Watch Top Gear on cable sometime and see how these guys rate cars. It's all about handling and braking. I have to turn it off sometimes when they start raggin' on our stuff, but interesting to see the contrast.
This last season they went to San Francisco, drove a new Corvette z06, the new Challenger, and the new Cadillac STS. They drove them to the salt flats and set speed records. And they LOVED EM'!
It was nice to see them not harp on about "American cars can't turn".
Hell, I've seen a 66 Nova pull 1.1g on a skidpad. :P
I'm a fan of Top Gear. Once you get over their ragging and just enjoy thier antics, it gets even better. :)