1995 Toyota MR2
Following is a list of affordable mid-engine sports cars: Toyota MR2. Yes, that’s it. That’s all of them. And if you want to buy one new, you better buy it now, because it won’t be around forever. Toyota has already…
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Supercharging to the Rescue: 1994 Toyota Previa S/C
It seemed that Toyota had painted itself into a corner. The four-cylinder 2.4-liter 138-horsepower powerplant in its Previa minivan just didn’t have the guts for towing or hauling heavy loads. And the under-the-floor placement simply didn’t allow much room for…
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Dancing With Valves: Toyota Celica All-Trac Turbo versus Isuzu Impulse RS
Some people might not consider the Isuzu Impulse RS versus the Toyota Celica All-Trac Turbo a fair match, putting a 160-bhp car up against a 200-bhp rival costing half again as much. But check the specifications: Both are sports coupes…
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Rock ‘n’ roll: Mazda MX-5 Miata versus Lotus Elan
They don’t make rock ‘n’ roll like they used to. My almost-a-teenager daughter disagrees with me, of course, because that’s her job. What does she know? The Sixties were the golden years of rock, just as they were the best…
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Honda S800: Honda’s first sports coupe preceded the Prelude by 14 years
History/driving impressions originally published in AutoWeek October 19, 1987 Singing through traffic like haiku on wheels, we are a blur of rpm and red and sun in the face, the Honda and I. The exhaust note tingles like the sound…
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1961-1970 | I-4 | Japan | Nissan-Datsun
1965-1968 Datsun Silvia
History originally published in Sport Compact Car December 1996 The Datsun 240Z is famous for its design, but nothing comes out of nowhere and that’s as true for the Z-car as it is anything else. The obvious predecessor to the…
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1979-1980 Plymouth Fire Arrow: On target
History originally published in Sport Compact Car May 1998 The 1970s were difficult, bringing us not only John Travolta and disco but also diminishing expectations in automobiles. Every fall brought anxiety. Do I buy this year’s model before they’re all…
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1961-1970 | I-4 | Japan | Nissan-Datsun
Datsun 2000: An English sports car from Yokohama-on-Thames
History/driving impressions originally published in AutoWeek March 17, 1986 One of the best traditional British sports cars was the Datsun 2000 Sports. British, perhaps, as sushi and chips, but British nonetheless. Not in manufacture, of course, but in spirit it…
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1992-1996 Mazda MX-3 GS: Do the math
History/driving impressions originally published in Sport Compact Car February 2002 Do the math. MX-5 plus RX-7 divided by two equals MX-3. Well, the Mazda MX-3 sporty coupe isn’t an exact cross between the Miata sports car in the third generation…
