The 50 Greatest Japanese Sports Cars

The Land of the Rising Sun has given us many, many great sports cars. These are the 50 best.

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By Carter Jung

From Pokemon to PlayStation to Pochacco to pixilated pr0n, the Japanese have turned out some wild and crazy shit. And as the sole nation to receive the blunt end of the atomic stick, it’s amazing how they’ve managed to rise from the radioactive ashes and become the purveyors of all things cool. Nowhere else is that more apparent than in the field of animated films featuring tentacle-y appendages. Gross.

A close second for sukebes, but a first for the rest of you normal people, is the Japanese sports car. With time and a whole lot of engineering, Japanese manufacturers grew from their humble roots as an alternative to high priced European makes and models and transcended Coach bag status to become the benchmark in automotive technologies and trends. What the Japanese did to erotic films pales in comparison to what they did to the four-wheeled form. So before you pervs think about pointing your browser to god-knows-where on the Internet, thanks to all of our hentai allegories, peep this list of the 50 Greatest Japanese Sports Cars in Japanese History. Your (overworked) pop-up blocker will thank you for it.

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50. Honda CR-Z

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49. Suzuki Swift Sport

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48. Mitsubishi FTO

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47. Toyota MR-S

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45. Mazdaspeed3

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44. Honda Civic SiR Hatchback

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43. Mazda RX-8

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39. Honda S600

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37. Toyota Supra

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36. Mitsubishi 3000GT VR-4

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35. Toyota MR2 Turbo

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34. Honda CRX Si

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33. Mitsubishi Eclipse

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Toyota Celica All-Trac

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31. Nissan 350Z

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30. Honda Civic Type R Hatchback

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29. Toyota Corolla

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28. Nissan Silvia

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27. Acura Integra Type R

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26. Mazda RX-3

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25. Nissan 370Z

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24. Honda S2000

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23. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII

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22. Mazda RX-7

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21. Datsun 2000

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20. Mazda MX-5 Miata

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19. Subaru WRX STI

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18. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X

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17. Subaru WRX STI

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16. Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34)

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15. Mazda RX-7

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14. Nissan Skyline GT-R (R33)

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12. Datsun 510

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11. Nissan 300ZX

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10. Toyota Supra

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9. R35 Nissan GT-R

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8. Lexus LFA

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7. Nissan Skyline GT-R (PGC10)

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5. Subaru WRX STI

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4. Toyota 2000GT

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3. Nissan Skyline GT-R (R32)

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2. Acura NSX

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1. Nissan 240Z

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