For those of you scoring along at home, you may have read my column in the previous issue where I extolled the virtues of sports and sporty cars from the late 1980s and early 1990s. It was an era that gave us timeless icons like the Miata and never-to-be-seen again gems like the CRX and MR2. Ahh, those were the days.
But before we start giving each other high fives in a blissed-out, nostalgia-fueled haze, let’s come back down to reality a little bit. Yes, the cars of my late youth and early adulthood were cool, and memorable, but they’re also 30 years old. Everything, everything seems better when viewed through the soft lens of nostalgia, and these cars are no different.
Yes, my 1991 Toyota MR2 Turbo is quick, and with some work it can be a truly excellent-handling car, but a new,…
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