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I work with fleet cars so this is a daily occurrence for me.
The Prius and all its variants like the C and V are indeed very numb. The Audi A4 probably will satisfy most drivers...for me though apart from the quick steering, I found it not very interesting. The new Mustang GT...I didn't get enough of a drive from it but its probably the only thing that comes close to being interesting enough for me. The previous gen Mustang GT, love the engine...didn't love the wheel hop. The interior was also a bit hard to love...many weren't assembled with care. The Camaro V6 I definitely wasn't interested in, since that V6 feels overburdened thanks to the great weight in the Camaro. It also doesn't help the Camaro is like a cave inside and the center console looks really bad due to the cheapness of that plastic. The Challenger R/T...nice but way too big, too heavy and disappointing in corners.
Although because of the range of cars I get to drive at work...I must admit that I've driven some pretty awful stuff that makes even the Priuses look like amazing. The Mitsubishi Mirage for instance...the only car I've ever driven that produces body roll with a gentle 10 km/h turn. Chrysler Sebring convertible...never have I driven a car that produced so much hate filled emotions. I've even driven some really slow stuff like the Dodge Magnum with a 2.7L V6. They claim it has 190 hp...it felt like 5 hp, I actually think its even slower than a modern VW Jetta with that relic known as the 8 valve 2.0L aka 2 point slow.
This is generally why I actually consider our cars to be acceptably quick, very well built, well engineered and of course extremely fun. It could've been so much worse. So yes, I'm very pleased owning this car. Frankly the only boring thing about it is how drama free my ownership experience has been...and I'm ok with that being very boring.
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