1980s

22 cars

Ferrari F40

1987ItalyFerrari

The last Ferrari personally approved by Enzo Ferrari before his death. Twin-turbo V8 with 478 horsep...

BMW M3

1986GermanyBMW

Built to homologate the M3 for touring car racing. The E30 M3 is considered the purest drivers car B...

Jeep Wrangler

1986USAJeep

Direct descendant of the WWII Willys Jeep. The 7-slot grille is trademarked and iconic. Solid front ...

Audi Quattro

1980GermanyAudi

Revolutionized rallying and road cars with all-wheel drive. Dominated Group B rally from 1982-1984. ...

Mazda MX-5 Miata

1989JapanMazda

The best-selling roadster in history with over 1 million sold. Inspired by classic British sports ca...

DeLorean DMC-12

1981UK/Northern IrelandDeLorean

Stainless steel body and gullwing doors made it iconic. John DeLorean, a former GM executive, create...

Peugeot 205

1983FrancePeugeot

The hot hatch that saved Peugeot. GTI was benchmark for FWD handling. T16 Group B had 400+ hp from 1...

Lexus LS400

1989JapanLexus

Toyota spent 1 billion dollars to beat Mercedes and BMW. Champagne glass balanced on running engine ...

Ferrari Testarossa

1984ItalyFerrari

Side strakes defined 1980s design. Flat-12 with 390 hp. Miami Vice made it white-hot. Over 10,000 so...

Porsche 959

1986GermanyPorsche

Most advanced car of the 1980s. Twin-turbo flat-6, all-wheel drive. Won Paris-Dakar. Only 337 built....

Fiat Panda

1980ItalyFiat

Designed by Giugiaro to be simple and practical. Fabric seats that could be hosed clean. Over 7.5 mi...

Toyota Camry

1982JapanToyota

Americas best-selling sedan for over 20 years. Over 14 million sold in the US. The benchmark for fam...

RAM Pickup

1981USARAM

Formerly Dodge Ram, now its own brand under Stellantis. The Cummins diesel variant is legendary for ...

Ford RS200

1984UKFord

Built for Group B rally homologation. Mid-engine, four-wheel drive. Only 200 road cars built. The ro...

Audi Sport Quattro S1

1984GermanyAudi

The ultimate Group B rally weapon. Shortened wheelbase for agility. Over 500 hp from a 2.1 liter inl...

Peugeot 205 T16

1984FrancePeugeot

Group B rally monster with mid-engine and four-wheel drive. Ari Vatanen won Pikes Peak in one. Only ...

Mercedes 190E Cosworth

1983GermanyMercedes-Benz

Built for rally homologation, became a DTM racing legend. Cosworth-developed 16-valve engine. Ayrton...

BMW M5

1984GermanyBMW

The original super sedan. The E28 M5 was the fastest production sedan in the world. Each generation ...

Land Rover Discovery

1989UKLand Rover

The versatile SUV for family and adventure. Over 1.5 million sold. The stepping stone between Defend...

Fiat Panda 4x4

1983ItalyFiat

The smallest four-wheel-drive car in production. Goes places SUVs cannot. The jacked-up city car tha...

Buick GNX

1987USABuick

The grand national experimental that terrified Ferraris with turbocharged V6 power. Only 547 GNX mod...

Yugo GV

1985YugoslaviaZastava

The cheapest new car in America at 3,990 dollars. Over 140,000 sold in the US. Widely considered one...