FWIW, I got my teenager into a 2014 Focus ST that has 252 HP and 270 lb-ft of torque and now of course I cannot convince him to get into something slower At one point I suggested to get him into a brand new Civic and he was really very very pissed off. He wants to keep and maintain the ST. So I learned the hard way that the starting point is important. I have only one kid, so no other chance to correct my mistake in the future