Which is quicker - today's hot hatches vs yesterday's supercars? - Evo
When the E34 BMW M5 arrived in 1988, it did so with a naturally aspirated 3. 5-litre straight-six engine producing 315bhp and 265lb ft of torque. This enabled the big saloon to accelerate from 0 to 60mph in 6. 5sec, while top speed was quoted at a limited 155mph. The car weighed a hefty 1720kg (though it’s still 150kg lighter than today’s M5), but it was able to offset its mass with a sweet rear-driven balance that many of its lighter rivals couldn’t match. It’s staggering then to think that a Mountune mapped Ford Fiesta ST – a car that’s just a tenth slower to 60mph and just 15mph off the M5’s top speed – sells for £18,144 today, just 25 per cent of the M5’s original list price. Okay, so the ST loses a fair amount of leather and is significantly smaller, but the resulting 1088kg kerbweight means the turbocharged 1. 6-litre four-cylinder engine under the bonnet - and its 212bhp and 236lb ft of torque - is able to produce... Aston Martin DB7 vs Volkswagen Golf R. It first went on sale in 1994, but the DB7’s timeless silhouette can still be seen beneath Aston Martin’s latest products today. At launch its supercharged 3. 2-litre straight-six engine produced 335bhp and 361lb ft of torque, enabling the coupe to reach 60mph in a claimed. Source: www.evo.co.uk
