Cars are cool. But some cars aren’t THAT cool, ya know? But that hasn't stopped some carmakers from turning their most boring, uninspired automobiles into some actually sick vehicles. This is a list of certifiably BONKERS cars that started life as plain jane commuter cars. Doot doot you’re watching D-List.
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James and post Malone need to do a full version of pop up up and down headlights together I’m serious about this
I concur
Comment section, assemble
Before its to late.
I need it to be partwise in EVERY intro of every episode following its debutt
This is a team effort. we need to flood his twitter and IG.
“These are the cutest bull-bars, I’VE EVER SEE-“ *cue perfectly timed ad interruption*
i got one too :(
Same lol
The timing was impeccable
Lol. Same
Same
"The best sport compact car ever made by General Motors" is a pretty easy ceiling to break through.
I mean it's a pretty sick car though. I feel like you need to own to appreciate them because I hated these cars before I bought mine.
Cameron Stlaurent yeah
@@cameronstlaurent1377 Why would you buy a car that you hate though?
@@xPandamon because I was looking for a car that seemed somewhat fun to drive, found a turbocharged cobalt ss that was very clean with low kilometers. Then I decided to look at it and took it for a test drive and realised that is was actually kind of sick. So to answer your question I turned my nose up at first and after deciding to look at one and driving it I realised it was perfect.
@@cameronstlaurent1377 This is kind of the way I felt about my Ford Probe LX in 1999.
The Renault Clio V6 3.0 RS definitely deserves to be on this list. Insane little car. They took the clip which is a front wheel drive econobox and jammed a 3.0 V6 behind the driver and made it RWD.
what about the clio williams
Not really, it never came to the u.s. or even the world market, it's only in Europe and it they weren't mass produced
Uh, we never got that in the US!
This is legitimately my favorite KZhead thumbnail of all time.
Gotta love cheems
Either this or hilow or money pit
Memes
Omg same here!
Dogè
This Show should officially be renamed to "Raising the Prices of under-the-radar cars you wanted to own"
Yeah... That golf country tho
I'm glad I got my fox body when I did! LoL
Man i wanted to get that catfish camaro now the asking like 12 grand
Fo real! I used to brag about my favorite cars, now I keep it low-key so I don't drive prices up.
lets hope they dont mention the 3000gt vr4
"saturn is the only planet with decorations" Neptune: Am I a joke to you?
Jupiter has a ring too, and a really cool hurricane.
Can you see Neptunes decorations through a telescope?
Your anus "Hold my beer!"
"Fastest abarth ever made" Lancia Delta S4: am i a joke to you?!
Lancia Delta S4 was still at own name (Lancia) Abarth 500 is sold by tuner (Abarth) name That's why.
No delta is delta not abarth🇮🇹
If she’s: - Mid-engined - Supercharged - Has AWD She’s not an Italian super car... She’s a Toyota Previa.
Exactly what I had in mind
My dream car is the R32 Skyline GT-R, but my ultimate nightmare of owning one is that a Toyota Previa Will pull up on me with Konig race wheels and a rebuilt engine making more than that 140+ horsepower and destroying what little mods I will put it into the car to make it reach 500+ horsepower. Edit - there might be a little bit more money to go into the car than what I have previously said and I made a mistake by saying that there is going to be such few parts going into a skyline that I am looking to purchase near stock as possible because I know that it take at least a good amount of parts, not a lot and not too little of an investment to make it reach 500 horsepower and 425 Foot Pounds of torque.
I had a old toyota mr2 in mind but ok
Clio V6 would have been a better pick. But Americans probably know nothing about it
@@jessezandstra1 Renault Clio is a cool car. In my opinion.
The Previa is mid-engined, just like a Ferrari” -Richard Hammond
Mid engine, manual, supercharged, rwd...pretty much a Ferrari! Just with more cargo room, therefore better, right?
Seriously? Holly cow I honestly didnt know that. That is AWESOME!
But is super charged unlike a ferrari.
I looked up previa on google and was confused.
Hoovie from Hoovie's Garage drives one.
that Donner party joke is arguably the best “blink if you miss it” jokes I’ve ever seen in a youtube video
It's blink and you'll miss it
1:22 as someone who owns a Cobalt SS, the turbocharged model was also a 2.0. there was a 2.4 NA model available but the SC (05-07) and TC (08-10) were the top trim levels 1:43 Recaro sears were an option as well.
Do a D-list on members of donut media.
Coming in at the #1 birthday boy at Donut: Joe!
