Top 7 Really SLOW Sporty Cars

If a car looks fast, you’d expect it to BE fast. Well, that’s not always the case.
Hey guys I’m Stype and this is my list of the slowest sporty cars ever made.
0:15 | Smart Roadster
1:40 | Mercedes CLA 180d AMG-Line
2:59 | Ferrari Mondial 8
4:17 | Mazda MX-5 Miata (NA)
5:31 | DeLorean DMC-12
6:53 | Ford Mustang II King Cobra
8:12 | Number 1
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[@stobes900lilnacho]

cool trucks

[@jerryesposito]

I like you but what car do you have

[@TopCarsTV]

@@jerryesposito a certain V6, twin turbo, diesel, coupe 😎

[@stevemx55]

@@TopCarsTV🤔 European?

[@jaedenorigeneza3179]

@@TopCarsTV cars that are ugly but are better than you think. Thumb nail Pontiac ugly van text ugly but better that's all I can think of lol. message from France 🇫🇷:).

[@meejinhuang]

The Miata may be slow in a strait line, but it's very fast in tight corners. That is its skill.

[@TopCarsTV]

Agree

[@calx116]

@@TopCarsTV but also u can swap the engine for a corvette engine

[@4storyboss]

@@calx116 so you ruin the experience of your car and crash it

[@calx116]

@@4storyboss what if someone calls u a slow poke if ur driving the miata what r u gonna do abt it then?

[@4storyboss]

@@calx116 then don't give a fuck about others

[@snfriedm]

4:24 bladed angel approves EDIT: the 3 bonus cars are the fiero, 914, and CRZ

[@DAventador44]

A man of culture

[@mrsirford5844]

Yeah. Wait until bladed angel watches this.

[@lexocet]

Another great one, Stype! And all my favourite snails in the end, Fiero, 914 and CR-Z 👍

[@ryanrake2714]

I agree

[@TopG800]

The GT Fiero still had 140hp and look good, but they caught fire a LOT

[@ryanrake2714]

@@TopG800 it certainly ain’t fast but I agree. It was a looker and is a nice car. Imagine a modern V6(or even a turbo 4 though I rather the V6 sound). I will say a v8 from a fiero sounds a bit off.

[@imjoeking_]

@@ryanrake2714 I’ve got a supercharged 3800 swapped 86 fiero. Should have gotten the 3800 from the factory tbh

[@ryanrake2714]

@@imjoeking_ I thought about that same thing, I didn’t realize the blower would fit but even N/A that would be a fun fiero. I agree it shoulda came with the 3.8 stock.

[@FlyingTigersKMT]

The miata was never meant to go fast in a straight line but it'll beat faster cars in corners without a problem. Same with many minis.

[@levitrevisan2834]

Yep. I have a 2010 Mini Cooper s and while it is quick in a straight line it can’t keep up with wrx’s etc. But when it comes to cornering it just smashes them.

[@FlyingTigersKMT]

@@levitrevisan2834 People get so shocked when they see my Countryman fly around them in corners

[@mantasookinavicius5154]

@@levitrevisan2834 Hard to believe mini cooper would smash wrx on touge. Unless its 2014+ year or something

[@Brebgon]

Same with the Smart Roadster

[@needmoreboost6369]

@@levitrevisan2834 yep and even then still no comparison to a mx5! The mini might have an advantage over a 4wd but not as much as the miata does

[@LexusLFA554]

My Toyota Paseo is a car everybody looks after. If only they knew it has 90 horses. There is a Brabus version of the Roadster that has the same engine but 101 PS.

[@Swat_Dennis]

And it looks pretty good too. It’s a really fun first car

[@javiercarrionsaez6627]

Also the Toyota Celica T23, the GT has 143 HP, handles like a Dream but its kinda slow😂

[@lukecona2749]

5:16 That Viper actually crashed on a mountain turn that was allegedly cursed and fortunately landed on it's wheels with the driver being completely fine as well as the car just being copiously filthy.

[@Tornado2409]

At least it was OK

[@JesusGarcia-ol4bg]

Thank you. This is the info I was looking for.

[@DLGaming2002]

Just glad they were both okay.

[@randellgribben9772]

and a change of underwear

[@FranciscoBorgesDesigner]

There is also the Brabus Roadster with 100 hp. Still slow if you're focused in a 0 to 60 but very fun on twisty roads! The gearbox is the slowest part and it feels better with the paddle shifts than with the gear lever.

