15: Nissan NX2000
The whirlwind of emotion that was Nissan around this time period created some of the most memorable cars around. The NX2000 was an underutilized car, with a steady platform that offered plenty of room to build on. The short wheelbase made the car zip around corners as a much more expensive sports car would. The T-Tops in the roof gave the NX2000 a very unique look that you didn’t see on a lot of compact sports cars at the time.

Perhaps the off-putting design is part of the reason that the car didn’t sell very well. Nevertheless, the NX2000 is a unique sports car that most enthusiasts have forgotten about. The design was one of the most interesting conceptions to come out of the decade, and there hasn’t been a car like it since.