It depends what your into. I'd prefer a 12 second Nova to a 12 second piece of predictable Jap scrap.
RST would be even better but they just dont do quarter miles, well unless its zetec turbo and lots of cash thrown at it.
A lot of folk rave about their big BHP but how many have useable power they can put on the road matched to a good chassis set up?
Wheel spin is lost power.