I think it depends which car you have driven previously. I find all fords seem clunky (good clunky though lol) when changing gears in comparison to the Toyota Yaris I was driving before (I think the Yaris gearbox was made from jelly and marshmallows) give it a good hard drive when your testing it and have a good listen. The ST's have dropped in price loads since last feb when I bought mine, it's a buyers Market so be picky!