Unrefined? The thing shook like a washing machine that wasn't loaded properly. That's just it they can't make a refined small engine like the foreign makers and still have high horsepower. The only reason DC makes any decent cars now is because MB owns it. Look at what GM is doing to Saab, they took whatever character those cars had and threw it out the door. They made the WRX a Saab 92x and the Trailblazer the 97x. Ford took Jaguar and put a Ford Mondeo in it's lineup. The problem with the US makers is that accountants are in-charge and not car people who understand what the buyer wants. GM and Ford continues to rely on it's truck platforms to survive even when sales are going down because of the gas prices. Also, who want's a 5.7L V8 when gas is at $3.40 per gallon? So they need to start making cars with small displacement and high hp that will get good mileage. The Japanese and European makers understand this because gas over there is more expensive than here.