It's not too powerful to only be fun on a circuit, either. It's a true classic in the Japanese sports car world, and one that in many ways is a lightly-disguised rally monster. The most recent ...

These five Japanese mid-engine sports cars had all the right ingredients to become iconic but ultimately slid into obscurity due to corporate decisions and the financial climate of their era.

That said, Japanese law enforcement agencies have previously dallied with parade-ready sports cars, as examples of the Nissan GT-R, Subaru WRX STI, FD-generation Mazda RX-7, and first-generation ...

and handled like a proper European sports car, so it quickly became iconic. It was produced from 1967 to 1970 in only 351 units, and today, it's one of the most sought-after Japanese classic cars.

a sports car, or the front half of a pickup truck. It boasted only 90 horsepower and, ultimately, crawled into oblivion, along with the Samurai, as one of the worst Japanese cars ever made.