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May 28, 2020 · Some call these vehicles ‘Q’ cars, others call them ‘sleeper cars’, and they’re simple machines in concept: cars with unobtrusive looks, deliberately coupled with serious performance.
Feb 27, 2024 · From brands like BMW, Chevy, Genesis, and Volvo—these are some of the most underrated sleeper cars of 2024.
- christopher.bruce@motor1.com
- Daily News Writer
- Cadillac CTS-V. The 15-year old veteran is singing its swan song in 2019 but we’ll never forget it. Mostly due to its performance “V” model which shared an engine with the most powerful Corvettes (Z06) and Camaros (ZL1) at the time.
- Volvo V60 Polestar. The Volvo V60 is a sort of a station wagon, but something altogether different in reality. The cargo area increased by that much as compared to the sedan version, but it’s not its carry capacity that’s of concern to us.
- Audi RS 6 Avant. The RS 6 is the most hard-cove variant of the A6 and is an unsuspecting member of the sleeper club in its own right. The Avant or wagon version if you will, has even greater chance of leaving you in a cloud of dust should you meet with one.
- Mazdaspeed 6. In the early 2000s, Mazda impressed us with the likes of the Mazdaspeed Protégé and the Mazdaspeed Miata. Then, in 2006, it went a little mental and added the “Speed” tag to its mid-size 6 sedan.
- Volvo XC40 Recharge Twin. Twin electric motors, 408hp. 0-62mph: 4.7 secs. Top speed: 112mph. Get the latest Volvo XC40 deals. Volvo may have established a reputation for building safe, practical cars, and the firm has also made a hugely successful push upmarket in recent years.
- Skoda Superb Estate 2.0 TSI 280PS. 2.0-litre petrol, 280hp. 0-62mph: 5.3 secs. Top speed: 155mph. Get the latest Skoda Superb deals. Skoda has its own vRS performance sub-brand, which comes complete with a sporty bodykit and tuned suspension, but a true Q car requires more subtlety than this, and the Superb Estate delivers this in spades.
- Peugeot 3008 Hybrid. 1.6-litre petrol + two electric motors, 300hp. 0-62mph: 6.1 secs. Top speed: 149mph. Get the latest Peugeot 3008 deals. As mentioned above, car makers may tend not to put large capacity engines in their mainstream cars as a matter of course these days, but that doesn’t mean they don’t sometimes give them plenty of power.
- BMW 2 Series Active Tourer 223i. 2.0-litre petrol, 218hp. 0-62mph: 7.0 secs. Top speed: 150mph. Get the latest BMW 2 Series Active Tourer deals. Just because you’re in the market for a people carrier, doesn’t mean you have to resign yourself to pedestrian motoring – and the BMW 2 Series Active Tourer is proof of that.
Jun 13, 2018 · Here’s 10 of the best sleeper cars… You know the kind of thing: the Volvo 850 T5 estate, Mitsubishi Galant VR-4, VW Passat W8, Lancia Thema 8.32 (y’know, that humdrum saloon with the Ferrari V8 shoved into it)… but that’s not quite what we’re talking about here.
Jan 23, 2022 · If you like a high-performance car but aren't a fan of the attention-grabbing, brash styling that comes as standard with a yellow BMW M3 or purple Dodge Challenger, these are the perfect vehicles...
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Apr 1, 2020 · Certain cars are worthy of the sleeper car status because 1) they pack a lot of oomph and 2) they don’t show it until they’ve made you eat their dust. That said, here are our top sleeper car ...
