It is not HP but Displacement that wins here and the Stang GT will kick us Maxima owners butts. (From Edmunds.com) Equipped with a 4.6-liter overhead-cam V8, GT output is listed at 260 horsepower at 5,250 rpm and 302 lb-ft of torque at 4,000 rpm. That's good for a 0-to-60 blast of less than 6 seconds. Neither the Max nor the Altima can do this, with all due respect to both since they are passenger cars not sports cars.
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http://www.edmunds.com/new/2002/ford.../overview.html