due to the fact that we're getting the g/f a new car real soon and what was said on this thread, I went and took a base model 3.5 SE with the 5 speed for a test drive tonight. I had it in my head that I was in for neck snapping torque... not the case. the car is pretty quick but definitely not "a 4 door mustang gt" as someone said on here. it did feel light on it's toes and the steering/handling wasn't too bad at all, overall a pretty nimble sedan. i got on it pretty good, ran it from 0-60 at a few stoplights and jumped on the freeway twice. the acceleration was satisfactory but nothing far from the reach of an SVT.
with some mods, i think the car could be something that the enthusiast would enjoy driving daily but for the most part it's a quick sedan catered to the masses. nowhere near the driving experience that the CSVT provides and sure as hell not something to get up and brag about like you just banged 3 playboy models in a hot tub.
