"What I noticed is an exact gear lever" Could not have said it better.
You are quite right about startng in second, 9 times out of 10 this is the case. It is really 2 cars in one. If you want to have some fun press the throttle and it just goes and goes and goes. I took it up Mont Ventoux in France and it was electric. It suprised the locals and also me how fast it went up the steep gradients and when you really open her up the noise is fantastic. Then, the opposite, you sit on a motorway at 70mph in 6th gear and it just purrs like a Rolls Royce. Very nice car I am sure you will enjoy it.
