1982 Ford Mustang 5.0 VS 1990 Lexus LS 400

1982 Ford Mustang 5.0
Would hot-rodding and/or street racing have survived the 1990s without the 5.0-liter Mustang?
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1990 Lexus LS 400
A brilliant luxury car that bested the Germans in several ways for a lot less money. It invented a brand and reinvented a genre.
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