1. Lamborghini Countach
   Audi 5000
2. Ferrari F40
   Porsche 944

Originally sold in the '70s, the Lamborghini Countach really hit its stride with the 1982 Countach 500 S model. Unlike earlier models, the '80s Countach was jacked up with vents, more wing and extra-wide tires.

1. Toyota Tercel
   Mitsubishi Starion
2. Mazda RX-7
   Honda Accord

The Starion was one of the first cars Mitsubishi introduced. The Tredia and the Cordia were the other two models that the company tried to get into the market but the Starion was the only one that really caught on.

1. Toyota Supra
   Acura Integra
2. Ford Tempo
   Mazda RX-7

The Acura Integra was not the prettiest car on the block, but then again, most cars of the '80s weren't. It did, however, have a ticket price of under $10,000, which even adjusted for inflation was incredibly affordable.

1. Mitsubishi Starion
   Dodge Shelby
2. Buick Skylark
   AMG Hammer

The AMG Hammer was made by Aufrecht Melcher Großaspach, which is now part of Mercedes. The Hammer was a hell of a performance vehicle with a V-8 engine and 355 horsepower. It out-powered a Corvette and could hit about 180 mph.

1. Plymouth Caravelle
   Toyota Tercel
2. Toyota Celica Supra
   Jaguar XJ

The Toyota Celica Supra was one of the ultimate '80s style cars. It had flip-up headlights, remember those? Super cool. It also sported window louvers which, if you're not familiar, were essentially like metal blinds across a window to help shade you from the world.

1. Mazda 323
   Porsche 944
2. Nissan Hardbody
   Ferrari F40

The Porsche 944 offered up to 247 horsepower and was prized for being just a smooth, easy ride all around. Considering the price a Porsche goes for though, you'd expect that it had to handle as well as it looked.

1. Volvo 200
   Pontiac Fiero
2. Merku XR4Ti
   Honda CR-X

The Honda CR-X was one of those cars that everyone seemed to have for a couple of years in the '80s. It offered good fuel economy and good handling and good value. Not much else, though. But what else do you need in a hatchback?

1. Audi Quattro
   Iroc Z
2. Dodge Shelby
   Subaru Brat

The Audi Quattro wasn't available in America for very long in the '80s, only two years from '83 to '85. It was fairly prominent in other countries, though, with a number of variants that never made it stateside.

1. Nissan Hardbody
   Dodge Caravan
2. Toyota Van
   For Fairlane

The Toyota Van was not a very cleverly named vehicle, nor was it attractive in any way - it looked like a lunchbox on wheels. In Europe, they called it the Space Cruiser though, so it seemed at least semi-cool somewhere in the world.

1. Toyota Cressida
   Mazda 323
2. BMW M3
   Mercedes 190

The BMW M3 was designed to be the street-legal counterpart so they could qualify for racing because FIA rules stated Group A race cars had to have a street-legal version or else no racing was going on. So this was designed with performance in mind.

1. Dodge Stratus
   K Car
2. Citroen
   Ford Tempo

The Chrysler K Car was a dominant force on the road in the '80s and well into the '90s as well, for that matter. The K Car was Chrysler's answer to the gas crisis of the 1970s and was essentially the cheapest thing they could possibly produce. It wasn't pretty, but it worked.

1. Toyota Tercel
   Hyundai Sonata
2. Chrysler LeBaron
   Buick GNX

The Buick GNX was released in 1987 and followed up as a souped-up version of the GN which preceded it. This version was reputed to have upward of 300 horsepower but only 547 of them were actually produced.

1. Pontiac Fiero
   Chevy Camaro
2. Audi Quattro
   Buck Skylark

The Pontiac Fiero was the flashy car of choice for people who couldn't practically get a Lamborghini or a Ferrari. It was a realistic sports car that suffered from some bad PR and died after a single generation.

1. Jaguar XJ
   Volvo 200
2. Mercedes 190
   Nissan Maxima

The Mercedes 190 was an attempt by Mercedes to make a compact luxury car that was accessible to a wider customer base who maybe wasn't going to be shelling out for a Mercedes normally. It proved to be extremely popular and sold exceptionally well.

