I didn't think I'd ever say this, but I agree with Sizzler

I LOVE the look and style of the SSR, really is one of the coolest looking vehicles to come out since . . . well the 1950s

But for the $$, they should have more performance. (If you could drop one of those 502 crate motors in there you'd really have something.

)
But G.R. is right, many new cars have the same problem. One need look no further than the new T-Bird for an example of a car that suffers the same affliction as the SSR; hopefully the SSR won't suffer the same fate as the new T-Bird, b/c I really do like the way it looks.