CARS OF 1980 # 39; {The largest car era more obscure ...}
The car of the signing of John deLorean, the sports car was his dream DMC-12 The cars of the 80s were the culmination of cooperation with Renault, Volvo and Peugeot who developed the engine, Lotus has helped with body work These cars were assembled in Dunmurry, Northern Ireland and Houston, Texas It featured gullwing doors, stainless steel body panels, underbody fiberglass, and a stereo flux capacitor AM FM cassette was optional Unfortunately, the DMC-12 was the only car manufactured by the DeLorean Moto r, which came out of the assembly lines in 1981.
The creative mind behind the Pontiac muscle cars in the 1960s as the Firebird and GTO, John DeLorean left General Motors in 1973 to form his own company car which helped put his name in posterity because the DMC-12 was chosen in 1985 by director Robert Zemeckis as a vehicle for the machine based film in time, back to the future Its futuristic look and an alien spaceship resemblance won the choice for director noted.
Among bankruptcies and drug trafficking charges to finance his young company, John DeLorean would not be able to save his company The company ceased production after only two years.
Approximately 9,000 DMC-12s were made before production stopped at the end of 1982 Today, about 6,500 DeLorean Motor Cars are believed to still exist these cars 80s really bring a return to the memory lane of the decade These Car 80s bring a return to the age when the country is experiencing an economic boom.
The Ford Sierra was built between 1982 and 1993 Launched September 21, 1982, these cars 80s replaced the Cortina and Taunus that is why in the beginning the Sierra used engines and transmissions from the Taunus and Cortina Ford Sierra was mainly made Germany, Belgium and the United Kingdom, although Sierras were also assembled in Argentina, Venezuela, South Africa and New Zealand style Ford Sierra was adapted from the concept car Ford Probe 1981 III as evidenced by the Sierra aero style look harking back to the style first seen in the Escort Mark III the aerodynamic styling of the Sierra would later be seen in North America, Ford Taurus.
In the early 1990s, however, the Sierras could not compete with Japanese rivals which offered multi-valve engines and multilink rear suspension These features appeared on the replacement of the Sierra, front wheel drive Mondeo which was unveiled at in late 1992 and launched in March 1993.
This economy car produced by Citroën a French automobile company from 1948 to 1990 and sold almost exclusively in Europe These 80 cars were technologically advanced and combined with a minimalist look, makes this car and the Land Rover Series Jeep Fiat 500 Mini and Volkswagen Beetle one of these really iconic cars of the 20th century with these cars, the Citroen 2CV will always be remembered for it's unusual body it was designed for low cost, simplicity of use, versatility, reliability and off-road driving other interesting features of the car include light, easily serviceable engine, extremely soft long suspension travel, ground clearance, and load size of a canvas sunroof scale car.
In 1981, a bright yellow 2CV was driven by James Bond in the film For Your Eyes Only.
Citroen 2CV was notable for having one of the lightest weight of all the cars of the 80 ever made from 1948 until the year he was arrested, his weight was about 1100 pounds Its speed than doubled from 40 mph to 75 mph with later models with its ability saving gas, these cars of the 80 would be preferred gas misers.
Presented as a peasant car, these cars of the 80 were versions box-shaped and later mechanically simple car added various mechanical improvements, but this spirit of rugged simplicity was followed throughout the life of the model sales over 6 5000000 Pandas in the world with more than 4 5 million being the first Panda series is due to utility features covers of removable seats, washable, door trim and cover Panda dashboard, and all panels glass remained stable in not making them expensive to produce, easily replaceable and interchangeable between the left door and right seven adjustable rear seat position may be folded flat to make a makeshift bed, or folded in a form of V to support awkward loads, or quickly and easily removed completely to increase the overall load space.
Despite these characteristics, Panda never gained the kind of original worship after the similar cars such as the VW Beetle 2CV and enjoy, it nevertheless generated a strong sense of attachment among many homeowners to robustness, accessibility, simplicity and flexibility.
The total production run of these cars of the 80s was 23 years, which makes the Panda a little more sustainable cars in Europe.
Vauxhall Motors is the British division of General Motors that sold Mark II Cavalier 1981-1988 Mark II succeeded Mark I which was manufactured 1975-1981 Mark II was followed by Mark III that were manufactured in 1988 to early 1995 mid 80s, Trooper Mark II outsold Ford Sierra, put off by radical style of it.
It was the second best-selling car behind the Ford Escort British in 1984 and 1985 he was narrowly defeated in the European Car of the Year by the Renault 9.
Vauxhall sold 807,624 seconds Cavalier generation between 1981 and 1988 In December 1989 these 80 cars were the third most common cars on British roads.
