even though I do way more highway driving, I love casually rolling out from a stop light in the first couple of gears just long enough for someone to try and blow by me then 3rd + pedal to the floor = (kissass) cyaaaa!
I've driven many 4 bangers, and most can sit you back in your seat in 1st, and a lot can lean you back in second, but upon shifting, there is that 4cyl parachute that deploys for 3rd. The MS3 not only pulls like a ***** ape in 1st and 2nd, but runs like a scalded dog in 3rd.