You better have better evidence to back up you BS claim than 1 video with somebody that had a bad launch...

Car and Driver quoted a mid-8 second 0-60 time for a 1997 5-spd. The best magazine time I found for a V6 ATX is closer to 9 seconds.
I have a 5-speed zetec and an ATX duratec...I drive them both often, they're damn near the same quickness. The duratec does feel a bit better in the upper revs.