The 1970s

1970–1979

The fuel crisis of 1973 and new safety and emissions rules made the 1970s hard for fast cars. Yet the decade produced the wedge-shaped Lamborghini Countach, the rally-bred Lancia Stratos and, in 1975, the first turbocharged Porsche 911.

Mid-engined layouts spread from exotic cars to smaller ones such as the Fiat X1/9.

Maserati BoraMaserati · 1971–1978De Tomaso PanteraDe Tomaso · 1971–1992BMW 3.0 CSLBMW · 1972–1975Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7Porsche · 1972–1973Fiat X1/9Fiat · 1972–1989Ferrari 365 GT4 BBFerrari · 1973–1984Lancia Stratos HF StradaleLancia · 1973–1978Lamborghini CountachLamborghini · 1974–1990Ferrari 308 GTBFerrari · 1975–1985Porsche 911 Turbo (930)Porsche · 1975–1989Porsche 924Porsche · 1976–1988Lotus EspritLotus · 1976–2004Porsche 928Porsche · 1977–1995Aston Martin V8 VantageAston Martin · 1977–1989BMW M1BMW · 1978–1981Mazda RX-7 (SA/FB)Mazda · 1978–1985