Exactly ... and, FYI, that continues to be true as your speed increases ... I've driven other cars at speeds beyond 100mph before, but never in a car that settles and sits down the way this one does. In all others, one can feel the car "lift" which decreases the footprint of the tire on the road ... and that lift is what has always scared me before ... I'd have no problem giving the car its head and seeing just how fast it CAN go, but there just aren't many roads on which to do so without fear of the local gendarmes and receipt of a reckless driving citation ...