[@Z33_Cowboy]

Imagine dropping in a K20 swap in the smart roadster. That would be scary 🤣🤣🤣

[@marsminion705]

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[@repnatl]

I've seen a 1300 busa swap in one

[@-pigeon-]

I don't think it will fit, but you can swap it w/ a superbike engine and go moderately fast

[@FranciscoBorgesDesigner]

it's already been done!

[@SoundBlasterAWE64Gold]

You could drop in a 1980s F1 1.5L turbo V6 in qualifying trim with 500 kPa boost and 1600 PS and it would be more reliable.

[@lukecona2749]

1: From a plastic MR2 competitor to what people use to build Ferrari replicas 2: The Boxster before the Boxster 3: Slow hybrid that tried to revive the CR-X.

[@mathiasschulze6553]

Wasnt MR2 with Turbo, faster than Stock Supra MK4?

[@sugma69420]

The 914 is a glorified vw

[@lukecona2749]

Bro that's the fiero@@mathiasschulze6553

[@SMILEYRLR]

It's a Poniac Fiero.

[@thefreedomguyuk]

​@@sugma69420True of most Porsche models 😊

[@T0NYMANUEL]

Love ur videos man...we know u take time to make it the best

[@SpaceKat_official]

when you think about it, a drag race between a ride-on lawnmower and a Berkeley would be kinda interesting

[@TopCarsTV]

I'd love to see that one 😁

[@slay.8480]

“In the old days when you saw an AMG mercedes” In the new days when I see an AMG Mercedes I think of entitled housewives in a G-Wagons

[@lukecona2749]

Really? AMG's lineup are still tireshredders. Just not the SUVs.

[@slay.8480]

No, most of AMGs lineup consists of 43 and 53 models, instead of the 63S we saw before

[@lukecona2749]

still the 63 sedans, cabrios, and coupes are still pretty sick, although I must say AWD has caused them to lose the tireshredder status a bit even though they can have drift modes.

[@mr_sparkly_face4087]

The Roadster had a model tuned by Brabus which fixed a lot of the named issues 😉

[@mahimmustakim6859]

0:01 intro 0:15 smart roadster 1:40 Mercedes CLA 180d AMG-Line 2:59 Ferrari Mondial 8 4:16 Mazda MX-5 (NA) 5:30 DeLorean DMC-12 6:52 Ford Mustang ll Cobra 8:12 Number 1

[@loucostabile]

Well chosen slow cars we like....but don't LOVE! Creatively brilliant humor! Glued to every moment of the video.

[@LukeyD88]

I really love your videos Stype. I always look forward to your content, sometimes I may not always agree with your opinions, but man your videos are awesome. Thank you for the hard work.

[@jammog2000]

Pontiac Fiero, Porsche 914 and Honda CR-Z are the last three

[@XiDooDiX]

My Honda CR-Z need only 6 sec. 0-100 very fast

[@jammog2000]

@@XiDooDiX that’s the same 0-100 kph time as my Z4

[@randellgribben9772]

there is this guy who installed a ecotec 2.2 liter motor in his fiero,, that ecotec has 220 hp,, and a 5 speed automatic.. damn this is fast

[@1524mike]

Great video, but a Fiero GT with a 5 speed has a 0-60 in about 8 seconds. That’s not too bad for 1986.

[@SaintMecha]

Veloster NA1.6 and BRZ86 deserves a mention here.

[@mehmett.bakkal8257]

86 are not that slow they feel slow because they are torqueless

[@MrTARIQSs]

@@mehmett.bakkal8257 they were literally slower than a miata what are you talking about?

[@michaelpascual3581]

@@mehmett.bakkal8257 They ARE slow. It's a sports car that can't keep up with a Kia Sorento on the highway.

[@mehmett.bakkal8257]

0-60 in 7.3 seconds is quite decent for what it is.

[@btr4yd]

Likewise 300ZX Z32. Looks like it'd be fast as hell but because it weighs the same as some station wagons and has measly hrsprs around 122, (N/A), it's not. At all. Still love the styling though, one if the most gorgeous machines ever created imo

[@4BillC]

When I was in high school (late 90s) I had a 1976 Mustang II with a 4 cylinder. It was so slow! My plan was to swap in the engine it deserves but I ended up having a kid and plans changed.

[@edwardcanavan]

My sister had a 76 Mustang II. My dads Dodge Dart with a slant 6 was more exciting to drive.

