Here..let me sum it up. The Mystique is fast with class. My 2000 LS with V6 and 5 Speed is fast enough to beat an Acura Vigor, yet it's plush leather seats and wood trimmed accents and lighting package make it look more like a luxury car. Yeah, it's not as fast or cool as an SVT, or as luxurious as a Lincoln LS, but heck I'm 40 with a wife and two kids and it's what I could afford!