Most of those early cases happened because people had to make do with what they had in the late 1980s and early 1990s when the import performance boom started to take shape. Instead of hot-rodding regular American cars, younger groups played with vehicles made in Japan or given to them by older brothers. Compacts from Toyota, Nissan, and Honda fit the bill because they were cheap and reliable, especially the stripped-down versions of the basic models, which seemed to last forever and had low starting prices. One of the most well-known cars then was the Honda Civic CX hatchback with a 1.5L engine and 70 horsepower. In order to increase their fuel economy, manufacturers sacrificed comfort by reducing the size and number of standard features.
