Just two things..
First is the brakes, it is not that good so such big dimension car in compare to my old lancer or corolla. I have to fully press my breaks to stop the car.!
Second is its acceleration is so bad. I don't know what about the manual one.. but my kick down and acceleration is so bad, I even could not get faster than many manual 1300 cars like daewoo lanos or fiat siena.!! that gets me so mad..!!
Overall the car is wide from inside and roomy, very comfortable, havs nice look from outside, plenty of option - rather than ABS: (-
but has a pretty good control and stability on high speed..
Nice for its price.
I drove this car before, I didn't feel the stability or the driving confidence that you're talking about!! sorry.
When I went 120 Km/h I felt like I was flying and the car wasn't steady.
You're right about the brakes too.