You know, I got into a drag race with an IS300 in the Explorer and I will never forget the look on the guy's face as I hung with him all the way upto 60. It was an auto-stick circa 2002 model. I guess they could be fast with a stick, but he found out that not all SUVs are slow.
The IS300 disappointed me. It would hand the Explorer its rear end in a real road course, but the SVT Contour could do a good job as well I bet. How is the SC300?
And also, I don't think Ford engines are trash. If Ford engines are trash, than that Sonata my family rented once with the brake line that popped off the master cylinder was a good car.