[@marcelvicar1585]

A smart man once said: " It is not about the speed it is about the corners".

[@keisuketakahasi4584]

a smart roadster man?

[@NeedForSpeed.2004]

Fun fact: the BTTF DeLorean DMC-12 had a special speedo that was basically the same as the factory, but it went up to 95mph.

[@majorp7967]

I own an Ferrari Mondial T convertible. 300 HP is enough for this car, fun to drive and a great sound. Nothing to complain from my side.

[@philiphatfield5666]

My 1978 Chevy Chevette was so slow that you could use a sundial to clock it from O to 60, but I don't think I ever went past 55 miles per hour in it. Chevy later put out one that had a diesel engine made by Isuzu, and a mechanic who drove one said that it was THE slowest car he had ever driven!

[@phoenixproto3149]

You forgot to mention the '82 Pontiac Firebird/Trans Am, only able to push 165 hp through a 3 speed automatic and do 0-60 in about 8-9 seconds.

[@darthkobe73]

600 lbs about the same as many shoppers at Walmart😂😂😂 You’ve outdone yourself with this one Stype👍

[@ren_03]

I swear, slow sporty cars are more fun to drive than actual hypercar... driving fast on a slow car is more fun than driving slow in a fast car.

[@troonder6274]

0:55 when u a in a sport car, but bus overtake u 🤣

[@racerlord2329]

5:13 a quick f for the viper

[@victorstefan3780]

at the smart roadster coupe version there is actually a 1.4 V6 version and yes the smallest cylinder ever, but it makes 170 hp so its good!

[@TopCarsTV]

That's a one-off Brabus bersion

[@sesto194]

Saw an absolute pristine Porsche 914 yesterday in Munich. Not a fast car, but its so beautiful

[@TopCarsTV]

Oh, I wouldn't call it beautiful at all. Those boxy lines are really hard to enjoy, visually

[@justindaniels17]

Anyone who is used to 60hp is prolly going to find a 130hp real fast

[@samlowrider]

Iranians would agree We mostly drive very weak 4 cylinder cars, either Iranian or Chinese

[@RageCannon-tf3ob]

1. Pontiac Fiero (Iron Duke) 2. Porsche 914 3. Honda CR-Z Chevy SSR 5.3 is also another one I thought of

[@alaaalshanti2530]

Well, the SSR isn't meant to be sporty, it is retrostyle pickup which meant to be fun to drive, a cruiser kind of similar to the old alfa romeo spider and the last generation ford thunderbird

[@hedgehog5001]

A few years back I had a 10th anniversary mx5 in blue. It would corner better than any car I've ever driven, and I've driven lots!. It made it as much fun as you can legally have on four wheels. Soft compound yokohamas helped.

[@Tornado2409]

Stype is the best narrator... ...in the world

[@ultraguy8771]

Why is the Delorean low on horsepower? It doesn't need horsepower, it has the power of love.

[@vinylrichiejr.2416]

Man I love your Humour😀

[@akhinesh856]

DMC Delorean is my dream car

[@EricFortuneJr.]

9:06 Frank Maxwell drove one of these in Family Guy. His was Blue with a bench seat.

[@fishrecharge]

Clicked on this video expecting to see the Smart Roadster and I did! Miss my old one! Such a fun little car. Shame about the questionable reliability! Would buy another though and definately a future classic!

[@kellingtonlink956]

Thanks for another great video. Cheers!

[@brittakriep2938]

There was in Germany the Karmann Ghia, a Käfer( beetle) with a sports car body. And among german microcars of 1950s/ early 1960s there was a very tiny one, looking like a sports car, have forgotten then name ( Kleinschnittger?).

[@jacobrev6567]

Welcome back topcars tv

[@repnatl]

Fun fact the miata is the highest selling sports car ever. Also Mazda even used lighter bolts on everything to save weight. Had they had more power imagine how many more they would have sold.

[@myMotoring]

Where is the 40hp VW Karmann Ghia?

[@andrewoliver0]

Fun fact, the Deloreans speedo only went up to 80 for customers

[@Cosmos_Beatz]

i have a HKS tuned Smart Roadster. initially a 80 hp model, it now makes 300 hp. me and a tuning team made a custom 1.0 liter inline 3 engine and fitted a HKS turbo kit. i also made a fiberglass body kit and all. sports seats, everything. that thing is crazy fast, 0-100 kmh is around 4 seconds

[@StorytimeIST]

This is the funniest motoring channel by far😂😂

[@TopCarsTV]

Wow, thanks man 👍

[@unggrabb]

It is much more fun to drive fast in a slow car, than driving slow with a fast car. Enhances driver skills. Slow on straights but with high cornering speeds. Pure fun Exception is the Mustang, badly engineered from ground up.

