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!
Comments
VW SP2. In terms of looks it is a stunner, but when it comes to performance, it is as slow as a beetle
Toyota Celica
VVTL-i with an LSD? GT-4? Bihh pleeaaaaa
Ferrari 400i
But i’d buy one just for looks!
Daft Punk’s electroma?
My dads Seat i thought it has like 150bhp but when i took a look it had 60bhp…
Third gen Camaro for sure.
Audi tt
My Jetta is faster than some of the TTs in my area 😂
That ugly mercedes slk chrysler crossfire thingy
Pruis
Hyundai Veloster. Proper POS
I think you mean Hyundai The Lobster. Yeah those 1.6s even the turbos aren’t very fast and aftermarket on them isn’t as good as other hot hatches like the FoST an GTI
Not a bad car, it is fast if you get the turbo, that’s a 2004 GTI killer…
Plymouth Prowler