Cars of Generation X
The 1990's witnessed some of the best cars from a time when the auto-industry finally figured it out. The Mazda Miata is just one example of a new reliable fun. Its manual transmission was precise enough to control the little four-cylinder engine. It was the best-selling sports car of its time.
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| Mazda Miata |
By the middle of the decade the country was into a record run of prosperity in a service economy spun off by a new technology and investment in the stock market. The auto industry grew steadily except for dips in 1991 and 1998 and high end luxury cars lead the way.
Mercedes brought performance back to the market. Two-seaters were less sports-car like and by the late 1990's the SL600 was a 4500 pound luxo-crusier with a 389-hp 6.0 liter V-12 engine. It could do 0 to sixth in 5.9 seconds and reach speeds in excess of 150 mph.
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| 1990 Mercedes 300SL |
The BMW Z3 went on sale in spring of 1996 amid hype from a cameo in the James Bond movie "Golden Eye." Demand became greater for the Z3 than the Mercedes or Porsche Boxter in the roadster reemergence market of the middle 1990's. And the Z3 was produced in the newly opened South Carolina factory which was the world headquarters for production of this model.
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| BMW Z3 |
Suv's began to sell like crazy and auto makers rallied all their forces to get them to dealer lots. By 1999 this category was getting almost as many sales as passenger cars: 8.2 to 8.75 million.
Resources:
http://www.hagerty.com/articles-videos/Articles/2011/12/13/The-Generation-X-Top-40-The-1990s
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/sports-cars6.htm
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