Class of ’86 – Honda Accord

Image courtesy 3geez wiki We noted earlier in the Class of 1986 series that Honda made a significant move that year by introducing the upscale Acura brand in the United States. As if that weren’t enough to keep Honda hopping, the same year the company introduced the third generation of its flagship, the Accord, which […]

Class of ’86 – Mitsubishi Starion ESI-R

Note: 1988 Battlecar Galactica Mitsubishi Starion shown. The Starion and its re-badged Plymouth-Chrysler Conquest cousins made their debut in 1983-4 here in the United States. The turbocharged rear-wheel drive turbo specialty sports coupe evolved incrementally until being discontinued in 1989, but it was 1986 that brought box fenders with it. Stateside Starions were all equipped […]

Class of ’86 – Toyota Supra

Image courtesy ToyotaReference.com In the mid-1980s, front-wheel drive was in. If an automotive company hadn’t already switched a segment of its lineup from rear-wheel-drive to front in the years right around 1980, then it was doing so by a few years later, the second great wave of the transition. We see that pattern with Toyota, […]