For us however the more impressive Lotus of the 1990s was the 1999 Lotus Esprit Sport 350. Only 15 Jotas were delivered from the factory, though 28 kits were produced, making this one of the rarest Lambos of the era. It competed under the GT1 category upon unveiling in 1996 and caught the racing industry by storm. Today cars go 0-60 in low 2 second intervals. This racing car fell in the GT1 class under which it was designed to compete. A sports sedan is designed to look and feel “sporty”, offering the motorist more connection with the driving experience, while providing the comfort and amenities expected of a luxury vehicle. It was powered by a V12 engine while the name was just a continuation of jaguar’s naming of its cars. The decade saw the beginning of a muscle revival, thanks to Buick’s turbocharged V-6s and Ford’s V-8–powered Fox-body Mustangs. View thousands of detailed wallpaper photos of Ferrari cars we love. Just look at some of the stunning and iconic vehicles that were produced that decade! In the race itself, a second similar incident took place while Peter Dumbreck was at the wheel, leading Mercedes to withdraw from the event and move away from sports car racing. 11 radical ads that captured the spirit of the '90s. First, it was intended to be a road car but later transformed into a racing sports car. While exclusivity was offered with the Sport 350, it is a shame Lotus never tuned the engine beyond its standard specification. By Piyush Jain Jul 27, 2019. Its top speed of 240 mph puts much of even today’s supercar crowd to shame, and ergonomic features like the driver-centered, three-seat cockpit have rarely been seen since. Its manufacture was required by the revival of sports car racing at the international level in the 90s. Finally, Tony’s vision was nearing completion. The front and rear lamps received a design change. Not long after it was released at the Monterey Historic races, the Saleen S7R proved it was ready for the track. This rear-wheel drive car is mid-engine producing 450 bhp. The first generation of the car came onto the market between 1992 and 1995 with a top speed of 180 mph. One of the cars that the STS-V was gunning for was the elegant Jaguar XF Supercharged. 12/08/15 3:35PM • Filed to: ebay challenge. Power: 424bhp @ 6250 rpm / Torque: 423 lb-ft @ 4500 rpm / Engine: 3.6 L twin-turbo Flat-6 / Produced: 1997 / Base Price: N/A / Units sold: 183 cars produced / Top Speed: 183 mph / Acceleration (0-60 mph): 4.4 seconds. Carmakers had fully embraced the “win on Sunday, sell on Monday” mantra in the early 1990s and channeled vast amounts of money into trying to find racing glory. One of the weirder footnotes in Le Mans history is the Dauer 962, which won the race in 1994 thanks to some creative rulebook interpretation. It was Gordon Murray, the former F1 engineer and his obsession with weight savings and attention to detail that redefined what a supercar could be. However, with a Le Mans win under their belt, and with support from Porsche, Dauer continued to build their road-going 962. Lamborghini introduced the Diablo GT in 1998 based on the formula of the SE30 and the SE30 Jota. You can have excitement and a very spacious car. Globally, there was a financial explosion in the 1980’s which was an advantage to the makers of supercars. The formula of ultra-light, high-power and track credentials seemed to strike a chord with Porsche’s customer base, as the German marque kept the twin-turbo track rocket on its order sheets all the way through to 2012. Supercars like the Lamborghini Countach, Porsche 959 and Ferrari F40 had collectively wowed car fans the world over in the late 1980s and with Wall Street humming and the global economy in good shape, the appetite for exotic cars only grew going into the early 1990s. Inside are normal road car appliances such as full instrumentation and leather-covered driver and passenger racing seats. The Vantage was one of the cars that emerged during the era of Aston Martin’s ownership by Ford Motor Company, and featured harsher edges to its styling than had been seen on many Aston Martins previously. 