Well, they never did really produce the car that was outlined in that piece, so maybe he was half right. They redesigned the vertical headlights to horizontal, and the lower front fascia area, added parking lights, took out the split windshield and starter button, and lowered the HP. So maybe.... But what they did come up with is still pretty nice to look at.

And mouserider, on the question of mods to my M that made it go faster. Added duals and that helped, but what really put the speed into it was adding some racing stripes. Had to be worth another second or two. lol.