What's The Greatest Japanese Car Ever Built?

Andy Kalmowitz / Jalopnik

I'm successful Japan correct now covering the Mobility Show successful Tokyo and a fewer different really cool things that are presently nether wraps astatine Honda, but being surrounded by each of these astonishing JDM vehicles sewage maine thinking: What's nan top Japanese car of each time? I've had a very reliable clip pinch this, truthful I'm turning it complete to you good folks for today's question.

So, fto maine perceive it. What do you each deliberation is nan top Japanese car ever made? Obviously, location are plentifulness of really compelling answers. Vehicles for illustration nan Isuzu i-Series and Lexus SC 430 come to mind instantly arsenic immoderate of nan finest Japanese vehicles ever created, but, of course, you could conceive of much niche cars for illustration nan Datsun Z, Toyota 2000GT aliases moreover nan Nissan GT-R. I'd understand if you folks person ne'er heard of those cars — I didn't until today. Perhaps different under-the-radar worldly for illustration nan Lexus LS 400 strikes your fancy. I'm not present to show you what's correct and what's wrong.

Andy Kalmowitz / Jalopnik

As I said before, I person had nan chance to deliberation astir this a bit, and if you're asking maine (which you aren't), nan correct reply is nan original Acura NSX. I had nan privilege of driving a pristine illustration of this car down nan California seashore during Monterey Car Week this year, and it was genuinely a transcendent experience.

With its people aspirated 3.0-liter V6 that revved to 8,000 RPM, snappy five-speed stick-shift transmission, manual steering and — most importantly — pop-up headlights, the NSX was truthful acold up of its time, reliable and easy to use, it put nan supercars of its time to shame. Not only was it a awesome car successful its ain right, but nan NSX besides made different automakers effort harder pinch nan cars they were building. It elevated nan full sports car industry. Argue pinch a ceramic wall if you disagree.

Anyway, that's capable retired of me. Why don't you driblet down beneath and fto your fellow Jalops cognize what you deliberation is nan top Japanese car of each time? As always, I'll beryllium awarding other points if you fuss to show maine why you deliberation it's truthful great. Have nosy pinch it.