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Old Sep 29, 2006 | 09:41 PM
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ITS kicking the compitions ***!
Old Sep 30, 2006 | 08:48 PM
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Bad design, not a well thought out performance car...



280 ft lbs torque and front wheel drive
Old Sep 30, 2006 | 11:27 PM
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very true... if it only had awd..
Old Oct 2, 2006 | 09:47 AM
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srt neon is fwd too....
Old Oct 2, 2006 | 10:11 AM
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Originally Posted by RONIN FC' post='839081' date='Sep 30 2006, 09:48 PM

Bad design, not a well thought out performance car...



280 ft lbs torque and front wheel drive


It's funny that you are the only influential automotive journalist that really has anything bad to say about the car.
Old Oct 2, 2006 | 12:00 PM
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they should have done awd, but its still gonna be fast
Old Oct 2, 2006 | 03:21 PM
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Originally Posted by 1988RedT2' post='839215' date='Oct 2 2006, 08:11 AM

It's funny that you are the only influential automotive journalist that really has anything bad to say about the car.
well, he is the only one with an extensive history of racing cars as well as automotive journalism. he decided to be a freelance reporter instead of being tied down to some 'lowly' magazine.
Old Oct 2, 2006 | 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by RONIN FC' post='839081' date='Sep 30 2006, 06:48 PM

Bad design, not a well thought out performance car...



280 ft lbs torque and front wheel drive




so i assume you have driven and tested it??
Old Oct 2, 2006 | 06:21 PM
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I imagine no AWD was to make it different from the MS6 and the S40 AWD T5. They could have done it easily if they wanted.
Old Oct 2, 2006 | 06:49 PM
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Ultimately, AWD is going to make the car slower, since it adds weight. You might get off the line a little quicker with AWD, but once the threat of wheelspin is gone, you're just toting dead weight and increasing friction losses. Unless we're talking about a rally car, and we aren't.



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