The biggest upside of the *** imports is the lack of salt on their roads, so they tend to be better underneath.
However, for me, that is the only benefit, I’d much rather have a manual car. One of the things that is great about the GTA is that it is not just satisfying to drive fast, but also just going with the flow at much lower speeds. Just driving about normally with the tractability of the busso from tickover is much more enjoyable than most cars in my experience.
I’ve not driven a selespeed one, and I guess it may be just as much fun when pressing on hard, but maybe not so enjoyable for 95% of the time.