Donut Media Yeoooooo donut media a
and their cars
Do a D-list on D-lists once you have enough
@@HaXD1209 🤯
“You can look like an off-duty cop while driving like an on-duty cop.” Dear god that make me chuckle. So much truth in that.
No offduty like the 'brazilian offduty'
NARK!
After the off road golf I was hoping to see the FIAT panda 4x4, that thing is incredibly capable in off road. Fun fact: the first gen golf and panda were designed by the same guy and that’s why they look pretty similar
4:12 My mom drives a 2005 Chevy Tahoe(black) and one time she pulled up i and thought she was a cop
"Moon's are a planet's pet's" my interior astrophysicist loved it
"I don't see how that's relevant" "No, no, He's got a point"
"Moons are planets pets" .... this man is an unlimited source of wisdom !
that old pic of james with the 2 korg synths is the hardest photo of all time
James forgot about the insanity of the omni’s European variant that was modified by Lotus called the Lotus Sunbeam.... such a beautiful sound from that car
Mark Bennett I think the Lotus Sunbeam was based on a Talbot Horizon. In the late 70s and early 80s Talbot were I think owned by Chrysler.
James when he sees *"BORING" * in the title and a *Golf* in the thumbnail: 😔 How dare they
Anything's boring next to COUNTRY GOLF!
bruh
Country Golfs are 4k here, should I buy one? I already have 2 mk2s but would like to try the Country
@@Donut C O U N T R Y G O L F
@@Donut Hey yes... Umm the G60 16V says it will kick the Country's ass If you guys don't mention it in one of your videos.
THEY PUT IN THE COBALT SS BUT NOT THE DODGE NEON SRTTTTTT!!! I got a bone to pick with you James
Ok fortnite kid
They forgot the Saturn ion redline...
@@TheMilkPerson chill bro, don't be the edgy kid everyone dislikes
@@TheMilkPerson My bad geometry dash kid lmaooo. I guarantee you I know 10x more about cars than you
@@jackr6927 lol look at my reply, it doesn't have your name in it
I love finding out about “stock sleepers”! I was expecting to see the Taurus SHO and the Juke R on this list, but I’m sure it was hard to only pick a few for the video.
Sir, the only time anyone should talk about a juke is how the owner was juked into buying the god awful looking thing.
@@Volkswagen_Yeetle Yeah they are funny looking
Or the Festiva SHO
Early 90s SHO w/ a Y code engine is a blast to drive, had 1 for 13 yrs
I drove a friend's SHO in Upstate NY in '89/'90 - it was a game changer back then🙋♂️
I love obscure versions of regular cars, These are awesome!! Keep up the great content.
James: “We Love All Cars” Fiat Multipla sat somewhere: “ALL cars? 😘”
But Schumacher did the multipla's spot :-) (however is more similar to a slipper worn by a fat foot)
Nissan Cube?
The Multipla is nowadays actually kinda cool, because of its reputation
Multipla is so cool most people don't understand
Daihatsu Mebius
Blacked out chevys, the car that gets you to go “Is that a cop, nah that isn’t a cop.....ima slow down just in case”
A blacked out Ford Explorer or Taurus would also work haha
All the cops here drive Fords or Dodges
Wow, and over here in Germany you just need to look at the license Plate...
Those cars are the devil
My old neighbour (who was also our local animal doctor) in my hometown had a lifted VW Golf Country. Big tires too. Whole 9 yards. Thing was cool af
8:08 Can't agree more, I got a VW Passat (2010-2015) with the 300hp 3.6 VR6, the last car to use the engine, and I love it so much.
Do a D-list on James' Doll house collection
The top left square of James hat is blended into the green screen during the whole video😂
@Armathynx probably ADHD
@Armathynx eyes
I was literally just going to comment on that lol. I was dying
I've never been so captivated by a Manscaped ad... Thank you Adthony, we love you!
Thanks for recognizing the XRunner! I had one and it's probably the car I miss the most. I had the TRD blower, intake, big brake kit on it. URD small pulley, 7th injector kit, big bore throttlebody and traction bar. QA1 suspension with mono-leafs in the rear. All that and I traded it, for a 2012 Mustang GT. WHY!?
Neon SRT-4? Ram SRT-10? Ford Lightning?
Nothing more American than this comment.
Neons are gross.
Zach Gonzales jealous much?
Remy V no. My grandma drove a Dodge Neon for 20 years, I’ll pass my friend.
Renault Clio V6, Mercedes Benz G Class 6x6?
1:44 Those are the flattest "bucket seats" I've ever seen.
