Ford, Chevy, Dodge are all putting out 400+hp 12 second (or damn near it) factory coupes in the 30-40k range. Just wondering other than a 370Z (maybe) what import is worth buying new to go fast? RX8? Genesis? (lol)

 

HP means nothing

 

Yes, but Torque does.

I've always wondered why don't the Japanese makes build V8 RWD muscle/pony cars? I mean the Big 3 sure do sell a lot of 'em in the states. The Mustang/Camaro/Charger are testament to that. You'd think that the Japanese automakers would want a share of that pie.

 

HP means nothing!!! (unless of course theres enough of it to make a 3800lb car run 12's of the showroom floor).

 

but then all these honda fan boys would learn what torque is, and they dont want that

 

some people (me included) won't buy american cars. They sure put lots of hp on the ground for the money they cost.....but everything else? meh.

only American car I really dig are the newer Vettes because they have something called handling and brakes


to each his own, just my unimportant opinion

 

^ The 2011 Mustang handles better than an M3... It also has an optional Brembo brake option.

 

yea forgot about them, we dont get Mustangs here officially so I don't count them in

cant say anything about their handling, if they actually do perform better than a M3 Ford made their homework (I only know that they're not doing so well in GT3 series)

Its definitely nice looking and goes very well

 

i dont think it handles better than an m3 but it does receive brembo brakes for an extra

 

Out of curiosity, what falls under "everything else?"