Originally Posted by mjanowich
I don't know where you are getting the lateral G numbers for the Crossfire, but the number from Car and Driver is .91 g on a 300 ft. skidpad. "In light of this, we also expected pretty respectable lateral-g numbers, an expectation that was vindicated on the skidpad: 0.91 g. That’s better than any lateral-g number we’ve recorded for the Nissan 350Z and equal to the performance turned in by the new Mazda RX-8 in our April comparo “Rotary Revival.”
http://www.caranddriver.com/article....&page_number=2
Road and track puts it at .89 g on a 200 ft skidpad. I haven't read anything else that deviated less than .89 or more than .91 g.
I'm not knocking the SRT-4, I'm sure it's a fine automobile for many people, but the one thing that everyone says it lacks is handling (just like all the Crossfire reviews says it lacks power), even the 2004 models with the limited slip differential.
One thing I noticed about the SRT-4 is that it has a really impressive 5-60 acceleration time, 5.7 seconds I believe.
Got it from motor trend, and all the magazines say it handles quite well, read further into it, they don't say pro- good 5-60 con- handles like ***. I got the g number from Motortrend for a 6-speed roadster, could not find the coupe. Also on the MT roadcourse the rx-8 and the 350z beat the Crossfire, the crossfire isnt the best handler in the world, the m3 pulls high .8's in some magazines, so you saying the crossfire can out handle a M3 LOL. Road and track said the car has great handling(srt-4) but has some rear roll, which would be fixed with a larger sway in the rear. And if the crossfire is so good, how come it still lost to the audi TT in the comparo? The SRT-4 fwd, slaloms as fast, faster in some cases, and pulls almost as muchs g's, how can you say it handles like a brick? Makes no sense, the ACR neon made back in the mid 90's was a excellent handler. Just because its a neon, doesnt mean it handles horrible. Look in the racing section, another guy is talking about how good the SRT-4 handles. Also what do you use more in every day driving? Pulling .9 g's around an entrance ramp or using the power you have to move.