May I ask a silly question? If one supercharges a vehicle then there
are (expensive) implications to the tires, suspension, wheels, brakes
and so forth, well beyond what may have come even with a "GTI" type
fit-out.

After all that is done, and parts are presumably purchased for cash vs.
financing, would it not be more cost-effective to purchase a
dealer-kitted vehicle initially? Or is a 'pocket-rocket' the goal here?

This comes to mind thinking back to some early US-made muscle-cars that
could go VERY fast in a straight line but if asked to maneuver in any
meaningful way would be worse-than-useless. Too much muscle, not enough
everything else. Worse (or better) depending on one's peculiar point of
view, underpowered Euro cars such as even the anemic VW Karmen Ghia or
Mercedes 230SL could run rings around them anywhere but in a straight
line.

I am NOT criticizing. I am trying to understand the philosophy of your
request and what drives it. I know exactly how fast all of our vehicles
will go on a flat road with nothing but horizon in front. And I have a
pretty good idea of the grade/terrain handling characteristics of the
Cross Country. So it is not as if I do not appreciate speed and so
forth. And there is something appealing about a stealth-fighter.

Thanks in advance if you choose to answer.

Peter Wieck
Wyncote, PA