Those are the seats from the ss supercharged and were very much garbage. The SS turbo seats were far more “bucket” like
I was really hoping to see the SRT-4 Neon in this list, or at least the R/T version of the 1 gen Neon. Not that the base model was boring, but I think the SRT-4 Neon is a really underestimated car that deserves more love
Dude, I had an 84 GLHS, a beautiful car that was seriously fun on a track. Easy to toss it around.
GOES LIKE HELL S'MORE
I'm proud of you son
Thank you obamachair
@Matthew Fusco no his chair
Can I have O🅱AMIUM
ObamaTable
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The Cobolt isn’t boring!! Psyche, yes it is. Just reminds me of the Need for Speed on the PSP.
If it wasn't for the SS version the Cobalt is gonna be like any normal GM car
Speaking of NFS, normal Cobalts are used as traffic cars starting from Hot Pursuit 2010 lol
Midnight Club 3 Remix had the Cobalt SS.
@@zef9151 yea as an nfs hp player, I can confirm
It was one the starter cars in Need For Speed Most Wanted.
I'm not even done watching the video yet but I'm so happy to see you include the Omni GLH. When I was a child, my mom's first car that she ever bought was an '88 Omni (not a GLH though) and I have so many fond memories of that car. Sure, there weren't many horses under the hood, but it was a zippy little car. I miss that car so much and if I could, I would have an Omni now.
“EYEmuh GONNA WeEN” I almost laughed all my breakfast out my nose
Has anybody else seen the 2200 hp Evo, whose turbo is so big, you can actually argue that the car is the modification instead.
Your turbo has a car attached to it?
@@lazar2175 "yeah, gotta have somewhere to store the fuel right ?"
9:25 this honda engine was a j series and those were single cam
Commenting every week till james meets post malone Week 1: we should all go and ask post to hop on pop up up and down headlights
Conflicting goals. You are dividing and conquering yourself.
“Goes like hell s’more” 😂😂😂😂
9:41 "saturn, thats the only planet with decoration"🤣🤣 LOL
“You don’t need a license to drive a sandwich”- Spongebob Square pants
Day 189 of asking James to do an Up to speed on his Dad
yes
There u are
Daddy
It's only a matter of time before James breaks and has to do it. We'll be there when it happens brother. 😐
day 1 of asking James to do a up to speed of his car
Love this format
Golf Country: Yo dawg we heard you liked bull bars, so we put a bull bar in your bull bar
Dayummm. Nice copied joke XD
A swarm of 20,000 bees followed a car for two days in 1998 because their queen bee was stuck inside…. and I can’t even get a date.
Girls be desperate these day and age stuck in lockdown. If anything it has gotten way easier.
smh... simps
Cobalt SS, the entry car in NFS Most Wanted. No, not that Criterion heresy.
Glad somebody recognizes the "Propper" NFS MW."
“The golf is better” -Kuruhs
@@raykreiger4123 I use that same one still to this day, or the Punto.. These are my two go-to cars at the beginning.
nfsmw 2005 is like a supra, amazing, but fucking overrated. nfsmw 2012 was meant to be a proper game. watch the pre-alpha build video. blame ea for nfsmw 2012 not being a masterpiece.
@@SomeoneLikeEveryoneElse I grew up with Black Box era titles. Is the video still on KZhead?
The Saturn Redlines are so reliable and super fast and fun. I hope more people come to appreciate how amazing they really are. They look so good too!
Glad the cobalt SS got a shout out, I had a 2010 with basic bolt ons and tuned , it was such a fun car and would beat alot of cars that I honestly never thought it would ex : c5's ,gt mustangs ect .
James: “But you don’t need me to tell you how sick the Evo is. Check out our episode of Up To Speed on it.” Episode of Up to Speed: James telling us how sick the Evo is
That Evo "for 10... for 9 generations" joke got me good lmao
Typical Evo purists...
Funny thing is you guys have mentioned the Cobalt SS a few times in your videos but the Ion Redline was the same car, but more aerodynamic and had limited slip diff (not to mention cheaper), they even had the exact same chevy engine. It even had the chevy motorsport plaque in the engine bay. I was in a small car club in my teenage years and there were a few Redlines and a few cobalt ss and no matter what type or test we did the redline was ALWAYS faster.
Fun fact from a former X-Runner owner, TRD also equipped some of them with the Magnuson/TRD superchargers that bumped them to over 300 horsepower and 330ft/lb of torque. The supercharger was the chef's kiss on that manual street truck and made it a riot to drive. If you can find an X-Runner, then wait and find one that's supercharged. It's worth it.