1993 saw the introduction of second generation Ford Ranger. Top 10 Cars Of The 1990s. The car industry, on the Power: 520 bhp @ 5800 rpm / Torque: 505.2 ft lbs @ 4800 rpm / Engine: 3.6 liter air-cooled twin-turbo flat-6 / Produced: 1995-1997 / Base Price: US$315,000 / Units sold: 16 standard CTR2, 12 CTR2 “Sport” / Top Speed: 220 mph (354 km/h) / Acceleration (0-60 mph): 3.5 seconds. It was a more powerful version of the RT/10 with 450 hp and a new double bubble coupe body. Become A Contributor This came at a steep price; despite comforts being kept to a minimum in an effort to save both weight and cost, the production CLK GTR was listed at the time as the most expensive production car ever built in the Guinness Book of World Records, costing $1,547,620. It was originally launched as the C12-S in 1999. To help in the performance stakes, the GT3 the water-cooled flat six was loosely based on the GT1 and got a dry-sump crankcase with an external oil tank making it more powerful and higher revving. Options included a roll-cage, a clutchless RUF EKS transmission, adjustable torque bias, adjustable boost control. Might be based on a Porsche 911, but the Ruf CTR2 is far from a typical German sports car. Author note: This initial article was written by JACK MATTHEWS in May 2017 and was updated by Nick Dellis (with help from car nut Kenny Herman) in May 6th 2019. Inside, the cabin remained largely unchanged, but a removable roof was standard as was sliding plastic panels for the windows. As a result, Porsche – along with a number of other manufacturers – pulled out of the GT1 class for 1999, effectively killing the championship class. It had a six-speed gearbox that used a 60-valve engine. Jaguar collaborated with renowned race engineering firm Tom Walkinshaw Racing in manufacturing the car. Here was a major manufacturer known for small compact Honda Civic cars who created a supercar that was easy to drive, was fast and agile and didn’t break down. Compact and relatively affordable this is how most of us first experience the supercar bug in real life for ourselves. Read more: 1997 Ruf CTR-2, 1997 Ruf CTR-2 Sport. Only car here that can easily do a backflip for those fun “what-the-f**k” moments. Fun times indeed. If you are in the U.S you may at this point wonder why you can’t find any GT3s from the era for sale. The NSX was their take on a supercar, made in peculiar Honda fashion, and it forever changed the game. If it was initially built in the 1980s but was substantially updated or had a sub-model in the 1990s then it could make the 1990s list (aka Ferrari F512 M). The first Diablo was put up for sale in public January 21 1990 and was powered by a 5.7 L engine. The high performance supercar market went from niche to mainstream in the 1980s. 1997 Mclaren F1. Its predecessor, the F40, had blown the motoring world away through the eighties and well into the nineties. The Second generation Dodge Viper was manufactured in 1996 and extended all the way to 2002. Hardcore. Honda’s pedantic construction of the car paid off; famous fans of the NSX included none other than Ayrton Senna himself, and the handling was enough to take the fight to the supercar elite of the day and cement the NSX’s place in supercar history – even becoming the reference point for a certain McLaren still to come on our nineties list. In fact the differences between the race and road versions were small: in road-going mode, the rear wing was set lower and the suspension ride height was raised. The short-throw gear lever for the Xtrac six-speed sequential gearbox and tiny racing steering wheel are reminders of the close alliance between the road car and the vehicle which captured four out of the top-ten spots in the 1998 Le Mans 24-hour race. Their high performance feature makes them good for any type of road and they never frustrated. At the other end of the spectrum was the Honda NSX. Power: 349 bhp @ 6500 rpm / Torque: 295.0 ft lbs @ 4250 rpm / Engine: 3.5 liter twin-turbo V8 / Produced: 1999 / Base Price: £64 950 / Units made: 50 / Top Speed: 175 mph (281.6 kph) / Acceleration (0-60 mph): 4.7 seconds. Sold under the Acura brand in the States, and the Honda