|
This car fits well in Japan where small is good and there are tons of twisty mountain roads to enjoy the handling on. In most of US most of the turns you will be making will be 90 degree ones at the end of a long straight.
I spend my daily drive either stuck in traffic going 5-15mph or cruising along at 70-80. I make a total of 3 left turns and 3 right turns through 19 miles of driving each way. While in theory a great handling car would be fun to drive I think I get very little chance to enjoy the handling. In the mean time I have to merge at least three times onto highway traffic where no one gives you a break. When the lady in the Explorer accelerates to snuff me while I try to merge on I do appreciate having enough power to get to speed faster and not get squeezed onto the shoulder while trying to hit 50mph.
Different situation for different people but in my case I do appreciate the power my cars have. In that light I personally would prefer this car to have more power. If it was 2200lbs then 200hp is great. 2800lbs not so much. That being said it is also not terribly bad either.
|