10 Cars That Embarrassed Their Makers

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7. Dodge Shelby Lancer

Carroll Shelby has been known to make some of the fastest cars, usually taking Ford Mustangs and loading them up with powerful add-ons. Shelby also modified Chrysler products in the 80s like the Dodge Omni, the Dakota pickup, and the Charger. The black sheep of the vehicles modified by Shelby was the Dodge Shelby Lancer. A 175 horsepower turbocharged four-cylinder was housed under the hood of the Shelby Lancer. While it sounds like a decent motor, it took the Shelby Lancer 7.2 seconds to reach 60 mph. The Shelby Lancers that were unfortunate enough to be built with an automatic transmission were even slower, as the three-speed automatic reduced the horsepower to 146. Few of these Shelby Lancers were produced and for good reason.