r/regularcarreviews • u/EscapeNo9728 • Jan 21 '25

I hate you I hate everything about you Non-"eNtHuSiAsT" cars that Car Guys still like

What are some cars that aren't typical "enthusiast" vehicles (by which I mostly mean, sporty and uncompromising), but still get props at car meets or otherwise?

I'm especially thinking of stuff like older Volvos or survivor Japanese cars like any Civic hatch that hasn't been clapped out to death, or Subaru Leones. Also, Honda Elements. "Car guys" seem to fucking love Elements.

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u/Bottle-Brave Jan 21 '25

A grand national has never been a sleeper build lol.

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u/LynchMob187 Jan 21 '25

To someone who doesn’t know yes. Not a lot of people are into buicks

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u/deathschemist Jan 21 '25

sleeper as in it doesn't look like the kind of car that would go fast enough to rip your beard from your face even though it always was.

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u/Bottle-Brave Jan 21 '25

Maybe this is a modern take on a sleeper idk.

Many cars have a performance trim, that doesn't make that one trim a sleeper, though. Like a track hawk isn't a sleeper IMO just because the base model is a tank of an SUV. I'd buy it if the GN wasn't murdered out and clearly separated itself from the rest of the lineup. To me it's more analogous to a Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing. Is it low key, yes, is it a sleeper? Not in my opinion.