GN/TRs are quick even when compared to the 60's muscle cars. 14.1 in the quarter mile and a 5 second range 0-60 is nothing to sneeze at. What makes the GN/TR (especially the GN) quick (besided the under rated HP numbers)? It's the MYSTIC of the Grand National. The name alone will strike fear in almost any fox bodied 5.0 Mustang owner. Almost everyone that is familiar with the car remembers them faster than they actually were (and are). Is it the menacing black paint, whistling turbo, great stance or quiet yet nasty demeanor, all I know, they comand respect, even to gear heads that know better. Just ask any guy who takes their GN on a Sunday cruise and happen to pull up against a late model F-Body, Mustang or Ricer....no need to race. The legend of the Grand National alone is enough to beat them to the next light. It happens to me every other Sunday or so. The legend is the formula that makes the GN/TR so fast....
I know I'm being a little crazy here, but for the most part it's true. Can you tell I love my GN?
Aaron