Gotta love Doug. Makes a video about achieving his lifetime dream and then it’s back to business as usual. One of the few successful KZfaqrs to always remain humble.

I always like the Ford Cosworth RS Sierra. Its a super cool 80s performance car that everyone has forgotten about for some reason which is surprising considering that if you wanted to win a touring car championship anywhere in the mid to late 80s, it was the car you had to have.

I get that the 959 is not on the list, but the 911 Turbo of the 80s (930 series with the iconic 3.3l Turbo flat-six) is THE ultimate and most iconic Porsche of the 80s and definetly would deserve a spot on this list (and probably a very high ranking spot).

The Renault 5 Turbo 2 is a awesome 80's car. The Lancia is iconic, great list Doug.

Honorable mention to the 1989 Honda Civic CRX SiR, with the legendary B16A engine. That thing produced 100 hp for each liter displaced, an impressive figure for naturally aspirated engines even by today's standards.

I’d say the 80’s Toyota MR2 is a great sports car too. Had one for a few years, so underrated and it’s a blast to drive. Lightweight, mid-engine RWD manual (same engine as the original AE86), revs to 7500 rpm, with optional open T-top roof and optional supercharger, tons of fun 😊 The Lancia Delta Integrale is a nice choice on the list too

2:05 BMW Z1 3:00 Peugeot 205 GTI 4:27 Audi Quattro 5:34 Nissan Skyline GTR 6:48 E30 BMW M3 8:05 Dodge Omni GLHS 9:40 Buick Grand National 11:07 Lancia Delta Integrale 12:59 Vector W8 14:03 Ferrari 288 GTO 15:35 Lamborghini Countach 16:45 Ferrari F40

For some reason when I was growing up, the Testarosa captured my imagination way more than the F40 did.

Thank you so much for calling out the foxbody Mustang as a favorite car of that era. I'm the original owner of my '91 5.0 and I've taken care of it, it's nice. To this day, every time I get in it and fire it up, I half giggle to myself knowing how much fun I'm about to have. The Cobra was a 1993 model year only. I want one.

It's great to see the name of my beloved hometown PRAHA (Prague) on Doug's T-shirt ❤️ I've thought he wears just T-shirts with cars 😀 I wish one day Doug will come to Czechia and make a review of Skoda or the supercar Praga.

I liked my '87 Toyota Supra Turbo. Also always liked the '87 Toyota Trueno AE86, which was out in the 80's and way cooler than half the cars on this list.

The Lancia 037 is the best 80s designed car imo, such an iconic 80s design. The RS200, Renault 5 Turbo, 944 Turbo are great too.

Didn't even mention the Renault R5 Turbo's. Those cars are legendary.

Love the Miami Vice reference on the thumbnail. The 80's ROCK! Great Video Doug!

Glad you put the Buick GN on the list. I honestly thought of that first. I'm shocked the Dodge Omni is on this list, as a good friend had one and it was a HORRIBLE beater. I still want a z31 300ZX. I very much was in fear of any black and white Fox Body Mustang, knowing full well they could be behind me with the red lights flashing at any second.

Who else fell in love with the Countach when watching the "Cannonball Run" movies as a kid?

Love those random videos where Doug lectures us on other topics beside the cars reviews. BTW, you better park that Carrera GT behind you in your next videos :D

Surprised the 959 didn't make this list. I don't think it's obscure to car people, especially when you know about its link to the Show and Display rule.

Glad to see the 5.0 make it on the list. For me, 1986 was a milestone year that signaled the resurgence of performance for Mustangs, Camaros and Corvettes which meant performance was back for the masses and I’m glad to see the Mustang got a spot on the list.

Not exactly in 80s but few of my favorites are VW Corrado VR6, GMC Syclone and Nissan 300ZX. Anway, I love that Lancia and have always loved that design.

Ferrari Testarossa is iconic and should have been on the list. The Toyota MR2 and Honda CR-X should have been as well. Crazy good fun cars. Not a Porsche fan, but the 959 was the supercar that ushered in what Porsche would later aspire to.

