I've never driven an X with the 4 cylinder engine in it, though I did have a hardbody that had the KA24, and man, it was slooow.

I dont think I could have tolerated driving it if it wasn't a 5 speed, so I can't imagine how sluggish the X and a couple extra thousand pounds might feel with it (I believe the KA24 was what was used in the X). At least it wasn't offered in a 4 cylinder/automatic combo, that would have been a tragedy.

Anyway, this doesn't really answer the original question, so ignore at will.