Its just no where near as smooth, can be quite neck snappy at times. When your on the move its not horrendous, but stop starts (London!) can be a bit juddery at times. The car should have always had a dual clutch. It does change gear very very quickly, especially in sport and corsa, its just a little abrupt and lacks the refinement that some of the others have. You may find you can live with it ok, so a test drive is essential, its still a fantastic car! I found the roof annoying at first, but quickly got used to its operation. Roof off and rear window down, in Sport mode, EPIC!