2. Aston Martin Volante V8
The Aston Martin V8 model was outdated in the 80’s because they first showed this shape in the early 70’s. It was in the form of the Aston Martin DBS. Back then, Aston Martin was an even smaller car company than it is now, so they produced far fewer cars.
Flirting with bankruptcy, Aston had a hard time introducing new models every few years. The basic shape and technology of the V8 model proved competent, so they decided to keep it in production as long as possible. They produced this model until 1989. The mid 80’s convertible version was the Volante and it was Aston’s pride and joy. It came with a bespoke interior, carefully sculpted lines and a powerful V8 engine with 5.3-liters of displacement.
Over the years, Aston changed the power outputs of this engine to comply with regulations, but the power was always close to 300 HP. In 1985, Aston introduced fuel injection to replace the carburetors, so the power rose to 315 HP, which helped improve its performance.
The 1985 Volante V8 in the convertible version could accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in just 5.8 seconds and in the comfort and luxury of all Aston Martins. The secret to its performance was not the power, but the high torque output which launched the heavy convertible from low RPMs. As with all Aston Martins, this car was expensive and exclusive, so they made just under 1,000 cars in each series.