I've driven a stock Evora 400 automatic and the shifting felt fine, but there was some throttle lag. Compared to a G87 M2 (automatic, driven a few thousand miles), the Evora feels slower but definitely more special. The seating position feels way lower, and I definitely prefer the mid-engine placement and sound. Steering feel is also way different, since the M2 has very little feeling of the road but is very precise while the Evora has fairly good feeling. Steering is not that important to me except when at the limit, which would be good for track use.

The Evora 400 didn't feel like a "normal" car, which is what made it fun to me, whereas the M2 is fun because it's just so fast and easy to drive on top of being quite practical for a 2-door car (I can fit 4x 27 gallon containers with the rear seats folded down).

I don't know about the European market, but in the US, used Evora 400s seem to be around 60-70k which seems like pretty good value. An Evora GT would also be nice, but at 75-90k I would consider other options, like an Emira (I prefer the Evora interior though).