 The car was designed as a good handler so it was lowered 3/4 of an inch, received Tokico shocks, and short length sub-frame connectors.In addition, a new intake design, high-flow mufflers, and special underdrive pulleys helped increase the power to a conservative , though many owners report numbers closer to the 270-275 range.More telling is the torque curve, which was vastly improved over the base GT models, 90% of its available from 2000 rpm.