If i put an additional $20,000 into my GTI, so it's putting 450hp to the wheels, does that make it anything more than a fast GTI?

So what if I could beat Corvettes, Trans Ams, M3s, etc...it is still a GTI. Those cars will always be in a higher class than mine, regardless if I beat them down the track.

Cars have never been ONLY about horsepower and torque output. Some people see it this way, but if this was true, we'd all be driving old VW Bugs running 8 second 1/4s.

That said, the SRT-4 is a decent car overall, and a very good car for the price. My GTI cost about the same (got it for around 21k). However, just because an SRT could beat me at a stoplight doesn't mean I'd want one over my GTI.

If I ever beat a M5 in a race, should I expect the owner to bow down to my car? No...because it is still just a GTI.