I test drove the 2.5 before I drove the 3.5. Night and day. Two different cars.

the 2.5's with their standard I4 and standard suspension.. .sucked. Well, the power is 175 in the 2.5's so its not horrible but there is nothing registering on the butt dyno. The handling though was horrible. I took a turn and it just dove into it and kept sliding. Remember, if you're doing to test drive a car, don't act like you're driving miss dasey. I drove the hell out of the cars I test drove.

the 3.5 has lots of power and torque compared to the civic . Torque steer is an issue, but I'll get used to it

Downside is that its auto, however it does have tiptonic shifting which is cool I can make use of the whole powerband like a real manual. Nissans are damn hard to find in manual. Oh well, this will be my fiancee's car soon enough and I'll get a 350Z or a corvette or something.


When test driving cars, I drove a focus SVT blah blah blah. I got into it thinking yea right, whatever. But I was actually very very impresed. It handled VERY well, had good acceleration, and outstanding braking. Interior was nice too. Looked like an Audi S4 interior with blue center suede seating and whatnot. If I was in the market for a sport compact, it would have won out. After that I drove the RSX -- totally unimpressed. Brakes were horrible, acceleration was 'meh' and the interior was meh. Only the seats were nice.