Toyota Soarer/ Chaser

Look at the Z30 Series Soarer and you may mistake it for a bulbous, boring product of old-style Japanese car making. Well it isn’t. Twin-turbo JZZ versions, especially later models with 220kW, are quick cars yet at current prices they rate as absolute bargains. V8 SC400s and older 3.0-litre turbos almost always cost less than $8000 and even late-1990s cars in excellent condition struggle to reach $12,000. Need a four-door with plenty of grunt and gear? Try a Chaser. X100 versions produce the accredited Japanese 206kW [230-250kW available with no effort] and come laden with features, all for around $20,000. They might look like an Avalon but go like a Supra.

Soarer 1984-90 $8665 [3] Soarer 2.5T 1991-93 $8015 [8] Soarer 2.5 T 1994-97 $16,165 [6] Soarer SC300 $6400 [7] Soarer SC400 $6380 [26] Chaser 1993-97 $17,710 [7] Chaser/Mark 2 1998-01 $22,475 [12]