test drove the car day before.. here is what I think as a owner of Legacy 2.5 and my brother's MK4 GTI VR6
The shifter is ultra tight! I did miss the 5th gear couple times!
Brake feel is good!
I hate the antenna!
side support of the seat is good! but I like to have more lumbar support!
the upgraded CD headunit looks cheap! no LED display! didn't bring CD with me and can't test the sub-woofer
partial fold-down seat is not good... can I remove the sub-woofer if I need to?
power is good! faster than my 2.5GT (165hp and 300lb more), comparable to VR6!
It is not noisy consider that it is a 4cyclinder!
rear leg room is tight! I know this is not full size sedan.
difficult to control the sunroof.. don't know if I close or not.
My brother like it because of the price/performance and extra doors for his baby!
I still like my 4yrs old Legacy AWD.. my car trade-in won't be good and for the extra money to put in SpecV... it doesn't worth it!
Overrall, good car! good first sport car... but may not be for us (kind of downgrade from VR6 or from a little larger Legacy AWD(it snows in Toronto!)).
Just my 2 cents!
Ernest