Sport compact car

Sport compact cars are the new evolution of hot rods. They are everything that can be bought at a reasonable price and have the aftermarket support to turn into a car with alot of power. The 80’s have done alot for sport compact cars. That was the time when japanese cars started to bridge the horsepower gap. They built light cars that handled well and didn’t weigh alot. Also the smaller engines that were now required to pass emisions were already in most of their vehicles. The technology was the way for them to make power, not displacement, which domestic cars suffered for. Mazda, Toyota, Nissan and Honda all made their cars into very competitive vehicles. For alot less money than a true exotic car, many of these cars became supercars for a much smaller price tag. The rx-7, 300zx, supra, mr-2, eclipse gsx, 3000gt and nsx were a few cars that ruled through the mid 90’s when most domestic cars became boring. Many other daily driver cars also found a following. The honda civic is a perfect example of a car that would’nt usually be a sports car. Yet today it blisters a quarter mile time that people would’nt have believed a front wheel car could have done.

 

Turbocharging and nitrous have taken cars to a whole new level that would have normally been hard to reach. A less thought of, new age sports car, is the miata. A car purchased for a very reasonable rate yet accelerates very well and is one of the best handling cars ever made, even as a convertible! Nopi has done great things for the aftermarket companies. By exposing people to car events where huge crowds show up to see custom cars, people want to become very active in participating. I remember being a passenger in a mustang, and losing a race to a honda prelude and an acura integra type r in the same night! If that dosen’t open eyes it never will. Many new cars are now being produced once again showing engine muscle. The mitsubishi evolution or “evo” and the subaru impreza wrx sti are both incredible all wheel drive cars that make over 300 hp stock are civil and handle like a race car. The nissan 350z is a rear wheel drive car with plenty of power. Also mazda now has the rx-8 which is a incredible handling possibly as good as the rx-7 but with room for four! And it makes the same power while getting better gas mileage! The future of technology is looking good!