1993 Super Cars
The art deco inspired coachwork of the Aston Martin Lagonda Vignale was penned by designer Moray Callum, and constructed by Ghia of Turin.First seen at the 1993 Geneva Auto Salon, the Lagonda Vignale was a concept of what Ford thought a 4-door Aston......
At the Birmingham Motor Show in 1988, Aston Martin introduced the replacement for the long-running V-8 models, and the Vantage V-8 in particular. It was called the Virage and its body was hand-formed in aluminum. It was graceful and less angular than......
Simply referred to as Benetton, they were a Formula One manufacturer that produced vehicles from 1986 through 2001. The Benetton family also ran a worldwide chain of clothing stores at the same time that they owned the team. The team was bought by......
The Bentley name is one of the most famous and revered in the automotive community. It has a long tradition of building quality, elegant, exclusive, and competitive vehicles. But by the close of the 1970s, Bentley accounted for just 3 of Rolls-Royce......
Bentley Motors Limited produced a high-performance model named the Turbo R, with the R representing roadholding, to set it apart from its predecessor. It inherited the turbocharged engine from the Mulsanne Turbo and rode on a retuned suspension with......
The mid-engine Bugatti EB110 sports car was unveiled on September 15, 1991, in both Versailles and in front of the Grand Arch at La Défense in Paris, exactly 110 years after Ettore Bugattis birth. Power was from a 60-valve, quad-turbo V12 which sent......
Borrowing the full-fender look of its 1941 predecessor, the 1992 Thunderbolt concept car incorporates cab-forward architecture and is equipped with a 270 horsepower, four-liter, eight-cylinder engine. A navigation system with an entertainment center......
This vehicle is a first-series 1993 Viper RT10 Roadster. It is an original example that has just 6,338 miles. There is a removable hard top, glass side curtains and an AMFM cassette stereo unit. In 2010, this Viper was offered for sale at the Vintage......
The viper, translated from Latin, is a member of the adder, of the class of poisonous snakes. It is easily recognized by the erectable venom teeth and her intensive green color. Veleno is derived from the Italian language and means poison.In......
The Ferrari 348 Series Speciale was produced in response to the United States markets demand for a unique variation of the popular 348. The Series Speciale came with slightly different cosmetics and seats, tuned exhaust, and special badging. The mid-mounted......
Ferrari responded to the 1990 launch of Lamborghinis new Diablo with the introduction of the 512 TR. It was an evolution of the Testarossa and powered by a 4942cc horizontally opposed, DOHC twelve-cylinder engine fitted with a Bosch K-jetronic fuel......
Ferrari Enzo, in celebration of the companys 40th anniversary as a constructor under his own name, tasked his design team to Build a car to be the best in the world. What they came up was a mid-engined, two-seater Berlinetta that was a development......
Over a decade of planning, design, and development went into the creation of the Ford Mustang Mach 3 Concept. Designed as a replacement for the third-generation Mustang, the Mach III featured a rounded voluptuous body, two-seat interior, low-cut and......
The Isdera Commendatore 112i was built in 1993 as a one-off prototype. The hand-built high-performance supercar was built in Leonberg, Germany, based on designs produced by Eberhard Schulz and his sons. The mid-engined car is powered by a 400-horsepower......
The Jaguar XJ220 was introduced to the public in 1988 at the Birmingham Motor Show. Sir John Egan, the director of Jaguar, had overseen the project along with Tom Walkinshaw. Walkinshaw, along with his company Tom Walkinshaw Racing, had experience in......
In 1990 Lamborghini built a car that was destined to become the worthy heir of the renowned Miura and Countach the Diablo. Its body once again took shape under Marcello Gandinis pencil which, in this case too, included the infamous scissor doors. One......
The first Lancia Integrale Evoluzione was the final homologation car for the Lancia Rally Team. They were built from the end of 1991 through 1992. These cars had a wider track than earlier Deltas, more rounded bodyside arches, a four-wheel-drive layout,......
It is amazing that a poor car tuner like Lister can build 200mph supercars. Before creating Storm, Lister only made business as tuning Jaguar XJS. It used to enlarge the Jaguar V12 from 5.3 litres to a full 7 litres, incorporated Cosworths lightweight......
The Prowler is Plymouths tribute to a truly original American art form the street rod. Its odyssey from design idea to concept car to production vehicle is our salute to the spirited, creative passions of those who have made such enduring machines,......
In 1993, Porsche created a lightweight, limited edition, performance version of the 911 Carrera. It was dubbed the RS America. The year 1993 was selected because it commemorated the 20th Anniversary of the 911 Carrera RS. RS is German for Renn Sport......
This slant nose is one of ten X83 examples built for the Japanese market. The 964 Turbo was the last year for that model the Typ 993, the last of the air-cooled series, arriving in late 1993 with 400 horsepower, only 19 more than the outgoing limited......
Between 1993 and 1995, less than 400 examples of the Porsche 928 were sold in the United States. In both 1993 and 1994, just 119 examples found ownership. With a base price of %2482,260, their exclusivity was nearly guaranteed. Power was from a dual overhead......
The late 1980s and early 1990s were a halcyon time for supercars. Most had some form of racing pedigree, but only a select few could claim the rare title of being based on the ballistic Group C monsters which dominated international sports car racing.......
The original Porsche Carrera RS 2.7 of 1973 was a homologation special for a new competition model while the Carrera RS of the early 1990s was essentially a road-legal version of the 911 Cup car. Jürgen Barth had proposed an all-new 964-based racing......
The Porsche Carrera RSR was one of the final developments of the Porsche 911 Type 964, which had been introduced in 1989. Two versions were of the Type 964 were available, including the Carrera 4 and the Carrera 2. The Carrera 2 was a two-wheel drive......
