Kakomu, to answer your question, I pick choice 'c', since I'm actually telling the truth. In fact, I resent the 'lying of out my ass' part.
However, I'm quite impressed that you'd actually go through the trouble the of finding information about our car. However, please this passage from your Consumers Guide link:
"1994 Chrysler Concorde/New Yorker/LHS: Both a sporty LHS and revived luxury New Yorker joined as early '94 models on the Concorde's wheelbase but five inches longer overall. Both are roomier in back and use only the 214-horsepower engine. New Yorkers cost less when new, and had a split front bench seat instead of the LHS's buckets. Variable-assist power steering also arrived after the cars debuted. Initially optional in Concordes, the touring suspension became standard this year. Also on the Concorde, BASE engines gained eight horsepower, and a 3-place front bench seat became available. Power steering added more assist, to reduce turning effort for parking but deliver greater feel at higher speeds."
Notice the sentence that says "Also on the Concorde, BASE engines gained eight horsepower, and a 3-place front bench seat became available.", with emphasis on 'BASE engines', which means that more than one engine is available. Luckily, I convinced my parents to get the optional 214HP engine.
Also look at this page: (http://research.cars.com/go/crp/summary....odelid=110 )
Here's another page (http://www.sounddomain.com/id/dbelle18), where an owner has posted pictures and specs (where he states the car to have a 214HP engine) of his 94 Concorde. Our Concorde has the same rims, but is black and has a mini spoiler on the back.
If you look at this page, there's a short description from someone who was trying to sell their 94 model. ( http://www.usadreamproperty.com/1994.htm)
It clearly states that the 94 Concorde did have the 3.5L V6 214HP 221lb/ft engine as an optional engine. Thanks for trying, but I doubt it's slower than your 124HP car, unless your car weighs next to nothing. What car is this anyway? A Saturn or something? In any case, it's torque that's more important, and when you have more torque than HP, that's always a good thing. Our 94 Concorde suffers from mild torque steer during fast acceleration, since there's a bit too much torque for the front wheels to handle.
In fact, torque steer is a common problem (and dangerous with higher speeds) with more powerful front-wheel drive cars. If you don't know what it is, torque steer is what happens when you have too much torque in the front wheels, to the point where the wheels start to point in other directions besides straight ahead. This happens most often during fast acceleration, and usually requires that you fight the torque steer in order to keep your car going in a straight line. It becomes deadly when you're driving in narrow quarters or roads. If your car has low torque, I can understand how you think front-wheel drive is better, but once you experience torque steer, you'll know that it not only makes your car more difficult to control, but also it decreases your performance in higher speeds or acceleration, since it'll zigzag slightly before you're able to wrestle it to go straight. If you had LSD (limited slip differential)installed on your car, you would be able to reduce the torque steer, but in many cases, this doesn't happen.
If you read any review for the Acura TL, where the car has ~40lbs/ft more torque than it does horsepower, you'll know that most critics will point this critical problem out, and many have stated that if the TL had been a RWD car, it would've easily been a worthy competitor to the BMW 330. But since it's not, it's a notch below in terms of performance and safety.
With FR cars these days, stability control and anti-slip mechanisms like those found on BMWs or Mercedes vehicles make FR cars as easy and controllable to drive as any FF car, but with better performance and turning capability. Heck, some actually let you disable those features altogether, in case you're feeling daring and adventurous enough to make your rear-end slide out a little in rainy weather (hehe). All in all, driving a FR car is much more fun than driving an FF car!
However, I'm quite impressed that you'd actually go through the trouble the of finding information about our car. However, please this passage from your Consumers Guide link:
"1994 Chrysler Concorde/New Yorker/LHS: Both a sporty LHS and revived luxury New Yorker joined as early '94 models on the Concorde's wheelbase but five inches longer overall. Both are roomier in back and use only the 214-horsepower engine. New Yorkers cost less when new, and had a split front bench seat instead of the LHS's buckets. Variable-assist power steering also arrived after the cars debuted. Initially optional in Concordes, the touring suspension became standard this year. Also on the Concorde, BASE engines gained eight horsepower, and a 3-place front bench seat became available. Power steering added more assist, to reduce turning effort for parking but deliver greater feel at higher speeds."
Notice the sentence that says "Also on the Concorde, BASE engines gained eight horsepower, and a 3-place front bench seat became available.", with emphasis on 'BASE engines', which means that more than one engine is available. Luckily, I convinced my parents to get the optional 214HP engine.
Also look at this page: (http://research.cars.com/go/crp/summary....odelid=110 )
Here's another page (http://www.sounddomain.com/id/dbelle18), where an owner has posted pictures and specs (where he states the car to have a 214HP engine) of his 94 Concorde. Our Concorde has the same rims, but is black and has a mini spoiler on the back.
If you look at this page, there's a short description from someone who was trying to sell their 94 model. ( http://www.usadreamproperty.com/1994.htm)
It clearly states that the 94 Concorde did have the 3.5L V6 214HP 221lb/ft engine as an optional engine. Thanks for trying, but I doubt it's slower than your 124HP car, unless your car weighs next to nothing. What car is this anyway? A Saturn or something? In any case, it's torque that's more important, and when you have more torque than HP, that's always a good thing. Our 94 Concorde suffers from mild torque steer during fast acceleration, since there's a bit too much torque for the front wheels to handle.
In fact, torque steer is a common problem (and dangerous with higher speeds) with more powerful front-wheel drive cars. If you don't know what it is, torque steer is what happens when you have too much torque in the front wheels, to the point where the wheels start to point in other directions besides straight ahead. This happens most often during fast acceleration, and usually requires that you fight the torque steer in order to keep your car going in a straight line. It becomes deadly when you're driving in narrow quarters or roads. If your car has low torque, I can understand how you think front-wheel drive is better, but once you experience torque steer, you'll know that it not only makes your car more difficult to control, but also it decreases your performance in higher speeds or acceleration, since it'll zigzag slightly before you're able to wrestle it to go straight. If you had LSD (limited slip differential)installed on your car, you would be able to reduce the torque steer, but in many cases, this doesn't happen.
If you read any review for the Acura TL, where the car has ~40lbs/ft more torque than it does horsepower, you'll know that most critics will point this critical problem out, and many have stated that if the TL had been a RWD car, it would've easily been a worthy competitor to the BMW 330. But since it's not, it's a notch below in terms of performance and safety.
With FR cars these days, stability control and anti-slip mechanisms like those found on BMWs or Mercedes vehicles make FR cars as easy and controllable to drive as any FF car, but with better performance and turning capability. Heck, some actually let you disable those features altogether, in case you're feeling daring and adventurous enough to make your rear-end slide out a little in rainy weather (hehe). All in all, driving a FR car is much more fun than driving an FF car!