Credit for the talon's firm handling and assured responsiveness during such maneuvers also goes to the multi-link, double wishbone suspension and the gas-charged, variable-damping shock absorbers.
On the freeway at a moderate speed of 65 mph in fourth gear, our Talon TSi's tachometer simmered along at an unperturbed 3100 rpm. Then, when we simultaneously veered across three lanes (with only a single finger controlling the steering wheel) and punched the gas pedal up to 80 mph, we could feel and hear the Talon drawing confidently on its source as the tach topped out at a still-unruffled 4800 rpm. Exiting the freeway and downshifting, we then quickly tested the TAlon's acceleration power at lower speeds and found that it exploded similarly out of second gear.
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