Pretty much above 5k is where it starts to happen. I find it can be tiring on some journeys, let the revs drop too far and it feels like you've left the handbrake on. If it had about another 30bhp and produced the power lower down it would have made for a belting car in 5door.

For the times when you can really wind it up and enjoy the chassis it is a fun car. Not like proper hot hatch fun but enjoyable all the same.

I'm sure you would be happy with one, we are, just the points i made earlier are the only things i have against it. I never bought it under any illusion that it was some sort of rs wannabe and enjoy it for what it is.