- We tend to look at classic cars through rose colored glasses, okay? Cars like the Corvette
Stingray, 60s Mustang, Jaguar E-type, BMW 2002, Pontiac GTO, these are all amazing cars
that I would love to drive. But I was surprised when I found out that a stock Honda Odyssey
Elite, a family minivan, has a 0 to 60 of 6.7 seconds. That's faster than a Mustang Cobra. I know 0 to 60 times
aren't the golden standard for a car's performance,
but as time goes on and cars get faster, more
reliable, and better all around I can't help but wonder,
which modern family cars are faster than legendary sports cars? In this video we're gonna take a look at five family cars
that are not only faster than legendary sports cars but some that can stop faster, handle better, and generally outperform all of them. (upbeat music) Before you blow up my
comments talking about, yeah, but older cars are better, I know, okay? It's cool if you think that too. I'm not making this video
so I can crap on old cars. I love old cars. I would totally rock this thing. I just think it's amazing
how far cars have come. So that's why we're gonna see how some iconic sports cars stack up to modern family vehicles. And we're gonna do our
best to compare these cars without ever leaving my apartment. Let's kick this video
off with one turbocharged grocery getter that can
rip through a parking lot faster than most others. (upbeat music) The Chevy Equinox has never
been the most exciting midsize SUV on the market. In fact, I don't think
we've ever mentioned it in one of our videos before. But, the 2018 Equinox
2.0 T is a lot quicker than you might expect. For the third-generation
they ditched the standard V-6 from the previous car,
made the car slightly smaller, and dropped a 2 liter
turbocharged four banger in it. The quick revving engine
and reduction in weight made for a serious
improvement in performance. And thanks to that all-wheel-drive system, the 2.0 T gets up to 60 in 6.6 seconds. A 6.6 second 0 to 60
time would be respectable for a sport sedan 10 years ago. But that time coming from a
crossover is pretty impressive. It's a frequent Equinox, okay? It's not even a high-end crossover. We're talking about a
middle-of-the-road car for people who coach
high school water polo. The turbocharged and intercooled inline-4 produces 252 horsepower and
260 foot pounds of torque all made into a nine speed
automatic transmission with a manual mode. So how does it compare to one
of the most iconic exotics on the last 40 years, the Ferrari 308. There's no way a shlubby crossover can beat Magnum PI's car, right? But it does. The Equinox 2T beats
every version of the 308, the GTB, the GTS, quatrovalvole, most by over a second in 0 to 60 times. Both cars have 252 horsepower
at their highest trim level. But the Equinox has half
the amount of cylinders as the Ferrari. That's amazing. You could argue that the Ferrari came out at the end of the malaise era when power was choked by omissions laws but I would still love to
see the Equinox and the 308 on the track going head-to-head. As far as handling goes the Equinox most definitely feels
more numb than the Ferrari thanks to the power steering, but 308's were notoriously
prone to understeer especially at high speeds. Actually, let's talk about
suspension for a second. The Equinox 2T has McPherson struts with tuned springs in the front paired with four link independent
suspension in the rear. Again, we're talking about
one of the cheaper SUVs on the market and it's got suspension that you would see in a
high-end sports car in the 80s. That's pretty rad. The difference being though the Equinox is tuned for a more comfortable ride instead of performance, obviously. The Equinox might not
handle or feel as sporty as the Ferrari but 30
plus years of improvements in suspension technology,
I think it kind of levels the playing field. (upbeat music) Scion XP people have
been the butt of jokes for a long time. And I'm not here to roast them. I'm here to toast them instead. This blocky boy is not
only more practical, it's faster than one of the
most iconic muscle cars ever. The second gen XB came
with a 2.4 liter Toyota inline-4 option that made 158 horsepower paired with a five-speed manual. Despite being one of the
most divisive vehicles in the last 20 years, it's
actually a really great car and very practical, very
easy to get in and out of. The XB has a quarter-mile
time of 15.8 seconds but that's the same as
a 1968 Ford Turino GT. Even though it's not quite the car that Starsky and Hutch drove,
