I was always parcial to the Suzuki Cappuccino myself.
600cc turbo DOHC 3 cylinder. FMR(front mid engined, engine in front but behind front wheels) layout, only 1,589 pounds. HUGE following in Japan. If you rebuilt these with forged internals and upped the boost. You were seeing about 160 whp which is pretty good in a 1,600 pound car. Couple that with the short wheelbase and a good set of coilovers and you have a Suzuki built Lotus Elsie
Everybody's thinking it, I'm gonna say it. Mini viper!!!!!!!