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Spotlight 1990-1996 NISSAN 300ZX Turbo (Z32) Production: 164,170
Price at launch: £34,600
0-60mph: 5.6secs
Top speed: 155mph
Power: 276bhp
Torque: 274lb/ft
Configuration: V6
Fuel: petrol
Drivetrain: front-engine RWD
Transmission: Five-speed manual or Four-speed automatic
1968-1976 MERCEDES-BENZ 250/280CE Coupe (W114) Production: 21,787/11,518
Price at launch: £3475
0-60mph: 8.9secs
Top speed: 118mph
Power: 150bhp
Torque: 174lb/ft
Configuration: in-line six
Fuel: petrol
Drivetrain: front-engine RWD
Transmission: Three-speed automatic
1967-1969 MG C Production: 9002
Price at launch: £1102
0-60mph: 10.2secs
0-100mph: 29.3secs
Top speed: 120mph
Power: 145bhp
Torque: 170lb/ft
Configuration: in-line six
Fuel: petrol
Drivetrain: front-engine RWD
Transmission: Four-speed manual with overdrive
Car
Year
Engine
BHP
Weight
0-60mph
Top speed
1963-1971
N/A
30
500kg
N/A
N/A
Carlo Abarth cut his performance car teeth on the rear-engined Fiat 500, producing...
1957-1961
in-line four
44
535kg
15.8
95
Carlo Abarth’s 750 Zagato GT first appeared at the Geneva Motor Show in 1956...
1947-1958
in-line six
74
1222kg
19.9
80
After the war ended, AC resumed the building of low volume quality cars with...
1949-1956
in-line six
74
1320kg
19.9
80
Straightforward drophead version of the saloon was only in production a year...
1979-1984
V6
138
1128kg
8.5
120
An attempt to lift sales by building something more affordable saw AC mid-mounting...
1967-1973
V8
345
1483kg
5.4
145
Heavy-hitter from Thames Ditton uses a six-inch-extended Cobra chassis clothed...
1967-1973
V8
345
1483kg
5.9
145
Soft-top version of the Frua-styled Mistral lookalike is even rarer than the...
1951-1962
in-line six
85
762kg
9.5
112
Designed to raise AC’s post-war profile, and to tap into America’s new-...
1961-1963
in-line six
100
813kg
N/A
120
Introduced in 1961 and originally a Ruddspeed conversion – hence the ‘RS...
1956-1962
in-line six
125
894kg
9.1
118
From 1956, all those who had criticised the Ace for its lack of power got an...
1954-1963
in-line six
85
890kg
13.4
102
Introduced for 1955, the Aceca was a grand touring coupé version of the Ace...
1956-1963
in-line six
105
895kg
10.3
115
In line with the Ace, a Bristol-engined version of the Aceca was added from...
1967-1969
V8
260
952kg
5.5
138
Carroll Shelby’s big idea outsold the Ace it was based on, with most going...
1983-1989
V8
320
N/A
5.3
134
Cobra purists tend to look down their noses at the MkIV, claiming that they...
1965-1967
V8
410
1147kg
4.2
165
A complete reworking of the Cobra’s chassis was required for the installation...
1959-1963
in-line six
125
991kg
12.7
104
This stylish and dignified four-seater big brother to the Aceca was also panelled...
1970-1975
in-line four
125
950kg
11.5
118
An appealing Italian ‘bitza’ that somehow transcends the sum of its parts...
1988-1993
V6
228
1530kg
7.7
152
The ‘Type Four’ Project resulted in four cars from Alfa Romeo, Lancia,...
1967-1977
in-line four
122
1110kg
10.8
116
With Alfa Romeo’s new model development concentrated on the ‘Sud and Alfetta...
1967-1969
in-line four
122
1040kg
11.2
118
To ally itself with the launch of the 1750 Berlina, the Giulia Sprint was facelifted...