We take a look at the cars whose looks wrote cheques their engines couldn’t always cash Sharp styling, large spoilers and sculpted air dams will occasionally trick us into thinking a meatier engine lies underneath. Looks can be deceiving and don’t always mean great acceleration or top speed. Here are some cars that we think look more meteoric than they are: Toyota Celica With its low-slung stance, small bonnet scoop and carved lines, the Celica started off in life with just 143bhp from its Yamaha-derived 1.8-litre VVT-I unit. It took 9 seconds to get to 62mph from rest, though would eventually make 127mph when possible. While it wasn’t a drag…
Sporty cars that looked fast – but actually really weren’t
