I've never enjoyed driving more, in a life blessed with fun cars.
This German six-speed deal is the NUTS!
It doesn't snick with the feather touch of a Miata, but rather takes a firm, positive hand to place it in gear. Medium-heavy (but very forgiving) clutch, then a late-action throttle, as I haven't gone the sprint boost*route. Not a tire burner, since it's got five or nine computers forcing the components to behave themselves. Torquey, with a cool exhaust note at 4 grand.
The car is easy to drive well on day one, and it rewards the thoughtful driver with nuances of improvement over time.

A 9 out of ten , but superb in so many ways. There's nothing like it out there. And certainly nothing approaching its quality for $21k.


*The Sprint Boost is a gadget which, when installed, makes the gas pedal very touchy. Search threads on this forum for more info.