A modern day hachiroku

[Apolan]

Oh c mon guys, cant really say that Scooby is a hachi successor. its a completely different car. Though i agree that it is bang for buck when searching for preformance.

That bimmer comes close, but it is neither lightweight, nor it has a smal high-rev fourbanger stashed under the bonnet. On top of everything it is pretty expensive.

Mazda seems to be the closest now w/ the new Miata. Its FR,greatly balanced, great engine and transmision, it has LSD, it is incredebly light (considering it is a muuch bigger car now) - has a sexy design and on top of everything its pretty afordable to. But miata is miata, its a legendary roadster w/ a spirit of its own.

Kabura looks to zoom-zoom for my taste, and its also said to have a v6 no?

I mean really, the basics of fun-cheap-preformance motoring, that were so popular in past decades now are completely gone. The market is flodded w/ FF hot hatches. but sport FR-s can only be had for alot of money.

Hachiroku for its day , it was masterpiece of engeneering, simple, light, fun to drive, pretty sexy/attractive - and preatty cheap. Why not make such a car again? IMHO a good example would be if Honda made a DC2 integra to be FR. Its light, k20 is great, has lsd, supreme suspension and overall mechanics, very atractive and still cheaper than most hot hatches out today.