what was some of the best cars of the 80's.

[greensvt21]

In your opinion what where the best cars from 1980-1989. the 80's seemed to produce some of the worst cars of all time but what where the break through cars? It can be domestic or foreign.
some of my choices:

1982 mustang gt with trx package & t-tops, a top pick for one of the best looking mustangs.

mustang svo


taurus sho front wheel drive hotrod of the 80's.

 

[TTA89]

1989 Turbo Trans-Am
1986-87 Turbobuick (Grand National, T-types, TurboTs)
87-89 5.0 LX Mustang Coupes

Those are my favs ranked in order from the 80s. I have never driven one but I hear the Intercooled Turbo Omni's were a lot of fun. The E30 M3 BMWs 88-90 I think it was are excellent cars too.

 

[ford_racer]

I love C4 Corvettes.

Ferrari Testarossas are awesome.

FOX BODIES FOR THE WIN!

Turbo Buicks.

 

[Riddla]

Grand National :burnout:

 

[SVTVenom97]

Big fan of the SHO here. I would also have to go with the 89 Mustang LX Notchback. Lightest of the stangs do to not having all the GT Ground Effects and had the light trunk lid instead of the heavy GT hatch. I chose the 89 for a couple of reasons. 1.) First year for mass air 2.) Fuel Injected 3.) Had the stonger pistons. (I believe they changed them in 93 to some weaker ones)

 

[UCBeau]

original M3
GN/X
SVO's
turbo GT's
whale tail porsches
early countach's
testarossa

 

[iCEMANSGCCC]

DeLorean. =P



Just kidding, foxes and the GNX

 

[moddestmike]

Well not quite developed in the 80's but same chassis as the C4. Its called the Conan Corvette. Ryan Falconer V-12 engine and front was stretched 8.8" http://www.vettextc.net/NCM/Conan-V12.jpg

 

[03CobraBro]

1989 Turbo Trans-Am
1986-87 Turbobuick (Grand National, T-types, TurboTs)
87-89 5.0 LX Mustang Coupes

Those are my favs ranked in order from the 80s. I have never driven one but I hear the Intercooled Turbo Omni's were a lot of fun. The E30 M3 BMWs 88-90 I think it was are excellent cars too.

+1

I also think the Porsche 944 turbos were pretty nice for their time.

 

[Ryan]

87 T/c
89 Sc

 

[Mach170]

GNX, SVO, And the ........................................... Omni and GLHS chargers

 

[astrocreep96]

Buick GN
Ferrari Testarossa
Nissan 300ZX TT

 

[svtcontour]

First gen M3 and M5

 

[Huachipato]

Testarossa for me - that was the first car I ever liked as a kid.

 

[SVTVenom97]

Cant believe I almost forgot. Add Thunderbird Turbo Coupe and Thunderbird SuperCoupe to my list. Supercoupes came stock with 330 lb/ft of torque! That is still pretty crazy for a non-sport car even today! :rockon:

 

[05 Roush]

You can't go wrong with a 1982-1989 Mustang GT.

1985 was the best year for power and appearance. 1986 would have been the best but it received a whimpy FI motor.

If you don't think this was the best looking year, then you'll have a tough time arguing why the same body style (LX) was the best selling one of the bunch for nearly a decade.

 

[neatofrito1618]

Honestly, there wernt that many good cars made in the 80's IMO. :shrug:

 

[05 Roush]

Honestly, there wernt that many good cars made in the 80's IMO. :shrug:

Some of the best Fords were made in the 80's. Sure they weren't the best as far as fit and finish, but the powertrains and overall quality were great. They worked hard to get out of the 70's slump and I think they did a great job.

 

[neatofrito1618]

Some of the best Fords were made in the 80's. Sure they weren't the best as far as fit and finish, but the powertrains and overall quality were great. They worked hard to get out of the 70's slump and I think they did a great job.

I know I wasent saying all cars from the 80's are suck, just most IMO. Like the the turbo 3.8's as previously posted, and disregard fox bodies from my previous post. ;-)

 

[05 Roush]

I know I wasent saying all cars from the 80's are suck, just most IMO. Like the the turbo 3.8's as previously posted, and disregard fox bodies from my previous post. ;-)

There were a ton of crappy cars during the 80's but fortunately they were short lived. Just about every Chrysler was a dud.

Many japanese cars were junk too. And the Hyundai's... :fart: