i too have seen alot more Z cars around than terminator cobras. i think they, like MANY people, are falling into the myth that "because its foreign, it must be better" way of thinking when it comes to sports cars. i remember an article way back when that camaro SS anniversary edition came out and it pulled at better skid pad rating bone stock than a Civic Si. not that that is a huge shock, but tell that to an import owner and they wouldnt beleive you. i've been in many debates with other sports car owners who fall right into the assumption that an american car is overweight, lazy and inefficient and only competes due to its large displacement engine, which of course is only there due to the laziness of an american car company to develop new technology