I remember when they came out....few of the rich kids in my school talked their parents into them bc they were awd (living in PC utah)......I remember they were ~25k new which was like 10,000 more than a mustang or a camaro, but they were just killer from a stop light like you mentioned.
Yeah, sticker was 26k and change, but dealers were marking them up originally. Or wait a year after all the hype, and get it for under $19k like I did.
They were all over the place as far as 1/4 mile times. Maybe I had a faster one, it couldn't have been the driver. I mean, with the AWD, you just brought up the boost and go. I went 13.5 all stock. There were a few at E-Town at the time that couldn't get out of the 14s.
Fuel pressure regulator and chip from some place in here in NJ. Forget the name. Those 2 mods and went 12.6 @ 104. Have to find the time slip. Low MPH for that time but crazy 60ft time.