My brother has a VR4. Those things are what I would call a starter car. They handle very well. You just point the front tires in the direction you want to go and nail the gas. It defentally takes skill to drive a RWD car. The fun thing with the Z is being able to hang the back end out on corners. For the guy that is going up against the VR4 on the track. Hope your a good driver. Because the AWD will help make up for a poor driver on the corners. Good luck.