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

On the Apex

VW SP2. In terms of looks it is a stunner, but when it comes to performance, it is as slow as a beetle

03/30/2016 - 14:28 |
13 | 0
Gurminder Bains

Toyota Celica

03/30/2016 - 14:28 |
1 | 1

VVTL-i with an LSD? GT-4? Bihh pleeaaaaa

03/31/2016 - 01:20 |
1 | 0
Christopher Mckenna Jr.

Ferrari 400i

03/30/2016 - 14:29 |
10 | 1

But i’d buy one just for looks!

03/30/2016 - 15:58 |
17 | 0

Daft Punk’s electroma?

04/01/2016 - 04:42 |
0 | 0
LittleFun

My dads Seat i thought it has like 150bhp but when i took a look it had 60bhp…

03/30/2016 - 14:29 |
3 | 0
Alex P

Third gen Camaro for sure.

03/30/2016 - 14:29 |
4 | 0
Francisco 5

Audi tt

03/30/2016 - 14:31 |
1 | 0

My Jetta is faster than some of the TTs in my area 😂

03/30/2016 - 15:48 |
0 | 0
Anonymous

That ugly mercedes slk chrysler crossfire thingy

03/30/2016 - 14:32 |
1 | 0
JuanZ

Pruis

03/30/2016 - 14:33 |
2 | 2
Ed Ocampo

Hyundai Veloster. Proper POS

03/30/2016 - 14:33 |
47 | 3

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

03/30/2016 - 15:39 |
10 | 0

Not a bad car, it is fast if you get the turbo, that’s a 2004 GTI killer…

04/01/2016 - 15:00 |
0 | 0
Parker Benner

Plymouth Prowler

03/30/2016 - 14:34 |
7 | 0

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