Many thanks for your very clear and comprehensible report, Andy. Your last sentence would have been my only question. Let me put it this way: Obviously the manual transmission is designed to be very long. Of course this engine has enough torque and power for that. Would shorter gears be better to make shifting more agile and fun, or would the engine be too powerful for that, because it has a lot of torque even at low revs?
I'm very curious if you also drive an automatic version, or do you simply miss in that case the fun of being mechanically involved? If you should test the automatic version and write something about it, I would be happy to read it as well.
