Today's community question: What slow cars have fooled you into thinking they’re fast?
Pedigree, good looks and great marketing are very persuasive tools, something which Ferrari used to great effect when promoting the Mondial.
Pedigree, good looks and great marketing are very persuasive tools, something which Ferrari used to great effect when promoting the Mondial. Featuring styling by Pininfarina, an innovative mid-engined layout and a clever monocoque chassis, you’d be forgiven for thinking that the Mondial was a proper little supercar.
Not so. With only 205bhp being produced from its 3.0-litre Tipo F106B FI V8, the Mondial had a 0-62mph time of 8.2 seconds. In other words a current BMW 320d could beat it away from the lights.
But Ferrari isn’t the only company to pull the wool over our eyes, so we want to know: What other slow cars have fooled you into thinking that they’re fast? Let us know!
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Pontiac fiero
Any 70s or 80s GM car with a 305.
My kia
Stock Supra
Hawkeye Impreza wrx sti. I thought they go like clappers, turns out as soon as they’re out of first gear they’re barely competent against a 200hp rwd car.
The ugly kill-it-with-fire Chrysler Crossfire
Third generation Chevrolet Camaro
MR2
GT86. I mean its not slow but it looks so much faster.