Nikesh Kooverjee has been contributing to the automotive sphere for 11 years. His previous roles include Digital Editor at CAR South Africa and associate editor at CarBuzz. He has always had a strong affinity for cars from a young age, having grown up in a family of classic Mercedes-Benz collectors. He has perused through numerous automotive literature in a bid to further his knowledge and understanding of all things car-related. He eventually went to attain a degree in Media and Writing, English Literature, and Film and Television Studies at the University of Cape Town while working as a go-kart marshal in-between hours. His passions remain automotive, with an increased interest in electromobility and autonomous technologies.
Legendary sports cars are typically models that are well-known by automotive enthusiasts, because of the noteworthy impact that they've had on the industry. Inversely, there are some specific and niche models from the past that have achieved legendary status despite not rising to fame or stardom. Japan has produced some exemplary enthusiast-minded models over the years, some of which many of you may not have ever seen.
Their lack of popularity may be accredited to many reasons, such as a lack of global distribution, limited production run, and an initially underwhelming market reception. There are those of you who will likely know every model we mention in this list, but for the most part, these are widely considered relatively unknown legendary Japanese cars.
The Toyota Sera is probably one of the most noteworthy JDM icons that we feature on this list, primarily thanks to its tasteful design featuring butterfly doors and an expansive glass canopy that went on to inspire the legendary McLaren F1 . On the performance front, it's not what we'd call an outright sports car.
All models feature a 1.5-liter 5E-FHE four-cylinder engine producing 110 horsepower to the front wheels, which is only good enough to get it from 0 to 60 MPH in 12 seconds. Related perspectives: Visit website
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