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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SimpleG

Aston Martin DB9, I tought it would do mid 3’s 0-60 but it actually does it in 4.7 secs. Also BMW 850 is very slow

03/30/2016 - 15:26 |
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Julien Dumartinet

In reply to by SimpleG

How is 4.7s slow ? Not every super car is doing 0-60 in 2s

03/30/2016 - 19:11 |
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The Stig's Mazda Loving Cousin
03/30/2016 - 15:40 |
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The Stig's Mazda Loving Cousin

Or…

03/30/2016 - 15:41 |
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Ian m

Stancenation prius

03/30/2016 - 15:50 |
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Griffin Mackenzie

Mustangs…

03/30/2016 - 15:51 |
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Anonymous

When I was 5 I was really into these lol.

03/30/2016 - 15:56 |
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Dan Shariff

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

That thing looks like a bucket

03/30/2016 - 18:14 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

When i was a kid that used to look like a BULLET for me. I know that feel bro.

03/30/2016 - 19:23 |
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Anonymous

Opel Speedster, dosent even reach 200 bhp

03/30/2016 - 15:57 |
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Niko Portokalis

S2000

03/30/2016 - 15:59 |
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Anonymous

Subaru XV Crosstrek, my civic is faster than it.

03/30/2016 - 16:02 |
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Aidan Graham

2003 Toyota celica…

03/30/2016 - 16:02 |
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