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Drove the car for 5 hours today; A roads, motorways and the odd country lane.

I love it and I've no regrets

Cabin; I'm a big fan of the vertical dash fascia and wheel position, which feels very racer. Loads of visibility. Low seating/driving position is perfect, as are the seats even for my wider (but not porky) frame. Shit radio in my SE spec and no bt phone, otherwise it has what you need. Quite noisy and passing vehicles audible more than I recall from other cars I have owned.

Transmission; peerless gearchange with nice, short shift. Easy to move thru the gears confidently and the stick is positioned relatively high in the cabin vs the seat, giving more racer feel.

Power and performance; my concerns were unfounded. Even in 6th, motorway and A road overtakes were easily achieved. Builds speed effectively and enough power to make rapid progress. All this with 4k rpm max!! But I did end up talking about superchargers at Litchfield. Engine noise is not whooshy or turbine like, but it suits the car and I like it. Easy cruise on the motorway with acceptable noise, the the urge you want when needed. Could handle more power but has enough at the mo!

Suspension / handling. This car is really planted and you really notice the lack of weight; it does't lean or wallow at all. Totally flat, even when taking roundabouts aggressively and great traction coming out. Damping is fine. Exceeded my expectations and and top feature of the car

Foolishly I stopped at a garage in the country and got talking to the boss.....