What is the most over-spec'd car?

[porscheguy9999]

I just cant think of any other car that could be considered "over spec'd" than the Passat W8.

4.0L W8
270 hp @ 6000 rpm/273 lb-ft @ 2750 rpm
5 speed auto
~ $37,000

For an 4.0 8 cyl, that not alot of power. But its kind of overkill for a Passat IMO. What other cars can anyone think of that is along these lines?

[Jimster]

NZ$99,990 for the sedan and $102,990 for the wagon made the W8 awesome value though...



Most overspecced car is hard though, but I think the current Nissan Primera is a shitload too complex for a midsizer. So is the Citroen C4.

[BlackGT2000]

I always thought the RX8 was pretty over hyped. It really is not fast by anybody's definition, it gets dismal fuel economy, and even handles below many expectations. For the price there are many better cars in the same class. One really has to be in love with the simple fact of owning a rotary motor to buy one of those cars.

[blakscorpion21]

it out laps the new mustang and costs the same price. it way not be very fast but its not slow.

if you ask me, the new charger is very over hyped, the s2000 is as well, even though they are really nice, it doesnt justify the 35k price.

[BlackGT2000]

How is the S2000 hyped but the RX8 isn't? The S2000 is faster than the RX8 in all ways and is in the same class. Outlapping a mustang GT in a true sports car is not hard to believe, the fact that the mustang is even a threat to the RX8 around the track is an embarassment. Also, why does a tiny rotary with lack luster performance manage to get worse gas mileage than the mustang GTs 315 HP motor?

[drunken monkey]

read the title of threads properly.

over spec'd, not over hyped.

[BlackGT2000]

Fair enough.

[klohiq]

My vote goes to the taureg...I heard they had a bunch of extra crap added to them...

Bugatti veyron has a lot of extras...like a horsepower gauge lol...If the car didn't cost so much and have as much power, I'm sure journalists would have called that feature ricey or tacky...

[Jimster]

Originally Posted by klohiq

My vote goes to the taureg...I heard they had a bunch of extra crap added to them...

Most of the stuff they added to the Touareg is stuff that makes it one of the best off-road cars in the world though. Though most will never use it...

[GForce957]

Originally Posted by klohiq

My vote goes to the taureg...I heard they had a bunch of extra crap added to them...

Bugatti veyron has a lot of extras...like a horsepower gauge lol...If the car didn't cost so much and have as much power, I'm sure journalists would have called that feature ricey or tacky...

Dont Rolls-Royce's have that hp gauge too?

[VAD0R]

I wager the Dodge Caliber SRT-4 for $22,000, with 300hp and 280lbs torque going through only the front wheels of a 3000lb compact wagon: I don't think even an LSD plus front sway bar will save you from overly under steering while taking a high speed turning and spinning off the road.

I am sure it will still be a blast to drive though.

[klohiq]

how is that over specd?

[drunken monkey]

according to old maths, anything over 250bhp driving front wheels only is going to be compromised.

[blakscorpion21]

any kind of ugly piece of crap like the caliper that has 300hp is over spec'd.

[klohiq]

well if we are just talking engine output in a fwd...

saab 93 viggen

i was thinking overspecd meant it had too many options, which is listed on a spec sheet...