Basically what
@
eglove
said. It's a damn fun car to DD, even if you don't have the performance model. Instant throttle response, good torque everywhere, makes it feel like a rocket. The M3P wasn't much faster than my E53, but it felt 2x faster even though mine's a mild hybrid with almost no turbo lag (still need high revs for outright power). If driving experience is highly important to you, you get over the other stuff pretty quickly.
@
benyl
made a good comparison, it's basically an expensive STI/Evo. Fast, econobox interior, if you can live with that.
edit - wanted to add, the feels damn fast is inherent to EVs. Drove a base Mustang Mach-E, same deal.