Honestly, people fear DSMs. Especially first gens.

There was a thread on Supra Forums a while back that was asking what cars they (Supra Twin Turbo owners) fear on the street. Most people said stupid shit like Vipers and McLaren F1s and stuff, but a lot of them also had DSMs in there. One quote I remember was "I think DSMs are some of the scariest cars on the street. They all look the same. You can't tell if it is a 16 sec non-turbo or an 11 sec AWD"

Nobody fears the non-turbos. You need to prove that you are fast and get a reputation before anyone backs out of a race with a 2gnt.