Or, the sleeper as we know it in the automotive world. Digital Trends got a good selection in, I think.
Or, the sleeper as we know it in the automotive world. Digital Trends got a good selection in, I think.
They forgot the first generation Mazda Speed 3. Visually hard to differentiate from the normal 3 with similar power to some of the cars they talk about in the article and likely a fair amount lighter.
Ford LTD LX 5.0 was a factory sleeper IMHO.
2012-2013 Chevrolet Impala, any trim level. 3.6L DI V-6, 306 hp, 6 speed automatic, 4-wheel disk brakes in a plain vanilla rental car spec wrapper. A lot of car for 25K, not including rebates on leftover production once the 2014 hits the showroom. (Ducks rotten tomatoes and rocks from GM haters)
99 LS400. ~300 HP, limited slip, 5 speed auto.
pinchvalve wrote: Ford LTD LX 5.0 was a factory sleeper IMHO.
The SHO's are a bit more deserving of that title from Ford......
aircooled wrote: They forgot the first generation Mazda Speed 3. Visually hard to differentiate from the normal 3 with similar power to some of the cars they talk about in the article and likely a fair amount lighter.
They forgot a lot, but I don't think that it was an all inclusive article. I certainly don't disagree with any of the choices.
mtn wrote:aircooled wrote: They forgot the first generation Mazda Speed 3. Visually hard to differentiate from the normal 3 with similar power to some of the cars they talk about in the article and likely a fair amount lighter.They forgot a lot, but I don't think that it was an all inclusive article. I certainly don't disagree with any of the choices.
The MS6 is more of one than the MS3....for example. 
They missed the Omni GLH-S in there, but I see the first commenter didn't.
The Spirit R/T is more of a Q-ship than the GLH-S, IMO.
Infinity m45, he'll, just about any of the v8 infinity sedans were sleepers in their day.
Lincoln mark 8
when i think about a car being a q-ship, i think about a car that even car-guys won't recognize.
for example, my '99 Regal GS. i swapped parts out to make it look like a plain white Century. Instead it's been converted to E85 & methanol, among other things...
yamaha wrote:mtn wrote:The MS6 is more of one than the MS3....for example.aircooled wrote: They forgot the first generation Mazda Speed 3. Visually hard to differentiate from the normal 3 with similar power to some of the cars they talk about in the article and likely a fair amount lighter.They forgot a lot, but I don't think that it was an all inclusive article. I certainly don't disagree with any of the choices.
The dead giveaway on the ms3 is the spoiler. The dead giveaway on the ms6 is the monster truck ride height.
Sleeper? I got your sleeper right here. Yeah, we had our way with it.
The E39 M5 is good example of a sleeper. Fastest sedan in the world when it was introduced, but other than a couple of subtle changes it's a stock E39 body.
Galant VR4 anyone?
At risk of offending anyone saying sleepers must be cars, I would like to toss the Chevy Duramax truck in the ring too. Those things can really scream with a few mods.
I'm scared to death of Dodge Aries as sleepers because of the scaries and other 10 second k-cars at the challenge. One could easily swap a t/c powerplant into one of those things and rape unknowing victims.
ScAries is definitely one of my favorite challenge builds ever.
93gsxturbo wrote: At risk of offending anyone saying sleepers must be cars, I would like to toss the Chevy Duramax truck in the ring too. Those things can really scream with a few mods.
Forester XT Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 Renntech Mercedes Wagons
belteshazzar wrote: when i think about a car being a q-ship, i think about a car that even car-guys won't recognize. for example, my '99 Regal GS. i swapped parts out to make it look like a plain white Century. Instead it's been converted to E85 & methanol, among other things...
I'm with you there. If you can surprise a car guy with it, then it's a sleeper.
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