1984 Toyota Corolla AE86: The mundane rear-drive Toyota that taught the world how to drift. It was a half-price BMW 2002 and a model of simplicity producing greatness.ĩ6. 1968 Datsun 510: A Japanese box on wheels that could beat Porsches in SCCA races. 1993 Toyota Supra Twin Turbo: Though it never sold in huge numbers, this was the first import capable of being modified to make (and withstand) 1,000 horsepower.ĩ7. Its rep has fallen, but its impact hasn't faded.ĩ8.
1991 Ford Explorer: It defined the 1990s with its ubiquity and made the SUV the standard family hauler. It's still the ultimate sport compact.ĩ9. 1997 Acura Integra Type-R: Hand-ported heads, 8,000-rpm redline, and the best-handling front-drive chassis ever. So crack open a juice box and get on with it.ġ00. And there are no flying cars either, unless you count the 1965 Shelby Cobra 427. No one-offs like the Batmobile or Don "The Snake" Prudhomme's Hot Wheels Funny Car. Still, sales success doesn't matter here, but greatness does come in batches.
So it's a biased list in favor of cars that enthusiasts love, but it also acknowledges those everyday cars that have shaped our lives. Some of the choices here are actually racecars. That does not mean that a car had to actually have been sold in America, but that its legend changed how other cars are seen in its shadow. Greatness, for the reason of this list, is defined by a vehicle's direct, significant contribution to American automotive culture. You'll never have to read another list, and this list is absolutely, scientifically, precisely and transcendently correct. This is the definitive list to end all 100 Greatest Cars lists.