Actually, when you talk about beating a car top end, it doesn't mean "top speed" but instead which car will win in a higher gear pull. For example, I've stayed dead even with faster cars such as a modded WRX (VF34 turbo, supporting mods) from a stop until ~60 mph, then I got destroyed when we hit 3rd gear. The problem with the N/A crossfire is that the top end is severely lacking against most cars, especially FI ones. As another example, the STi that I was driving behind today makes 319 tq/286 hp at the wheels. His top end is ridiculous...he can downshift at 80-90 mph and hit 130-140 in the time that it takes me to hit 100 mph. In general, based on what I've seen at the track and the diverse group of cars in my club, the crossfire can hang with other "fast" cars, but it will usually lose in a straight line to anything else considered "fast".