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NOS2Go4Me,Mar 7 2007, 05:16 AM Wrote:I drive an auto by choice, so my "pure sporting" impressions might not be the same as yours. However, I find our new Focus the most tossable one I've ever driven, the most responsive (and it's the lamented drive-by-wire to boot!) and the most stable at speed. I really don't see myself getting rid of it before our payments are up, nor for a bit after that.
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do you know if the suspension is different between the older and newer focus.. or even the hatch you drive and these new sedans? its really bugging me that maybe it is just my imagination that this sedan handles worse than my old hatch.

i'm probably going to take this sucker autoXing this weekend, so i'll have more to say about the suspension. haha

there IS one thing i forgot to mention about this rental that i do like better than my own car.. no clutch shudder when cold!!!! i kind of see the appeal of just jumping in, start er up and just nail the gas immediately.. instead of wait 10min to warm up the engine and be super careful for the first couple of miles with the clutch/throttle application to avoid shudder.. and i think it is as fast 0-25 unless i am using some serious clutch slip, so it doesn't require so much attention in stop and go traffic.

and on a random note.. i had no clue the new v6 camry nails 0-60 in 5.8s and traps at 99mph (according to car and driver) holy SH!T that is quick for a commuter appliance. EDIT: no i take that back. that is just quick in general. isn't that what a 350Z does 0-60?!