My WRX was not as "special" as my other cars have been, and was almost a little boring on the daily commute (besides the lovely turbo sound, of course), but one thing I will say is that the car did everything it was supposed to do, and it did it very well, which is something I cannot say about many other cars on the road. As far as spirited driving goes, in my MRS driving on a twisty road felt like me and the car were becoming one with the curves and finding a fast line, in the WRX it felt like the car was saying, "screw you twisty road, I've got AWD and a turbo to kick your ass with."