That's true - for what it is, the VX is fast. I believe at the time it came out here in 1999 the only faster SUV was the Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited. It always has amazed me how underpowered so many SUVs are, and particularly with the heavier 4x4s. This is one of those things the VX helped lead the way in changing.

Just as a side note, I once read the RAV-4 had the class-leading turn radius, but the VX had the exact same turn radius (34.1 feet, I believe). Of course, many publications don't count the VX and you'd think it never existed looking at some of them. Several used car publications do not list it, and there's no crash test data anywhere that I'm aware of. Although some members here can personally attest to its crashworthiness. I could have sworn I read somewhere that it had steel beams in the doors, but after being in there working on my windows, I have to say I don't think it would protect anyone in a side impact worth a damn. There's really nothing there to stop anything.

I love the thing anyway. :-)