I felt the same after trading in my Ibiza for it. The Z is to civilised compared to the Ibiza. After having it for 6months now though it really is a lot quicker than my Ibiza, My passengers now hold on when accelerating
Ive been using the meguiars microfibre mitt for a few weeks now. Ive always used a sponge to clean my cars before, but Im really impressed by the difference the mitt has made combined with decent car shampoo instead of the cheap stuff.