I agree with others, totally mental an when stage I feels slow I let my wife drive and it brings my smiles per gallon back up. That and my wife hammering down the road in my GTI makes me glad she is my awesome wife. Then she tells me her c30 is faster and the argument commences, lol
of course it will feel faster on the passenger side because you don't have control over the car. All psychological
I only let my buddy drive my car, he is a better driver than me and is very careful, so i trust him with my car (When i am in the passenger seat of course)
I feel all kinds of crazy gforces while being in the passenger seat and i notice how refined the car is and how sweet is the interior..!