brand across the rest of the world, the NSX featured a 3.0-litre V6 with Honda’s trademark VTEC technology supplying the power, mounted mid-ship with extra consideration to the positioning of the seats and fuel tank for optimal weight distribution. Lamborghini were never ones for making their own job any easier. I dread to think what the nineties supercar scene would have been like had it not been for homologation requirements. By the time the first customer cars were delivered in 1992, a twin-turbo 3.5-litre V6 sat mid ship, delivering 542bhp. The supercars of 90s remain very fashionable today thanks to their well thought out assembly. Bullish, aggressive and in many ways a tad ham-fisted when compared to today’s lithe, delicate yet calmly aggressive Astons, the Vantage battered its way to 186mph with the help of its 5.3-litre supercharged V8 mounted ahead of the driver and sending power to the rear. The ‘90s were a time when Honda was still fun, and making solid, economical, and relatively exciting cars. The R390 GT1 design was the work of Ian Callum at Tom Walkinshaw Racing. FIA changed the rules to make sure the 962 wouldn’t be back in 1995. For drivers (Dads with kids) who want the exhilaration of a sports car but prefer ample rear seat passenger room, sports sedans are a popular choices, with cars like the BMW M3 or AMG C63 on top of most people’s list. Ten Of The Best Supercharged Cars On eBay For Less Than $20,000. Then you need a fast estate car that has hypercar rivaling speed. Outwardly the main difference to the 1996 Viper was the absence of side exhausts which were replaced with two standard exhausts exiting the rear. In 1999, Mercedes-Benz were due to race a CLR – a track-focused version of the CLK GTR – at Le Mans, until in qualifying on the back straight of the Circuit du Sarthe Mark Webber’s car took off, flipping several times as it tumbled into the bushes. It is really hard for a supercar to qualify as a hypercar. Brought back the magic to the supercar world, Power: 550 bhp @ 5500 rpm / Torque: 553.2 lb/ft @ 4100 rpm / Engine: Mercedes AMG V1 (7010 cc) / Produced: 1999-2002 / Top Speed: 210.1 mph (338.0 km/h) / Acceleration (0-60 mph): 3.8 seconds / Base Price: NA / Units sold: US$325,000. The main highlight of this car was participation in the 24 Hours of Le Mans completion of 1994 finishing 17th overall. So, of course it belongs on this list. Classic cars have shot up in value over the past few years and a recent report suggests that some desirable old motors have gone up in value by more than six times over the past ten years. The technical innovation of this car opened up McLaren to be a very competent company. For the detailed oriented, about is a picture of the GTR. Updated chassis and engine massively improved performance and driving experience. The rear tail lamps were round and the bumpers had been restyled to yield a more unified look as well as the addition of cool twin NACA ducts. Fast-forward to the ‘90s: Japan’s automotive golden era, and the kei cars have remained a staple of Japanese transportation serving a host of functions. A futuristic 911-inspired carbon fiber shell finished the exterior packaging. Traditionally, SUVs were built on truck frames, though more recently they are built more like cars. 0-60 mph in 3.2 seconds and 0-100 mph in 6.5 seconds. These included the Porsche GT1, Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR and the insane Dauer 962 LM. Power: 440 bhp @ 6750 rpm / Torque: 368.8 lb/ft @ 5500 rpm / Engine: 4.9 L Tipo F113 G Flat-12 / Produced: 1995–1996 / Base Price: N/A / Units sold: 501 produced / Top Speed: 196 mph / Acceleration (0-60 mph): 4.6 seconds. Racing homologation rules (stipulating that road-going versions of cars had to be manufactured for homologation) inspired automakers to produce these machines. Current wishlist includes Porsche 911 GT3 Touring, Ferrari 458 Speciale and Pagani Zonda (any). Power: 542.0 bhp @ 7000 rpm / Torque: 475.0 ft lbs @ 4500 rpm / Engine: TWR 6R4 V6 (twin turbo) / Produced: 1992 – 1994 / Top Speed: 217 mph (349.2 kph) / Acceleration (0-60 mph): 3.9 sec / Base Price: US$700,000 / Units sold: 281 cars made. The resulting machine produced 513bhp, sent to the rear wheels in a car that weighed just 1320kg. Hybrids will no longer be confined to the driveways of Toyota Prius drivers attempting to squeeze the most mileage out of a gallon of fuel, especially when companies like Porsche build the like of the hybrid 918 Spyder and McLaren the insane P1 with it’s electric unit and big twin turbo V8. Done. Almost 520 hp from a Le Mans-derived twin-turbo engine. 