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
Saturn sunfire
That’s a Pontiac
Lexus Sc430
2010 Audi A3 Cabriolet 1.6… 0-60 in 12.7 seconds.
I cri everytim.
It is not supposed to be fast. Key words: 1.6 cabriolet
Well, it’s a 1.6 engine, so it’s not really supposed to be fast…! :P
If it had at least the 2.0 engine, it would be a lot better! ;)
Non turbo version.
IROC-Z Camaro. I love Camaros but that one was underpowered and slow.
suzuki swift
it was by the name
Lol, this one is funny because I owned one.
Nissan GT-R R35 (jk)
Subaru FT86 chassis (GT86, BR-Z, FRS)
Seriously guys the R35 was a joke, I’m not trying to start a shitstorm
GT 86 is slow AF couldn’t keep up with my stock 16 year old mk1 Leon Cupra which I bought it for 500 pounds. To this day I wondered how that guys face must have looked like after loosing to car 50 times cheaper and 15 years older :D
When I was little, I used to think that the Mustang II was fast.
This thing
Savage