it'd be slow compared to modern cars

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 20 Mar 2013, 16:52, 2 replies, latest was 12 years ago)

Not true, does 0-60 in about 8.5

( Kroney, Wed 20 Mar 2013, 17:18, Reply)

That's slow compare to a sports car of today

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 20 Mar 2013, 17:35, Reply)

They weren't really a sports car
More like a hot hatch. They're sort of similar to modern BMW 3 series and most of those won't do that sprint time.
( Kroney, Wed 20 Mar 2013, 17:55, Reply)

It really isn't
because it weighed half as much as most modern cars, even if it only had about 120 bhp.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 20 Mar 2013, 17:19, Reply)

Well it is, some practical hatchbacks will do 0-60 in 8.5

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 20 Mar 2013, 17:36, Reply)

and they are quite quick too. What's your point?
8.5 to 60 is on the quicker side of things for a car.

Dolomite Sprint wasn't a sports car. It was a 4 door saloon. So the resonable comparison is to a warm hatch of today. And that's where it is.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 20 Mar 2013, 17:42, Reply)