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.

Neil Winn

30 Mar 2016

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

Pontiac fiero

Me too

Any 70s or 80s GM car with a 305.

I have one,and yes

148bhp

That’s why you had to get the ones with a 455 👍👌

My kia

Stock Supra

SAVAGE

You mean the N/A Supra. The stock Supra Turbo isn’t slow at all.

For real? Or sarcasm?

I love Supras, but I gotta agree here LOL.

UGHHHHHHHHHH KILL IT WITH FIRE.

Ew a wild ricer kill it with rust

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.