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So it all boils down to priorities. For the XT 4WD Turbo's fourteen-grand asking price—or a couple thousand less—you can find a slew of better two-wheel-drive sports coupes and sedans. The Honda Prelude, for one, can drive circles around the XT on dry pavement. If you require the added dimension of all-wheel drive, however, the superb Audi 4000S Quattro, at about four grand more, is the only other sporty contender below $20,000.
But. Although the styling and the side graphics say "sport coupe," the car won't take any leaning on at all. The suspension contrives to be both jouncy and floppy, the tires are pathetic, the understeer is truly gross, and the inside front wheel spins at the slightest provocation. Engaging the rear wheels semineutralizes the handling balance, but engagement and disengagement are sluggish. Oh, and the engine sounds a bit coarse.
Of course, the XT's ace in the hole is its four-wheel drive. None of its competitors can match that feature. For me, though, that single advantage doesn't offset the XT's shortcomings, especially its steep price. —They titter when I pull up to the pickup window; 5:30 in the morning, and they're laughing at my XT. Hmmm . . . I'll tell you one thing: oh-dark-thirty in the morning is no time to climb into this car cold.
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