![]() ![]() When I heard the news that Toyota were planning on making a hot version of the Yaris based on their WRC car, I produced a noise I can only describe as being ‘enthusiastic’. Okay, Honda also do the NSX and there’s the Nissan GT-R but those cars so expensive they’re about as relevant as the Spanish Armada. ![]() There’s the Toyota 86/Subaru BRZ, Nissan 370Z, Subaru WRX, Honda Civic Type R, and Mazda MX-5. Look at the current crop of Japanese sports cars and you could count them with one hand. The only way to buy a Lamborghini when you’re young usually involves dealing with Bolivian, erm, businessmen. You could save up and buy a Silvia or Integra if you really put your mind to it. ![]() Sure, everyone wants a Ferrari, Porsche, or Lamborghini but what these Japanese sports cars offered was something the Europeans couldn’t attainability. Stuff like the Mitsubishi Evo and 3000GT, Nissan Z and Skylines, Mazda RX-7, Honda S2000, NSX, various Type R models, and about half a dozen Toyota sports cars were the stuff of bedroom posters. It’s crazy to think now, in 2016, that something with a Honda or Mitsubishi badge could be something a small boy or girl would aspire to have. I’m more from the S2000/350Z/RX-8 generation but even then, I do remember a time when Japanese cars were still exciting and appealing to young people. I’m not old enough to remember the glory days of affordable Japanese sports cars flocking the market, that was 80s/90s stuff. Frustration of Japanese manufacturers (some, not all) for ignoring fun and exciting affordable sports cars, news of new cars that are coming and ones that won’t be, and reminiscing an old Honda advert. There are several reasons for prompting this article. ![]()
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