![]() ![]() It was powered by either a twin-rotary 13B or a tri-rotor 20B engine. Although the car was focused on luxury, it still packed serious performance. It also came with a futuristic, digital dashboard that spanned the entire width of the dashboard. Produced under Mazda’s Luxury brand, Eunos, the JC series Cosmo was the first mass-produced car to feature GPS navigation and a touchscreen through which most of the car’s functions could be accessed. Yes, you hear that about almost every Japanese car from that era, but it’s true. ![]() Typical for most Japanese, flagship models of the early 1990s, the Mazda Eunos Cosmo was one of the most advanced cars of its time. In both cases, the 0 to 60 mph (97 km/h was achieved in the low-seven-second range. The second generation relied on a 2.5-liter V-6 that put out 165 horsepower (121 kilowatts) and 160 pound-feet (217 Nm). At the top of the range for the first generation sat the MX-6 Turbo, which put out 145 horsepower (108 kilowatts) and 190 pound-feet (258 Nm) from a 2.2-liter, turbo-four. Most notably, the model came with an advanced, all-wheel-steering system, called 4WS. Although representing a lower echelon of sporty cars, the MX-6 boasted some advanced, for the time, tech. Despite the two generations of Mazda’s coupe bearing awful resemblance to the aforementioned models from Nissan, they featured a much less inspiring, front-wheel-drive layout with a variety of transversely-mounted inline-four and V-6 engines. In Europe, the first generation was known as the 626 Coupe. If you want something that looks like an R32 Skyline or an S15 Silvia (from a distance), look no further than the Mazda MX-6. In North America, the Gloria was sold as Infiniti M45 where it packed a 344-horsepower, 4.5-liter V-8 with a five-speed automatic, allowing for a 5.5-second sprint to 60 mph (97 km/h). Sadly, the only transmission was a four-speed automatic. The RB25-equipped Gloria also came with all-wheel drive. In this guise, the Gloria produced 260 horsepower and 239 pound-feet (324 Nm). The internally-dubbed Y34 model came with a variety of powertrain options, but the most interesting one is the RB25 DET-equipped model. Technically, the Gloria nameplate dates back to 1959, but it is the eleventh generation that hides interesting features under its unassuming, sedan body. With that said, the Nissan Gloria, known in North America as the Infiniti M45, is a luxury sedan from the late 1999s that is hardly on the enthusiast radar. Although Nissan is, nowadays, known for making mediocre, economy cars, its performance-oriented models have always been something to behold, even if their production run can be a bit long. ![]()
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