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There are a couple things you forgot.

1. Power to weight ratio
so you've got the 97 sf (150 hp, 2850 lbs. ) with a 19 w/p
and the 01 camar0 (200 hp, 3500 lbs.) with a 17.5 w/p

regardless of the 50 extra hp, the grand prix is barely faster than the sunfire. As you can see how much power your car has is irrelevent if you're driving a tank. A couple modes and you'll blow by it. Also besides that you have to think about the gearing also. It doesn't matter how much power the car has if it has really crappy gearing.

The sf gt may not be the fastest in the world, but it's not the slowest either.

Also is her car completely stock?