Many households have more than one car. Sometimes, that additional vehicle is used for smile-inducing, stress-reducing hobby driving. Often, the “fun” car needs to be easy to store and not too pricey to adopt and maintain. Here are six mostly forgotten but still affordable two-seaters from the 1990s.

1. Cadillac Allante

The Cadillac Allante model years ran from 1978 to 1993. This two-seat convertible was a front-wheel-driven, V8-powered luxury sports car designed by Pininfarina for Cadillac. The hard-top option was made of lightweight aluminum. By the end of the vehicle’s production run, the Allante had traction control, four-wheel ABS, and a built-in cellular phone.

2. Honda Del Sol

The Honda Civic Del Sol, or Del Sol, had a model year run from 1992 – 1998. It was a two-seater created upon the Honda Civic chassis of the time. It had a removable targa-top that was stowed in the trunk. It was front-wheel driven by four-cylinder engines, the most desired of which was the 1.5-liter VTEC. In 1995, Honda dropped the Civic nomenclature and called the vehicle simply the Del Sol.

3. Buick Reatta

The Reatta was a limited-run vehicle from Buick built upon a shortened Riviera chassis. Production would run from 1988 to 1991. It was a two-seater sports car motivated by a 3.8-liter V6 engine driving the front wheels. Later, model years of the Reatta became available as a convertible.

4. Toyota MR2

In 1991, the second generation of the Toyota MR2 was launched. It was a mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive sports car with a four-cylinder engine that could be outfitted with a turbo or a supercharger.

5. Chevrolet Corvette

The Chevrolet Corvette needs no introduction. It’s one of the most legendary two-seaters that dates back to the 1950s. This is the first vehicle on our list that is still in production. It’s been available with a hard-top or a convertible option. Its motivation in the 1990s came from a V8. In the early 1990s, the Corvette was in its fourth generation. Now in its eighth generation, the 1990s Corvettes have been largely forgotten.

6. BMW Z3

The BMW Z3 was offered from 1996 to 2002. It was available as a two-seater convertible or as a coupe. The rear-wheel drive Z3 was available with either a four-cylinder or six-cylinder powerplant. However, a prototype of the vehicle was shown with a V12 that never came to production fruition for the Z3.

If you’re looking for fun, affordable two-seaters, look no further than the nineties. Cadillac, Honda, Buick, Chevrolet, and BMW offer tantalizing prospects, with power from German and Japanese four-cylinder vehicles all the way up to American V8 muscle.

This article was originally published on May 12, 2020, and was updated on June 20, 2024, for freshness.