Although Nissan’s standard RB26DETT straight six offered formidable tuning potential as evidenced by the litany of circa 1000bhp GT-Rs that had been tweaked with aftermarket parts, when it came to…
Read MoreTo capitalise on its position as the premier Formula 1 engine builder of the time, Honda approved arguably its most ambitious road car project yet, the NSX, a machine that would go head-to-head…
Read MoreAfter Toyota’s massive balls up with the 2000 GT which proved an expensive flop, Nissan showed the other Japanese manufacturers how to create a globally successful sports car with the Fairlady Z / 240Z.
Read MoreAs some of Europe’s iconic Hot Hatches morphed into second and even third generation variants during the 1990s, they invariably put on weight and lost some of the magic that had made their…
Read MoreFrom September 1996, Honda began to equip the manual transmission version of its NSX with an enlarged 3.2-litre V6 engine. Most significantly, the power output went from 270bhp to 290bhp…
Read MoreFollowing hot versions of the NSX and Integra, Honda unveiled arguably its most iconic Type R special in August 1997 when the EK9 Civic broke cover. Starting with a seam-welded bodyshell…
Read MoreBecause Nissan elected to follow a very different path with the R35 GT-R, making it an entirely new model that severed all links with the Skyline range, the prior R34 manufactured between 1999 and…
Read MoreFor the fourth generation Supra, Toyota focused on creating its highest performance model thus far. Accordingly, this latest iteration of the popular Supra theme (code-named A80) came in for a…
Read MoreAfter the EK9 Civic Type R proved a critical and commercial hit during the second half of the nineties, Honda released an EP3 version at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2001, production of which got…
Read MoreThere’s a strong case that the R33 remains Nissan’s best looking Skyline GT-R. However, in some cases OEM examples can definitely look a little ‘under-wheeled’. As you would expect from a car…
Read MoreWith only 14 units known to have been completed in period, Nismo’s S-Tune is one of the most rarely seen factory sanctioned iterations of the legendary Nissan R34 Skyline GT-R. Conceived as…
Read MoreAlthough the Toyota 2000 GT had broken new ground for a Japanese manufacturer, from a commercial it was an absolute flop with barely 350 units manufactured during a little over three…
Read MoreIn terms of iconic four-wheel drive utility vehicles from the 20th century, Toyota’s first generation Land Cruiser is right up there with the best of them. Initially offered as a two-door Hardtop, Toyota…
Read MoreAs a consequence of its pioneering extruded aluminium chassis and near perfect engineering balance, the Honda NSX was still considered an industry benchmark more than a decade after its…
Read More19 months after Porsche had successfully re-launched its hardcore driver-focused 911 Carrera RS, Honda followed suit with what has come to be regarded as Japan’s best sports car of the 20th…
Read MoreThe 1990s was an undeniably great time for automotive styling and here at Supercar Nostalgia we don’t think there are many better looking cars from this era than an R33 Skyline GT-R riding on a set…
Read MoreDuring its early days as an auto manufacturer, Honda focused on the production of two small displacement models: the T360 mini truck and S500 Roadster. Unfortunately, the S500 and its…
Read MoreIf prices are anything to go buy, today’s market seems to most highly prize R34 iterations of the Skyline GT-R. However, here at Supercar Nostalgia we much prefer the more elegant R32 and R33…
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