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I do think the Cobra IS best in class, if you look at the entire performance package. There is more to performance than straight lines, and the Cobra has added technical sophistication and handling ability to the pony car genre.

I have driven a Street Edition and a ZTS Focus, both top of the line 4-doors for the time driven.

As far as houses, I've seen a lot of Escorts, Corollas, and Civics parked in front of expensive homes too! I don't consider that any indication of automotive class. As for magazine editors, they go out of their way to be complimentary to cars, so those those need to be taken with a lot of salt. I guess I don't agree with the editior myself, and consider the Protege to be the classiest small car.