I think some of the strengths are the design of the car. The body style just dices right throught the wind going around sharp curves. I live in rural area of NC thats has many different types of curves and very easy to go around them with this car. The Speed of this car is very good for a 4-cylinder. It's not that fast coming off the line but trust...
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