There were prettier, faster, more glamourous, more hyped, and more revered small coupes from that era (mid 60s)—but i would argue none of them were as COOL as the NSU TTS. rear-engined. rear-wheel drive. and definitely the most aggressive looking of them all. Eat your heart out, italians!
file under: off the beaten path, away from mainstream admiration (thankfully).
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After checking out photos of the BMW Zagato Coupe concept yesterday, I found myself trying to think of the last Zagato-bodied car that i actually really liked. Immediately the first car that really came to mind was the limited production Lancia Hyena.
It’s important to consider that this was not only a fantastic looking car, but carried the performance to embarass a Lancia Delta Integrale. Bold words then…..so why is that true? The Hyena is based off the Delta Integrale, shares the same 250hp engine, but weighed 450+ pounds less (it weighed just 2550 pounds)! So stunning to look at, and with a 0-60 time in the low 5 seconds; stunning to drive!
Completely underrated too….i would love to have one of these in my garage. They were supposed to make more than 100 cars—however production stopped after 26 cars. Stay tuned for a more in depth feature to come in the following weeks—-on a car i’m becoming more and more fascinated with.
An original racing company who also tuned BMW 1800s in the 70s. Koepchen.
Everybody loves to speculate on which cars are gonna be “classics” in the future. Who is gonna be at the 2045 Barrett-Jackson selling today’s easy-to-find car for $200,000?
Here are IEDEI’s picks from the year 2000 onwards
1. Mitsubishi Evo 9/Subaru WRX STI —- cheap to buy. cheap to run. quick to run. have alot of character. unique in their own weird way. the ‘modern’, hi-tech muscle cars. very VERY difficult to find good original cars that were not riced up.
2. Pontiac GTO —- Sureshot classic. Didn’t sell well. Lots of performance. Iconic name. Defunct brand and name. Even I want one.
3. Audi TT MK1 —- car that changed automotive design. iconic styling. offered supercar looks and feel for much much less money. still looks just as striking as it did on launch. rare in the usa.
4. Pontiac Solstice/Saturn Sky —- More underrated products from GM. no one bought any. weren’t the greatest performers, but offered amazing looks for around $25k, which is impossible to beat. Pontiac and Saturn will both be gone within the next year, and these are gonna be VERY desirable among the nostalgic GM fanatics.
5. BMW Z4 Coupe —- An underrated BMW? who would have thought, since the majority of BMWs are so overrated. Rare. Misunderstood. M version is even cooler. People are gonna line up for these after they are long gone. BMW had finally made a COOL coupe.
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