Yep, after reading the "professional" reviews that said the car was under powered I was quite surprised with the "get up and go" I experienced on the test drive. Now that I've owned the car for a few thousand mile, I'm surprised the "professional" reviewers were calling it out for being under powered! It's rare to need more acceleration than the 2L gas engine can deliver. And I'm loving the way it sips fuel. Maybe I'll regret having "only" 155hp when I enter the next road race... Oh, wait, that's not what I use this car for.