These Cars Are Surprisingly Fun To Drive, According To You

Earlier this week we asked you to stock pinch nan people an unsuspecting car that turned retired to beryllium amazingly nosy to drive, and I'm relieved to study that nan responses were much playful than I expected. It's easy, arsenic a car nerd, to create passageway imagination that blocks retired each nan much mundane cars that person nether 300 horsepower, complete a six-second 0-to-60 clip aliases are commonly seen connected nationalist roads. It's easy to go jaded and brushwood disconnected these cars that are unremarkable connected paper, but 1 of nan champion things astir them is erstwhile you descent down nan instrumentality expecting to consciousness nothing, and arsenic you group disconnected you recognize they're really rather enjoyable. 

I'm a patient believer successful nan accuracy that it's more nosy to thrust a slow car fast than it is to thrust a accelerated car slow and gauging from astir of nan responses, nan assemblage agrees. I said that I was amazed by really nosy nan 2026 Honda Accord Hybrid Touring was to drive, which I guidelines by. Yes, I mightiness person had much nosy driving up Angeles Crest Highway successful thing much purpose-built for driving enjoyment, but I was genuinely tickled by really good nan Accord took a bully flogging. I emotion being impressed by mundane cars pinch a secretive chaotic side, and it sounds for illustration you each do too. These are immoderate of my favourite answers, but location were plentifulness much that aren't included, truthful consciousness free to go backmost and publication done nan different answers. These are immoderate of nan cars that are amazingly nosy to drive, according to nan Jalopnik audience.

A fewer years back, nan Wife and I rented a Fiat 500c cabriolet (with a modular shift, of course) while staying successful Sicily. When we walked done nan rental car lot, we saw chap travelers rejoicing complete their Audi cabrio rentals, making america wonderment whether we would regret our prime of a Fiat.

We were convinced we made nan correct prime arsenic soon arsenic we cleared nan airdrome and reached an unfastened road. The car was truthful nosy to thrust that we had to return turns astatine nan wheel. Also, drivers successful Palermo are adept astatine turning a two-lane roadworthy into four. Having a subcompact car allowed america to spell pinch nan flow.

Submitted by: Kidney Grille

I had a 1988 Plymouth Horizon 4 doorway pinch a 5 velocity and not overmuch else. That car really ran beautiful bully and was nosy for what it was. My relative had nan aforesaid car pinch an automatic and it was beautiful difficult to judge a manual transmission could make that overmuch of a difference. That car pinch an automatic couldn't get retired of its ain way.

Submitted by: Bruno

2002 Mazda Protege5 5-speed manual. I put complete 130k miles successful 5 years commuting to activity and school. 18k connected nan road; not fast, but it towed my pitchy skis (in 3rd cogwheel up steep grades). And pinch wintertime tires it handled snowfall routes to skis slopes conscionable fine. This car was a blast to thrust successful corners while handling Home Depot runs without complaints. Trule nan astir elastic and honorable car I've ever owned.

Submitted by: Igor Getsin

The first Gen Scion xA and xB connected insubstantial were roller skates. 105-hp 1.5L motor and nary discernible logic for getting a 2nd look, but astatine hardly complete a ton successful weight, they could beryllium tossed astir connected their skinny small tires.

They were genuinely nan nosy of Slow Car, Fast.

The existent champion of that clip was nan first Ford Focus ZX3, not moreover nan SVT, which I deliberation we each expected to beryllium fun, considering nan badge, but it was a batch much nosy than your emblematic system car of nan time.

Submitted by: potbellyjoe

My sister drives a 2013 Scion xB that she bought new. Just ticked complete 130,000 miles and still moving strong. That point is really a hoot to thrust – nimble, handles well, and feels very zippy connected metropolis streets. The Camry 4-cylinder that they put successful those things is simply a small gem of an engine...torquey and has plentifulness of passing power. You wouldn't cognize it by nan looks of it!

Submitted by: JonRob951

1994 Dodge Neon pinch a manual. I sewage 1 successful assemblage and loved carving nan backroads of confederate Ohio. They went connected to an SRT type and an ACR nine racer version.

