Originally Posted by cgocifer
Let me clarify.
I don't need "more, more, more hp..." that's why I haven't modded the engine. The standard Xfires are nice cars; but, their competition at the time had close to 300 hp vs. it's 215. The gap was too large between the Limited and the SRT. To be competative, it needed to have more HP IMO. It was priced in the same range as the 350Z, Z3/4, and didn't offer better performance. It was criticized for lacking the HP (not by me!). As for the split window, those are left to teh concepts because they aren't practical, nor are they safe these days. I was merely stating that the concepts used those as a nod to the past. I'm not saying that it needs 500hp, but at least 300 - 330 for the standard model.
Yes, I think you're right. It came off as a grab your girlfriend and go to the beach car, where as the Z was a no nonsense performance car. The SRT6 measured up but it was so expensive that it wasn't competitive as a Z
alternative. This isn't the first car that was doomed by lack of power. I would think Chrysler Corp. would have learned their lesson when they put a V6 in the Prowler.
I hope no one here thinks I'm dissing the N/A but you must admit when it comes to relative power it was a little behind the Z. The fact that they're unique goes a long way in my book.