What its actually called: Horsepower What James calls it: Hrsprs What James has created once again: HrsyPrsies
Too many hrsprs because those super fancy chauffeured black cars that transport you to the final resting ground are neither ambulances or limousines 🚑 🕴 because the 🏎 🥓 had too many hawt memories 🌭-ing "hrsprrs" tend to put you into the wall
Hoars Egg
Got me messed up in physics class learning about power. I now call horsepower hrsprs in my head and it makes me giggle
@@Hezyo922 yea the buff horse eggs got me too
the more hrsprs the better the donies
I'm surprised the Dodge Neon and SRT-4 wasn't on the list.
Had to be this or the Cobalt, and they chose unwisely. The SRT-4 ACR with the Turbo Toys package was nuts.
@@NitsujWrenches Agreed. And I feel like the Neon was a much more boring car than the Cobalt, honestly.
@@NitsujWrenches Yup - mine was non ACR but I did the coilover swap and a few other goodies that encouraged lots of bad behavior. There are days I definitely miss that car...
The 240 turbo should've been there too
@@agarwaen3477 Agreed.
Imma roll coal in a diesel vw beetle and call it the stinkbug
Yep. I love it. Put a 6.7 Cummins, and s-pipe it. That would really make sense
Please for the love of everything that is holy bring back D D D D D LIST!!!
We need a part 2 to this series and a small part of me was hoping he would say Sentra Nismo
And Taurus SHO
Dodge neon srt
Wasn't there a Juke Nismo? 😳
@@eggbag4182 yes I sat in one at the dealership the interiorbwas remarkable
Toyota Blade Master and Toyota Yaris GRMN anyone?
You forgot the most obvious example Nissan Juke... meet the NISSAN JUKE NISMO
Nissan Juke R
maybe u see it in another episode later idk
Nissan Juke R 2.0 is literally a Nismo GTR that looks like a Juke
Turned the Nissan Puke into a Nissan Nuke.
That excuse for a "Car" is an ugly pile of excrement.. the Miami version is just a faster version.. so you may say "it goes like sh** off a stick"
The Toyota Previa’s Supercharger was also PTO driven. Not driven off the belt. It is a super cool design, and I regret selling the SC, I scavenged from a salvage yard.
2:02 here in South Africa we got a version of the first generation golf but facelifted and was still in production until 2009. It's called the VW CiTi Golf. They kept it going as it was such a well selling car but they have since replaced it with the VW Polo Vivo.
This list would have needed a nissan pulsar/sunny gti-r 🤓
The pulsar gti-r is soooo sexy
Yes sir, that’s probably one of the most surprising... more other cars had a warm version, but the pulsar was just amazing
“You can look like an off duty cop, but still drive like an on duty cop” Literally laughed out loud😂
Same lol
Dodge omni was my very first car! It went through absolutely hell and kept going! It was a amazing car for the money!!
I remember reading about that Omni in one of my dad's car magazines. I wanted one ever since.
I'm surprised the WRX STI wasn't on the list since the impreza is kinda boring.
They aren’t really based on the Impreza anymore, its its own thing now. It’s actually closer to the corolla and Camry than the impreza
@@jacoblevy4429 dude not even close to a yota !! The impreza really isnt that boring of a car to start off with and I think thats why it wasnt on the list !!
Guessing James’ word dictionary word of today: “vascular” Peace from Maui Donut fam🤙
Damn finally someone else from Hawaii Edit: yessah
When james plugged the evo up to speed at the end, he should have added "But you dont need me to tell you about the evo, watch this video.....where I tell you about it." Lol
When he was naming all the cool golfs and didn’t list the Tdi I got a little sad
Joker.wav haha diesels don’t count
t2p 😢
I have a tdi. I understand
Got sad when he didn’t list the VR6
El Haddad I miss my 24v VR6 Jetta... my wallet is happy tho lmao
Very happy to see the Abarth on the list. I love mine & yes, it is a blast to drive. Great vid as always Donut team 👌🏻
Every time I see one it just zooms through traffic like nothing, it also looks really funny when it turns. I'd rather have a miata but everyone has got their own opinion.
LZ Yeah, the turning circle is horrendous 😂 The Miata / MX-5 are epic little things too 😊
Indeed. I was so glad they covered the 500 Abarth. NEVER underestimate an Abarth. Mine still suprises me to this day.
I'm buying a supercharged previa. Its also worth mentioning it's awd also. So excited. Gonna lift it, new coilovers and shocks, tires etc. Very excited.
I had a model Beetle RSI back when I was a kid in the mid 2000’s. It’s really a shame I don’t have it anymore, I loved that car! :(
Golf 2 Country: *exists* Me: "Oh a cool custom Golf 2.."
