you really need to test drive a car you are thinking about, its not just about performance, its ergonomics ,feel, practicality, and how much the car appeals to you personally and image comes into it as well . my vr6 suits me ilike the driving position the feel of the car etc, i have driven a subaru which had 350 bhp but it was to focussed for everyday driving the vr for me at least gives a n exellent mix of what i want from a car