Loved the video. All the childhood dreams in one clip :) Honorable mention of some British cars from the era: Lotus Esprit Turbo and Aston Martin Virage / V8 Vantage Zagato

I remember getting an F40 Hot Wheels car when I was 2 or 3 years old, and 30+ years later it's still the first car that comes to mind when I think of supercars.

Love the Sunday chats above all your other content! Keep ‘em coming!

The Testatossa was really the ultimate 80s car. Wild styling, actually came out in the 80s (unlike the Countach), big V12, great historic name. I love the 288 and the F40, but neither really scream "1980s!" like the Testarossa did.

Shame you didn’t include the Lotus Turbo Esprit. Thinking that some of the other cars could have easily lost their place for the Turbo Esprit. It was head to head with the Ferrari 308 back then.

The one everyone forgets is the Vauxhall Lotus Carlton. The legendary Ford Sierra Cosworth had around 200bhp, the Carlton had, I believe, 377bhp.

For me the 959 has to be top 5, but then I think because of the import restrictions, it was much better known and understood by Europeans. I would also put the Contach at 1. Simply because it kinda defined the eighties, I also prefer the 288 over the F40 which I was never a great fan of. The Hot Hatch thing was great, I had quite a few and all were great fun

need a top 10 for each decade!!

Porsche 959 is too low volume and obscure, but Vector makes the list? Come on! I love the Vector, but the 959 and the F40 literally had the best performance the 80’s had to offer! Great video as always, and I enjoyed watching, but snubbing my favorite all time car? I just had to say something.

Glad you included the 205GTi, I rented the 1.9 version for a weekend in the late 80s and it was the most fun I've ever had driving a car.

What! No Porsche 930 Turbo??? That was one of the most significant and desired '80's performance cars 🤯

I would've included Porsche 911 Turbo, and probably Lotus Esprit Turbo, excluding pseudocars like the Vector W8, and some other cars

The Buick GN is an unbelievable car that I would love to own!

Doug: The Integrale is a car I've always been afraid at the cost of maintaining it. Also Doug: THIS, it MY Porsche Carrera GT. :)

One of your top most interesting vids IMO , Doug!! Thanks!

Great video Doug !!my personal favorite made your number 6 slot Buick Grand National absolutely a beast especially 1986-1987 the last 2 years just looks sinister!! Looks plain evil like it wants to come out ,and fight !! Absolutely loved your review on it !! Kind of though you might pick one up for your garage!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻💯💯

Carroll Shelby was involved in creating the GLH too. He wanted to make it faster which led to the GLHS.

Glad you mentioned the RX-7. I had the second gen model and loved how it drove, even with manual steering. A very accessible sport coupe in that era, and the accessibility of something that cool made it special.

Love these videos Doug!

great review as always. The dodge omni. In the uk we had this as a talbot horizon. and the powerful one was the sunbeam lotus.

First gen GTI was my first car. That and Ozark back/gravel roads were the best education.

I'm actually surprised there wasn't at least a mention of the DMC DeLorean. Although prob not one of your top 12, I think it was a truly iconic sports car of the 80s

Just Perfect, great cars and great presentation Doug DeMuro.

For me, since the 1980s performance by today's standard was meh, I'd go with a Porsche 944 turbo -- due to the handling. Arguably one of the best handling cars in history.

I feel like we’re in for a treat now that Doug has an investment. Love this content

I would switch 1 & 2 being that the Countach was the 80's Supercar, it created the definition. It was literally on every poster everywhere. Like the F40 to the 959, The Countach is iconic even there are twice as many around as the F40. It created the Testarossa to out 80s/ Supercar the Lamborghini (Boxster/Testarossa was V12 rear engine because of it)

Great vid love these

Great call on the Z1 Doug. Totally more deserving to be on a performance car list than the RUF Yellowbird, Porsche 959, or BMW M1. Those doors are worth at least 125hp…

I am glad you recognize the 300zx. I had and unfortunately wrecked my 84 Turbo. Just an amazing car with lots of features ahead of it's time.

