Why not look in a road test digest of any popular car mag, and compare 0-60 times, 1/4 mile times, etc to see how the car stacks up? It's quick, but so are a ton of other cars on the market. Some of them, like the Accord V6, are rather unsuspecting, yet it will show its tail lamps to many a good sports car. Ditto the Legacy GT, WRX, Altima 3.5L, etc. I would say simply that the Crossfire is "fast enough to be fun", and involving enough that you actually feel the sensation of speed. But, I think no one would debate me, if I were to say that the Crossfire is not any serious drag racer's first choice. Or second. Or third.

Just remember if you do this stuff on the street...nothing out runs a Motorola two way radio. When it costs a meager $35 to run in the brackets at the local strip, why not just make a Sunday of it in the summer?