21. Porsche 959
The Porsche 959 is one of the fastest, most advanced, and technologically complex supercars of the ‘80s. The 959 was a super Porsche in every way, not only by design but also by performance and price. It was the perfect blend of racing experience with the latest technology. When they added turbocharging, drivers got everything in one car with the 959.
Porsche presented it in 1987 and the 959 had a 3.0-liter turbocharged flat-six engine with 450 HP. All that power went to all four wheels over its intelligent AWD system, the first of its kind for Porsche. The car was also equipped with traction control, ABS, and a host of electronic systems to help the driver.
Although all this is standard in most new cars today, it was space-age technology in the late ‘80s. Also, the performance of this technological tour de force was astonishing. A 0 to 60 mph sprint was possible in just 3.7 seconds.