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