I drove a XRS today. Very nice sedan! The steering and ride was tight but not harsh. There was too much traffic to open it up and hit lift and I don't want to do it to a car with 7 mi. on it. It has good low end with out having to push it.The close gear ratio would take a little time to get use to. Very nice car for 20 K list price. I might think about one after they have been out for a while. They have too few around to get much of a discount on them now. It was interesting to get back into my stiff modded Vibe. It doesn't have the HP but it handles better than the stock Corolla. Imagine it had the same suspencion mods as me. What a sweet car that would be!