 With a fully independent rear suspension, this vehicle is improved 1000%. No more power "fish-tails" (or much less FTs). Power now going directly towards forward trajectories. It makes this car a much better/safer cruiser in every iteration. It is extremely fun to drive and much less effort to keep on the road. Lots of goodies (all the bells/whistles). Car drives like butter on back-roads and freeways. I have the 6spd. stick, so it effortlessly goes thru all gears (even reverse). It has much better sight-lines, a back up camera and safety LEDs on the rear mirrors (so you can see those in your blind spot). It really makes it easy (less dangerous) to move forward quickly (and safely). While I like the upgraded sound system, there is plenty of room for improvement (loudness!). If you want a reasonably inexpensive (world-class) driving machine (you don't need to buy German), this is it.