[@alanthomson1227]

Sports cars reflect whole package , during pleasure , steering feel , handling , not just straight line speed which is OK until you come to a corner .

[@knutron262]

Putting a CLA in the sports car category is crazy, it's like putting a focus here just because there's a Focus RS Especially since besides the amg the CLA is basically a clio

[@p_sher12]

does anybody get the feeling that Stype would completely roast anybody like a piece of cake?

[@morreracingteam6004]

Well there is plenty slow sport cars from history, like Toyota 800 sport or Honda S500, S600, S800 but still i would love to drive them more than many fast cars. That English sport car got my attention, cool looking car and really light 😄

[@aisuo6952]

Another good thing to add to miatas are that they come relatively cheap. The lowest can go for around 2000$, and the highest go for about 20k. Plus, it has great modding support thanks to a small, fuel efficient, reliable engine that can handle only slightly less abuse than a honda civic. NOICE

[@Dev.161]

Very good video Stype!!

[@TopCarsTV]

Wait until you see it

[@GanjaNinja]

@@TopCarsTV lol

[@juanawashington9940]

I had a Mondial Cabriolet, it was pretty slow but it should would attract admirers at the gas station.

[@daroachdoggjr188]

I didn’t even know smartcars made roadsters

[@Brebgon]

Only in Europe

[@white_miata2011]

WHY AM I SLOW 😭

[@2005VolksWagenbeetle]

Say that to me

[@Dantheman-b1m]

Y'all want a V6?

[@white_miata2011]

@@Dantheman-b1m can i have twin jet engines

[@white_miata2011]

@@2005VolksWagenbeetle haha

[@Corvolet5]

Makes you really wonder what the Italians were thinking back in the 80s. On one hand they made the Mondial and on the other the fastest car in the world 🤷‍♂️

[@thedittogod5478]

And 400i

[@vinylrichiejr.2416]

@@thedittogod5478 What’s wrong with the 400?

[@thedittogod5478]

@@vinylrichiejr.2416 It was slower to 60 than the golf GTi and they called it a supercar, which it wasn't. At least the pope had a Mondial Spyder, which is a lot of endorsement

[@vinylrichiejr.2416]

@@thedittogod5478 yeah ok that is embarrassing for a Ferrari😀 But is still really like the 400i as a GT, I think it’s underrated

[@thedittogod5478]

@@vinylrichiejr.2416 But it's slower than the Ferrari so slow they called it a Dino instead of a Ferrari. They should have called it the Dino 400i. Btw the fastest version (0-60 in 6.5 secs) was called the 400gt so Ur right about it being a GT. But it's still called a supercar (wrongly)

[@Varshil_21]

Love ur videos

[@SHYNXCOOL]

thanks for showing so much German numberplates

[@francismhone3086]

Boy stype ? What's for Easter been an eon

[@ASPthespeedyboy]

Imagine LS swapping the last one. It'd double i weight. Or maybe, triple rotor swap. That'd be wicked

[@divinehatred6021]

i dont think the body of the car would be hard enough to withstand triple rotors torgue. the body would need to be seriously reinforced to not collapse from bending forces in the turns.

[@ASPthespeedyboy]

@@divinehatred6021 i said imagine you mayo jar

[@divinehatred6021]

@@ASPthespeedyboy i had imagined it, and i just said that for it to even work you would need so much more than just "swapping" the engine. I know how how it supposed to be properly done, and i cant imagine it any other way around.

[@ASPthespeedyboy]

@@divinehatred6021 ome rotor om each wheel

[@Bigsmoke-so9vo]

3 cars: Pontiac Fiero, VW-Porsche 914 and Honda CR-Z

[@justsumguy2u]

The King Cobra had a 302, but it only had a 2 bbl carb---now that's sad. Honorable mention; 2000-2005 non-GTS Toyota Celica. It looked fast just standing still, but with only 140 hp and practically zero off-the-line torque, it was a real dog

[@FlyingTigersKMT]

Don't forget that 70s gull wing whatever it's called... slow as heck. Bricklin...

