[Kool_ZX3]

P-51,Oct 7 2005, 10: Wrote:I like what they did with them, personally.  Well, sorta... Some of the faces look REALLY good, I don't like the chrome ones so much.

The best part is the rear suspension is now essentially a heavy duty version of the Focus rear suspension.  No joke.  Look underneath.  It's a control blade trailing arm with 3 lateral links with passive toe control.

The bad thing, is that they got rid of all the aluminum in the front end, the knuckles are now cast iron instead of aluminum.  There's like 100lbs extra unsprung weight up front, just to save $50.  And the engine block is now iron too, that's another 100lbs up front.  But they did some other things to improve the geometry.

Also, I think the interior is cheaper than the old one, more hard plastic.

Overall, it looks better and rides better, but it's been cheapened.
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It's good to see though the extra pounds don't really hurt it.