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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera
The world's slowest "sports car" ever.
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The Karmann Ghia was never marketed as a true sports car, but rather as a 'sporty' alternative to a Beetle, which shares all of its mechanicals. It's easy to build a bigger engine that'll make driving one a bit more interesting, but it's overall performance will always be limited by its rudimentary chassis & brakes. Later models added front disc brakes, and the swing axles were replaced with true IRS, but you're still at the mercy of its basic 1930s-era technology. Best to always drive one with the car's limitations in mind.
Some people will spend serious $$$ on upgrades in an attempt to turn a Ghia into a real sports car, but I think they'd be better off just buying a car that was designed from the ground up for that purpose instead...like a 356.