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Yeah, these cars are sloooow. And boring.

But how about when Hot Rod magazine tested a new stock 271 HP HiPo Mustang in the 60's at an ET of like 15.8? Or when it tested a stock GT 350 back then at 14.7? Granted, it seems to be raining fast cars nowadays, but keep some perspective.

A stock 170 HP/MTX Contour should run just as quickly (though being much more fragile and not as easily modded into real monsters) as many historical "performance" cars did stock.