Also, the six-speed automatictransmission in my test car (no manuals available in the U.S.) was a little bit fussy, and there were occasions when the engine-transmission software was momentarily stymied as to which gear to jump to.
From the notebook: In the preproduction test car I drove, a little programming gremlin peeked out, as the automatictransmission would occasionally refuse to upshift.
Now, of course, everything is relative, and my test car is a 2.0-liter, front-drive compact with an automatictransmission on all-season meats, so it's not remotely a sports car.