I have the V6 and I have said many times on this forum that my car feels like a ROCKETSHIP!!!!!!!!!...when you "put the pedal to the metal", it FLIES...great acceleration and fast enough for me...plus, the insurance is cheaper for a V6 and you get better gas mileage and it uses regular gas...we picked our car up in Virginia and drove it 300+ miles home to NY, where I live and we averaged 32 MPG...I don't think you will be disappointed with the 6, IMO...when people look under the hood of my car, they automatically think it's an 8, and I don't even bother to correct them anymore...love my car and 1600+ miles later, my face hurts from smiling so hard all the time...