[@naraingopalnanthakumarmoe]

This is the first video I watched when I started watching topcarstv

[@Autonomous1969]

In the UK the Miata is called a MX-5. Mine is a 1.8 Jasper Conran edition with a BRP MP62 supercharger. Now it's fast.

[@Aviationfan2022]

2:18 that's gonna be a stick of truth moment

[@richardikin]

Sometimes the point of a sports car is enjoyment rather than speed.

[@irakli-2k]

Smart Roadster is basically a go-kart

[@glennslendrian4031]

Vw karmann ghia, fastback & sp2, saab sonett, opel gt, porsche 356 & 912, audi 100 coupe s, honda s600++ are some honorable mentions

[@HapyXD]

There's this old saying, "Better to drive a Slow car fast, than a Fast car slow"

[@ibrahimpallikkal5100]

Where is lotus esprit

[@chrispybaked]

This channel is gonna blow up soon

[@thedittogod5478]

7: smart Roadster Me in the last post, mentioning the smart Roadster: I am a parallel universe ahead of you

[@goose4150]

I share anything he said about the Smart Roadster: we still like it

[@Bromen]

Remember this words "its not the car. Its the driver" A true car people are somehow not finding what is the fastest car because they can make it faster. Unless you love your car before it reached on its limit

[@nerminerminerminermi]

The new m-x5 you can get with 184 HP thats good for its weight and size

[@GanjaNinja]

1:19 cmon man I was watching this with my mom!

[@TopCarsTV]

Hehehe

[@747simmer4]

Hey stype, love when you upload

[@tkthegk_1394]

The miata may only have a 2L engine but everything is balanced which is what the manufacturers want and why its so good. It handles extremely well although not as fast as its rivals but its lightweight too.

[@jt2449]

Fun fact, a horse has about 15hp when sprinting, so with 4 strapped to a chariot, it makes a similar 60hp!

[@xksgaming2469]

The King is back!!

[@savereport8788]

Carranger in the delorean xD love to see it

[@RobloxGuestNews]

The DeLorean may be slow, but it’s a movie star now

[@kyzamak2288]

You just added One more marvellous video to your collection . Gg bro

[@GarbanzoBeansFan]

Solid list my G 👊🏾

[@kamilpphotos]

I think the "icon" of spoty and really slow car is Toyota Celica last generation :)

[@martinbalazs5793]

Honestly surprised Hyundai Tiburon is not mentioned. My beloved car usually makes it on such lists 😅

[@TopCarsTV]

Tiburon is much faster than this lot

[@dontevenworyboutit]

Aw man I was hoping to see my mg midget in here :(

[@franciscodias1060]

Pontiac Fiero Porsche-VW 914 Honda CRZ

[@zeus014]

The definition of slow has changed over the decades. In 1970 an MGB, MG midget or Triumph Spitfire took well over 12 seconds to reach 60 mph. But affordable sports cars of the day were desired for their looks and handling rather than acceleration. In 1980, if your Datsun 280ZX, Mazda RX7 or Porsche 924 could do 0-60 in under 9.5 seconds, that was par for the course. (Psst: The Porsche took over 10 seconds). Econoboxes of the same era took over 14 seconds and big American V8 sedans took over 10. But by 1985 econoboxes were doing this in around 10 seconds, Japanese sports cars were down to under 8.5 seconds and Mustangs and Corvettes were back under 7.

[@gustavgans7794]

Convertibles are build to drive slow and enjoy nature, good weather and smelling fresh hay ! That's it !

[@Stanic_17]

You are the best car releated yt channel i've seen.

[@TopCarsTV]

Thank you Dorijan

[@bbuny10]

That Mondial 8 is perfect for an engine swap Then again, That’s if Ferrari will let you

[@TopCarsTV]

Or just do what Ferrari did with the latter models - strap a turbo on it

[@rafaelj.benero4880]

Woow...and I thought that my 2000 n/a Subaru Impreza RS was slow...turns out I have a pocket rocket!!!...

[@davidspendlove5900]

It’s not all about speed it’s about fun.

[@bartsullivan4866]

Exactly, that's why people bought the crap out of the Beatle's and the Miata's because they were fun cars. The insurance was affordable compared to a Corvette, Mustang, Camaro or Porsche.

[@georgezimmerman3334]

What my dad said about his MG

[@presmasterflash7555]

The Miata is a strange evolution. Every time they refine that car they shave off weight from nearly every component. Body panels, the frame, the motor, even the bolts that hood it all together. Every piece is reduced by at least a few grams of mass. Pretty cool actually.