If you’re anything like us, your memory’s a little hazy for the last 25 years. You’re confident you got married at some point, and you’re pretty sure you had kids, but outside of that, time flew by and you don’t know where it went. But the cars of the last 25 years…oh yes, you remember those. And so does SCCA partner Hagerty.
(What is Hagerty, the Official Insurance Partner of the SCCA®, doing creating automotive content? Fact is, Hagerty does more than offer specialty automotive insurance. The company covers you during track days, transport, and more – including content on hagerty.com/media and via its Drivers Club magazine. Find out more on Hagerty’s website.)
In a recent article, Hagerty’s editors compiled a list of the most memorable cars of the last 25 years, and while you can’t remember what you had for dinner last night, you’ll recall each and every vehicle in this article.
“The idea [for the article] came to us when we looked at the calendar and realized the 21st century was a quarter finished,” the article reads. “Here’s what happened next: We each wrote down our own list of the vehicles we thought met the criteria for inclusion. The criteria were pretty relaxed: The vehicle had to be in production for at least one model year between 2000 and 2025. And, well, that’s it. We applied no mass metrics, leaving it up to the individual list makers to champion their selections. We combined all those lists into one really long list, and then the Zoom staff meetings began.”
Discussions, debates, and arguments later, and the listing was complete.
So what’s on the list? A lot of awesomeness, and some not-so-great vehicles. This is, after all, a listing of the most memorable cars, not the best cars.
For the entire listing, as well as explanations as to why these vehicles made Hagerty’s list of the most memorable cars of the last 25 years, you’ll need to read the article, but we’ll give you a preview in bullet-point format of the ones that caught our eye:
- 1999-2006 BMW 3 Series E46
- 1997-2004 Chevrolet Corvette C5
- 2014-2019 Chevrolet Corvette C7
- 2020+ Chevrolet Corvette C8
- 1999-2016 Dodge Viper ACR
- 2015-2023 Dodge Charger Hellcat
- 2005 -2006 Ford GT
- 2005-2014 Ford Mustang
- 2000-2009 Honda S2000
- 2017-2021 Honda Civic Type R FK8
- 2009-2025 Nissan GT-R
- 1999-2005 Porsche 911 GT3 996
- 2002-2007 Subaru WRX
- 2013-2021 Toyota 86/Scion FR-S/Subaru BRZ
And, of course:
- 2000+ Mazda Miata (NB, NC, ND)
We’ve only listed 15 cars, so there’s obviously more on the list – cars you’ll remember, although your thoughts might not be as fond as they are for the vehicles listed above.
Check out the article to read all about it. Trust us, it’s a fun trip down memory lane.
Photo courtesy Hagerty