1. LeBaron
   IROC-Z
2. Hardbody
   Testarossa

The Chevy Camaro IROC-Z is still a popular car to this day because it's just a cool-looking automobile. With a V-8 engine that put out over 200 horsepower, it was the perfect car for showing off and looking cool.

1. Mazda 323
   Ford Mustang
2. Dodge Shelby
   Buick Skylark

The Buick Skylark is a pretty classic design that dates back to 1953 originally. The original designs were some very attractive cars but if we're being honest, by the time the '80s models came out, the Skylark suffered a serious cosmetic issue and were some of the least attractive cars on the road.

1. Taurus
   Fairlane
2. Explorer
   Thunderbird

The Ford Taurus may look like a relic of the '80s today, but it was pretty cutting edge in terms of design at the time. It wasn't meant to be super sexy, just an economical family sedan that got you from home to work and back, and it did the job well.

1. DeLorean DMC-12
   Dodge Omni Shelby GLH
2. Buick Grand National GNX
   Jaguar XJ

The Dodge Omni was kind of a boxy, ugly car. The Shelby GLH was something else, though. To start, GLH literally stood for "goes like hell." And there was also a GLHS model that stood for "goes like hell s'more." That's a bold name for a car.

1. Ford Thunderbird
   Subaru Brat
2. Ferrari F40
   Mercedes 190

The Ferrari F40 had an insane 478 horsepower, which blows almost every car that came before it out of the water. It also has that unmistakable sporty look to it few other car designers could ever hope to match. Nothing looks like a Ferrari.

1. Ferrari Testarossa
   Porsche 980
2. Mazda RX-7
   Lamborghini Countach

The Ferrari Testarossa looks like the classic '80s sports car, but for a time it was actually trash-talked pretty openly for being too '80s. The side strakes on the doors were mocked for making the car look like a souped-up cheese grater.

1. Mitsubishi Four Runner
   Nissan Hardbody
2. Chrysler LeBaron
   Dodge Durango

The Nissan/Datsun Hardbody was meant to be a sporty-looking little truck that was less about being a work vehicle and more about being something fun to drive. It had very little power -- only about 100 horsepower -- but at least it looked good.

1. Fairmont
   Taurus
2. Fiero
   Tempo

The Ford Tempo was a popular model in its day and actually managed to stay in the top 10 selling automobiles in the country for every single year of its production run, often also cracking the top 5.

1. Dodge Rampage
   Plymouth Caravelle
2. Plymouth Acclaim
   Dodge Grand Caravan

The Plymouth Caravelle was Plymouth's first front-wheel-drive sedan and also an import from Canada, which had the model two years before it rolled in stateside. In fairness, though, the car wasn't ever super popular thanks to its rather unappealing appearance.

1. Mazda 323
   Mitsubishi Gallant
2. Volkswagon Golf
   Volvo 200

The Volvo 200 is a pretty recognizable vehicle and seemed to be everywhere in the '80s. They were so well built that they're one of the few cars from back then that are often still roadworthy all these years later.

1. Chevy Tahoe
   Ford Mustang SSP
2. Ford Taurus
   Ford Crown Victoria

The Ford Mustang SSP was the "special service package" that Ford produced for law enforcement. You could also get a standard Ford Mustang GT that performed just about as well and sported a V-8 engine for helping you outrun the cops in the other model.

1. Nissan Maxima
   Ford Taurus
2. Honda Accord
   Audi 5000

Saying "I'm Audi 5000" means you are on your way out the door. LL Cool J claims to have coined the term, but since "Audi" sounds like "outtie" or just saying "I'm out" we may never know who originated the phrase.

1. Chevy Camaro
   Ford Mustang
2. Ford Thunderbird
   Dodge Ram

The Ford Thunderbird is one of Ford's most iconic models and begann production in the 1950s. During the '80s, the Thunderbird was a vehicle made to perform and had a variety of options that included a V-8 engine for those who wanted some real thunder.

