It definitely grabs attention. I was cruising downtown Dallas this past weekend, and I saw a guy in a Ferrari staring at my SS as we passed each other.. he had the smile on his face. I would have thought that he was the one trying to steal attention, but even he thought the SS was more attractive going down the road.
Speed? The SS has extremely fun torque down low and this is probably the main driver in the 'fun' factor. At least for me. My EVO is significantly faster, but not casually going from 1-4th gear maintaining the speed limit.
Kinda agree with him on most parts.....for a STOCK sling. They don't really perform as well as they look...but then how many of us have kept our stock .