As of June my sister bought herself a silver TSX 6spd to replace her TL-S. Now with about 2k on the car and me driving it on the weekends I can actually give somewhat of a review on the car. Let me tell you this, turning up the stereo on the will actually make the door panels in the front and a part of the rear RATTLE. That's on a brand new car too. The seats are definetly more supportive on me than in my SVT. Shifter is a cut above my car with short and precise throws, nothing like those on VW's where its rubbery. Now down to driving, this car is BORING. It has no excitement whatsoever. When you floor the car and put it through the gears, the car goes but its so bland. Power is flat with no rush of power like the CSVT after 4k. You sit there waiting for something to happen and it disappoints you with nothing. Handling is decent. I have read magazines reagarding it as a *Honda Prelude of sedans* man they must not have driven the Contour much. It understeers when you take it through the corners and you feel the bodyroll much more than the Contour. It just doesn't have the point and shoot like the Honda Prelude or the Contour even. All in all, its a nice car but kind of a pig though 3200lbs and its a 4cylinder too. The same hp and tq as the SVT and very close weight as well.
If you want a new car that rides smooth and has decent handling and definetly better customer service than most ford dealerships this is the car for you. But if you are looking for a weekend autocrosser/track car stay with the SVT it'll definetly keep you smiling.
