Best Production German Sleeper Car: A visual study

[b*saint]

A friend of mine got a ticket in his back in the day while topping his out at 53 mph in either a 35 or 45 zone, can't remember which. Scares me to think about being in that car..

I just remember Steve Urkel had one.

[Jon325i]

Definately the 500E - aside from the badge, wheels and vents on the front flanks, there isn't much to give away this cars' potential. And I don't believe Benz made a ton of them....possible future collectable?

The E28 and E34 M5s were pretty understated too. Much like the Baby Hammer Benz, the only things that separated these cars from the run-of-the-mill 5 series was a badge, subtle valance/rocker treatment and the wheels.

Nowadays it seems the high-end performance sedan offering from a brand puts just as much effort into styling upgrades as well as what happens under the hood. Personally, I love the sleeper effect. Unsuspecting, conservative looking ride that packs a punch to surprise the uninformed.

Jon

[Mystikal]

I disagree with all of the modern uber wagons. They all have flashy bodykits, huge wheels, giant brakes with emblems on them, shiny mirrors...

Maybe I'm just too fixated on "sleeper".

[e30rapidic]

Audi RS6 Avant - twin turbo 5.0 V10 good for 580hp

[N2MYE30]

[Fusion]

Best part is they offered so many engines, from diesel to AMG, the 200D had like 60 or 70HP, so yeah, I'd go with the 200D or 200E badge on the Hammer or the Väth :D

[ethrty]

I'll go with this though:

Good job its my day off work tomorrow, i just messed my last pair of work pants

[der affe]

top speed of the Messerschmitt was 65 MPH, check the wiki about half way down the page

[CorvallisBMW]

^ Neither of those are sleepers. To be a sleeper, a car needs to be able to hit at least 50 mph lol

[der affe]

Messerschmitt RK200

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messerschmitt_KR200

[der affe]

somewhere my dad has some pics of and isetta and a mid 60's Chrysler Imperial in a head on. not pretty! i guess they hit on the Tempe bridge when he was going to ASU in the 60's.
i remember seeing the pics as a little kid.

[E30Kaiser]

[M5wanaB]

I'm going debadged (you can get them from the factory badgless) euro E28 M5 without the horrid M-tech body kit

this gets my vote. These cars are very light with a better power to weight ratio than almost any car posted thus far. And with it being factory de-badged I would say no one would know what hit em.

[der affe]

Audi RS4 AVANT

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_RS4

dammit! beat me to it! ^^^^^

[Todd Black 88]

Easy winner in my Mind.
Audi RS4 Avant
420 hp
317ft/lbs
0-60 in 4.7 family wagon seconds.