[RobPorsche]

Originally Posted by ashes2ashes

Ok..if you say so.. I guess it is all relative...But 190hp for a sports car as heavy as a Mustang isn't really much...

Mustangs are not all that heavy. In fact, the 99-04 V6 weighs in and around a new civic's weight. The 190 horses it has are plenty to get in a load of trouble with. A friend of mine has one, and when launched nicely it actually shoves you into your seat.
Now up the power by 60 more horses to that of the Prowler's, and shed a couple hundred pounds to about the weight of my RSX, and in my opinion you've got yourself a ferocious little car that can hardly be called underpowered. Horse power is not what makes or breaks a car. It is how the engineers have made the car weigh accordingly to the power it puts out. Sure, the SSR may have a "whopping" 300 or 400 (whatever the number) horses, but all that power has considerably more weight to budge than the "whimpy" V6 of the light prowler.
I'll tell you what's underpowered. My father's early 80's diesel G-Class mercedes which could be beaten in an uphill race by a pirate with a peg leg.
Underpowered is not a prowler.
I also think that its a beautiful car which makes an excellent representation of an American Hot Rod for the masses. Its a shame that so many people find it ugly and useless to the point that its being compared in a battle of "what's more lame" next to a pick up truck that thinks its a sports car.

p.s. sorry for reviving an old thread. Just wanted to throw my thoughts and opinions out there.