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Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Top 10 Iconic 1990s Cars

These are in no particular order, but here are what I think are the most iconic 90s cars.

1.Mclaren F1-This was the fastest car in the world until the Bugatti Veyron came along.  I especially like the fact that the driver sits in the middle.  It not only means you feel like a racing driver, but it means you can get two passengers in what is technically a two-seater car.



2. Jaguar XJ220-It was a complete failure.  Simple as that.  But it still showed the world what Jaguar was capable of, regardless of it's pitiful sales figures.  And I still think it looks really, really cool.


3. Nissan Skyline-This is my favorite Japanese sports car, and it pretty much led the invasion of the Japanese sports car on the Western world in the 1990s.  It also led us to the current Nissan GT-R, which is important.



4. Nissan 300ZX-This was really the last true Nissan Z-Car.  Some will argue that the current 350Z and the 370Z are Z-cars, but they don't quite adhere to the same recipe set by the 240Z in the 70s.



5.Pagani Zonda C12- This was the first in a long line of brilliant cars.  This car was the first Zonda.  It started one of the few supercar startup manufacturers who actually made it in the world.  And would you just look at it?



6.Ferrari F50- The F50 was made to honor the man who started it all, Mr. Enzo Ferrari.  Some will tell you that it doesn't live up to the name.  I tend to agree.  However, it is still one of the best supercars for pure driving feel and connectivity, even though you are also directly connected to the engine through a 1/4 inch piece of sheet metal.



7.Toyota Supra- Again, it was one of the headliners in the Japanese sports car scene, and it was and still is a car that is great for tuners.



8.BMW M3/M5- Though the M3/M5 started in the 80s with the brilliant original M Cars, along with the M1, the 1990s models really got the ball rolling and continued the bloodline of the best super sedans in the world.



9.Mercury Sable-  You have just looked at that and thought, "what?!", but this is a list of the most iconic cars of the 90s.  And most people will say you can't have 90s cars without some pretty boring cars.  So these last two satisfy that quota.  The Sable was.....um....fill in the blank there I cannot say these things on the Internet.



10.Ford Mustang/Chevrolet Camaro-This may anger some Mustang and Camaro enthusiasts, but the 90s were terrible decades for these two muscle cars.  And in the case of the 'Stang, the 80s as well. They were both underpowered, had prehistoric suspension setups and were incredibly dull to look at.

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