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DSM was pretty crap stuff
I had a 1990 Plymouth Laser RS, 1997 Eagle Talon Tsi and finally a 1999 GSX. The GSX stickered for an astronomical $27,500 in 1998/1999. The '90 was the most fun to drive even though it didn't have a turbo. I loved the pop up headlights and the design was years ahead of its time.
Anyway, the two later turbo cars I had "felt" fast to me because I had never owned anything that "fast." But honestly, the chassis was terrible; the lag was very bad; the gap between the top of tire and bottom of fender was huge; etc. My 1996 Toyota Paseo had a much better chassis than my later DSM's. The DSM's were bloaty an handled like crap! I could barely get any tire spin on the Talon (front wheels only).
Contrast this to my wife's current 2014 Jetta SE 1.8 Turbo. With APR's tune, the stock Jetta is pushing 265 HP with similar torque. The thing absolutely screams! Half gas and the car begs for traction! And, the VW chassis is light years ahead of any DSM.
The "twins" are beautiful cars. The interior is gorgeous and I've heard they handle very, very well. But in a drag race against a modified BRZ, my wife's Jetta left it by a few car lengths to 80. The desperately need more power.
That's my rant for the day :-)
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