Old School1989 Toyota Supra Turbo Duane Steven/ Carbonfibre FXVancouver, British Columbia
1998 Mitsubishi 3000GT VR-4Omar Z/ GT ProFullerton, California
1990 Mitsubishi Galant VR-4Daryl Sampson/ Road Race EngineeringSanta Fe Springs, California
1992 Acura NSXSander Huang/ The Wheel SupplyWalnut, California
1995 Mitusbishi Lancer Evolution IIIBrian Fujita/ Driftspeed.comHuntington Beach, California
1992 Nissan 300ZX Twin TurboGreg Dupree /Specialty ZWoodland Hills, California
New School2004 Subaru WRX StiDennis Komick/ Fenix RacingWillmington, California
2004 Project Mitsubishi LancerEvolution VIII MRSport Compact Car Magazine
The problem with old-school cars is that they're old. And like anything old, they break, and break, and keep on breaking, often making their owners wish they had a new car. But it's these older, real-world supercars like the Supra, NSX, 3000GT and 300ZX that defined our industry, well before econo-box derived rally cars came to dominate the sport compact world. These icons are still around, and now ever more affordable and attainable.
Despite being forgotten by the masses that seek cheap and easy speed (read EVO and STi), these old-school sports cars still have a loyal following that never ceases to amaze us. So we lined up as many highly tuned, and more importantly running, examples of these pop-up-light-era thoroughbreds and tossed them into the ring with a mildly tuned STi and our Project EVO MR.
It's taken us four sessions at the track, three at the dyno, two at the drag strip and two bottom ends to finally get all of these old dogs to run and perform the gamut of tests we lined up. Follow us to see the hoops we jumped them through, the cars that blew up, and most of all, find out which rules: old school or new.
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