OK then....my impressions.
The 1st picture should tell you all you need to know.
When I collected the car I drove half a mile to a shop and was not really impressed. But I couldn't really open it up. I thought have I made a mistake ??? had you lot oversold it!
In the end I did end up taking the long way home with the windows down.
And after 20 mins (when I am sure the exhaust needed heating up or something) oh boy does this thing scream when you get beyond 4k revs.
And then when you get beyond 5.5k revs the noise is accompanied with an almost jet sounding whistle.
At low speed there is a gentle low rumble with slight burbles on the overrun.
On long overruns I did get a couple of pops, after driving hard.
At low revs with high demand the turbo spool is definitely louder.
I love it..... makes the car an M-Lite
A definite sleeper being an estate.
Also got a couple of looks when flooring it, so it must be pretty loud.
Affixed the obligatory M Performance stickers on when I got home.
Don't want to dwell on negatives....all due to the dealer.
Didn't keep me in the loop when they were delayed, and I think they have slightly scuffed the rear bumper, but hopefully they will polish out.