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Originally posted by lakefire
i agree w/ this comment. I would also like to point out that America is a HUGE country and people use the interstates for travelling everywhere. So when people go on 9 hour trips (which happens a lot for Americans) you don't really want to feel every bump in the road.
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Well, Australia is also a huge country. And the cars built here have decent engines, decent power and good suspension.
Last weekend I drove about 400km over just 2 days, along winding Australian roads. And the suspension in my car at least kept me in touch with the road.
It's obviously just a matter of taste.
The American market must want horrible mushy spongey suspension.
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also, i don't know how old the pontiac you were driving was. But i have a 92 bonneville w/ about 170 hp and it's got plenty of get and go for me....Racing just isn't one of my concerns (especially when there is a speed limit).
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It was new-ish. Less than 5,000 miles on the clock. And trust me, it was crap.
The car I drive is a 330HP, 4 litre Ford with an inter-cooler Turbo-charger, so I guess I'm used to a better ride.
And I don't race around. But when you take off from the lights and you can
feel the car being sluggish, then there is obviously a problem.
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BTW, the '04 CTS is going to have 260 HP, and the '03 CTS has 220.... [/B]
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Well, driving a brand-new Ford XR6 Turbo, this doesn't impress me.
Mr Mephisto