Somebody educate me, please.

AFAIK, performance depends on these major factors:

Weight/weight distribution
Tires
Power
Suspension
Brakes

Now, nobody is saying the C2 is a "poser" car, so let's take that for comparison to the C4S on each of these:

1. Weight/weight distribution: slight penalty to the 4s, but likely better balanced (I don't know the numbers)
2. Tires: 4s wider tires, bigger contact patch
3. Power: equal
4. Suspension: 4s gets the nod, with Turbo suspension
5. Brakes: 4s again better, once again with Turbo components

So, to my uneducated eyes, it looks like the 4s truly is a PERFORMANCE upgrade to the C2, not to mention AWD. This is as it should be, given the price difference.

Of course it's not on par with the Turbo, which obviously ups the ante in the power department. This again is as it should be, given the 30k price difference.

What am I missing here, RC?