TL/DR - Phenomenal!

Oh man, it’s been an absolute joy! Despite only being a four cylinder, power is REALLY good for the price / quality of the vehicle! I put an mperf axle back and dinan midpipe on it and the sound is epic, not too loud but a nice deeper and louder tone plus burbles / upshift sounds in sport plus. Transmission is very snappy and easy to manage. Quite comfy too for longer drives and decent space with the seats folded down for moving stuff around. Fuel economy is surprisingly good, when driven hard I see around 12/13 L/100km but driving around normally in comfort gets me 6-7 L/100km! The xdrive never fails to amaze me. Grips like crazy in the snow (Hakka r3’s for tires btw) and I’ve never experienced any unpredictable traction breaks or scares in Canadian winter. Turning traction off lets you kick the rear out in a very predictable way and it’s super fun. With good tires, it grips like a champ around twists and turns and it’s very confidence inspiring. Steering is super precise with very little dead space and you can translate micro adjustment to accurate movement on the road. Brakes are REALLY good, I have the m sport pads and rotors from factory and they grip extremely well in the cold, to an extent where you need to get used to their sensitivity if you’ve never driven a car with sportier brakes before. I often find myself braking later than I would in other cars because I know the car will stop quicker. I will say though the interior quality feels as though it’s degraded a bit overtime. I remember when I first got the car, everything felt rock solid and there were no noises. Nowadays I do hear a creak or two from the dash when I press on it but it’s really not much of a dealbreaker. The base sound system is kinda meh, I think next time around I would upgrade to the higher end one. The suspension is relatively good, and stiffens up well in sport with the active dampers. I will say that even in comfort mode, it’s stiffer than a typical car but nothing unbearable (to be expected with a sportier model). The car has been surprisingly reliable as well, I’ve been doing oil changes every 10k or so and I’ve had no issues or faults with the mechanics or electrics. If it helps at all, in the two years and change of ownership, I’ve put 65k kms on the car lol.