I drive a 330HP, 4 litre Ford with intercooler Turbo-charger...
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Originally posted by badflsh
There is your problem (well, not really a problem but you know what I mean). once you get used to driving something with a turbo that's running a fair amount of boost, most stock cars will seem sluggish from the line.
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Yes, I know what you mean.
But I don't
expect that kind of performance from an average car.
What I
DO expect is
SOME performance from a 3litre V6.
Let me put it another way.
The average car (at least the ones I have driven over 3 years) in America have:
- Big engines that are underpowered
- horrible mushy spongey suspension
A two-litre engine can give plenty of poke. Just try sitting behind the wheel of the new Mini Cooper S (and that's only a souped up 1.6litre).
I'm not suggesting (or even asking) that American companies begin producing cars that meet the higher standards of Europe or Australia.
I'm just making an observation...
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Believe me, if ford would sell your car here in the states I know a ton of people who would be buying them. For some reason they think we all want big family cars powered by econobox motors. 
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Yeah, I think people would buy it. Especially when you consider the price. It cost me just under Aus$60,000. So, thats
around US$40,000. Great value for such a good car.
Mr Mephisto