Top 16 Japanese Cars That Need To Make A Comeback


Honda S2000

Honda’s history of making great roadsters dates to the 1960s, and while the marque’s open-air heritage isn’t completely dead — the new S660 is by all accounts a great little car, but it’s not coming to the US anytime soon — your options right now for a great handling convertible at a reasonable price will take you far from Honda’s dealer network.

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Nissan Silvia/SX

The Nissan Silvia fanbase is still going strong — if the name doesn’t ring a bell, you knew it in America as the 240 SX — and it was Nissan’s practical alternative to the Z and the ever-more-expensive GT-R.

As a viable rear-wheel-drive car that was perfect for daily driver status, its void was filled to an extent by the Hyundai Genesis. The Genesis might be a great car, but it’s not the Silvia.

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