you gotta realize many of us didnt get an accord to be a race car (if you did more power to you) we got it for whateva reasons. howeva honestly speaking if we (when i say we i can only speak for me truely) wanted a "RACE CAR" the honda accord would have been the last car on the list. for the same amount of money (and in some cases for even less) a faster car could be purchased and with little to no effort made into a "race car" for me the price of the new 6speed accord is more than a WRX would cost me. which is faster the WRX. for less money which would yeild a greater return (speed wise) the WRX. which looks more stylish "03 accord" you buy want you want at that moment. if you really want some power from a honda buy a civic and do a swap or get an NSX and turbo it. if you want a family grocery getter get an accord. if you want to get to that store faster get some bolt ons.