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Nissan 240SX
A sports car with terrific handling characteristics and a lively engine at a rock-bottom price, that’s what the 240SX was. Sold as a coupe and a hatchback from 1989, and as a convertible a few years later, Nissan’s affordable sports car is still highly desirable today for its rear-wheel drivetrain, perfect for drifting. Its 140-horsepower, 2.4-litre engine was just right, and the car even offered four-wheel steering for a few years in addition to a power increase of 15 hp. The second-generation 240SX was introduced in 1995 in coupe format only, and wasn’t quite as desirable as the first gen. It quietly departed in 1998.