0-60 in 3.8 seconds, a claimed top speed of 202mph and a deafening driving experience that shook owners to their cores. Rare, fun, a little underpowered though. Ford Ranger. GT2 craziness begins here. Ok, this isn’t a supercar per se, but it did mark the beginning of Ferrari’s recent rise to making awesome cars again. Read more: Dodge Viper RT/10 ‘Phase II SR’. This car was introduced on the market by Ferrari in 1995 and was uniquely designed with two doors as well as twin seats. In the '90s though, British sports cars were flourishing with new and incredible models that demonstrated their innovation and knowledge. Million-dollar price tags, no compromises, gorgeous design and unparalleled performance that can’t be beat. Based on the 996 Carrera, the 996 GT3 was a really a track focused sports car that was lighter, sharper and more potent than its everyday sports model siblings. At the time of delivery in September 1999, the Diablo GT was also one of the fastest supercars as well, reaching a top speed of 215 mph (346 kph). Which where the fastest cars of the 90s? This was manufactured by Chrysler and its concept was initially revealed in 1988. The three spoke wheels were also gone and replaced with 5-spoke counterparts. Major design changes included a more aggressive front end with larger headlamps shared with the Boxster, a sleeker body, and a more raked windshield. Adds twin-turbo 3.2-liter water-cooled flat-six engine capable of developing 600 hp. Its lighter body and race tuned suspension tuning also made it a perfect machine for attacking weekend drivers who wanted a track car. In this post we curate the best supercars from the 1990s, an era stacked with exotic masterpieces. After winning the race, the FIA declared it would be creating rules to make sure the 962 wouldn’t be back in 1995. We made a small change on May 14th, adding the Ferrari 355 due to lots of feedback from readers. The Best 90s Cars of the '90s. Dauer showed up to Le Mans with road and race versions and promptly won. The Mercedes-AMG SLS Electric Drive looks sinister and the R8 e-tron and new Porsche Mission E are all-electric sports cars that move the game forward. From JDM wonders to kooky Swedes, cars of the ’90s represent the Goldilocks recipe to enthusiasts. Anybody could drive it. It was handy on the track too; it went straight to the top of the Nurburgring time sheets in 1991, recording a lap of 7:46:36; Hardly surprising, considering it was built with help from Tom Walkinshaw racing. This is the ultimate in straight line insanity, able to accelerate to sixty in 3.5 seconds (in 1995) and onto a top speed north of 220 mph. We are an international business with registration number 086350. The track-focused, road-going 911 GT2 was introduced in 1993, initially to meet the requirements for GT2 regulations. The 2,990-cc powertrain was known as the S50 and generated 282 horsepower. Based on the 993-chassis 911 Turbo the CTR2 featured either the standard rear-wheel drive or an optional all-wheel-drive. People knew Toyota as a brand; had tried the cars and loved it. The F1 did not just beat the other supercars at the time, it blew them away so convincingly that it wasn’t until the Bugatti Veyron came along more than a decade later that its acceleration and top speed records were beaten. One of America's greatest sports cars of all time, the ZR-1 came with a V8 engine called the LT5, whose massive power propelled the car from naught to 60 in 4.9 seconds. It featured carbon fibre in the cockpit, but this was surrounded with luxurious leather trim. The Audi 4000, Audi's entry-level compact 4-door sedan since1982 (also as a 2-door coupe until 1984), was replaced