After that, 100 series train-cars were introduced in 1985, and as the competitiveness of the Tokaido Shinkansen line was enhanced by the inauguration of JR Tokai in 1987, new train-cars, the '21000 series Kintetsu train-car,' were introduced for the Kintetsu limited expresses in 1988.
その後、100系車両の投入（1985年）とJR東海の発足（1987年）による東海道新幹線の競争力強化を受けて、1988年に近鉄特急も新型車両「近鉄21000系電車」を投入した。