Best Cars Of 1984 – The Greatest Cars In The World This Year
If you were lucky enough to be driving in the 1984, you may just remember these fine vehicles as being the cars of our desires. Forget dream Lamborghinis and Bugattis, these were the vehicles we could actually grasp without selling our internal organs…
So, 1984 was a year of great turnaround. After years in the doldrums, the economy was finally beginning to pick up, and people were confident about their future prospects. With a growing sense of prosperity, drivers were looking at more cars to match their ambitions.
Although we were yet to truly plumb the depths of the ‘greed is good’ culture that would follow, the young urban professionals were already climbing aboard their hot hatches with an eye on that all-important 3-Series before heading off into the sunset in their Ferrari cars like the 288 GTO.
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Our Favorite Cars for the 1984 Model Year
1984 Ferrari 288 GTO
In 1984 Ferrari produced a street-legal car that paradoxically and magically combined the most sublime beauty with a very raw level of performance. The 1984 GTO was a 2.8 liter twin turbocharged V8 with a power output of 400bhp (140bhp / liter) enough to reach 60mph in 5s or less, and with a conservatively rated top speed of 189mph. Learn more…
1984 Renault 5 Maxi Turbo
By the mid ‘70s the sun had finally set on the Alpine A110’s glittering rally career, Renault’s rival Lancia dominating the scene with its mid-engined Stratos. Renault’s surprising answer to this Ferrari-powered supercar was an urban supermini, its hugely successful Five chosen as the unlikely basis for small, light and ferociously fast new mid-engined weapon. Learn more…
1984 Ferrari Testarossa
Made famous for its role in Miami Vice and Sega’s Out Run, the Testarossa was Ferraris leading supercar in the mid-eighties. Its distinctive side strakes and ultra-wide rear track inspired many other supercar designs and they became a symbol of 1980’s retrograde culture. Learn more…
1984 Audi Sport Quattro
Audi’s Quattro became a huge part of world rally history when it introduced four-wheel-drive as a competent and necessary element of World Rally cars. The S1 was one of the most extreme of these and this Sport Quattro was the homologated road-going version of it. Learn more…
1984 Nissan 300ZX
The Nissan 300ZX Turbo seems to have it all: speed! handling! braking! overhead cams! A turbocharger! triple odometers! All the modern GT goodies are present and accounted for in one neat, $18,699 package. Learn more…
1984 Peugeot 205 (1.9 liter)
Many people believe the 205 GTI is the greatest small hatch of all time. With the 128hp 1.9 liter engine (the original has 113hp 1.6 liter), it was hugely popular. Lightweight, agile and brimming with feedback, this dynamic hot hatch captivated everybody. Learn more…