I was today years old when I found out about the VW golf country, and now I want one.
I found out about them for the first time about 4 months ago by driving behind one... and then somehow saw THREE in the same day!
Loved the Hootastank slander. I got a Hoobastank album as a gift once and I was so embarrassed with their name I never listened to the album.
This guy was born to host Car Videos, nails it every time.
James, they made an Alltrac version of the Previa.
And of the 1990 Corolla with a solid rear axle!
I thought I'd see the Dodge Neon SRT4 on this list.
what WHAT WWWHHAAAATTTT
Owning one i feel you
Saw on of those Beatles at the NAIAS in Detroit years ago. Wanted one so bad!
GLH: “Good Luck Homie”
Dodge Omni GLH. The original hot hatch Dodge Omni GLH-S: The faster version
“Goes like hell” “Goes like hell s’more”
Indeed... the GLH-S was a beast. But the Original hot hatches are the Golf GTI mk1 and the Morris Mini Cooper S.
Daniel and the cooler Daniel
@@spiderjerusalem8284 Debateable! The original Mini was a sport compact groundbreaker, but wasn't a hatchback, so doesn't technically count as a hot hatch. I've heard some cite the Alfa Romeo Alfasud as the original hot hatch
Daniel - The Cooler Daniel
James: we love all cars Me: laughs in daewoo lanos
Funniest video of the channel so far, I'm crying here
I'm so glad they brought back the lists, i remember the Bestest episodes and missed them so much. now bring back science garage please!
Me: sees video Also me: *_laughs in skoda_*
Fabian RS baby let's go.
@@aryboss1514 *laughs in skoda Octavia gt 2007*
@phil alan check car throttle video where they got a Skoda with over 430k miles on it and it stills run really good
@phil alan they are absolute sleepers from factory. A skoda Octavia gt can be tuned up to 300hp i think with very few mods. They are absolutely insane cars
@phil alan you don't have diesel Audi's?
Can we talk Kia on "up to speed" episode. They got an interesting history.
I love how he just literally reads the abbreviations.
Oh! I didn't know about the Toyota Previa SC. A hand-me-down Previa was my first car. I miss that old thing sometimes still.
When James said his own last name, the subtitles read "Pump freak". Thought that was fun 😂
Base Dodge Neon is a POS of a car but the SRT-4 is cool ngl
Thats why i like the pt cruiser gt.
I loved my srt neon, fricken thing ripped for what it was!!
Hear hear
Dad Bod yep, it’s the best version of it. Not gonna lie I’ve actually started to like the PT cruiser
Merica Freedomland those things are cool my guy
They made a hotwheels of the golf country I have one
I almost crapped my pants, laughing at the hood scoop gag😅
Correction: Toyota MADE a lot of cool cars. Now they make.....Camry TRD's.
at least they aren't like mitsubishi nowadays
Remember, all the new TRD's are missing is u.
Correction. camry gazoo racing
And gt86 and supra and yaris gr
My 5200 curb weight with only me and 1/10th of tank inside a 2015 F150 with the 2.7 blew the dooors off a brand new Camry TRD. Guy at the next light was like “IS THAT TUNED?!?” No sir bone stock. My 325HP crank are the rear wheels probably less blew by a 2020 Camry TRD. Tin can trash can on wheels
My mom had an Evo 7 that she crashed when I was floatin’ in her tummy. When I asked her what happened to it, she told me that she used the insurance $$ to buy a Malibu. I had never been more disappointed
Disown her
Give her a taste of the reverse card.
Thanks, I feel incredibly old now. Evo 7's were new during my highschool years. Horrible choice of buying a Malibu to replace it, could have gotten like an Acura or a Lexus or something instead of a total garbage heap.
U could search the vin or something too see if it exists
I wanna say your mom was Filipino, but the malibu probably makes her white.
never heard of the golf country but it's quickly been put on the top of my favorite cars list. wonder if a motor swap would mount to that awd driveline. sad my corolla xrs didnt make it on the list with its boring exterior and its sick(s) speed transmission with a lotus elise motor. but you already had a few toyos on the list.
Seeing the Saturn vue redline on the list took me back to my childhood. My dad had one that he bought for like $300 at a wreck sale and didn't know until he got home and drove it what the car actually was. He fixed it and it was our family car for a long time until he sold it to another guy who also uses it for his family 😂
I remember the Trail-Blazer SS. Handling wasn't bad, but rollover sure was. I can name 2 people I personally know that rolled one!