July 2004 issue of Motor Trend ran the XA against Chevy Aveo LS and Kia Rio Cinco. The XA killed the competition, but more surprisingly, ran a 8.8 zero to sixty and a 16.7 second 81.3 mph quarter!
Ya ya...slow, but faster than previous ratings by reputable sources. Even the back of the same magazine rated the XA zero to sixty at 9.4 and 16.9 quarter.
Anyway, thought you'd like to know.

yeah, there's a discussion about the killing of the aveo and rio. Nothing about the quarter mile... damn, I need to learn how to launch. I got a 17.2 :(

Miko, should of got an auto :lol: