What's a car that looks fast but actually is pretty slow?

[jtvang125]

My vote goes to the Hyundai Tiburon.

I see a few of the v6 around and they look like a quick car. The v6 badge also makes it even alittle more intimidating. But if you look at the numbers it's quite slow.

2.0L I4 - 145hp @ 6000 rpm, 138 ft lb @ 4500
2.7L V6 - 173hp @ 6000 rpm, 181 ft lb @ 3800

1/4 mile @ 15.6 sec

 

[LordMorpheus]

V6 mustang, V6 camaro/firebird.
All rice.
low-end beamers and mercs.
MR2, Del Sol.

Lots of little sporty looking things that aren't actually big powerful sportscars.

Nothing wrong with that, most people would never use the performance of a ferrarri and if their sporty looking car puts a smile on their face, then it was well worth it.

 

[jhayx7]

Plymouth Prowler.

Bleh.

 

[NaOH]

MR2 NA = Slow. Turbo MR2 = Fast

 

[JulesMaximus]

Mazda Miata
Mazda RX-8

 

[tfinch2]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Mazda Miata
Mazda RX-8

But what about teh zoom zoom?

Toyota Celica as well.

Nissan 240SX and Non-Turbo Stealth's and 3000GT's also.

 

[mwmorph]

Originally posted by: AMDUALY
MR2 NA = Slow. Turbo MR2 = Fast

qft. 11.6 1/4 is not slow, espicalyl when you've "Only" got 265hp.(blown, bored 2zzfe)

The MR2 is not a drag car anyway. You'd have trouble fitting more than 7 or 7.5" wide or more than 17" diameter rims on a MR2 spyder anyway if memory serves me right so traction would be severely limited anyway.

It's built to do Autox and curvy country roads anyway. 2150lbs 138hp, MR.

 

[ubercaffeinated]

BMW 3 Series!

 

[MX2]

Originally posted by: LordMorpheus
MR2, Del Sol.

Look fast? Those look like the little cars you rub on the floor and then let them go:laugh:

 

[buzzsaw13]

Mitsubishi Eclipse

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Originally posted by: tfinch2
But what about teh zoom zoom?

Toyota Celica as well.

Seconded. The ONLY way the GT-S ones are fast is if you absolutely flog them off the line.

Some other cars:
Late '70s-early 80's pretty much everything. If it didn't look fast, it wasn't. If it did look fast, it wasn't. Save for a few exceptions like the GNX and Countach.
Ferrari 308 and 348

 

[nakedfrog]

VW Karmann Ghias and VW Pumas.

 

[Skunkwourk]

mitsubishi 3000 GT

 

[Caecus Veritas]

hyundai excel...

 

[Tylanner]

ford probe

 

[tgx78]

Toyota Supra non turbo model

 

[AdamK47]

Delorean

0-60 in about 11 seconds.

 

[jlbenedict]

Uncle Bens Brown Rice
Uncle Bens Wild Rice
and
Uncle Bens White Rice

 

[Rubycon]

But none of them can swim. :laugh:

 

[TuffGuy]

Originally posted by: buzzsaw13
Mitsubishi Eclipse

Yeah, cuz sub 7 second 0-60mph is slow. :roll:

Originally posted by: Eghck
mitsubishi 3000 GT

3000GT falls in the same category as Supra, 300ZX, and RX-7. All slow cars.

 

[Skunkwourk]

Originally posted by: AdamK47 3DS
Delorean

0-60 in about 11 seconds.

STFU you only need to reach 88mph to travel back in time...

 

[ubercaffeinated]

Originally posted by: Eghck

Originally posted by: AdamK47 3DS
Delorean

0-60 in about 11 seconds.

STFU you only need to reach 88mph to travel back in time...

AWESOME HAHA. :thumbsup:

 

[marvdmartian]

The old Ford Mustang II comes to mind. Man, that thing was a dog!

Civic Del Sol's are a real disappointment. If Honda had put a decent power plant in those things, they might have had an excuse for selling them at the normal Honda atrocious prices. But they didn't. Which likely explains why they're no longer made. :roll:

 

[Spineshank]

So why dont we just say only real muscle cars and high end imports are fast...

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Originally posted by: Eghck

Originally posted by: AdamK47 3DS
Delorean

0-60 in about 11 seconds.

STFU you only need to reach 88mph to travel back in time...

But since it can't reach it by the end of the 1/4 mile. It's slow.