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Originally Posted by bavarian19
Uninteresting drive? I would rather drive a V6 FWD Accord than a neutered RWD 320 from a driving dynamics standpoint. I do prefer good handling, but a 200 hp 4 cyl will never put a smile on my face.
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Get ready for an old guy rant....
200 hp not putting a smile on your face??? Back when I first started driving (late 80s), 200 hp would have been considered high performance. My first car (VW Rabbit Diesel) had a whopping 56 hp which could eventually get to 60 mph after a good long downhill run with a tailwind. Granted cars weighed a lot less back then but in some ways they were more fun to drive than the high powered cars today since you could always drive them nearly flat-out all the time without really having to worry about jeopardizing your driver's license.
The 320 can be a lot of fun to drive since you can wring it out more without having to worry about jeopardizing your driver's license. I can't get anywhere near using the full performance of my 550 on our roads with the amount of power it puts down. Don't get me wrong I like powahhhhh as much as the next guy, but I kinda of miss being able to thrash a car without worrying.
Now get off of my lawn....
