[Servant of the Nine]

Basic bottom line reality: A Honda Civic or Accord, an Acura, or a Dodge neon with a 135 - 160 hp motor will easily go as fast as it's possible to go in all but a few places in America today while getting 35 mpg and still feeling tight and new after 150,000 miles.

Bleah.

It will get there eventually. A muscle car will accelerate fast enough to complete any block in half the time without ever breaking the speed limit.

A muscle car will do it with panache and make you feel good about the trip. A honda will only make you feel like a self righteous weenie.

So9

[arm958]

It will get there eventually. A muscle car will accelerate fast enough to complete any block in half the time without ever breaking the speed limit.

Give me a twisty road and I'll get from point A to point B quicker in my 150 HP Dodge Neon than just about any muscle car. And I'll have plenty of fun doing it.

[merak]

Then again, if you really need to drive fast, you have modern fast cars like the SRT4, which is basically a Neon with a 2.5 liter turbocharged engine and running gear and what not to match, about 220 horses in a machine which probably doesn't weigh more than about 2600 lbs. Performance should be roughly similar to that of a Maserato Merak in a $20,000 car which is generally more refined than either the Merak or any muscle car, is tall friendly and can seat four adults comfortably.