1. Jeep Cherokee
   Dodge Durango
2. Ford Explorer
   Dodge Ram

The Jeep Cherokee came onto the scene in 1984 and was built for people who wanted some rough and tumble off-roading action. It successfully straddled the line between a powerful 4x4 and a family vehicle that appealed to a wide array of consumers.

1. Toyota Cressida
   Subaru Brat
2. Mazda 323
   Dodge Rampage

The Dodge Rampage looked like more compact El Camino with that little flatbed in the back. It didn't offer a ton of power and, for better or worse, it didn't really appeal to consumers either. It only lasted a few years before being ditched.

1. Mazda 323
   Volvo 200
2. Honda Accord
   Hyundai Excel

The Mazda 323 was an all-wheel-drive powerhouse of a car that was well-suited as a rally car or a family vehicle for the family that loved having some punch in their car. It could go 0 to 60 in just under 9 seconds.

1. Honda Odyssey
   Chrysler Pacifica
2. Dodge Grand Caravan
   Kia Sedona

The Dodge Grand Caravan is somewhat credited with the death of the station wagon as the popular family car that could haul the kids and the luggage on vacation. And when you think about it, how often do you ever see a station wagon these days?

1. Mazda RX-7
   Jaguar XJ
2. Mercedes 190
   Toyota Celica Supra

It's not unfair to say that the Mazda RX-7 was a more affordable Porsche, because Mazda specifically took design points from the Porsche when creating the RX-7. Essentially it was designed toward the end of being a cheap Porsche knock off.

1. Ford Probe
   Subaru Brat
2. Mazda Scrum Wagon
   Diahatsu Charade

The Subaru Brat had a very weird name to match its very weird look. Another one of those almost-truck cars, it had little power under the hood and didn't offer much aside from an unusual look and that super weird name.

1. Mitsubishi Starion
   BMW M3
2. Pontiac Fiero
   Jaguar XJ

The Jaguar XJ had an elegant look to compliment a high-performance vehicle, but it's also a bit dated by today's standards. This is the sort of car your grandfather drove if he had a decent amount of cash to burn in the middle of the decade.

1. Tempo
   Cressida
2. Tercel
   Taurus

The Tercel was another of those iconic '80s cars that seemed to be on every road for the entire decade. It was Toyota's first front-wheel drive vehicle and was pretty low-powered overall, but at least it was reliable.

1. Hyundai Excel
   Nissan Maxima
2. Toyota Cressida
   Ford Tempo

There wasn't a lot to remember about Hyundai in the 1980s, but the Excel was a popular model if for no other reason than the fact it cost under $5000. Thanks to that irresistible price tag, they sold nearly 168,000 units in 1985 alone.

1. Mercury Cougar
   Ford Taurus
2. Honda Accord
   Hyundai Elantra

The Honda Accord first showed up in the late '70s and has been a pretty popular car model ever since. it's not popular for being supercharged or super sexy, it just clicked with drivers because it handled reliably and was a decent price.

1. Nissan Maxima
   Ford Taurus
2. Dodge Stratus
   Buick Skylark

The Nissan Maxima was also marketed as the Datsun Maxima and is still marketed today. In the 1980s it was a lot blockier and boxier than the current models of course, but it also had the same power under the hood as the Ford Mustang, so that was pretty good.

1. Audi Quattro
   Toyota Corolla
2. Hyundai Elantra
   Toyota Cressida

The Toyota Cressida, which was inspired by the Shakespeare play "Troilus and Cressida," was sort of like a Supra and larger than the Camry. It was manufactured into the early '90s then it was dropped from production.

1. Toyota Celica
   Lamborghini Countach
2. DeLorean
   Iroc Z

The DeLorean DMC-12 is not just the most iconic car of the '80s, it's one of the most iconic cars of all time thanks to the movie "Back to the Future" and the fact the car itself was a wildly exotic-looking aluminum beast with gull-wing doors and a crazy backstory about its development.