Surprised Doug didn't mention the C4 Corvette, since I know he loves the way that they look.

Would love to see a review on #13-fox body mustang. They were one of the cars that ruled the streets in the 80s and obtainable enough where a generation of young kids wanted one. I was lucky to own 4 of them, starting with my first car as a teenager, and they hold a special place in my memories.

Happy to see the Lancia Delta Integrale included on this list. Arguably the greatest rally car of all time. Lancia won six consecutive manufacturer’s championships while they were using The Integrale, a record they may never be beaten.

I’ve asked before. Why have you never done a review on a Ferrari 288 GTO? That is the most beautiful most iconic and absolute favorite car ever!

Great list Doug, but I’m sorry but this is definitely missing the Mercedes AMG Hammer. What a cool and special car. And personally, if I wanted to add a bit of weird in here I’d include the Merkur XR4Ti, even if it’s a rebadged Sierra. It’s a weird forgotten brand attempt by Ford

Kudos for including the Buick GN on your 12 Favorites of the 80's list! Being a teen during that decade wasn't much fun as a car lover, but when the GN came out, I knew I had to have one someday, since I was already in the Buick camp driving a black '69 Skylark...great video!

AMG Hammer is a cool 80s car

We can kinda see Group B's importance reflected in this list.

Doug another great list, the 1981 280ZX turbo was a pretty great performance car and there wasn't much around 1981 that could beat that car it also had these great-looking one-year only Wheels. My best friend's father had one of the first ones produced and shockingly let us 2 eighteen-year-olds take it for a spin.

I know it'll probably never happen but I hope Doug reviews an M1 someday 🙏

Happy to see the MK1 GTI on the list. I doubt I'll ever sell mine. It still puts a big smile on my face every time I drive it even though any modern Kia will probably smoke it off the line.

Surprised he didn't mention the AMG Hammer either. Disappointed the 959 wasn't here but he explained it. Awesome list aside that

Doug, definitely I enjoy more this videos than the reviews, please don't stop making them!!!!!

My personal favorite is my 1984 corvette with a 383 stroker engine and a stick shift. The 383 really makes that car go. And the later ZR1 C4’s had pretty insane performance for its day too

As a Testarossa owner, to me the biggest missing car is the Porsche 930! (I love my car, but I'd take a 288 GTO or an F40 any day. I would also love a red 930 to go with my red TR).

18:42 The Lamborgini Yalpa looks like a car from Cyberpunk 2077

Pantera GT5? Such a sick car! A little surprised there wasn't a quick honorable mention at the end. Maybe because the original Pantera debuted in the 70s? Who knows.

Would love the same list but from the 90’s. My favorite era of sports cars. I’m sure my beloved NSX would make a spot on that list.

Such a great list Doug. You have to follow it up with 10 to 20 list of 1980’s cars. Iconic 80’s cars when you associate the 1980’s to cars also include the Red Ferrari 308 GTS ( Magnum P.I) White Ferrari Testarossa (Miami Vice) Black 1982 Pontiac Trans -Am (Knight Rider) and 1984-1987 White Corvette (The A-Team) all featured in our favorite T.V shows. They all sound great with V8 sounds when they are pushed which is part of the charm in these cars.

GLHS, Grand National, Delta and the 288 are my favorites from this list. And the SVO. I always thought the F40 looked like a kit car.

Great list, Doug. Now make more of these videos for every decade after the 80’s. Thanks!

Doug: There were no good performance cars of the 80s. Also Doug: These 80s performance cars were so awesome!!!

