262 tq? is boring? Granted it isn't the fastest car... but come on...
Well, to each their own... what I may think is dull and boring you may not think so. But, yes..... for me it's lack of torque is boring to me and frustrating to drive on a daily basis. My Golf R makes over 300 wheel torque without a sweat and I can get enough torque in any gear and it's fun! And I used to own a Stage 2 STi and that had gobs of torque too!
I love torque..... granted V8's are the platform if you want torque that's obvious, but from the cars I've owned and going to an M3 I was disappointed. As far as the handling it is a tremendous car without a doubt.