We test CD-ROM read performance with Testa Labs' CD-Tach 98 2.0 software, and we gauge CD-R performance by writing 430MB of data to CD-R twice: once from an image file and once on the fly.
The coupe's powertrain is almost unchanged from the sedan: a 3.6-liter direct-injection V6 with scads of refined horsepower (304 hp) and torque spilled all over the tach.