I seriously thought I could jump straight in the 182 from the 172, and it'd be identical to drive.
I was wrong, it feels to pull a bit better from lower in the rev range, and the 5k kick is more noticable.
Everything seems smoother, and there's no rattles...yet.
It holds the road much better than the 172 did. Feels much more planted, and and has the same feel to it my 106 gti had, very go-kart like. The 172 was good, but this is better, the cup suspension together with the exaltos really work well.
At night driving along at normal speeds though, I forget I'm in a different car, just seems like the 172, I only remember when I see the silver bonnet under lights.