they drove a Grand Turino, the Turino GT was considered fast, nimble, and a pretty competitive muscle car that could roll with the big dogs. Even with a 2 ton curb weight. The 1968 GT model came
with a 390 cubic inch V8 that could bring it up to
0 to 60 in 7.7 seconds. But while the Torino GT and the Scion XB had the same quarter mile time, the Scion actually has
the GT beat in 0 to 60 with a time of 7.4 seconds. Pretty impressive. I'm not trying to write off the Torino. They are sick cars and of
course there were better engines that you could option but
it's pretty surprising that a Scion XB, a car
that you regularly see clapped out, driving without hubcaps, can beat a classic muscle
car at the drag strip. The Tornio GT was known
for having great handling especially at high speeds so if they raced on anything other than a drag strip, the Torino would most likely
beat the XP in the twisties. Although I will say it would
be a hard-fought battle. Just saying, those XPs can whip 'em. (upbeat music) One of the most boring
yet surprising family cars on this list is the
Chrysler Sebring Limited. That's right, the car that
everyone's aunt drives is a sleeper. For years, Chrysler was
getting a lot of flak for making boring, underpowered cars. They responded by making
cars like the Crossfire, PT Cruiser GT, and a high end trim level, for one of their best selling
family sedans, the Sebring. The 3.5 liter V-6 in the third gen Sebring makes 235 horsepower and
235 foot pounds of torque. Almost a perfect horse torque,
equal horsepower and torque. Sure, it's not that impressive
for a heavy family sedan, but when coupled with a six
speed automatic transmission with close gears, it
brought that car up to 60 in 6.8 seconds. Nothing to scoff at for a Sebring. You're gonna spit coffee
all over your computer when I tell you that that 0 to 60 time is faster than an Aston Martin DB5, aka, James Bonds car in "Goldfinger'. The Sebring is a full
1.7 seconds faster to 60 then the 64 DB5. The same model year that was
featured in "Goldfinger". One of the big reasons cars
perform better nowadays is the tires. Tire technology improved light years in just a short amount of time. According to the managing
director of Kumo Tires, "Even the dry pavement
traction and handling "of the street tires
available 30 years ago "wouldn't measure up to
the wet surface performance "of today's high performance tires." That's pretty awesome. Tires are also lasting longer, becoming more puncture resistant, and new compounds make
more grip than ever before. New passenger vehicle
tires actually deliver twice the tread wear of
the same level of tires 30 years ago. That's a huge improvement. It's worth mentioning
that all the 0 to 60 times of the classic cars
we've been talking about were done on old tires
that just couldn't hook, they could not hook up. And that's a huge problem. Power means nothing if you
can't put it to the ground. Onto the next. Minis have always been regarded as some of the most fun cars to drive. The Countryman SE All4 has a 1.5 liter three cylinder engine with
an additional electric motor and it can beat most of
your favorite muscle cars all while hauling the kids
baseball equipment in the back. The inline-3 and electric
motor make 221 horsepower and 284 foot pounds of torque which combined with the quick launch of the All4 four-wheel-drive system results in an almost too good to be true 0 to 60 time of 5.9 seconds. I think that's faster than our Mustang. This is very impressive when you consider the Countryman SE is the
heaviest mini to date. 5.9 seconds is pretty quick. And I'm not just saying that because I'm from central California. To put that in perspective, that's quicker than a Mercedes 190 E Evo II, one of the sickest cars ever made. The Countryman has almost a full second on the Mercedes which has a
0 to 60 time of 6.8 seconds. The Evo II was known as
one of the best handling production cars of the
time so it'd probably destroy the Countrymen in
any test other than 0 to 60. With self-leveling air shocks in the back, the Evo had the highest cornering grip of any Mercedes at the time
and one of the shortest braking distances of any car tested by car magazines at the time as well. I feel like out of all the comparisons, this is the one that really illustrates how far cars have come. The 190 Evo II was a
homologation special Mercedes built so they can compete
in group A rally racing. But after being beat
