88' is tough, everything was boxy and ugly for the most part.



I'm pretty sure the Pontiac fiero was the most popular car that year.

 

The Lamborghini Diablo has always been my favorite sports car, but in 1991 it was on its second year of production so it was still an infant. So I'll go with another choice.



Ferrari 512TR



(skip to 0:33 seconds)

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeLt55aPyyk[/media]



or Ferrari Testarossa Koenig Competition Evolution (700ish HP) wish it had pop ups and the side fins though.



[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaDm9DIjnZA[/media]

 

Ah, but you can put a kit on a Fiero and be driving nearly anything.

 

That doesn't mean you have choose something big, heavy and over rated.







Um dude, NO. Just no. First of all, the MR2 is vastly superior to the Fiero

1988 was a fantastic, nay, PHENOMENAL year for cars:

• 1988 Alpha Romeo 164 pro-car 5
  
• 1988 Jiotto Caspita
  
• 1988 Lamborghini Jalpa P350
  
• 1988 DeThomaso Pantera GT5
  
• 1988 Calloway Sledgehammer
  
• 1988 Ferrari 328 GTS
  
• 1988 Ferrari F40
  
• 1988 Ford Festiva SHOgun
  
• 1988 Porsche 928 S4
  
• 1988 Porsche 959
  
• 1988 Jaguar XJS V12
  
• 1988 Mazda RX7
  
• 1988 BMW M6 (E24)
  
• 1988 Nissan Skyline GTS-R (I had a chance behind the wheel of one of these recently. VERY under rated! A fantastically quick car (especially by 1980's standards), tons of tech and Mercedes comfort.)
  
• 1988 Toyota Soarer twin turbo (basically Toyota's answer to the Nissan but with a twin turbo 3.0L)
  
• 1988 Peugeot 205 T16
  
• 1988 BMW Z1
  
• 1988 Aston Martin V8 Vantage
  
• 1988 Ford Sierra Cosworth RS
  
• 1988 Italdesign Aztec
  
• 1988 Peugeot Oxia
  
• 1988 Lotus Esprit V8 Turbo
  
• 1988 Renault GTA turbo
  
• 1988 Cizeta-Moroder V16T
  

And that's just the start of the list.

 

^ I agree with any of those choices

 

No, but it does have to be legal to buy, own and drive here. In '73, the Skyline was not.

 

But in 2015 the '73 Skyline is.

 

Actually the laws regarding that weren't even in place on a federal level until the late 80s, and legal grey market imports occurred due to loopholes into the 90s. That car has been legal for longer than it hasn't in reality.

 

Technicalities aside, the Skyline was neither practical nor reasonable for someone to buy in '73 and would not be considered by any American in '73 as a desirable car. If it were, it would have been sold here.

 

Sorry but I scrolled through those links you posted and I MAY have liked 2 of them.



And I would agree mr2 > fiero. I was just referring to what was more prominent then.