The base-model Porsche Boxster is as much fun and also gets 240 horsepower from its 2.7-liter six-cylinder engine, but, at more than $10,000 extra, I'm not sure why I'd pay that premium, unless I was just enamored by the Porsche name.
"The sound the V-12 makes as it comes on boost is an extraordinary blend of mechanical and pneumatic acousticsa giant, percussive whoosh as the engine pins you back in your seat between 2000 rpm and the 6000 redline, in every gear."
The __________ keeps company with with the 270-hp Acura TL and 303-hp Pontiac Grand Prix GXP as one of a new generation of sedans whose power languishes in a front-drive cage. Bury the ______ rubber-studded aluminum gas pedal, and the weight leans on the wrong sets of tires, the right set of tires making smoke and painting stripes instead of providing traction. The steering wheel develops an urge-albeit less fervent than in some amped-up front-drivers-to seek out the nearest ditch
"As a result, the _____, despite weighing 3540 pounds, is plenty quick, accelerating to 60 mph in seven seconds flat and covering the quarter-mile in 15.5 seconds at 92 mph. The current, 240-hp Honda Accord V-6 delivers identical performance, and the only quicker comparable sedan is the Altima V-6 with a manual gearbox."
The car in question is obviously a front drive, mid-size sedan with similar acceleration numbers to a 240 hp Accord. The current Impala SS is a FF, mid size sedan with the same power and more torque.
