My main response is 
but let me elaborate.
It was a race red base model 5.0 with all black interior cloth. It was also the manual 6 speed tranny, which I was really impressed with.
Started at lower speeds and of course killed it right away because the clutch pedal is much more delicate and not nearly as heavy as my current WRX. No problems after that and got moving. The acceleration is extremely smooth at low speeeds even in first gear. The shifts are pretty firm, but have a nice smooth transition into gears. There is not any clanking around or bumpy shifts. I didn't notice any problems with the trans at all. I know there had been some problems with the 6 speed manuals, but they did not apply to this car. The shifter even has very limited movement and doesn't bounce around at all that I noticed. I could seee a short throw shifter being pretty crucial in this car, but not really needed
After driving the car I couldn't help but feel like it was just extremely well built and great quality. The interior did not make any noise and was solid. Stereo was pretty damn good really. 4 people could fit into the car for short to moderate distances I would think. I don't carry more than 2 people anyway, and this isn't a family car. The seats did a good job hugging your body but they weren't too narrow or harsh. All of the plastic felt nice and thick with a soft texture.
Car is very tame at low speeds but is easily woken up even in 3rd to 4th gears. Turning has very little body roll for regular driving. Suspension is actually very smooth yet firm when kinda banging through the gears. There wasn't a lot of nose diving between shifts. Overall a very well behaved vehicle at any speed.
The torque that v8 puts out is nice. Couldn't help but chirp the tires into 3rd. The powerband came on nice and early and stayed pretty steady through the rpm range(only opened it to 6k). And really, who doesn't like the sound of a 5.0 liter v8?
I could have walked out with the red one as I could have afforded it, but I wasn't sold on the color. It is a nice red though. If I can find one that isn't red and one that I can still afford, I am trading in my WRX for one of these sexy machines.
but let me elaborate. It was a race red base model 5.0 with all black interior cloth. It was also the manual 6 speed tranny, which I was really impressed with.
Started at lower speeds and of course killed it right away because the clutch pedal is much more delicate and not nearly as heavy as my current WRX. No problems after that and got moving. The acceleration is extremely smooth at low speeeds even in first gear. The shifts are pretty firm, but have a nice smooth transition into gears. There is not any clanking around or bumpy shifts. I didn't notice any problems with the trans at all. I know there had been some problems with the 6 speed manuals, but they did not apply to this car. The shifter even has very limited movement and doesn't bounce around at all that I noticed. I could seee a short throw shifter being pretty crucial in this car, but not really needed
After driving the car I couldn't help but feel like it was just extremely well built and great quality. The interior did not make any noise and was solid. Stereo was pretty damn good really. 4 people could fit into the car for short to moderate distances I would think. I don't carry more than 2 people anyway, and this isn't a family car. The seats did a good job hugging your body but they weren't too narrow or harsh. All of the plastic felt nice and thick with a soft texture.
Car is very tame at low speeds but is easily woken up even in 3rd to 4th gears. Turning has very little body roll for regular driving. Suspension is actually very smooth yet firm when kinda banging through the gears. There wasn't a lot of nose diving between shifts. Overall a very well behaved vehicle at any speed.
The torque that v8 puts out is nice. Couldn't help but chirp the tires into 3rd. The powerband came on nice and early and stayed pretty steady through the rpm range(only opened it to 6k). And really, who doesn't like the sound of a 5.0 liter v8?
I could have walked out with the red one as I could have afforded it, but I wasn't sold on the color. It is a nice red though. If I can find one that isn't red and one that I can still afford, I am trading in my WRX for one of these sexy machines.