R5 Turbo...the most iconic 80's car

Doug's the type of guy to do a list of top 12

Great list. Much overlap with my own. Others:RS2000, AMG Hammer, Callaway Corvette, LM002

Excellent list. One great thing about this era, is that the progress from the low tech and frankly bad cars of 70's to the emergence of "modern" cars in the early 90's was also a golden era for automotive journalism. Magazines like Car and Driver, Road and Track and Automobile in the US would do these comparison tests and the differences were sometimes huge. This gave journalists great material so those seven-mid-sized-sedan-comparos were great fun to read. When big steps forward came, essentially recovering performance that had existed before emissions and fuel economy became priorities, it was just tremendously exciting. There were also huge steps forward in handling and ergonomics as well, and you could tell how excited the editors of those magazines were. I remember in 1981 when I started reading Road and Track, it was extremely difficult for American journalists to get into a Countach, BB512 or M1 at all. They seemed like half car, half myth. As global regulations aligned and it got easier to import or officially sell the top exotics, like the Testarossa, again it was tremendously exciting for the reader as the stories became more vivid.

I’m sure most of us knew what number 1 was gonna be before we even started the video 😊

Can you do this for the 90’s?

Love the fact you have your dog sitting in the Ford GT 40 in the background at the beginning!

Great list Doug. I love, love, love the Audi GT and the VW GTI, the Integrale is badass too. And of course the 288 GTO is my favorite.

BMW M1 deserved a look!

I made my own list right before watching the video and you mentioned all of them. The only one I thought about that I didn't expect you to mention is the Lotus Espirit Turbo. I just found out that the model I liked was designed by Peter Stevens, who later worked on the Mclaren F1.

Glad you mentioned the Z31. They're definitely an 80s icon in their own right.

Doug slipped in a pic of the SVO Mustang, thanks Doug! My fav 80s car I had one!

I was really hoping to see an AE86 Trueno on this list, it's one of my favorite cars of all time! Super lightweight, naturally aspirated high revving engine, rear wheel drive, its everything you need in a driver's car. I'll be waiting for the day that review comes!

How could you have possibly omitted the porsche 959?

I grew up in 80s Chryslers. My dads 85 Lazer was pretty cool. It was the top spec turbo.

Damn I remember my Dodge Omni sittin on Shnitzer rims with 2 15 inch subwoofers in a speaker box in the back with a Zeus Amp with an Alpine pullout radio & gooseneck eq-those were the days... Who also remembers the MERCURY CAPRI?

My favorite 1980's car is a 2021 gmc denali

The AMG Hammer not getting even an honorable mention is a crime. 380hp to the rear wheels in a family sedan in the mid 80's absolutely makes it the coolest car out of the 1980's by a WIDE margin.

Great list Doug and I think you made the right decisions here. I was born in the 70s and grew up in the 80s. The Grand National was the stuff of legend blowing away Mustangs and Camaros off the line. The one 80s icon I think you missed is the Porsche 930 turbo with the big whale tail. That car is iconic 80s through and through.

I've watched every I'd u have ever made on KZfaq and I love them...... Except for your collaboration vids.

The 288 didn't only evolve into the f40, they built a 288 GTO Evolution that was basically a test mule FOR the F40

No SAAB 900 SPG or Volvo 740 Turbo Wagon? I mean the Volvo ad had a Countach in it with a trailer. Coolest car ad ever!

Your timeline of automotive desirables over the decades is on point. 👌

What a coincidence. JUST as I was looking up the Ferrari Testarossa and songs from Miami Vice, Doug goes ahead and drops this list and it shows up in my algorithm.

The 288 GTO is one of the most beautiful cars ever made, it's timeless.

F40 was 80s and will likely remain my favourite car of them all. Prices are now at the silly stage but, not so long ago they were a few hundred thousand. Just the looks, from every angle. What a way for Enzo to sign out.

If I could choose to have one special supercar from the 80s I'd take a Cizeta V16T. Canepa restored one pretty well and what could be better than quad pop-up headlights and 16 cylinders :-D

Doug, in the intro you included the Ferrari F40 as a 1990's car but it was was on sale from 1987 to 1992. The reason for me why the F40 is special is that Ferrari kept it as a racing car even though it was a production car. They stripped everything out, even down to door handles, where it just had a piece of string you pulled to open the door on the inside and no carpeting because carpet added weight. I'm surprised it's sprayed red, I am sure they could have saved maybe 1KG of weight if they just left the red paint off but yeah, this is definitely one of the most special Ferrari's and one of the most special cars ever made. It's just perfect.