by the all-wheel-drive Audi Quattro, Mercedes realized the EVO would probably be more
competitive in DTM racing or the German touring championships. It racked up a ton of DTM wins and is regarded as one
of the most dominant racecars of its era. The homologated road version is detuned to a degree but I think it's crazy that a bloated mini can beat
it to 0 to 60 miles per hour. The electric motor paired
with the tiny three cylinder of the Countrymen may help
it off the line quicker. But the Evo II is still a legit racecar and better in basically
every other metric. Speaking of three cylinder cars, one of the most significant improvements that has happened in the last
40 years is engine efficiency. I'm sorry, did you think you were getting through this without learning? You're in the science zone (beep). (upbeat music) I'm not talking about gas mileage which has also gotten way better. I'm talking about the fact that
tiny three cylinder engines are able to make as much power as top-of-the-line V-8's back in the 70s. They weigh basically nothing,
they're super fuel-efficient, and they can grip. I'm talking engines like
the 1.5 liter ecoboost from the Fiesta ST or the one from the BMW I8 that makes 227 horsepower. That's crazy. There are a number of reasons engines are becoming
increasingly efficient. Old V-8's didn't have the technology to regulate gas consumption. Each cylinder was fed
the same amount of fuel no matter how much work it was doing. So there was a lot of lost energy. Nowadays, cars can turn off at stop lights instead of idling which saves gas. Some engines can deactivate cylinders when the motor has a decreased workload. And most of all, turbos are
being used in more models making the combustion
cycle way more efficient which makes it possible to
get the same amount of power from a smaller engine. A smaller engine means
less weight and more space in an engine bay which is
an efficient use of space. The EPA estimates that only 15% of the chemical energy of all the gas your car uses gets converted
to mechanical energy. That's a loss of 85% from
gas tank to the wheels. Just idling in traffic accounts for 17% of that loss of energy but most of it is lost through heat and friction. 62% to be exact. Every little improvement gets a percentage of that lost energy back but we still have a long way to go. I still love the sound
of a big block engine but you can't deny how awesome
these small displacement turbocharged three pod engines are. That's the end of my rant for now. Onto the next. (beep)
The Plymouth Barracuda was one of the very first muscle cars to ever make it to production. The Barracuda might have looked fast but it was anything but. The 1967 Barracuda had a 0
to 60 time of 13 1/2 seconds. I'm not talking quarter-mile time. That's a 0 to 60 from a muscle car. So what beats this classic muscle car? Well, most cars. But one little garbage
bucket in particular, the first generation Chevy Aveo. This rebadged Daewoo
has a 1.6 liter engine making 103 ponies and can crawl
to 0 to 60 in 10.3 seconds, a full 3.2 seconds faster
than the Barracuda. So that's freaking bonkers. I love classic cars. I would love to have a 67 'Cuda. Even if it got embarrassed by an Aveo. Look, I'm not ripping on these cars. And I wanna point out
that by the same token legendary sports cars from decades ago are better than some sports cars nowadays. The Porsche 959 can go
over 200 miles per hour. And it was built in the 80s. Would I wanna go to hundred miles per hour in an 80s Porsche? I don't think so. But compared to a car we
recently had in the office, the BMW M8 Competition, driving the 959 seems way more fun. Both are incredible machines,
but the driving style is way different. Even though modern cars
are getting quicker and more efficient, the
feeling of operating a machine is what people connect to. And let's be frank, that
feeling is disappearing. Having said that, let's look
at some more butthole cars that can beat legendary sports cars. The PT Cruiser GT is equal to
the 1976 Lamborghini Countach. The 2013 Honda Accord V6 ESL is faster than a Porsche Carrera RSR 2.8. The 2009 Ultima SE is faster
than a 1984 Lotus Esprit Turbo. The 2009 Nissan Cube is faster
than a 1974 Dodge Challenger. That's embarrassing. What are some other cars
that are surprisingly quick? Hit me up in the comments, let me know. Also, hit me up at nolanjsykes
on all social media. Follow donut at Donut Media as well. Cars are fun. Be kind, I'll see you next time. Cars are fun. Be kind, I'll see you next time. Great, I did it.
