Top 7 Slow Cars that (only) Look Fast

Ever heard of sleeper cars? Well, this is the opposite. Look fast, but reeeeeaaaly slow!
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[Richaag]

I was the passenger in an Iron Duke Camaro when the driver tried to impress me by (“watch this”) racing a bus… we lost. we got beat by a school bus, and not the short kind either. I’m talking a full length school bus whooped our a$$.

[realitywithmj]

1989, senior year of HS. had a Fiat X/19 Bertone. 74 thrashing HP that got me to the scorching 60 second mark around 18 seconds. the thing is that it was black, targa and looked like a small Ferrari. some of the dudes with 220hp Mustang GT's would ask to race and I would tell them, "dude, this is an Italian car coming from Bertone, the same factory that makes Lamborghini. i don't race normal cars" to save face considering a riding lawn mower could beat me.

[michaelconverse]

In high school in the early 1990s, I raced my buddy in his iron Duke Camaro against my bone stock VW bug, which had all of 60hp when new. I blew his doors off. I really had no idea that Chevrolet made a Camaro that was a full 3 seconds slower to 60 than a beetle - I was well out ahead of him a the gap was just increasing.

[DatDudePlays]

Here are the honorable mentions:

1. Ferrari Mondial Quattrovalvole
2.9 Liter V8 that produced 240 hp and has a top speed of 149 mph.

2. Volkswagen SP2
1.7 Liter 4-Cylinder engine that produced 75 horsepower and has a top speed of 100 mph.

3. DMC Delorean
2.8 Liter V6 that produced 130 horsepower and has a top speed of 88 mph.

Edit: A war broke out in the reply section stating that the delorean can go more than 88 mph. The website I used to write the specs gave me false info so i researched more about the delorean.

The DeLorean DMC-12 actually has a top speed of 130 miles per hour (209 km/h), but some tests have shown it can only reach 110–117 miles per hour (177–188 km/h). The DeLorean's speedometer only goes up to 85 miles per hour (138 km/h) to discourage excessive speeding and conserve fuel.

[SacTownLions]

I had a brand new 1998 Ford Mustang...6 cylinder. 150 horses on what I believe was still an old heavy frame. It "looked" awesome. Everyone laughed at how slow it was. One time driving up the mountain to Lake Tahoe with a friend, I swear I could not pull away from other friends in '95 Ford Escort. My buddy said to me, "you're just letting them stay with us, right?" LOL

[white_testarossa_]

" Rand lover " is just insane 😂

[glg]

I would add:

1. Pontiac Fiero - in standard got only 2.5L engine (92HP) but looked like competitor of Lotus Elan at least
2. Mitsuoka Orochi - got only 3.5L (235HP) engine from Honda Legend, but looked like competitor of Lambo Diablo with at least 500HP
3. Ford Capri mk3 - standard version got only 1.3L (72HP) but looked like at least 120HP

[hanstubben]

Often it's more fun to drive a slow car quick than a quick car slow!

[marcf]

The Saab Sonett 3 looked quick, but with 65 HP it struggled to do 0-60 in 15 seconds when new

[krummesblech]

From today's perspective, the Porsche 912 and the Opel GT have below-average power, but that was at a time when cars only weighed half as much as they do today and the average European drove a VW Beetle and Citroen 2CV.

The Opel GT was available with 60HP and 90HP.
The 60HP Engine sold poorly, which is why GM took it off the shelf early on.
With 90HP and only 2000 pounds, the GT was a fast car in Europe in the late 1960s

[LionWithTheLamb]

The 2.5L Iron Duke Camaro existed so that they could claim fuel economy "up to x MPG". Basically they knew few would be sold, but offering it appeased the government EPA fuel ratings requirements. At least that's how it was explained to me years ago.

[MrFdfdffdf]

Opel GT is probably one of the best 70's car designs.

[TheSwagza]

6:49 don’t talk shit about the mighty Opel GT. To us Europeans it’s not about the speed it’s about the feeling and from what I’ve heard it is actually really fun to drive like you mentioned.

[ramengod]

I needed this video, now i don't feel as bad about my 85hp Skoda Fabia anymore :D

[karltaylor]

My 2.5 iron duke in my 1989 S10 is still running pretty good. I admit it is slow. But very reliable. Still not burning oil yet.

[yashthegamer]

As a Toyota Prius who catfishes people as a Lexus LFA, I would like to say I am very fast

[Vntilator]

It's more funny to drive a car that looks slow, but is very fast.

[it-a-me]

This feels like a pt2 of the “Top 7 Slow Sporty Cars”

[Azureecosse]

My mother had a 912 Porsche, here in Northern Europe, it was Irish green, we had many great holidays with that car we went all over Europe in her in the early 70s, it was extremely good in deep snow .

[bulbulahmed]

My guy made my day again... love you man😊❤