Pure fun and joy behind the wheel, in a compact sports car, like an Audi TT or BMW Z3. The Japanese were great with this concept. Remember the Toyota MR2, the Mazda RX-7 or even the Subaru SVR?

Here are the top 10 Japanese sports cars of the ’90s. The Nissan 240SX had 155 HP ... but in the early 1990s that was quite portly. In 1990, Toyota’s little mid-engine sports coupe grew ...

The 90s was a huge era for Japanese grey imports ... tyres and small 14-inch wheels compared with more modern sports cars. Toyota’s own early heritage model lacks power steering, though later ...