Sweet car, I drove a hatchback auto with the 2.3 and SportShift last week. In fact, I'm going back today to try a GT with 5-speed.
I loved the RX-8, but the fuel economy is a turn-off.
I'd say it handles as well as the SVT Focus, except the rubber gives up much sooner (crappy all-season tires).
And the engine pulls harder than the SVT Zetec. But it's hard to tell from the butt-dyno, because the gauges on the 3 are all skewed.
Kerry
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