The Consumer Guide to 2008 Sporty/Performance Cars.
This class also encompasses a wide range of prices, from about $15,000 all the way to more than $40,000. As a whole, these cars provide good performance at prices that won’t break the bank. Some have front-wheel drive, others send power to the rear wheels. Most offer seating for four passengers, but oftentimes their rear compartments are generally hostile towards anyone who’s not a toddler.
While sporty/performance cars are all about driving excitement at affordable prices, the 2008 model year is largely a snooze-fest in terms of changes from ‘07. Aside from a couple nip/tuck styling jobs and a bit more oomph under the hood, not a whole lot happened for 2008.

New for 2008 is the Mini Cooper Clubman, an extended version of the hatchback. It is expected to be about nine inches longer than the hatchback on a six-inch-longer wheelbase, have a third door on the passenger side, and rear “barn doors” instead of a hatchback. One other bit of news is the addition of the Volkswagen GTI to this class. VW’s performance hatchback comes to the class by way of Consumer Guide’s compact-car class. For 2008, Volkswagen revived the R32 hatchback, which further bolsters the GTI family’s sporty credentials.
One thing to keep an eye on, though, will be the official introduction of the Dodge Challenger. A production-ready version of this modern muscle car is slated for launch at the 2008 Chicago Auto Show. Rumor has it that Dodge will build about 5000 Challengers for model-year ‘08, all with Chrysler’s 6.1-liter Hemi V8 engine and automatic transmission. For 2009, production will hit full capacity, with a smaller, 5.7-liter Hemi and available manual transmission. Check back with us for all the latest information. Custom Dashboard Kit dash kits - necessary things.
I liked the comfort in the seats, the location of the steering wheel (it does angle and telescope), the adjustable reins to make the lashing experience as complete as I could make it. On the street, the traverse is weak lacking being too weak, yet the car takes hard and weak corners simply. This is a great envelope. We had a 15.6 cubic base chest, not the prime probable, but the rear seats folded to snowball chest capacity. The 15.6 roll also looked low for the actual capacity, but who am I to probe Chrysler?




