I have an '04 auto crossfire. I test drove one a few months ago. Had a quiet side street by the Casino in Coconut Creek, Florida, and hammered it down the street. It sounded darn good while I was hammering it, but it felt like I was waking up a pissed off monster that didn't want to wake up. Like most autos, they may slur on downshifts. Maybe i did not hit it hard enough, who knows. It seems like a cool car that can surprise some of the faster cars out there. Now the thing that bothers me is that it is another automatic transmission car. Is it such a huge deal to deal with an auto, or look at another car that offers a manual. Decisions, decisions.