There comes a time in every car enthusiasts’ life where the urge to own a high-horsepower modified street car becomes almost irresistible. This usually occurs during one’s early twenties or late forties, as a midlife crisis type scenario.
So whether your desire is to be a Fast and Furious style ‘boy racer’ or to simply build a corner-carving road racer, these ten cars are worth a look.
Subaru Impreza WRX
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Arguably the modern boy racer’s favorite ride, the WRX platform is ideal for both straight line and canyon-carving performance – especially in STI trim. The Subaru is well supported by aftermarket part manufacturers and offers endless scope for modification. WRXs can be used for gravel rally, drag racing and anything in between.
Toyota Supra
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Made famous after appearing in the original Fast and Furious movie – and spanking a Ferrari in it – the Supra is a tuner car legend. With Toyota’s brilliantly robust 2JZ-GTE twin-turbo engine under the bonnet, the Supra lends itself well to modification.
Honda Civic Type R
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A list of boy racer cars wouldn’t be complete without some V-TEC Yo, would it? The EP3 second-generation Civic Type R is one of the most entertaining and compelling hot hatches of all time. With a high-revving four-pot under the bonnet, a limited slip differential and engaging chassis, the Type R is a true Honda hero car.
Nissan Skyline
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The Nissan Skyline was never officially sold in the U.S market – we received the 300ZX instead. The 300ZX received praise when it launched, but these days it isn’t quite the performance car legend that the R33 and R34 Skyline GTRs are. And the 300ZX never got a role in a Fast and Furious movie either… If you can find a Skyline, you won’t be disappointed.
Mazda RX-7
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Another tuner car made popular by an appearance in the original Fast and Furious movie, the RX-7’s styling remains utterly fantastic more than twenty years after it was introduced. The RX-7’s twin-turbo rotary engine produced 276hp when production ended in 2002, though some modified examples make double that.
Mitsubishi Evo
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The Mitsubishi Evo is Japan’s four-wheel drive, turbocharged super-sedan. Designed to be quick and capable on tarmac, gravel or snow, the big-winged Lancer Evolution is almost ruthless in its pursuit of speed with a hard ride and few interior luxuries. All generations of the legendary Evo are quick with strong aftermarket support, but the ninth-gen IX is especially hardcore.
Nissan 240SX
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In overseas markets the 240SX was actually called ‘200SX’ because it used a 2.0-litre turbocharged four-pot, while the U.S market model used a 2.4-litre engine from a van. However, swap the van engine for the turbo motor the SX was meant to use and you’ve got the ideal platform for a street-eating tuner car.
Ford Mustang
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A muscle car among a list of Banzai Japanese sports cars it would seem, but the Mustang is the ideal and quintessentially American drag car. With a big throaty V8 under the bonnet and plenty of specialist modifiers available, the possibilities for power gains are virtually endless.
Toyota GT86/Scion FR-S/Subaru BRZ
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When Toyota and Subaru built the BR86-FR-S thing, they wanted owners to modify their cars. This is why we’re yet to see a turbo version of either the Toyota or Subaru – the engineers want the aftermarket tuners to be responsible for extracting more power from the 2.0-litre flat four engine. This car was made to be modified by boy racers.
Acura NSX
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When it launched in 1990, the NSX was a fully-fledged supercar. It was mid-engine, rear-drive and drop dead gorgeous – just like a Ferrari. In fact, the NSX caused Ferrari a few headaches during the 90s because not only was the Honda better built and much more reliable than Maranello’s 348 coupe, it drove better, too – perhaps thanks to Formula 1 legend Ayrton Senna’s chassis tuning.
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