Submitted by: trailbilly

I'm aging myself present arsenic I'm going a small while back. My licence was marque caller and a friend of excavation sewage 1 of those small Mazda MX-3 V6 coupes. And while nan powerfulness numbers weren't stellar, I retrieve that small sprite wanting to beryllium tossed astir pinch a slick shifter and nan V6 was buttery smooth, particularly compared to nan 4-cylinder engines of that era. That was (to me) Mazda's fearless, perfection era pinch nan Miata, MX-3, MX-6, RX-7, and moreover their sedans had a spot of Japanese BMW DNA successful them.

We look backmost now and wonderment why they put a 1.8L V6 successful a mini athletics coupe, but my reply is why not? Bubble-era Japan gave america immoderate absorbing cars

Submitted by: Xavier96

I was really amazed to thrust my mom's Chevy Cruze. A small car pinch a mini motor yet a batch of pep. It was really a nosy thrust and handled successful a sporty manner.

Submitted by: MMOSB

My uncle bought a Base Mini successful '03. That was nan astir nosy manual transmission car I've ever driven. You could push it successful corners arsenic it had astonishing handling. Smiles for miles

Submitted by: T A

I person a gen 2 Chevy Volt...the weight is down debased and nan torque is instant erstwhile moving disconnected nan battery, making it a batch of nosy connected nan twisty roads down my house. On nan boring roads successful beforehand of my location I get to play nan video crippled of "how galore miles tin I get from this charge", which isn't arsenic nosy but still amended than nothing.

Submitted by: dug_deep

I erstwhile owned a 91 Saturn SL2. This point was loaded for what it was, each leather interior, powerfulness windows, locks, and sunroof, nan optional athletics steering wheel, and a 5 velocity manual. That DOHC motor was only bully for astir 120hp, but betwixt nan manual transmission and nan lightweight integrative assemblage panels, it was really each you needed.

Submitted by: Maxis47@hotmail.com

A 1968 VW Bus. I mean...of people it's nosy to cruise astir successful owed to nan nostalgia/vibes/aesthetic but it tin really beryllium nosy to thrust too. Figuring retired nan weird agelong throws, hitting nan apex connected windy roads for maximum comfort/minimum threat to life, etc. Dialing successful nan thrust connected that point (really anything) really is an enjoyable experience.

Submitted by: SantaCruzin

Jeep

Wranglers. There is noting rather for illustration driving specified a short wheelbase vehicle, apical down, doors off. They are successful a people of their ain successful that regime. Everything else, though, difficult pass.

Submitted by: Lucky 13

My aged 1991 Geo Metro 2-door 5-speed.

It would fry those small 12-inch tires successful 1st and 2nd, and moreover chirp them successful 3rd.

It could spell (an estimated) 100 mph pinch 4 group successful it.

It sewage 50+ mpg, nary matter really I drove it.

It was conscionable a nosy small 55hp, 1,650 lb. bundle of joy.

Submitted by: Anonymous Person

Way backmost when, my dada sewage a 1971 Caddy that needed immoderate work. I borrowed it erstwhile it had vacuum leaks and faded paint. My normal car was a Fiero, which was a BIG a move successful really a car drove you could find.

That Old Caddy was nosy arsenic hell. The brakes were touchy arsenic hellhole truthful a gentle touch and nan only point I could spot was nan pavement arsenic nan aged Caddy stood connected its beforehand bumper. The acceleration was shocking. Stomp nan gas.. do a peg-leg pain retired for 3-4 seconds. Teleport to 35.. do a 6 2nd displacement to 2nd.. teleport to 70.. past commencement shifting moreover slower into 3rd. All while looking astatine nan entity from nan soft suspension.

The handling was "interesting" The steering instrumentality didn't move nan car, but extremity it. Turn steering 20 degrees, car tilts 20 degrees and a mates thumps later, starts to turn. It felt for illustration it had ace slow steering, but nan listing was instant.

Highway cruising was insane. Nothing but a dependable hiss from dozens of vacuum leaks and a susurration of frost heaves. If you wanted to walk someone, you turned nan steering wheel, Waited for nan car to move and correct while mildly pushing nan gas. The car would descend down a spot and nan sounds of nan frost heaves would summation successful tempo. A mates seconds later, you would perceive a ticking sound from nan dash that was nan speedometer hitting nan peg. Absolutely nary sensation of velocity astatine all.

It was stupid, it was silly and it was nosy arsenic hell. It was a onshore yacht and showed why group bought them.

Submitted by: hoser68