I'm pretty confident that my top end is competitive. 8lbs even with the parasitic loss pulls hard at high speeds. The only problem with the srt is that you do 1k in mods and I'm sure you'd be in the low 13s. Much better platform to start with, and the aftermarket is already taking off like crazy. I personally think it has some of the best potential to be a monster out of the new class of turbo compacts.
I wonder how much it will cost to fix these cars when they are out of warranty. Which some will be, when they add certain aftermarket stuff. You turbo or S/C guys know 1st hand how much it cost to fix these H.O. engines. Also, we don't know how the car will end up performing like after 1 years worth of driving in the span of several hard driven months. I'm still leary about new hi-perf cars and their reliability (sti/evo7/srt/redline/ss/etc). Would you wanna own one of these cars out of their warranty? Likely NOT.
1992 Ford Escort LX-E
-Tracer LTS spoiler
-GT Grille