by the Audi 80 and 90 for the 1988 model year.In January 1992, the car was announced to become just the Audi 90 starting early in the 1993 model year. The F1 was also the first production car to use a carbon fibre monocoque chassis, and gold famously lined the engine bay to aid with heat dispersal. Crappy sounding engine and huge turbo lag. Obsessive focus leads to the creation of the greatest supercar of all time. It was built specifically to take part in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1997-98. Still, we feel it deserves a place on the list of the greatest supercars of the nineties. Copyright © 2009 - 2020 Elephant Car Hire. It forced all the sports car makers to get better and ushered us all into the world of the everyday supercar. Freddy "Tavarish" Hernandez. At launch it was fitted with a 5.7-litre V12 producing 485bhp, enough to launch its sleek and flash, yet still muscular body from 0-60 in 4.5 seconds and on to a top speed of 196bhp. Criteria note: We focused on the first year of manufacture as our criteria for a car making it into the decade. Our mailing address is 133 Great Ancoats, Manchester, England. In 2005, they twin turbocharged the design and retained the same body. Lighter, faster and better handling than all other Diablos. All in all, it was a supercar that rocked in the 90s. The 90s were a wild time - in hindsight seeming so vibrant and silly (at least in contrast to today). McLaren, after initially seeking out Honda power given the two company’s success together in Formula One racing, eventually settled on a 6.1-litre BMW V12. In fact, five of the cars on our top supercars of the ‘90s list were expressly built to race and are known as homologation specials. If cars like the Ferrari F40 and Porsche 959 began the chase for something beyond the supercar, then McLaren birthed it with the F1. They’re new enough to possess the modern technologies that ensured stout reliability and top-tier performance, but old enough to lack electronic nannies that kvetch and whine at us when we attack the twisties. Porsche wants race. This is strange given the fact that every other aspect of the car was up-rated for track use. We’ve found and reviewed the best Sports Coupes to help you find your cool sports car. Consumers could not get enough of Toyota’s reliability. 1,300 hours were spent honing the 355’s sleek lines in the wind tunnel, defining its smooth shape. The technical challenge of getting a road car to such incredible speeds was one unlike any other manufacturer had undertaken. This peaked initial interest in the car, but between the 1990s financial recession and the car’s retail price of £470,000, few took up the offer of ownership and only 281 cars were produced throughout its run. Taking the V8 GT further, the Sport 350 was one of the most exclusive Esprits made. Built up from a Porsche 911 Turbo body-in-white, RUF manufactured the CTR-2 Sport for ultimate outright performance. Essentially taking elements of a CLK racer and some road car trimmings and mashing them together, they produced the prototype in time for the 1997 season. Its design was aerodynamic thanks to Tony Southgate who was the chief designer in collaboration with Peter Stevens. This 1992 supercar car was used in some racing competitions like the 24 Hours of Le Mans and it set the record for the world fastest production car in the 1998. The turbo-version of the Type 993 Porsche 911 was also introduced in 1995 and featured a bi-turbo engine that was at the top of the performance pack for the time. While still emerging, the electric sports cars category is starting to turn out some gems. Our Pick: 1998 ACURA NSX-T / Power: 290 bhp @ 7100 rpm / Torque: 224 lb/ft @ 5500 rpm / Engine: 3.2L VTEC 6 Cylinder 290 hp / Produced: 1990-2005 / Top Speed: 162.2-mph / Acceleration (0-60 mph): 4.8 seconds / Base Price: $88,725. Porsche wanted to go racing in the GT3 endurance category and developed this 3.6 liter Mezger engined masterpiece. Now that is badass. While a Turbo had it beat for outright speed, this was the ultimate drivers Porsche. Power: 612.0 bhp @ 6800 rpm / Torque: 571.6 ft lbs @ 5250 rpm / Engine: 6.9 liter Mercedes-Benz M120 V12 / Produced: 1998–1999 / Top Speed: 191 mph / Acceleration (0-60 mph): 3.4 seconds / Base Price: US$1,547,000 / Units sold: 20 coupes, 6 roadsters. Some, like these, are embarrassingly slow. Read more: Pagani Zonda posts / Pagani Zonda C12-S, Power: 415.0 bhp @ 5200 rpm / Torque: 488.0 ft lbs @ 3600 rpm / Engine: Naturally aspirated 8 liter V10 / Produced: 1996-2002 / Base Price: US$58,500 / Units sold: NA / Top Speed: 170.0 mph (273.6 kph) / Acceleration (0-60 mph): 4.7 seconds. Porsche manufactured nearly 150 956/962s and sold many of the cars to private teams. One notable feature of the car’s exterior was restriction to using aerodynamic aids which was aimed at making the car stylish as well as functional. The 993 Turbo was the first 911 Turbo with all wheel drive, essentially lifted from the 959 flagship model. Today, hybrid, diesel, and electric vehicles that merge “greenness” with “fun-to-drive” come in almost every style, category, size, and price range. Only 50 were made. Porsche began investing in developing both the race car and the road-going version which was required by GT class homologation rules and the GT3 was the result. In fact, five of the cars on our top supercars of the ‘90s list were expressly built to race and are known as homologation specials. After delivering 100 customer cars McLaren stopped production after seven prototypes, 64 road cars, 5 special F1 LMs (built to commemorate victory at Le Mans in 1995), three F1 GTs (road going versions of the long tail 1997 F1 GTR race car) and 28 F1 GTR road cars. So much so, it remains as the fastest road-going Diablo ever made by the factory. The GT3 quickly became the choice for drivers because of its remarkably sharp throttle response, better steering, steady balance, and amazing engine. Ferrari had to pull something very special out of their hats to follow Enzo’s final sign off for the company. Lowering the kerb weight was a primary design focus for Sport 350. Customer cars featured a 6.9-litre V12 which produced 604bhp, bestowing the GTR with ballistic performance – 0-60mph took 3.8 seconds, on the way to a top speed of 214mph. Unlike many others, Nissan built the road car first and built the racing version from it. Please read on for our take on the greatest 1990s supercars. A mid-mounted naturally aspirated 3.0 liter V6 drove the rear wheels, with choice of auto or manual transmissions. Bentley and Lamborghini come to mind, both launching SUVs soon. This is a 2-seater supercar and was manufactured between 1992 and 1994 even though its concept came up publicly in 1988. Power: 544 bhp @ 7,000 rpm / Torque: 443 ft lbs @ 4,250 rpm / Engine: 3.2-liter twin-turbo flat-six / Produced: 1996-1998 / Base Price: ~US$900,000 / Units sold: 23 / Top Speed: 193 mph (310 kph) / Acceleration (0-60 mph): 3.4 seconds. This is the manufacturer that built the Miura then gave itself the task of following it; they managed that – in terms of impact if not necessarily driving experience – with the incredible Countach. It might not have been perfect but this supercar was one of the best in the 90s. Development of the car was entrusted to the newly formed Lotus GT1 Engineering group, which included many staff from the recently dissolved Team Lotus. A supercar that could be driven every day, didn’t break down and anybody could drive. The car lasted until 2012 until it was finally discontinued after 2 decades. That rapid acceleration was mostly thanks to the Bugatti’s 3.5-litre, quad-turbo V12, which transferred 604bhp to the road through all four wheels. Dauer took a handful of these Porsche 962s and modified them for street use. It’s often used to rank cars, yet it’s one of the least consistent measures in the industry. In 1997 and 1998 model years the Viper would continue to receive minor updates and the GTS would get second-generation airbags, revised exhaust manifolds, and a revised camshaft for 1997, and the RT/10 would gain a power increase up to 450 hp (336 kW; 456 PS) for 1998. We chose the F512 M over the 512 TR as our favorite Ferrari Testarossa. 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