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Originally Posted by 82mm 4g63
I'm not expecting a 200HP coupe to have the same highway passing characteristics as my Kawasaki ZX14, but it also better not be like my mother's 1997 VW Jetta. Our roads down here in Florida are overpopulated by elderly people so, as you can imagine, the need to pass one presents itself almost every time I leave my house. 60-80MPH acceleration is pretty important and I hope it's quick enough so that I'm able to successfully pass someone more times than not.
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Holy Hell, back then even the VR6 (12v) was underwhelming. Such a dark time for VW here in the US.
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Originally Posted by 82mm 4g63
I must've misread that later part of Nur's post. I retract what I say and I'm in agreement with VenomRush's original reply. I would prefer the car hit the 200HP mark, but 193 would be acceptable if they kept the weight down below 2600#s and the price down around $20k.
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Yeah I figured there was a misunderstanding (and I'm right there with you... 200 hp would be nice).