Chrysler introduced the Dodge and Plymouth minivans in November 1983 for model year 1984, the legendary Lee Iaccoca and Hal Sperlich had conceived the idea of a modern minivan while Ford, but the introduction of these cars 80s was a masterstroke Since their introduction in the fall of 1983, the Chrysler minivans have outsold other minivans in the US, with over 13 million Chrysler, Dodge and Plymouth minivans in more than 80 countries sold from October 2008.
The caravan had plenty of space inside, removable seats and a sliding side door, and it was quite a spacious front passenger can maneuver in the back of the van while it was in motion.
Cargo access to the rear was a hatchback, similar to K-Car breaks.
The 1984 Dodge Caravan is the ancestor of all minivans.
The metro is a supermini economy car that was produced by the division of the Austin Rover Group British Leyland It was launched in 1980 as Austin Minimetrò It was designed to complement the Mini, a car that was in production for 21 years these cars 80 may have saved British Leyland pass under the British car company hadn t adjusted time, again using off date technology There was great interest in the launch of the car These cars 80s quickly became popular with buyers, selling 1,000,000 units over a 10-year production cycle.
During the first part of its production life, it was the best selling mini-car in the UK Its interior Intelligent design has made spacious thanks to its dimensions and one of its selling points was the strength of its economy.
Fiesta Mark II appeared towards the end of the summer of 1983, he was a second-generation Fiesta, after the first generation that were manufactured from 1983 1976†These second cars of the 80s generation, which were produced from 1983 to 1989 featured a different dashboard on the series trim levels less than 150,000 units of these cars were sold in 1987.
The Audi Quattro is a road and rally car produced by the German automaker Audi is now part of the Volkswagen group was shown at the Geneva Motor Show 1980 Show.
In 1983, Audi became the first manufacturer to produce a full-time all-wheel drive in a car of high-volume production needs to produce a production version to comply with race regulations, Audi has Quattro barely changed in streets the production version carried on his famous full-time four-wheel drive system, and the 2-1 liter in-line five-cylinder engine, which excluded 160 horsepower uses an innovative transmission that saved space and the maximum traction.
Audi engineers who developed the Audi Quattro had resisted the chance - how to design and produce a drive four-wheel drive on a performance coupe Everyone thought he would have an ugly manipulation, transmission whine, and a great appetite for fuel, but these 80 critical belied cars.
During the rally racing finally allowed all-wheel drive in competition vehicles, the Quattro has dominated the circuit for the next two years Audi has won the World Rally Championship in 1982 and 84 and was a finalist in 83 and 85 with rally versions of this elegant Euro tranche of tariff, waking builders and buyers around the world to the benefits of all-wheel drive.
Produced in 1985 and 1986 in limited numbers, this 2-door coupe was assembled in Ingolstadt, Germany This was one of the most powerful cars of its time The car sold for a heady price of 131,500.
The C4 was the first full redesign of the Corvette since 1963, he has followed three generations of the Chevrolet Corvette that started in 1953. For 1984, the Corvette has wider and lower, but not slower C4 also has more power the brakes come with brakes with aluminum calipers, elegant and modern look and drive great overall shape and finish of the interior standard C4 Corvette came with a digital cockpit with a dashboard of crystal display digital liquid, with graphics for speed and RPM and digital displays for other important motor functions a great 80s cars.
The Ferrari F40 was the last car that Enzo Ferrari The great Italian automaker personally Commission commem Built to hold forth the first four decades of the automaker's founding, the ultimate in high †road legal car has †race track and exper ience whole road in a thin package turbocharged Ferrari F40 Model legendarily is a mid-engine, rear-wheel drive sports car coupà two doors produced by Ferrari from 1987 to 1992 as the successor to the Ferrari 288 GTO.
With a price of 400 thousand, the expensive car, superexotic continued to sell for up to 1 6 million wealthy amateurs.
The F40 was designed aerodynamically, based more on its shape its electrical power came from a larger scale, 2 9 Release L GTO turbocharged V8 developing 471hp twin IHI considered the greatest supercar that the world has ever Some saw car enthusiasts also said the F40 is one of the most beautiful cars ever made.
F40 was a wicked lap that put function before fashion It was a car outright racing, built for the street and had amazing amounts Aug. 11 seconds for the quarter mile, a top speed of 201 mph and 478 horsepower At the much- admired cars of the 80s.
Described by some car enthusiasts as the greatest supercar the world has ever seen, the Ferrari F40 is also one of the most beautiful cars ever made.
These 80 expensive cars were first unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show 1986 and orders were taken quickly despite showing only the design of the car with steel, wood and leather interior component and bodied by Zagato, a famous Italian coachbuilder, which first adopted the concept of functionalism applied to automotive design, just 52 and 37 convertible coupes of these models were built between 1986 to 1990.
Powered by 430 hp, V8 engine with twin choke Weber carburettors the car while alloy could reach 300 km h 186 mph It came with a price tag of US 156600.
