Originally Posted by Maximized

I havent seen an actual review of the 500, but C&D put it right around 9 seconds to 60 IIRC. Now compare that to the competitions high powered V6's and you will see that the 500 is way behind its competitors in acceleration. Ford should offer the current engine in a "base" model and should have offered 270+ well engineered V6 in the top models. The same thing goes for Pontiacs G6. Both companies know how to make great engines, but they are still way behind imports in hp and overall engine refinement. If you look back to Nissan a few years ago, they decided to basically make their cars hp leaders. The use of the VQ, a product blitz, and cost cutting really turned the company around quickly.