 When Automobile Magazine tested an MC12 , reviewer Preston Lerner called it " user @-@ friendly " , praising the responsiveness and simplicity of driving . Lerner approved of Frank Stephenson 's work with the styling of both the car 's exterior and interior , calling the trim " Speed @-@ Racer @-@ ish " but " without looking as though it belongs in a Nitrous @-@ ized Civic " . He also complimented the ASR 's level of intervention , commenting that it " lets the fun factor get reasonably high before kicking in " . 