The Honda CR-X is a front wheel drive compact sports car that was manufactured by Honda between 1983 and 1991 Popular for its performance, handling, good fuel economy and light, these cars of the 80's to date enjoys a cult of enthusiastic car.
The 84 Corolla GT-S is rear drive wheels with an electronic injection engine it pumped only 112 horsepower, but the GT-S was one of those cars you drive all out in 1983, it was the most volumetrically efficient engine never released on a car production and 2,100 lbs tare weight take a perfect first race car for new drivers has DOHC 16 valve, designated 4A-GE, 1˝ 6 L 1587 cc and produced a 124 impressive PS 91 These kW Almost no major repairs are 80 enjoyable car to drive, but cheap gas.
The Peugeot 205 is a supermini produced by the French automaker Peugeot between 1983 and 1998. The 205 is a game changer for Peugeot in 1983 Suddenly yuppies everywhere wanted a Peugeot †which was unheard of 205GTI revolutionized the company†s previously boring night 205GTIs the picture are legendary for their great handling and high power to weight ratio.
The GTI was launched, first with a 105bhp engine 1 of 6 liters, has front wheel drive, but oversteer pleasВ urably with lift-off move in the corner This car is, to this day, stripped, simple pleasure Given the regular maintenance and good mechanical maintenance, these cars are extremely reliable and a joy to drive.
These 80 cars have a cult following throughout Europe, with many fans enjoying such fun French hatchbacks.
The Jeep Wrangler YJ replaced the popular, but Jeep CJ slower sold in 1987 is an SUV with two engine options of a 2-liter I4 and 5 April 2 liter 6 cylinder, either of which should provide enough the 1987 Jeep Wrangler power began a prestigious line of sport utility vehicles in late AMC fashion designed the new Jeep to be more comfortable on the road to try to attract more daily drivers it was a new design with a wider track, a little less ground clearance and comfort Without a passenger car, the interior YJ light years improved the CJ model.
The Jeep Wrangler has been around for over two decades, a long-time vehicle over time in the fickle automotive world and yet, the owners return to the Wrangler, with its unique shape and image.
In 1986, Porsche has created a stunning supercar called 959 These cars 80s not only rewrote all world records for top speed and acceleration, the car also featured many 4WD controlled by computer technology tip, the four valve engine, turbochargers sequential, self Leveling suspensions, the body of carbon fibers and aerodynamic tip.
In 1986, he held the title of fastest car street legal world, boasting a top speed of 195 mph with the sports model capable of reaching 197 mph It was up to the establishment Ferrari F40 in 1987; which was capable of reaching a top speed of 201 mph during its production cycle, it was hailed as the sports car of the road being the most technologically advanced ever built and the precursor of all future super cars.
Porsche sold all 959 to 225,000 USD, which could buy a Lamborghini Countach more a Ferrari Testarossa, however, still a bargain given the long list of technologies involved - sources have estimated the cost of each 959 was 530000 this means that Porsche could made a loss of 70 million in 230 car production cycle, but these cars 80s set the standard by which Porsche would manufacture their future cars.
Based on the 1986 model year E30 3 Series, the first M3 was introduced with a 2 3 L I4 engine S14B23 This car is fun to drive and has some drawbacks, but if you want a car that is Quick is definitely the car for you the aspirated V8 is more than sufficient to provide energy.
With the E30 M3, BMW was a much wider audience Soon the newborn BMW M3 marked the war against Mercedes Benz 190E March 2 16V.
The M3 has won many races and spread the fame of the division Motorsports BMW†worldwide The E30 M3 was a runner with success, winning the DTM, the European Touring Car Championship and even the single world title 1987 The first M3 is also a multiple winner of grand Prix of Macau, Nürburgring 24 Hours and Spa 24 Hours race.
The development work for the M3 began in 1981, but production did not begin until five years later, in September 1986, the model proved to be an instant commercial success despite its high price, nearly 18,000 M3†s various types were eventually produced between September 1986 and July 1991.
As said Jean Alesi famous former F1 driver in 1986 BMW E30 M3 is one of the best most pleasant treatment road cars he has ever driven, offering amazing balance because of its 48 distribution 52 weight telepathic in choosing the correct line, with a chassis that is alive and gives the car a personality that lacks a lot of mundane car todayвЂ.
The Yugo, the cheapest car †80, made in Yugoslavia and brought the US model year 1985 is when the Yugo has hit the United States between 1985 and 1992, he struggled with poor materials, poor quality of construction and engines that seemed more suited to American driving habits Yugo powerplants were Fiat-based and decision systems, emissions steal the dilapidated power and questionable gear ratios accordingly, the Yugo was the slower car sold in the lining of the United States to a mere 86 mph.
The owners have complained mostly on †any engine problems, steering problems, problems with the stereo, problems with the seat belt, problems with the ground.
One of the cars of the 80s really memorable, bad yes, but that one back to the decade of the 80s.
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