They are neither present in the mind nor on the road: Diverse cars of the 80er years, even the very special, have disappeared in the sinking. What a pity! A little reminder.
Shoulder pads and neon leggings, MTV and the wheel of fortune, Nena and Whitney Houston - there are very different memories of the 80s. So, of the cars of this decade, only certain ones, if at all, have remained in their minds: Car fans will occasionally remember the VW Golf GTI, Audi Quattro, Ferrari Testarossa or DMC DeLorean. But there are also vehicles that have largely disappeared from the public eye but are actually still worth remembering. Five examples.
With its futuristic look, the Ford Sierra may not fit into the minds of conservative vintage enthusiasts, but early specimens are already officially certified classics with H license plates. The built from 1982 middle class had at that time a revolutionary look, especially in comparison to the edgy-conservative predecessor Taunus. Thanks to the hatchback, flush glued windows, integrated headlights and hidden cooling air openings of the Sierra reached a time remarkable cW value of 0,32. He was sort of ahead of his time, even had an "Econo" -Leuchte that showed the driver fuel-efficient driving - just like today's new cars.
The wedge-shaped Volvo 480 hit 1986 Zeitgeist and the taste of brand fans, for whom it is still the legitimate successor to the P1800 ES "Snow White's Coffin", the latter also because of its large, frameless glass tailgate. For the Swedish manufacturer, the 480 was a technical milestone, as he was the first Volvo with front-wheel drive and transverse four-cylinder engine in series. Further highlights of the Shooting-Brake from Sweden are the folding headlights, the futuristic cockpit layout and the hood made of lightweight fiberglass.
A sports coupe with V12 engine should bring BMW into the automotive elite: its world premiere celebrated the 220 kW / 300 PS strong BMW 850i at the Frankfurt IAA 1989. At the price of at least 135.000 Mark (today almost 68.000 Euro), he stood a little later at the dealer, then the most expensive model in the BMW program. With avant-garde and technical perfection, the high-priced 8er thrilled the financially potent audience. It did not matter that the 4,78 meter long two-door car loaded a hefty 2,2 tons on the scales and consumed according to standard in the city cycle about 20 liters.
Honda CRX revived the idea of 1983 small sports and fun cars. Wrapped in a wedge shape based on the bourgeois Civic and 825 kilograms, the 74 kW / 100 PS strong sports coupe was an alternative to the conventional GTI fraction of the compact class. With its high-revving 1,5-liter twelve-valve engine, the CRX brought sports car technology into the class of the little ones. A concept that came up.
A competitor from Rüsselsheim for the big Mercedes coupes? That actually happened in the 80s: the Opel Monza embodied sporting luxury from the late '70s on and, thanks to four seats, a certain practicality. The sports coupe based on the then top model, the sedan Senator. The Monza was powered by six-cylinder engines. In the top equipment line GSE 1983 gave it for the first time digital display instruments.