Had my 2001 2.7 for three months. 7,000 miles later - well, you can see a pry bar is necessary to get me out. Bought with 125,000; have 132,000 today. Drove in the mountains between 4,000ft to 6,000ft+ elevation for hours on end for two days covering 970 miles through the Gold Country and Mt. Lassen in California. High revs with incredibly fantastic power band between 4000 - 6000 rpm (odd how that matches up) in the two primary gears of 3rd and 4th. All day long ... Looking at the S, and having test drove one, the power is in a much smaller range, only about 1,000 rpm. On the track (used to race motocross) tight power is fine to win. On the road, gotta love the 2.7 and 5 speed!
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