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The Best Car Design Of The 80s?

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Nissan Cefiro for sure! In fact I have one for sale, so anyone can buy their own best bit of the eightys! Because sure as hell not much else that came out of that time was good!

The VN surely tho, yeah? HAHA!

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Any HDT designed cars (yes that includes the VL Director)

VL Walkinshaw (I don't care what you lot say, its one of the few commodores of that era designed with aerodynamic benefit in mind, interesting styling too)

R32 Skyline

A31 Cefiro

R31 GTS-R

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Also Lotus Esprit TT V8 - i think thats an 80's one?

do you mean this one: http://www.lotusespritturbo.com/Lotus_Etna.htm

the other lotus esprits were all 4 cylinders - until the mid 90's i believe when they had the v8 esprit

an R33 gts?

r33 was 93+ homeboy :bunny:

i reckon best design was the f40 - that car just amazed me - still does :happy:

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Ferrari F40 for sure

lotus esprit turbo ( james bond car )

Iroc Z Camaro

Ferrari 308 GTS ( Magnum PI )

All of the HDT Commodores of that era

R32 GTR for sure

Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500

BMW M3 E30

I guess I got a soft spot for the walkinshaw Commodore ( Ugly but tough )

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